On the Latest Outrage: A Response to Slim Thug’s Comments

This is a screen capture of my earlier tweets. At Ann’s urgings, I decided to blog about it instead of … More

On Afro-Futurism: Or “I’m a Black Woman from the Future”

“The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.” ~Malcolm X These days I’ve been enjoying the stylings of … More

Sarah Baartman “the Hottentot Venus”: In September 1910, Sarah first performed for a European [British] audience in Picadilly. Dressed in … More

re: representations of African-descended women in mainstream media. The difference between sexuality and gender can be summed up in the … More

April 27, 1877: Hayes, keeping his campaign promises, ordered the withdrawal of troops from Louisiana, thus handing over the state … More

I have noticed that in 4 years of blogging, I have only talked directly about my experience as a Black, … More

I did a paper on these narratives. We talked about the problematics- how these interviews were conducted by outsiders (many … More

Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm was the first Black and female presidential candidate of a major party. She was also the first … More

In a June 4, 1939 interview in the Sunday Worker, Eugene Gordon wrote of the warm reception Paul Robeson received … More