tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063214943131172499Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:48:23 +0000(bLaK political cause: promoting the positive voices and perspectives of people who are often overlooked and overstepped - including queer identified persons women, people of color, differently abled persons etc.) bLaK·tiv·ist [blak-tuh-vist] (also spelled blacktivist or blactivist) –noun 1. an especially active, vigorous advocate of a cause, esp. a bLaK political cause.http://www.blaktivist.com/noreply@blogger.com (bLaKtivist)Blogger37125This is MY BLOG. Don't steal.37.763028-122.163059http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.gifblaktivisthttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Plusmotag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063214943131172499.post-6155875006161934845Mon, 18 Jan 2010 04:11:00 +00002010-02-22T12:20:57.396-08:00New York TimesMarc LaceySimon RomberoracismHurricane Katrinaslave rebellionKevin NobletsurvivalslaveryWall Street JournalDionne SearceyEric ZornHaitian lootersEvery other day, when I peek in at Haiti, my heart starts beating fast… I click through pictures, and I read “nearly 200,000 dead.” And I try to imagine: What would Oakland (where I live now), or Flushing, NY (where I grew up), look like if there were upwards of 200,000 dead people lying in the streets?  I close the screen. I am once again overwhelmed by that bewildering feeling that I had a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blaktivist/~3/NIXZiGoG8M0/dear-journalists-looting-doesnt-exist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bLaKtivist)13<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=NIXZiGoG8M0:LouFh2pbUkI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=NIXZiGoG8M0:LouFh2pbUkI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blaktivist/~4/NIXZiGoG8M0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.blaktivist.com/2010/01/dear-journalists-looting-doesnt-exist.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063214943131172499.post-7983804477039562972Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:45:00 +00002010-01-25T01:11:41.109-08:00Occidental CollegeMaathealerObamainsurancehealthWireTap Magazineeconomy…is what my modern ‘medicine woman’ asked me over Facebook. I'd just returned from a trip to NY where I fell ill. My mom, concerned about my lingering cold, wanted to send me to a doctor straight away. There’s just one complication… I've been ineligible to receive benefits from my mom’s employer provided health insurance coverage since February 18, 2008 – the day I turned 23. I explained that http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blaktivist/~3/tjolsMFA1fQ/green-or-yellow-mucus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bLaKtivist)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=tjolsMFA1fQ:ahbg_svXh7U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=tjolsMFA1fQ:ahbg_svXh7U:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blaktivist/~4/tjolsMFA1fQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.blaktivist.com/2009/10/green-or-yellow-mucus.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063214943131172499.post-2192998784205335398Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:11:00 +00002010-01-04T21:02:57.240-08:00Joe LeBlancgenderKrys FreemanS. Bear BergmanbLaKtivistBUTCH VoicesLGBtQqimass mediaMIPJeanne CordovatransmasculinepanmasculinequeerMalkia CyrilI'm so long overdue for a blog... But I've got a good excuse ;)So many things have been going on at the same time this summer. I've been ramping up efforts to promote my social networking site for masculine identified women and transmen, The Definition, while juggling work responsibilities, promoting amazing movies like Pariah and a bunch of other things as they come. In the midst of it all, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blaktivist/~3/HBRQcDBo_U0/on-npr-tell-me-more-about-butch-voices.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bLaKtivist)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=HBRQcDBo_U0:kkfd7idl0Jw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=HBRQcDBo_U0:kkfd7idl0Jw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blaktivist/~4/HBRQcDBo_U0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.blaktivist.com/2009/08/on-npr-tell-me-more-about-butch-voices.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063214943131172499.post-5058059060924916288Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:39:00 +00002010-01-04T21:30:49.324-08:00youthdocumentarywoman of colorgendersexual orientationlesbianAfrican AmericanbLaKtivistidentityheterosexismPariahLGBtQqiNekisa CoopershortqueerblackdramaDee ReesAs the lights went up, more the year ago, I sat in the balcony of the Egyptian theatre, with Kai - my twin, sobbing uncontrollably and only marginally concerned with who might be watching. For any of you who know me very well, that's not normal. I'd sooner hide my face behind a soaked cotton t-shirt than let anyone see me publicly cry. But I was at an the OUTFEST Los Angeles screening of "Pariahhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blaktivist/~3/6R2Uoi3XN08/i-am-pariah-through-film-dee-rees-tells.