Patti Duncan. In my endless surfing of women of color on the net, I have found Patti Duncan. A woman who, from what I’ve read, has dipped her personal identity to mingle with her scholarship has published a book that has come out this past spring. A woman who focuses on women of color organizing. […]
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Adjusting to Beantown
Nick and I have moved around a lot. In 2004, I moved from Boston to Cincy and lived in Clifton and he lived in Norwood. When we got married, we suffered a double case of selective amnesia and thought that COLERAIN would be a good idea for residency. When we came to our senses that […]
I’m Hosting the Next CORA!
In the Beginning…
there was just us, two cars, and one big borrowed tank from Grandpa/Paul Cordonnier. Somehow, though, we managed to make it all the way to Boston and unload after one of the most tiring trips of our lives. After a fragmented loading and unloading and reloading process in Ohio (delivering unwanted furniture to Jay and […]
Labor Away
Say Goodbye to August. THANK YOU LORD.
Philippines, Birth Control, and Religion
This is a great article about the bursting birth rate in the Philippines and the growing problems with birth control, availability of modern contraception, and a growing population with a president who thinks that natural family planning is going to curb the problems of a developing nation. In my own struggles of a devout feminist, […]
Come out, bust out, unlurk yourself…
Lately I’ve been getting messages and words from lurkers and I’ll say it now THAT MAKES ME HORNY HAPPY I love knowing who ya’ll are and that you enjoy my rips and edges here. But seriously, UNLURK yourself and post. Bring it on and up like Joan Kelly does and leave your I.n.T.I.m.i.D.a.T.i.o.N at the […]
Fast Fast
Get your butt moving over to the lastest (and quite impressive) edition of CORA – CARNIVAL OF RADICAL ACTION: BACK TO SCHOOL EDITION being hosted by the unforgettable Black Amazon. Seriously, if you’re into links, then get into links right now. This womyn’s got some SERIOUS links going on and I have never seen a […]
A Letter to White Feminists
This essay aged a few months, but it came at a time when a borrage of requests landed in on my doorstep to “help” White feminists become more aware of their racism. In my own work to combat internalized oppression, internalized inferiority and superiority, I have found an invaluble community of Radical WOC to challenge […]
Links for the Day
H/T to Too SenseSAT Scores + Immigration From Reality CheckHillary + Feminism H/T to Mamita MalaSexuality + Motherhood Reflections H/T to Alas, a blogDid you catch the latest installment of the Radical Carnival to Erase Racism? Well, go read then… From ColorlinesIt’s been 2 years, Katrina. Colorlines has just released a video about the right […]