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On Black Men Telling Our Stories?

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

One 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. [...]

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For Colored Girls Blog Carnival

Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010

via (Crunk Feminist Collective) Dear QBG/CFC Bloggers, Friends,?colleagues, and more, With the premiere of Tyler Perry?s?For Colored Girls approaching,?we at?Quirky Black Girls are planning a?blog carnival concerning the movie. A blog carnival consists of hosting a webpage where linked blog posts discuss a similar subject. We know that many people are going to blog about [...]

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Tyler Perry and Chris Brown: A Teachable Moment

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

Earlier this week I was sitting in on a class about the Myth of the Black Mammy. Tyler Perry and the fact that his films are popular withwhite crowds and Black crowds alike came up. I mentionedthat Black comedians have a history of dressing up likeBlack women begining with Red Fox and Flip Wilson.I went [...]

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