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bLaKtivist)4<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=6R2Uoi3XN08:jY4xWHwJEu8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=6R2Uoi3XN08:jY4xWHwJEu8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blaktivist/~4/6R2Uoi3XN08" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.blaktivist.com/2009/06/i-am-pariah-through-film-dee-rees-tells.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063214943131172499.post-121134825827796049Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:45:00 +00002009-12-19T14:04:40.196-08:00womanistgenderlesbianidentitytransgenderLGBtQqitranssexualsame sexbLaKMIPpanmasculinetransmasculinefeministqueerThis post is my response to a group of folks I was working with on a conference. We got into a heated email discussion about the target audience, which for some should be exclusive to female born, woman identified, masculine persons only; rather than all those who fit under a transmaculine umbrella. Once again I find myself disappointed by the way uncritical analysis rears it's ugly head in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blaktivist/~3/slswehNY8hg/little-transmasculine-identity-that.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bLaKtivist)12<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=slswehNY8hg:XLKigr7vVk8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=slswehNY8hg:XLKigr7vVk8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blaktivist/~4/slswehNY8hg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.blaktivist.com/2009/03/little-transmasculine-identity-that.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063214943131172499.post-2867801614401551165Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:40:00 +00002009-12-23T13:18:20.756-08:00classSGLlesbiansexual orientationhealthidentityaccountabilityLGBtQqiHIVwomenempowermentMIPqueerblackNYCThe "HIV: We're Not Taking it Lying Down" campaign has a multi-layered message which speaks to the strength and empowerment of women, while recognizing the realities of women's lives including trauma, stigma and injustice. It gives voice to women's impatience with public complacency regarding the impact of HIV on women of color. Visit the folks at GMHC to learn more.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blaktivist/~3/MPEuYFn65IA/hiv-were-not-taking-it-lying-down.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (urB'n sKoLa)3<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=MPEuYFn65IA:Q-ydNk8xB5I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=MPEuYFn65IA:Q-ydNk8xB5I:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blaktivist/~4/MPEuYFn65IA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.blaktivist.com/2009/02/hiv-were-not-taking-it-lying-down.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063214943131172499.post-448425294753841579Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:10:00 +00002009-12-19T13:56:26.564-08:00bLaKRyan BowenObamaidentityBiking for Obamawhite identityblackracewhitenessThere are some days you just wake up and the sunshine dares you to have a unpleasant disposition. I think Inauguration day was like that for me. The energy was different. It was as if all the nation were rejoicing together, celebrating the inauguration of President Barack Hussein Obama. Everything felt full of potential, and everybody appeared to be a vehicle for Obama's message of "change" - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blaktivist/~3/dipXAlBWKLA/there-are-some-days-you-just-wake-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (urB'n sKoLa)3<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=dipXAlBWKLA:MTLDJd9kjmY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=dipXAlBWKLA:MTLDJd9kjmY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blaktivist/~4/dipXAlBWKLA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.blaktivist.com/2009/02/there-are-some-days-you-just-wake-up.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063214943131172499.post-953361131734525371Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:19:00 +00002010-01-04T21:55:29.524-08:00identityMa'atNu AmerykahspiritualityegyptLGBtQqimarriageMaatbLaKfatbellybellaMayeterykah.badublack42 laws of powerAmerykahn Promise is, quite possibly, the track I underrated most on "Nu Amerykah." That's probably due in part because I wanted to groove when I first got the album, I wasn't really listening. It is also due in part because Track One kinda freaked me out even though I really didn't understand it at first. Nearly 9 months later, and with yet more perspective behind me, I have a better grasp.Buthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blaktivist/~3/CATz-YotdeE/amerykhan-promise-vs-42-laws-of-maat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bLaKtivist)10<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=CATz-YotdeE:LA6bRTbmHlo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=CATz-YotdeE:LA6bRTbmHlo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blaktivist/~4/CATz-YotdeE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.blaktivist.com/2008/11/amerykhan-promise-vs-42-laws-of-maat.