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www.bLaKtivist.com: October 2009
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Green or Yellow mucus? 8230;is what my modern ‘medicine woman’ asked me over Facebook. Id 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…. Ive been ineligible to receive benefits from my mom’s employer provided health insurance coverage since February 18, 2008 – the day I turned 23. She sent over B-complex, and D vitamins, along with some Triphala. When you have companies that are maki...
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www.bLaKtivist.com: June 2008
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Black and GAY: Questions Straight Folks STILL Ask! 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 to tap folks for their input. What are random questions straight people ask you? Touchy subjec...
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www.bLaKtivist.com: August 2008
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3 Year Anniversary of Katrina - Preparing for Gustav. It 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 address. Please, stop and think about it. Links to this post.
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www.bLaKtivist.com: May 2008
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Fashion, Hip Hop, Growth, Movement. I love late night public television for its simplicity and straightforwardness. Compared to primetime broadcasting, especially during sweeps week, it’s significantly less frenetic. I’m particularly fond of Tavis Smiley and Charlie Rose. They’ve nailed the formula- timely and relevant guests, simple backdrop without the bells and whistles (nor audience that claps or laughs on cue) and a focused line of questioning. 8220;Growing Pains”. Jay talks about how much he pays a...
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www.bLaKtivist.com: February 2009
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HIV: We're Not Taking it Lying Down. The "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. Links to this post. Biking from Regime Bush to Regime Change. He wrote, reflecting on his first hand experience.
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www.bLaKtivist.com: On HAITI: Dear Journalists, Looting Doesn't Exist in a DISASTER Area
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On HAITI: Dear Journalists, Looting Doesn't Exist in a DISASTER Area. Every 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. The buffer between civilization and anarchy is far smaller i[n] perpetually desperate nations such as Haiti, but d...
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www.bLaKtivist.com: November 2008
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The Amerykhan Promise vs. 42 Laws of Maat. 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. Promise Promise, Amerykahn Promise.". Hold On- MY PEO-PLE! Green Eyes - Erykah Badu.
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www.bLaKtivist.com: January 2010
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On HAITI: Dear Journalists, Looting Doesn't Exist in a DISASTER Area. Every 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. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). On HAITI: Dear Journalists, Looting Doesnt Exist . Cuz We Said So!
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www.bLaKtivist.com: July 2008
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Thank you Rebecca Walker. Links to this post. Big Granny Cane and a DOG Chain! Meet Big "Granny" K. Walks in on teenage lesbians. Commences to beat the crap out of familial lesbian. THEN takes familial lesbian. 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 of someone walking in on my while I was “doing the do.”. Thankfully, I had a little more common sense. 8220;BGC” is...
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www.bLaKtivist.com: March 2008
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Senator Obama's Speech on Race. We the people, in order to form a more perfect union.". Links to this post. Powerful PSAs: Words Do Matter. View this and other PSAs by GLAAD here. Links to this post. Telephone. It's Ol' Dirty. he wants to give you directions home.". Ebadu "Telephone." New Ameryka. Universal Music, 2006 A.D. Feb 14. All I could think of when I FINALLY started listenin' to. A must have for every politically minded individual I respect. Maybe that's what I love about her so much. That s...
