No doubt about it, the (trigger warning) video of Officer Benjamin Fields dragging that Black girl from her desk and flipping her on the floor at Spring Valley High School in South Carolina is brutal to watch. The horror of the video is made worse by the fact that nearly every other person in the classroom remains utterly calm (shocked?) and sedate as they watch this torture … [Read more...]
On Bad Allies, The Black Vote & Anal Behavior
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Last week I went on a mini Twitter rant about White allies acting badly. I inadvertently used a hash tag that was both informative and highly suggestive (at the same dang time): #NotAnAlly I was irritated by the countless social media conversations where non-Black “allies” threaten to withdraw support of movements like #BlackLivesMatter because of hurt … [Read more...]
Sandra Bland: Murdered For Acting Like A Black Girl
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Sandra Bland was murdered because she sounded and acted like a Black girl. Her death was a fatal example of the ways Black girls are regularly treated by society when we don’t use our Make-White-People-Feel-Comfortable skill sets. This is especially true when we talk and act “Black” and don’t maintain consistent use the White Girl Voice in … [Read more...]
They Don’t Like Serena Because They Don’t Like You
You’d have to be living under a rock to not realize that a lot of White people really don’t like Serena Williams very much. That rock would have to bash you in the head if you don’t realize that many of them feel the same way about the rest of us. It’s not often that Black women get the chance to gather and celebrate our beautiful selves. Hell, these days we don’t even … [Read more...]
Day 6: Kuumba – What Are You Doing for Others – MLK
Day 6: Kuumba Creativity (see day 5 here) "Every [wo/]man must decide whether [s/]he will walk in the creative light of altruism or the darkness of destructive selfishness. This is the judgment. Life's persistent and most urgent question is 'What are you doing for others?" Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In this quote Dr. King reminds us that we can live our lives in … [Read more...]