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063214943131172499.post-5954667596669423404Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:25:00 +00002009-12-23T13:21:53.423-08:00election 2008latinoUncle Tomclassidentityracismeconomymass mediaObamaRalph Naderprivilegeblackquestionable judgementwhitenessWhether or not his deeper meaning has an iota of truth in it is becomes irrelevant if he is incapable of addressing his inappropriate use of a racially charged and derogatory trope to offer a message. This isn't a KRAMER situation because it isn't the N-word, but it is in a similar vein. I'm appalled that this fool has the NERVE to be INDIGNANT! Shame on you Ralph Nader. You just set the third http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blaktivist/~3/1IOp5Iu4Krc/on-naders-whiteness-uncle-tom-obama.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bLaKtivist)4<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=1IOp5Iu4Krc:j5ikHMv45gM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=1IOp5Iu4Krc:j5ikHMv45gM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blaktivist/~4/1IOp5Iu4Krc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.blaktivist.com/2008/11/on-naders-whiteness-uncle-tom-obama.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063214943131172499.post-5553022370618976373Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:35:00 +00002009-12-19T13:45:28.776-08:00election 2008ObamavolunteerismI'd been disappointed in myself for not contributing more to Barack Obama's campaign - and then last night, on the last leg of my commute home, I stopped to spend two hours phone banking for his campaign in Downtown Oakland.It was AMAZING. And not because it was in any way glamorous, there were people at tables making phone calls from their cell phones in a last effort to make sure to get http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blaktivist/~3/PN3hESyCBDY/cautious-optimism-on-election-day-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (urB'n sKoLa)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=PN3hESyCBDY:nsKmyM8qMTw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=PN3hESyCBDY:nsKmyM8qMTw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blaktivist/~4/PN3hESyCBDY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.blaktivist.com/2008/11/cautious-optimism-on-election-day-2008.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063214943131172499.post-4040589232071818132Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:10:00 +00002009-12-19T15:43:01.797-08:00toleranceYM Blog-A-ThonSakia GunnlesbianCalifornia Supreme CourtbLaKtivistWireTap MagazinegayLGBtQqimarriageLawrence Kingcivil rightsqueerAs published on [Wiretapmag.org]On November 4, California voters will decide on proposition 8. If passed, Prop 8 would undo the California Supreme Court decision to grant same sex couples the right to equal marriage under law. The change would exist on the grounds that marriage between two people of the same sex impedes on the religious freedom of some. But since when did my rights to love http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blaktivist/~3/e4R9OtEmqe4/on-cali-prop-8-tolerance-isnt-enough.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (urB'n sKoLa)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=e4R9OtEmqe4:I79WmstW13g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=e4R9OtEmqe4:I79WmstW13g:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blaktivist/~4/e4R9OtEmqe4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.blaktivist.com/2008/10/on-cali-prop-8-tolerance-isnt-enough.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063214943131172499.post-4489913242994275162Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:26:00 +00002009-12-19T16:11:42.653-08:00sustainabilityEntrepreneurshipclassalternative energyquestionable judgementIn a struggling economy where, in particular, energy resources are scarce, it is no wonder that green related thefts are growing . I recently came across a couple of articles reporting on the rise in PV (solar) Panel thefts throughout California. Where victims range from homeowners, to large businesses.Thinking about it, the situation has it's pros and cons. While on the outset, it might suggest http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blaktivist/~3/O1LjjkATuzE/green-is-new-blackmarket.