February 2012
::QueerBOIS Submission::
queerbois:
“Can I get a taste?”
http://strokeofbrilliance.tumblr.com
this just brought a tear to me eye……………..
readin & fightin: youarenotyou: theoceanandthesky:... →
readnfight:
youarenotyou:
theoceanandthesky:
here’s a hint.
if someone cannot speak for themselves your job is not to swoop in and speak for them. your job is to help them find a way to speak and be heard.
THISSSSSS X10000000000000000000000000000000
I want to think about how this relates to…
A million expectations: If you say that you have... →
amillionexpectations:
then yes, you do have something against homosexuals. You’re a bigot basically.
also, LGBTQ Muslims aren’t speaking out because we want “attention”. We speak out for a plethora of reasons which are individual to each of us. We’re speaking out to raise awareness amongst fellow Muslims that we…
motherfuckin SELAH!!
How to choose Red Lipstick, A Guide for Black... →
lunadeapril:
I just made a blog post to my xanga on how to pick the right shade of red! Enjoy!!
Words of Fire: An Anthology of African-American... →
google book
tranqualizer:
holy trees, I am so sick and tired of white trans* bodies dominating the scenes and convincing society that firstly that trans* bodies of color don’t fucking exist and secondly that queer and trans* bodies belonging to POC are inherent subscriptions to colonization… when our bodies have been radical for a long time.
so forget this
Trans-Spittin': Things to Do When I Arrive Back in... →
bigbeautifulopenwounds:
1. Catch up on all my board emails/duties from Affinity/prepare for strategic planning
2. Catch up on all my shifts with Rape Victim Advocates
3. Meet with Nory about the play about Islam and queer identity/coffee with Nory
4. Meet with new director about continuing to work with student…
i would be interested in hearing more about this in your free time,...
Young Goddesses Whom Walk on Water: The Black... →
daughterofzami:
Excerpt for Living the Revolution: Black Feminist Organizations, 1968-1980
During the height of the black nationalist rhetoric, in film such as Sweetback’s Baadassss Song (1971) and Shaft (1971), black male heroes illustrated the establishment of a new black male patriarchy in line with…
Mother Tongue: Monologues for Black Girls and... →
Feminist Care Packages: Healing Love for Hard... →
crunkfeministcollective:
http://bit.ly/wh1klc
Seattle to Build Nation’s First Food Forest →
ver2go:
Seattle’s vision of an urban food oasis is going forward. A seven-acre plot of land in the city’s Beacon Hill neighborhood will be planted with hundreds of different kinds of edibles: walnut and chestnut trees; blueberry and raspberry bushes; fruit trees, including apples and pears; exotics like pineapple, yuzu citrus, guava, persimmons, honeyberries, and lingonberries; herbs; and...
On February 26th, a ceremony is to take place in...
hispanictips:
Quicklink: www.hispanictips.com/?p=175615 Permalink: http://www.hispanictips.com/2012/02/21/on-february-26th-a-ceremony-is-to-take-place-in-california-apologizing-to-the-approximately-400000-people-of-mexican-ancestry-who-were-deported-from-the-usa-in-a-spate-of-ethnic-cleansing-that-gripp/ Collected from: www.laprogressive.com Filed Under: , Essentials, History Tagged: ,...
People of Color Organize: The Black Freedom... →
peopleofcolor:
On the night of January 18, 1958, the Ku Klux Klan, which the previous week had held cross-burnings on the lawns of a mixed-race couple and of a Lumbee Indian family who had moved into a white neighborhood, tried to hold a rally against race “mongrelization” in Robeson County, North…
The WOC Survival Kit: AfroFuturism: A Performative... →
afrofuturistaffair:
GriotWorks, Misty Sol, Sanctuary Wholistic Arts, and The AfroFuturist Affair Present:
************************** ************************** AfroFuturism: A Performative Lecture
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“A couple of reasons that free yoga classes are held and advertised in...”
– colorblue | this is not a post about yoga!
this! i wrote a post about this like three years ago, and i still cant get myself to take a yoga class or get my certification for teaching yoga. and im so glad that she linked this to seed patents (i made the same connx in my post back when…)\
oh h/t...
“For the black woman, the global processes of capital accumulation ensure that...”
– Filomina Chioma Steady, “African Feminism: A Worldwide Perspective” (via kamaolesands)
i'll believe transabled (or transethnic, transfat...
so-treu:
like right to bodily autonomy, right to employment, food housing shelter etc.
until then, miss me.
(and get the fuck off the internet. go take a walk or some shit. damn.)
If Common Sense Was Used in Government and the...
Citizen: I don't believe in abortion.
Government: Then don't get one.
Citizen: I don't believe in birth control.
Government: You don't have to use it.
Citizen: I think gay marriage is a sin.
Government: Don't marry the same sex then.
Citizen: I want my kids to learn about creationism.
Government: Take them to church.
Yes it IS actually that simple.
queer music heritage: gay hip hop →
roughdiamondmtl:
this is a transcript of a radio show that aired in april 2007 on KPFT 90.1, in houston tx, featuring interviews with early gay rappers including john callahan (of age of consent), tori fixx (of rainbow flava), and jon sugar, talking about past & present gay hip hop.
wish the audio of this show were available somewhere, but i can’t seem to find it!
Passing As Queer and Racing Toward Whiteness: To... →
“Learning from the experiences of queer femmes of colour is paramount to building...”
– Reclaiming Femme: Queer Women of Colour and Femme Identity « Writing for Strangers (via teacheremmalee)
mewmew foucault: Seventh Annual Women of Color... →
Seventh Annual Women of Color Arts and Film (WOCAF) Festival announces Opening Night Centerpiece and Closing Night Films March 15 -18 in Atlanta
ATLANTA (February 21, 2012) — The seventh annual Women of Color Arts and Film (WOCAF) Festival is pleased to announce its opening night feature…
P.S Sincerely, Adventure: On Non-Blacks being... →
pssincerelyadventure:
See here…..
My mostly white women and gender studies class, after reading the Combahee River Collective, wanted to know if they could be Black Feminists because they cared about all those issues and wanted to end oppression and liberate women etc..
I said no. I stand by no. Mainly because, I…
