February 2012
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Sunday Sermon: "The Bridge Poem"
Originally published in the anthology ‘This Bridge Called My Back’ in 1983, this poem by Kate Rushin (above) has inspired thousands of women of color worldwide to establish their own feminist roots:
I’ve had enough I’m sick of seeing and touching Both sides of things Sick of being the damn bridge for everybody Nobody Can talk to anybody Without me Right? I explain my...
January 2012
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“I am a feminist, and what that means to me is much the same as the meaning of...”
– June Jordan
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ParlourMagazine.com Is Feminist Enough!
The official announcement was made about the project recently. Where? Where else? Our sister website for fly women of color around the globe…Parlour Magazine, my other baby. Check out the full story here.
December 2011
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For 2012, We Want YOU!
Since launching this project, I’ve been floored by the amount of response received - THANK YOU! This is only the beginning, there are a few more videos in the pipeline, but this project will only continue to evolve with the participation of more voices to truly reflect the spectrum of black and brown women. We’ve managed to hear from women in both New York and London…and there...
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“Where there is a woman there is magic.”
– ― Ntozake Shange
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So, What IS This About?
A few months ago, as I was flipping through an issue of Harpers Bazaar UK with King Bey (I call her that) on the cover, I read a snippet where she was asked if she was a feminist. Beyonce replied:
“‘I don’t really feel that it’s necessary to define it. It’s just something that’s kind of natural for me, and I feel like…you know…it’s, like, what I live for.
‘I need to find a catchy new word...
“feminism is for everybody”
– bell hooks
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“We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society.”
– Angela Davis