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (urB'n sKoLa)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=O1LjjkATuzE:NeDaAjEe-TY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=O1LjjkATuzE:NeDaAjEe-TY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blaktivist/~4/O1LjjkATuzE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.blaktivist.com/2008/09/green-is-new-blackmarket.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063214943131172499.post-8469924364183975058Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:10:00 +00002009-12-19T15:26:13.781-08:00bLaKfatbellybellaerykah.baduclassrecession"Zeitgeist""Network"black"Nu Amerykah"economyA friend of mine recently posted a YouTube link on my facebook profile of the movie Zeitgeist and it reminded of this post (which I started in March but never published) about how apropos Erykah Badu's most recent release was to this year, 2008. But more specifically the track Twinkle.I'm sure it was at least in part a consequence of the political fervor at the time. Late February to mid March http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blaktivist/~3/VCRLjsh5WFM/living-in-cycles-twinkle-07-network-76.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (urB'n sKoLa)3<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=VCRLjsh5WFM:Bx2VKE76_AA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=VCRLjsh5WFM:Bx2VKE76_AA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blaktivist/~4/VCRLjsh5WFM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.blaktivist.com/2008/09/living-in-cycles-twinkle-07-network-76.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063214943131172499.post-1358798006832982894Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:52:00 +00002009-12-19T15:08:00.040-08:00Occidental Collegeelection 2008Lehman'sJohn McCainObamaSarah PalinracismeconomyFor all the "right" has to say about Senator Obama not laying out his plan, this video seemed to nip that in the BUD. If you support McCain, DO YOU, but I am tired of people acting like Senator Obama is some sort of slouch or buffon, because the man is brilliant - PERIOD. Human still, but brilliant nonetheless (and I'm not just saying that because we both went to Occidental!)All that aside. I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blaktivist/~3/2vjV8WbgIJU/obama-economy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (urB'n sKoLa)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=2vjV8WbgIJU:lhbY_vv4GAU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=2vjV8WbgIJU:lhbY_vv4GAU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blaktivist/~4/2vjV8WbgIJU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.blaktivist.com/2008/09/obama-economy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063214943131172499.post-4462979603126612207Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:47:00 +00002009-12-19T16:33:10.183-08:00election 2008MIPgenderSFMunipublic transitLGBtQqiI see and experience all kindsa random ish since moving to the bay, especially since I have been riding public transportation. There is so much that you miss (good and bad) when you rely on the modern convenience (or not- in this economy) of a car. On my way to work, last Monday morning, I saw this in front of the local bar, and I HAD to take a picture.::chuckle::It says all that it needs to. Andhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blaktivist/~3/xBYE1ivSqWg/typical-day-bay.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bLaKtivist)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=xBYE1ivSqWg:P2uzjBapqQs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=xBYE1ivSqWg:P2uzjBapqQs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blaktivist/~4/xBYE1ivSqWg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.blaktivist.com/2008/09/typical-day-bay.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063214943131172499.post-3237868561770025066Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:50:00 +00002009-12-19T15:15:05.620-08:00civil rightsNew OrleansidentityracismblackHurricane KatrinaIt seems too easily forgotten that 3 years ago today Hurricane Katrina and it's aftermath ravaged so many lives, did irreparable damage to families and left so many homeless in the Gulf.And while today marks the three year anniversary, I have seen little dedicated to remembering these folks and the concern that yet another storm might hit this blighted area that our nation has YET to really http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blaktivist/~3/E1_JonAhbwo/3-year-anniversary-of-katrina-preparing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (urB'n sKoLa)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=E1_JonAhbwo:GOTsPDw_Aag:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=E1_JonAhbwo:GOTsPDw_Aag:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blaktivist/~4/E1_JonAhbwo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.blaktivist.com/2008/08/3-year-anniversary-of-katrina-preparing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063214943131172499.post-1150949129582290511Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:51:00 +00002009-12-19T15:13:19.233-08:00youthAC Transithomophobiagendersexual orientationlesbianidentityheterosexismOaklandblackpublic transitLGBtQqiThere are some days where my optimism for the world's potential is blindsided by the coarseness of stubborn ignorance. I’m new to Oakland, and for that reason I’m usually quiet. I spend most of my time observing the good and bad about my surroundings. I make notes about things that I haven’t seen since my childhood, and things I’ve never seen before. I am reminded why I was so pressed to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blaktivist/~3/pHWIBrEVFFg/communication-skills-ac-transit-57.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (urB'n sKoLa)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=pHWIBrEVFFg:KB8zF1Y9ehM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=pHWIBrEVFFg:KB8zF1Y9ehM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blaktivist/~4/pHWIBrEVFFg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.blaktivist.com/2008/08/communication-skills-ac-transit-57.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063214943131172499.post-443272165931127164Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:43:00 +00002009-12-19T15:14:28.353-08:00mass mediaEntrepreneurshipidentityMaster PblackI reminded why one should never doubt the seeds of Black Ambition - 'cuz a tree will sneak up on you!I've been settling in, post my move to the Bay Area, and have neglected to offer any new posts. But an email I just received was just the right thing to spring me back into action.I got wind of a press release stating that in a year, New Orleans native and Hip-Hop Entrepreneur (Percy) "P. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blaktivist/~3/T5K6Ek2p2Hs/bbtv-make-bet-say-uhhhh-na-na-nana.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (urB'n sKoLa)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=T5K6Ek2p2Hs:JvBWv3VTV5Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=T5K6Ek2p2Hs:JvBWv3VTV5Y:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blaktivist/~4/T5K6Ek2p2Hs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.blaktivist.com/2008/08/bbtv-make-bet-say-uhhhh-na-na-nana.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063214943131172499.post-2032361294314730363Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:59:00 +00002009-12-19T15:30:40.086-08:00empowermentbLaKwomanistclasspovertyfeministeconomyThank you Rebecca Walker for sharing.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blaktivist/~3/CfFOHeTu4Wk/girl-effect.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (urB'n sKoLa)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=CfFOHeTu4Wk:ZUWVCTk5t3A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=CfFOHeTu4Wk:ZUWVCTk5t3A:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blaktivist/~4/CfFOHeTu4Wk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.blaktivist.com/2008/07/girl-effect.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063214943131172499.post-4768953626931536423Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:00:00 +00002009-12-19T16:15:46.229-08:00youthhomophobiasexual orientationlesbianidentityqueerheterosexismblackLGBtQqiaccountabilityabuseMeet Big "Granny" KaneBack Story:Granny walks in on teenage lesbians having sex Non-familial lesbian exits Granny commences to beat the crap out of familial lesbian Granny THEN takes familial lesbian (limping) To non-familial lesbian’s house to make sure HER parents know too. If this wasn't the content of my worst nightmare comin' up I don't know WHAT is. I used to have these dreams ofhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blaktivist/~3/Kg8U5cLkx_Q/big-granny-cane.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (urB'n sKoLa)3<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=Kg8U5cLkx_Q:XrZbCuEsNUs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=Kg8U5cLkx_Q:XrZbCuEsNUs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blaktivist/~4/Kg8U5cLkx_Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.blaktivist.com/2008/07/big-granny-cane.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063214943131172499.post-1842084656841241409Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:57:00 +00002010-01-19T23:25:46.421-08:00PSAhomophobiamentoringsexual orientationsexual abuseidentityheterosexismspiritualityaccountabilityLGBtQqisame sexmass mediaeducationprivilegeblacksocial justiceSo I published this piece about Sakia Gunn a few weeks back (thanks to those of you who checked it out) and I have to say the number of responses that it's gotten was overwhelming; in a good and a bad way. I've read EVERY comment (all 230 of them - last I checked). The responses have been both refreshing and alarming. But it set off a light bulb... So... I'm working on a project and I wanted http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blaktivist/~3/1pF04s1avtk/black-gay-questions-straight-folks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (urB'n sKoLa)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=1pF04s1avtk:6ccI_KMmZl4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=1pF04s1avtk:6ccI_KMmZl4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blaktivist/~4/1pF04s1avtk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.blaktivist.com/2008/06/black-gay-questions-straight-folks.