March 2012
What Everyone Should Know About Trayvon Martin... →
thepoliticalfreakshow:
On February 26, 2012, a 17-year-old African-American named Trayvon Martin was shot and killed in Sanford, Florida. The shooter was George Zimmerman, a 28-year-old white man. Zimmerman admits killing Martin, but claims he was acting in self-defense. Three weeks after Martin’s death, no arrests have been made and Zimmerman remains free.
Here is what everyone should know...
STFU And Listen, White People: Why MobilizePOC? →
curlyingenue:
mobilizepoc:
Because I’m sick of watching POC on tumblr talking about how we’re not included. I’m tired of WOC trying to convince white feminists that we have issues, that we bleed too. I think it’s a waste of our brilliance.
Instead, let’s talk to each other and grow….
Eshu's Playground: For Those Of You Who Don't Know →
curiouslycool:
This is a PERSONAL blog.
I am NOT a social justice blogger.
This is NOT a political blog or a “racism/sexism/oppression centered” blog.
This is a PERSONAL blog.
This is a ME blog. A TIANA blog.
I post and reblog anything I fucking want. If I feel like talking about…
“Black people can’t talk to white people about race anymore. There’s really...”
– Steve Locke - “Why I Don’t Want to Talk About Race” (via kararikue
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One of my current pieces is a 10-minute play I'm...
Country Gramma: things i need white feminists to... →
so-treu:
i need you to come to terms with the way white women have facilitated some of the most unspeakable violence upon black and brown and indigenous people, bodies, and community. often in the name of white womanhood. often in the name of freedom. often in the name of feminism.
i need you to understand that you killed Emmitt Till. i need you to think about all of the black men and boys that...
thesavagesalad:
Not Your Average Black Woman: Put a face with the name
unthinkme:
This is George Zimmerman.
We as a community need to put a face with the name. Everyone needs to see what this sociopath, white supremacist, child murderer looks like.
This grown man^^^^ claims self defence against this unarmed child.
Trayvon Martin.
Spread…
“You can learn everything you need to know about race in the U.S. by asking a...”
– James Baldwin (via eshusplayground)
Eshu's Playground: re bullying →
cruelyouth:
deluxvivens:
dumbthingswhitepplsay:
daniellemertina:
I’mma really need all of these anti-bullying campaigns to start stigmatizing RACIAL bullying like they do other types of threats or insensitive things.
ALL bullying is wrong. Turning people’s cultures into…
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Black Panther: Review
Deep in the heart of Africa lies Wakanda, an advanced and unconquerable civilization. A family of warrior-kings possessing superior speed, strength and agility has governed this mysterious nation as long as time itself. The latest in this famed line is young King T’Challa, the great hero known worldwide as the Black Panther.
Now outsiders once again threaten to invade and plunder Wakanda....
the baddest bitch of her age.: peasandcock:... →
peasandcock:
theoceanandthesky:
genscompliques:
theoceanandthesky:
konjum-mainakkale:
Rush Limbaugh has been horrifically racist and sexist for fucking YEARS but he calls one white woman a slut and NOW everyone wants to boycott him and get his ads pulled? Lol, same…
Via the Boondocks
witchsistah:
“We’re Americans! We don’t stop doing something because it’s wrong! We just keep doing the wrong thing till it turns out right!”
—Ed Wunsler Sr.
Eshu's Playground: Dear fellow PoC, it's a-okay... →
cruelyouth:
I’m telling myself all this too because I can get caught in the same trap. And forgive me for rambling — I’ve been having a very long work week, then I have another one next week. But I just wanted to say something about this.
You know, the trap where you’re trying to explain to…
Eshu's Playground: On guilt for having privilege →
eshusplayground:
Speaking of guilt, I would like to correct a misconception that seems to be fairly pervasive when it comes up. That is, that women, people of color, LGBTQ people, and so on want you to feel guilty or ashamed for being male, White, straight, able-bodied, cisgender, etc.
For all this talk about…
