Showing posts with label women's issues. Show all posts
Showing posts with label women's issues. Show all posts
November 13, 2012

Black Women in Europe: Power List 2012 - A List of Our Own

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A few years ago I was active in an online community known as AfroSpear . It was a group of bloggers of African descent. One of the power...
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October 27, 2012

Melissa Harris-Perry Shares Her 'Open Letter to Richard Mourdock'

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I woke up this morning and turned on the Melissa Harris-Perry Show . She affectionately refers to her show as ' Nerdland '. The ...
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September 3, 2012

Speech by Lilly Ledbetter at Democratic National Convention (Text / Video)

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The following is a transcript of a speech, as prepared for delivery, by Lilly Ledbetter, Women's Equality Leader and Namesake of th...
August 23, 2012

The Romney-Ryan-Akin Platform for Women

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Any of us that are checking out the 2012 presidential elections have to think that it is very difficult for any woman to vote in favor of th...
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March 24, 2012

Video of the Day: GOP War on Women (Extended Cut)

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This is a powerful video in many respects. Will the furor over the 'war on women' still be as strong in November when the vot...
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January 20, 2012

Three Reasons I'm Not Having an Orgasm About the Movie 'Red Tails'

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There is a growing buzz about the movie ' Red Tails ' that is opening today . The movie focuses on the heroic Tuskegee Airmen and t...
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November 8, 2011

2011 Women of Color in Technology Awards

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One of my favorite people in the world is Tyrone Taborn . His company puts on a number of events to highlight diversity in the information ...
May 29, 2011

Psychology Today Issues Apology for Publishing Racist Article by Satoshi Kanazawa

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The pressure finally was more than Psychology Today could bear. Psychology Today issued an apology today for publishing a horribly racist ...
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March 8, 2011

Good News Tuesday: Dr. Aprille Ericsson (NASA)

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I am a lifetime member of BDPA. BDPA has some remarkable African American women in its ranks . We boast Nubian queens with outstanding sk...
December 7, 2010

Good News Tuesday: Most Powerful Black Women in Europe

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One of the first bloggers that I met when I jumped into the afrosphere was Adrianne George . She is the creator of blog called, Black Wome...
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April 21, 2010

Wordless Wednesday: Dorothy Height and My Six Degrees of Separation

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December 29, 2009

Good News Tuesday: Zeinab Eyega - The Immigrant Advocate

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President Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize this year. There is no question that America's standing in the world is better since Obam...
December 5, 2009

Refugees International Fights Sexual Violence in Sudan

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Soulclap to Save Darfur for highling the work of Refugees International (RI). RI is known for their tireless advocacy on behalf of displa...
December 2, 2009

Wear a White Ribbon in Solidarity with Zainab Salbi

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Soulclap to the Save Darfur folks for telling us about Zainab Salbi , a dynamic leader, author , advocate and entrepreneur. Zainab devotes...
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November 30, 2009

Women of Farchana Camp (video)

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Soulclap to Save Darfur folks for pointing us to the Women of Farchana Camp in Eastern Chad, all of whom fled the violence in Darfur . The ...
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October 30, 2009

Defense Contractors and Republicans Take Side of Rapists and Sex Abusers

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I removed photo of Pfc. LaVena Johnson from my blog's sidebar earlier this month. There didn't see to be much activity online or i...
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April 7, 2009

Are You an Ohio Entrepreneur?

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I was president of a small business incubator in Cincinnati from 2003-2008. Our incubator was focused on support for businesses owned by w...
March 30, 2009

Diversity in Science Carnival: Women in STEM - Past and Present

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March is Women's History Month. One way that the month is being honored is thru the Diversity in Science Carnival: Women in STEM - Past...
March 9, 2009

OURstory: All Black Female Flight Crew

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Four African American women made history last month when they took an ASA flight from Atlanta to Nashville. They weren't passengers. The...
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February 27, 2009

Am I Not Human? Stop Violence Against Women in the Congo

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Our blog participates in the 'Am I Not Human?' blogging campaign on the 27th of each month. This month we want to raise awareness ...