Black Women – Madness & Reality

Single Mothers and the BS of Not all Families are Equal

Anoa J. Changa — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 23:58:30 +0000

Contrary to popular belief, single mothers are not the bane of existence. We are not just laying around having babies and collecting welfare. Single mothers and their children work hard, every single day, to create better lives and opportunities for themselves. Maybe instead of passing judgment on what goes on in the inner workings of

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Sandra Bland and Black Female Demonization

Darcwonn — Sun, 26 Jul 2015 00:16:56 +0000

Sandra Bland was 28 when she died. But, she wasn’t living the life of your average 28 year old. A Chicago native, she was to work in student outreach at Prairie View (her alma mater). A member of Sigma Gamma Rho, she was an avid force behind activism and believing in God’s blessings (see one

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Bree Newsome: Black Women are Heroes

Darcwonn — Mon, 06 Jul 2015 17:37:42 +0000

Being a middle school teacher, I have a tendency to tease my male students. A lot of times, there may be some discrepancy that I need for them to “get together”. At many points, it would be one of my female students that was there to get them together. After the fact, I will always

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Consuming The Other: Rachel Dolezal’s Charade Bulldozes Black Womanhood

Tiff J — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 02:27:34 +0000

By now, you’ve probably heard the sordid and bewildering story of world class Decepticon, Rachel Dolezal, explode across your social media timelines. Each day since her cover was blown Rachel’s alternate reality shatters in a million little pieces, as more information is revealed about her real identity. In the event you’ve been luxuriating on a remote

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Black Women Murdered By The Police

Darcwonn — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 20:24:35 +0000

With all the attention on Ferguson, it can be easily said that there is a war waged against our Black males. People can say that I am exaggerating, but the situations do not lie. When the killing of a black male is met with derision, media shaming, changing of the subject, and respectability politics, what should

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Deanna Jordan: Single Mother of 3 Graduates UCLA With 3 Degrees (VIDEO)

Rippa — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 20:04:59 +0000

Deanna Jordan, 28, who grew up in Compton, California, has three sons and is a single mother — oh, and Deanna Jordan is also black. With that description, it is hard for some to believe that she was able to pull off the improbable. That would be, to graduate from UCLA with three degrees —

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SNL, Leslie Jones, & A Black Woman’s Truth

Tiff J — Wed, 07 May 2014 16:25:15 +0000

I’m a black woman… and racio-misogynist trespasses and general anti-blackness are constant and relentless at times. And since social media has made the gnarled reach of racism and sexism easier and more visible, it comes from all directions and the volume of discontent against black women seems to have been dialed up . Whether it’s

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Open Letter To D.L. Hughley (From a Black Man)

Brotha Wolf — Fri, 02 May 2014 19:36:22 +0000

Dear Mr. Hughley, I know you’re probably busy. So’m I’m just going to cut straight to the chase. I too have heard about the recent alleged erratic and violent behavior of former Scandal actor Columbus Short. It is indeed a saddening and disappointing revelation of a promising actor on a popular drama. As you may

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Mental Health: Karyn Washington Should Not Be Dead

Darcwonn — Sun, 13 Apr 2014 17:42:10 +0000

The U.S. lapse in judgment on mental health issues have come to the forefront relentlessly over the past week or so. Let me give a couple of examples: The Shooting At Fort Hood: A shooting spree occurred at several locations on theFort Hood military base near Killeen, Texas On April 2, 2014. Four people were killed while sixteen additional people

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Rush Limbaugh, James Sensenbrenner, & Michelle Obama’s Booty

Brotha Wolf — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 10:18:47 +0000

Count on Rush Limbaugh to throw tact to the wayside in order to jump on any opportunity to diss the First Family whenever he’s given air time. This latest edition of his anti-black democratic President venting is directed towards First Lady Michelle Obama, particularly at her posterior. Limbaugh went on his radio show to criticize

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