in particular the line of...I had a turning point on my blog when I wrote in Feburary of 2010, How Dilla and Zora Helped Me Claim My Crush. Not only was the post popular, but by and large on of the reasons what I wrote it is because a reader @mistermattnash chided me for being “so political” and asked me [...]
Archive for the ‘Quickems’ Category
Blogging + Social Media + Dating As a Black Feminist
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011On the History of the Word “Feminist” and How It is Used.
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011For comps, I read Clarie Moses’s “What’s In a Name?” On Writing the History of Feminism” this weekend. What is fascinating is that she discusses the history of the word feminism, what exactly do we mean when we use the term feminism to describe women’s organizing activities and is it legitimate to call someone a [...]
Walgreens is Going to Sell #WhiteGroceries?- Race, Food and the City
Monday, July 25th, 2011I just came from the local co-op where a half gallon of organic milk was nearly $5.00 and the cereal, much of which looked like granola and berries was $5.00 as well. I like granola in yogurt. I DO NOT like granola as cereal. I had a $5-6 budget for cereal and milk this morning. [...]
On Mambu Badu and Black Girl Problems Tumblr x Essence’s New White Male Editor
Thursday, July 14th, 2011Earlier this year I said that Mambu Badu was the freshest thing since Honey Magazine. The Quirky Black Girl magazine from 2000 that articles on Lil Kim and Lauryn Hill. The articles seemed to reflect a vision of Black girls that wasn’t as focused on racial uplift, natural hair guides, and finding a “good Black [...]
On Black Men Telling Our Stories?
Tuesday, July 5th, 2011One of the reasons why I have devoted nearly a year and half to working on a project on Black women’s sexuality is because I am sick and tired of Black men speaking for us. Telling our stories. Stories help us to understand who we are. Stories are how we make sense of the world. [...]
Using your Voice Makes You a Target
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011Returning a book back to the library Monday, I decided to look at the magazine section. I came across the most recent issue of The Nation and decided to pick it up. I know that Professor Harris Perry had discourse with Cornel West and Chris Hedges in May around President Obama’s positions and policies around [...]
A (Black) Feminist Note to Young White Feminists
Monday, June 13th, 2011The idea for this post came to me while I was reflecting on my work as a teaching assistant and teacher over the past year. It is interesting how much I have changed as a person, having taught such hairy issues such as race, class, gender, sexuality, double jeopardy, the matrix of oppression etc. My [...]
A Tale of Two Lauryns: Why We Feel Entitled to Lauryn Hill.
Tuesday, June 7th, 2011Note: I wrote this post last week, before she announced her pregnancy. #allcity. One of the reason’s why I think we are incapable of letting Lauryn go, or understanding why she has chosen her family work over her artistic work is that we do not see parenting as work. I have friends whose parents provided [...]
Arielle Loren Asks “Is Beyonce the Face of Contemporary Feminism?” My Response
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011We need to be clear about who we are trying to be equal to. In her blog post Arielle Loren asserts that most women do not identify as being feminists even if they share its core ideologies, that there has been a shift in the contemporary agenda for women’s equality and that women are tired [...]
#ChangeJobs #ChangeGods
Monday, April 4th, 2011A few weeks ago someone on Twitter said, women make friends at the club so easily. “Girls make friends so quickly. Yal be in the club “Hi you’re pretty, i’m pretty. Lets be pretty together…” In the name of all things #VurnerableyFearless. Two weeks ago, I was hiding, hiding from a spirit when I met [...]