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063214943131172499.post-2811720536628528935Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:22:00 +00002008-06-21T16:33:12.024-07:00http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blaktivist/~3/Ui5_TDDpg3U/sketchin-in-samo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (urB'n sKoLa)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=Ui5_TDDpg3U:ozZEt2RDfAY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=Ui5_TDDpg3U:ozZEt2RDfAY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blaktivist/~4/Ui5_TDDpg3U" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.blaktivist.com/2008/06/sketchin-in-samo.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063214943131172499.post-3592685345342289763Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:30:00 +00002009-12-19T14:50:37.770-08:00bLaKcivil rightsblackLGBtQqimarriageFrom the Jordan Rustin Coalition: On May 15, 2008, the California Supreme Court ruled that restricting the word "marriage" to opposite-sex unions was discriminatory, unnecessary and unconstitutional. This decision also proclaimed that sexual orientation is as protected a class as race, gender and national origin and prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation.This ruling will http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blaktivist/~3/KylFd0nbU3E/why-same-sex-marriage-should-matter-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (urB'n sKoLa)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=KylFd0nbU3E:cPT1kIWYU3w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=KylFd0nbU3E:cPT1kIWYU3w:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blaktivist/~4/KylFd0nbU3E" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.blaktivist.com/2008/06/why-same-sex-marriage-should-matter-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063214943131172499.post-3704588378065727768Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:00:00 +00002009-12-19T15:31:57.754-08:00youthclasspovertyNew OrleansIowaSept 11Hurricane KatrinaeconomyI feel as though it would be redundant to say that “The world is a scary place to live in today,” because such has been the case for as long as I can remember. But it is in the context of those past periods of fear and insecurity, that I look at what is going on in the world today as being particularly frightening. Perhaps that has something to do with my full awareness of the world as it http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blaktivist/~3/Untb33w7SJQ/coming-of-age-amid-depression-20.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (urB'n sKoLa)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=Untb33w7SJQ:UZxCL-v8tmU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=Untb33w7SJQ:UZxCL-v8tmU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blaktivist/~4/Untb33w7SJQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.blaktivist.com/2008/06/coming-of-age-amid-depression-20.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063214943131172499.post-7037905169357517132Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:36:00 +00002009-12-19T15:45:15.385-08:00lesbiansexual orientationCalifornia Supreme CourtidentityLGBtQqimarriagesame sexwomenempowermentmass mediacivil rightsprivilegewhite identitywhitenesssocial justiceThey wed under a chuppah, a traditional canopy that symbolizes the home that they will create in Jewish tradition, held by close family and friends, flanked by the media with Gloria Allred at their side. Robin Tyler and her partner (now her wife), Diane Olson said their vows, led by Rabbi Denise Eger, and beamed with joy. As they stepped on glass, a gesture of good luck in both Jewish and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blaktivist/~3/rZiV3TKKoZ8/two-parts-make-whole-married-and-gay.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (urB'n sKoLa)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=rZiV3TKKoZ8:3gFJCX6jDiU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?a=rZiV3TKKoZ8:3gFJCX6jDiU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blaktivist?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blaktivist/~4/rZiV3TKKoZ8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.blaktivist.com/2008/06/two-parts-make-whole-married-and-gay.htmlen-usThis is MY BLOG. Don't steal.adult