August 2009 « Acts of Faith In Love & Life

Re: Caster Semenya – So When A Black Woman Beats You Fair & Square You Accuse Her Of Being A Man?

In the WTH! Files: Ok, so that Austin Powers clip always makes me laugh but the “Bitter Bettys” and haters who’ve been bested by South African champion Caster Semenya are not amusing – at all. So will every black female athlete who outperforms her competitors be accused of using performance-enhancing drugs or being a man [...]

SisterHood, the Blog Radio Podcast Discussion With Ananda Leeke Posted

Thanks to Ananda for having this open forum where our initial conversation was about marketing tactics for women of color but we broke it down to the most basic of personal interactions. It was a great conversation. We discussed reciprocity, mining the gutter for shiny objects, our lack of holding ourselves accountable, pathologies, stereotypes and [...]

Mind Your Internet Ps & Qs – Or Else! Security & Decorum Is A Must.

Anonymity is no longer guaranteed after a woman who feared for her safety successfully sued Google to release the identity of a person who’d posted derogatory comments referencing her online. Yea!

Asked why she fought so hard to find out who was tormenting her, Liskula Cohen said: “Why would anybody let it go? [...]

Oh No – That Steve Harvey Book Is Being Made Into A Movie!

Here’s further proof of the LACK of a normative black culture that we can rely on. Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man will be coming to a screen near you. Oh happy joy! “As a producer you’re always looking for your next big hit that can be culturally relevant while still having a [...]

Doing My Part At Liberating Black Women – Including Myself!

This is a multi-tiered initiative.

First I must take care of myself – then others. To that end I have a few projects in the works. I am a creative (writing being one of my endeavors) but have not earned my living at it. I am seeking new avenues for myself, approaching meeting my [...]

Lateisha Green Post-Conviction Update & Essence Interview

I have some good news to share for those interested in justice across the board. The now-convicted murderer Dwight DeLee has been sentenced 25-years to life for killing Lateisha Green. Ms. Green was a lovely trangender woman who was brutally murdered by DeLee for no reason other than her gender identity which I’ve discussed in [...]

The Waning Political Clout of Blacks in America Will Be A Disaster For the Unprepared

The majority of the pre and post Civil Rights beneficiaries who currently hold office are in their 60′s-70′s. They’ve been so ham-fisted about holding onto that itty bitty political clout there has been no training of successors. Think of Stephanie Tubbs-Jones dying suddenly as an example of the lack of preparation. These men and women [...]

Will Obama’s Lack Of Fortitude Seal His Lame Duck 1-Term Presidency?

I’ve just read your Op-Ed in the New York Times. Barack, Barack, Barack. I had so much hope for serious change. The demographic of the NYT tends to not include those without internet access, lower incomes and less education – the ones who really need the health care plan passed. So who were you trying [...]

Why Black Women Make Great Relationship Choices

More stories on interracial dating. This news report is a few years old and covers some of the same stats many of us are already familiar with but I’ll keep putting up signs of encouragement in the hopes the message gets out to the fence-sitters and undecideds. Besides, it’s good to see real-life couples. The [...]

Should Rape Be Classified As A HATE Crime?

This is something I’ve been working on for a while and I haven’t formed all of my thoughts surrounding what an appropriate punishment for rape should be. So I’m just putting this out there. I will also say I have not experienced sexual assault directly but my life has been impacted by the effects it [...]