I wrote this poem for myself, and for all the transforming women of color I met this weekend in Detroit. Mabuhay. We Are the Daughters We are the daughters of the forgotten, the skinned, the given-up in the trenchesby the roadsideWe are the daughters once covered in blankets, helpless heaps without shieldsWe are the beaten […]
Author: Lisa
Grace Lee Boggs
Grace Lee Boggs was everywhere during the AMC conference. Cursing my lack of confidence, I felt too shy to approach her. This is Grace Lee Boggs. GRACE Lee Boogs. Grace Lee BOGGS.Yep, no matter how I said it myself, I was completely overwhelmed by her life’s work. Twice, she caught me staring at her […]
Post AMC
Sleep is never overated, especially as a woman of color. I debate, fight, expose, compliment, choose, live…it’s an exhausting world and I love the rejuvenating process of closing your eyes while the body recharges. I am officially recharged after not letting Adonis out of my arms for a second and a restful night’s sleep. If […]
AMC 2007
I am functioning on minimal amounts of sleep. I can only write in non-elaborative sentences. So much happened today but I need to travel, go home to love. My first love. The conference is over. I am heading home in five minutes. Leaving, I am amazed by the power of technology, its ways of corruption […]
AMC Quotes
Here are the top five quotes for Day Two of the 2007 AMC: 5) I charge $2 for my zine, which I think is pretty fair in exchange for part of my soul. – Hermana, Resist 4) There is a plot to keep us from eating and I don’t like it. – Moi, after Fabulosa […]
AMC 2007
I’m sorry to report that we, the radical women of color bloggers, in fact did NOT succeed in fixing all the problems of the world today. Damn. We came soooo close though. Today felt like I had known these women my whole life. We worked through the whole, “I can’t believe I’m finally meeting these […]
AMC 2007
The Women of Color Zines was a moving presentation, a safe space created for womyn of color to talk about why personal expression is so vital, distribution challenges, and weighing the advantages of sharing your soul with the world. The Women of Color Blogger’s Caucus was held at 12noon. Women of Color may be amazing, […]
AMC 2007
Saturday morning began (late for me!) with the Morning Plenary: Breaking Silence Building Movements. On the panel was Mariana Castandeda and Pual Richardson who do amazing work here in Detroit with youth and issues concerning the 70%, yes you read that correctly, 70% dropout rate. Alongside was Aishah Shahidah Simmons, creator of the unparallel documentary […]
AMC Quotes
My top five quotes of the conference thus far have been: 5. “We are going to explain this from the least expensive way possible. Now, who has a MAC laptop?” – Session 2, Workshop on Vlogging 4. “I am predatory and I don’t tip well.” – BFP 3. “Part of that I did just do […]
AMC 2007
Prettyfreakingawesome,huh?