December 2011
17 posts
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“Unless it’s mad, passionate, extraordinary love, it’s a waste of your time....”
– Dream for an Insomniac (via quote-book)
November 2011
15 posts
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Nadia's Notebook ~ Prison Addresses: The (Few)... →
: Thousands of Haitian Cholera Victims Sue United... →
note-a-bear:
freshmouthgoddess:
sonjeayiti:
Attorneys for thousands of Haitian cholera victims have announced a lawsuit against the United Nations for bringing the disease to Haiti and then failing to contain it. Some 450,000 Haitians have been sickened, and more than 6,000 have died, since the cholera outbreak erupted in October 2010. The…
YASS!! i did not know you could do that...
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Lumumba Akinwole-Bandele: “WHO IS BLACK?” Rosa A... →
lumumbabandele:
“WHO IS BLACK?”
By: Rosa Clemente
Yesterday, an interesting thing happened to me. I was told I am not Black.
The kicker for me was when my friend stated that the island of Puerto Rico was not a part of the African Diaspora. I wanted to go back to the old school playground days and…
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please, don’t send me any thanksgiving texts/greetings this weekend. please take some time to reflect on this day that america celebrates the start of what became the murder of native peoples, theft of their land, & then marginalizing them & putting them out of our memory. enjoy the time w/ your loved ones but reflect out loud and/or internally about the true history of this day....
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Bronx Students Occupy Public Education, Release... →
all power to the youth.
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Bumpy Last Day at Rikers →
my 2nd posting
“Respect whatever pain you bring back
from your dreaming
but do not look for...”
– Audre Lorde, “For Each of You” (excerpt)
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“Hopefully, we can learn from the 60s that we cannot afford to do our enemies...”
– Audre Lorde
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Sunday Mornings with the Youth at Rikers Island →
my first blog post
trying this blogging thing out
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Recommended: Awesome free & weekly self-defense... →
Awesome, awesome *free* self-defense class for women… offered every Tuesday evening at 7pm. You learn actual techniques to defend yourself (and not just get away from your assailant/assaulter) and it includes a 30 minute workout at the start of the class. The Grandmaster that runs the place started the free program in honor of his sister who had been assaulted and plans to keep it around....
