I’m working on a sermon…Lord strengthen Rizpah

readingandwritingtoday:

Black women, especially the matriarchs of the church, have been long hierophants of truth, love and justice. I am reminded of Mother Fannie Lou Hammer, who, despite the cowardice and insouciance of the patriarchal sacerdotal establishment (of the black church), walked and sang her way as a plenipotentiary of the Gospel, organizing, preaching equality, freedom and democracy while empowering and ennobling the hearts of God’s oppressed children in rural and racially segregated Mississippi. 


reading | writing | today: working through a problem: may 15, 2012. draft.

readingandwritingtoday:

my objections with/in the marriage equality conversation have to do with the ways in which the rights of citizenship (i.e., humanness) have been intentionally (re)located in white/patriarchal/heteronormativity (again). my misgivings are (primarily) about the not-so veiled attempts to…

6 days ago - 3

Black Girl Dangerous: Obama Loves Queers! (Except Not)

blackgirldangerous:

by Mia McKenzie

President Obama just “endorsed” gay marriage. And guess what? I barely give a damn.

I mean, don’t get me wrong, it’s okay. It’s fine. There’s nothing inherently wrong with it. Saying that gay people who want to get married to each other should be able to do so is basically a…

3 weeks ago - 786

Say it with me: IN-TER-SEC-TION-AL-ITY.

Son of Baldwin (via sonofbaldwin)

To be sensual, I think, is to respect and rejoice in the force of life, of life itself, and to be present in all that one does, from the effort of loving to the making of bread.

James Baldwin (forever)

(Source: jonubian, via guerrillamamamedicine)

Happy 75th Anniversary to Sister Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God. 

passport harlem: Spilling Whitney's Tea

passportharlem:

After my Whitney post, I got an email from someone who read it. She was in the middle of a debate about whether or not to it was too soon to discuss Whitney Houston’s sexuality, namely rumors regarding a relationship with her former assistant, Robyn Crawford. (Crawford’s response to Houston’s…

3 months ago - 17
numol:

atotalrec:

numol:

blackandmissing:

Missing: ATHENA JOY CURRY (GA)
Athena was last seen on May 27, 2011 at 1485 Beecher Street in Southwest Atlanta. Her boyfriend and father of her son claims they got into a heated argument and she stormed out the house at 3am. She has not been seen or heard from since. Her family states under NO circumstance would she leave her 16 months-old son, King. If you have any information on her whereabouts, please contact the Atlanta Police Adult Missing Persons Squad at (404) 546-4235.
Read more about Athena’s story here. 
Click through the picture for Athena’s missing person Facebook page.

[WARNING for talk of abuse in the “Read more about Athena’s story here” link above.]
please pass this around if you can.  this is extremely important.  she is still missing.

Missing Since: May 27, 2011 from Atlanta, Georgia Classification: Endangered MissingDate of Birth: November 2, 1990Age: 20 years oldHeight and Weight: 5’8, 150 poundsDistinguishing Characteristics: African-American female. Black hair, brown eyes. Curry has the following tattoos: the words “King Kare” vertically on her left arm, a bow wrapped around her left upper arm, a rose and the name “Rocky” on the inside of her right wrist, a musical note on the left side of her neck and a tribal tattoo on the top of her left hand. Pictures of some of the tattoos are posted below this case summary. Curry’s nose and the right side of her lower lip are pierced. Her nickname is Nelz.

— from http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/c/curry_athena.html [WARNING for link: talk of abuse in the “Details of Disappearance” section.]

Athena Curry is STILL missing. And we need your help in getting the word  out. Contact any one (or all) of the following Atlanta newspapers and  ask them to do a story on Athena. We need to keep her face out there.  Athena is out there somewhere; we just need to keep telling her story  until someone comes forward. Thanks for all your help! Atlanta Daily World  3485 N. Desert Dr #2109  Atlanta , GA 30344  404-761-1114 - Telephone  404-761-1164 - Fax  Atlanta Journal-Constitution  223 Perimeter Center Pkwy.  Atlanta, GA 30346  404-526-5151 - Telephone  404-526-5746 - Fax  Atlanta Unfiltered  P.O. Box 730  Decatur, GA 30031  Creative Loafing Atlanta  384 Northyards Blvd Ste 600  Atlanta, GA 30313  404-688-5623 - Telephone  404-614-3599 - Fax  Fulton County Daily Report  190 Pryor St SW  Atlanta , GA 30303  404-521-1227 - Telephone  404-525-1738 - Fax  LikeTheDew  250 10th Street #3417  Atlanta, GA 30309  404-892-1116 - Telephone

— from a post on the Facebook page (link).
text of flyer at link:

ATHENA JOY CURRYMissing: 5/27/11 from Atlanta, GAHeight: 5’8    Weight: 150 lbsIf you have any information, please contact the Atlanta Adult Missing Persons Squad at (404) 546-4235.www.blackandmissing.comwww.facebook.com/blackandmissing


Atlanta…..heads up

still missing.
oh and all this time, i’ve been forgetting to put the links to online free faxing places in this post!  sorry.  anyway here they are:
http://www.gotfreefax.com (up to 2 a day for free)
http://faxzero.com (allegedly up to 2 a day for free, but sometimes one of those causes an error)
http://www.myfax.com/free (up to 2 a day for free)
[text below reposted from before — tumblr won’t let me reblog myself].
ALSO: from the “Missing Athena Curry Come home baby” facebook page (link to post):
[….] Someone out there knows something. Please be brave     enough and come  forward with any information you have. Athena is a     special young woman.  For those of you that know her…. you know she     lights up the room when  she walks in. She is full of energy and she     knows how to make you smile  when you are feeling down. Just the sound     of he…r    voice can brighten your day. We also know Thena has her   moods but we    all do… and it never took much to bring that spark back.   PLEASE if you    have any information what so ever Please contact   Detective Stribling @    404-546-2511 or send him an anonymous email   (make up one) his email    address is: dstribling@atlantaga.gov . We   need to bring Athena home,  she   is a mother, daughter, sister, niece,   cousin and bestfriend to  many of   us. We love her and miss her more   each day. You can inbox me  directly  as  well @ jerilynnL77@gmail.com
new-ish video on youtube: “HELP US!! Athena Curry is still Missing. We need your help!” (link)

numol:

atotalrec:

numol:

blackandmissing:

