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Constant State of Rage Part II: No I Don’t Need to Be Nice to my Oppressors
In light of some recent events that I have witnessed, I think its time to have this very much needed conversation. I recently did a guest lecture in a Hip Hop & Social Issues class talking about the intersections of Black Feminism & Hip Hop. I had the students analyze “Flawless” by Beyonce & then…
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Re-Appropriation & Politics of Value
INTRO After having some discussions with some friends in regards to the re-appropriation of words I decided that a big component of that discussion should include looking at the basics of who/what controls meaning/value in a society. I believe that this is a crucial point of the discussion because if the oppressed are the ones…
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When I First Learned I Was Black
Introduction Its really funny how we interact with race & racism in America, which is generally the overall avoidance of all interaction with race or racism for the most part. I was reading a load of Dr. Alan Goodman’s research work & it reminded me of my first conscious discovery that I was Black. You…
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Zombie Apocalypse Now
Introduction The more modern understanding of Zombies as instinct driven monsters who have been infected by a virus that reanimates the dead & are driven by the basic need to feed on the flesh of the living. This understanding can very much be applied to many processes that are occurring in society right now. I…
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Save Our Sons, Exploit Our Daughters
I have been recently noticing a number of different programs & individuals pushing the whole “Save our Sons” campaign in the Black community & it always leaves me feeling like they are missing something vital. But what could it be??? Hmmmmm…. oh, yeah, BLACK GIRLS/WOMEN!!!! What is with this whole “We only need to save…
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Assimilation As Assassination
Introduction Much of what I have studied & come to understand through history is that the true definition of an American is to be a White male who owns a home. This definition is crucial because it is based on how assimilation has ACTUALLY worked throughout history instead of how the larger society has told…
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Racism, Sexism, Identity, Oh My!
In this blog post, my aim is to discuss some of the issues that systemic oppression/domination create in regards to many people of African descent in America having a disrupted sense of identity. People of African descent in America are suffering from an identity crisis. This is a result of intersectional oppression: Intersectional paradigms view…
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LOVE Speak: Language of Liberation
After some interesting reflections on some conversations I have had with some friends and in concert with the information and knowledge that I have learned from a myriad of literary works on R{EVOL}utionary struggle I have come to realize something that I have recently attempted to enact in my own life: we need a language…
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Battling the Benevolent Patriarch
During my journey of Black feminist self-actualization I have come to notice almost everything that happens around me & analyze almost every interaction I experience & witness. There have always been times in my life where I dealt with an issue with someone & I knew that I was being treated wrongly or something just…
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Intro to Political Liberation Reading List
Greetings everyone, I have been getting a lot of emails & questions from hordes of people about what books to read in regards to political liberation. Below I have compiled a list of readings separated by topic. This is an introductory reading list so it does not have everything BUT it provides some CORE books…