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December 3, 2010 at 9:08am

By Fallon

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Topics: black feminism, Black girls, Nicki Minaj, racism, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Violence Against Women

Regis Smacks Nicki Minaj’s Butt on National TV: What the hell!

You know, sometimes I think I have seen it all, but Regis’ sexual advances against Nicki Minaj were simply gross and dehumanizing. If you have not, yet, seen the video please watch above and count the times Regis felt it appropriate to touch Nicki Minaj at her lower back. You would think that the madness [...]

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October 22, 2010 at 12:00pm

By Dallas

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Topics: Black girls, capitalism, Fame, Girls, hip-hop, Media, Men, Money, Music, Poetry, Pop Culture, Post-Race, Sexism, Women

Jay-Z on “Big Pimpin”: “What kind of animal would say this sort of thing?”

Now these are certainly not the most misogynistic lyrics Hip Hop has to offer (ever heard the N.W.A. song “One Less Bitch”?), but damn, that shit is amazingly harsh. And what’s even more amazing is that “Big Pimpin” is unquestionably Jay-Z’s biggest hit, and arguably the best single he’s ever released.

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October 1, 2010 at 10:47am

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Topics: black feminism, Black girls, P.O.W.s (Push Over Women), Patriarchy, Violence Against Women, Women

Can You Stand a Fight: Recognizing Predators when you are P.O.W. (i.e. Push Over Woman)

I’ve decided to start a school entitled, “I Know Who You Are.” I know it’s a very weird name for a school, but it encapsulates the purpose of the school. I am going to teach little girls how to recognize predators not only the predators that walk down the street and abduct them as they [...]

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September 10, 2010 at 12:00pm

By Dallas

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Topics: Black girls, Fame, Girls, hip-hop, Media, Music, Pop Culture

Willow Smith’s Ridiculously Good “Whip My Hair”

Clearly channeling Rihanna, Willow effectively exudes the kind of confidence and attitude the song requires, but always acts her age. She comes off sassy and cute, like a hip hop Angelica Pickles, placing emphasis in all the right places while seemingly having a blast throughout. In other words, she can already do what takes most aspiring singers years to master.

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August 26, 2010 at 7:30am

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Topics: Black Boys, Black girls

Performing Trauma: Antoine and Kelly Dodson

We all know too well the easiest way to get on television is to either have something tragic happen or to be tragic. It is clear in almost every reality show on television from The Real Housewives Series to The Bad Girls Club to Jersey Shore that we as a world are desperate for three things more than most; for people to either fear us, feel sorry for us, or to laugh at us.

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August 12, 2010 at 8:33am

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Topics: American Values, Black girls, Black Politics, capitalism, Class Privilege, Gender

Michelle Obama vs. Steven Slater

What’s the fascination with white people quitting work? If Steven Slater were a brotha he’d be splattered on the tarmac and posthumously charged with theft (for the two beers). He would have also been labeled lazy, crazy, and quite possibly a terrorist.

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August 2, 2010 at 11:52am

By Summer M.

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Topics: Black girls, Daughter, laurence fishburne, montana fishburne, naacp, Pop Culture, Post-Race

Today in Post-Race History: Montana Fishburne

Several weeks ago, I had planned on writing the NAACP in an effort to convince them to ceremoniously bury the term post-race the way they did the word nigger a.k.a “the n-word” a few years ago. Then the whole Shirley Sherrod debacle happened, and I decided that obviously the NAACP’s race card had been suspended, [...]

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July 9, 2010 at 8:57am

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Topics: American Values, black feminism, Black girls, Kat Stacks, Patriarchy, Violence Against Women

What’s the Difference between Slapping Kat Stacks and the Grim Sleeper Murders? Nothing, Absolutely Nothing

When the first video of Kat Stacks being slapped by Bow Wow’s male fans became viral on YouTube back in June, I was immediately angered by the physical act of violence and then equally angered by the misogynistic rhetorical of male honor and female “sexual” dishonor that legitimized the beating of Kat Stacks. However, when [...]

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May 7, 2010 at 9:35am

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Topics: black feminism, Black girls, Daughter, Gender, Girls, Healing, Mother, Mothers, Women

Are You My Daughter: A Mother’s Day Yearning

Daughters eased their mothers’ burdens — helping with the spinning, the grinding of grain, and the endless task of looking after baby boys, who were forever peeing into the corners of the tents, no matter what you told them. But the other reason women wanted daughters was to keep their memories alive. Sons did not [...]

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April 23, 2010 at 8:33am

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Topics: black feminism, Black girls, Dorothy Height, Empowerment, Gender, Girls, Marian Wright Edelman, Mary McLeod Bethune, Mentoring, Women

The Legacy of Mentoring Lionesses: From Mary McLeod Bethune to Dr. Dorothy Height to Dr. Marian Wright Edelman

“Whatever glory belongs to the race for a development unprecedented in history for the given length of time, a full share belongs to the womanhood of the race.”–Mary McLeod Bethune “As more women enter public life, I see developing a more humane society. The growth and development of children no longer will depend solely upon [...]

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