Missing: ATHENA JOY CURRY (GA)

Athena was last seen on May 27, 2011 at 1485 Beecher Street in Southwest Atlanta. Her boyfriend and father of her son claims they got into a heated argument and she stormed out the house at 3am. She has not been seen or heard from since. Her family states under NO circumstance would she leave her 16 months-old son, King.

If you have any information on her whereabouts, please contact the Atlanta Police Adult Missing Persons Squad at (404) 546-4235.

Read more about Athena’s story here.

Click through the picture for Athena’s missing person Facebook page.

[WARNING for talk of abuse in the “Read more about Athena’s story here” link above.]

please pass this around if you can.  this is extremely important.  she is still missing.

Missing Since: May 27, 2011 from Atlanta, Georgia
Classification: Endangered Missing
Date of Birth: November 2, 1990
Age: 20 years old
Height and Weight: 5’8, 150 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: African-American female. Black hair, brown eyes. Curry has the following tattoos: the words “King Kare” vertically on her left arm, a bow wrapped around her left upper arm, a rose and the name “Rocky” on the inside of her right wrist, a musical note on the left side of her neck and a tribal tattoo on the top of her left hand. Pictures of some of the tattoos are posted below this case summary. Curry’s nose and the right side of her lower lip are pierced. Her nickname is Nelz.

— from http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/c/curry_athena.html [WARNING for link: talk of abuse in the “Details of Disappearance” section.]

Athena Curry is STILL missing. And we need your help in getting the word out. Contact any one (or all) of the following Atlanta newspapers and ask them to do a story on Athena. We need to keep her face out there. Athena is out there somewhere; we just need to keep telling her story until someone comes forward. Thanks for all your help!

Atlanta Daily World
3485 N. Desert Dr #2109 
Atlanta , GA 30344 
404-761-1114 - Telephone
404-761-1164 - Fax

Atlanta Journal-Constitution
223 Perimeter Center Pkwy.
Atlanta, GA 30346 
404-526-5151 - Telephone
404-526-5746 - Fax

Atlanta Unfiltered
P.O. Box 730 
Decatur, GA 30031 

Creative Loafing Atlanta
384 Northyards Blvd Ste 600 
Atlanta, GA 30313 
404-688-5623 - Telephone
404-614-3599 - Fax

Fulton County Daily Report
190 Pryor St SW
Atlanta , GA 30303 
404-521-1227 - Telephone
404-525-1738 - Fax

LikeTheDew
250 10th Street #3417 
Atlanta, GA 30309 
404-892-1116 - Telephone

— from a post on the Facebook page (link).

text of flyer at link:

ATHENA JOY CURRY
Missing: 5/27/11 from Atlanta, GA
Height: 5’8    Weight: 150 lbs

If you have any information, please contact the Atlanta Adult Missing Persons Squad at (404) 546-4235.

www.blackandmissing.com
www.facebook.com/blackandmissing

Atlanta…..heads up

still missing.

oh and all this time, i’ve been forgetting to put the links to online free faxing places in this post!  sorry.  anyway here they are:

[text below reposted from before — tumblr won’t let me reblog myself].

ALSO: from the “Missing Athena Curry Come home baby” facebook page (link to post):

[….] Someone out there knows something. Please be brave enough and come forward with any information you have. Athena is a special young woman. For those of you that know her…. you know she lights up the room when she walks in. She is full of energy and she knows how to make you smile when you are feeling down. Just the sound of he…r voice can brighten your day. We also know Thena has her moods but we all do… and it never took much to bring that spark back. PLEASE if you have any information what so ever Please contact Detective Stribling @ 404-546-2511 or send him an anonymous email (make up one) his email address is: dstribling@atlantaga.gov . We need to bring Athena home, she is a mother, daughter, sister, niece, cousin and bestfriend to many of us. We love her and miss her more each day. You can inbox me directly as well @ jerilynnL77@gmail.com

new-ish video on youtube: “HELP US!! Athena Curry is still Missing. We need your help!” (link)

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what i just read: whitney: an attempt at tribute.

whatijustread:

some scattered remarks, primarily from an email i sent to two friends today.


RIP Whitney Houston

i’m still in utter and complete shock regarding whitney houston. floored. very saddened. i left church this morning with some seething hope that i’d hear “it was an internet…

whitney houston, we speak your name.

3 months ago - 6

Scrying Nicki Minaj, Stupid Hoe, and #Afrofutures

“Minaj hurts my head.  She perplexes me.  I think of her as Trickster, two-faced in her betrayal of global black feminist possibility and powerful in her contradictory elucidation of black woman’s power within the realms of celebrity and hip hop.  Reading her as Ellegua, that frightful guardian of the crossroads and the in-between and the everything-that-is-not-yet seems to fit an artist who switches alter egos as easily as she switches clothes.  Conjuring the ritual and physicality of possession seems to fit a celebrity who changes clothes as she changes personality, putting on her and taking off her tropes as each personality comes down.  The sometimes garish, sometimes delightful carnival of color, glitter and expression–even the repetitive dancehall/house music refrain–also fit a woman whose aesthetic choices continually find their footing in her Trinidadian roots.”

 © kismetnunez 2012


4 months ago - 11