Alice Walker, “Fanatical Feminist” says Rebecca Walker.

I’m not sure what to think about this article by Rebecca Walker. I’ve long admired both Alice and Rebecca Walker, and that makes it incredibly sad and painful to read. I understand where Rebecca Walker is coming from, especially when she writes this:
I love my mother very much, but I haven’t seen her or spoken [...]

What Is Wrong With You People? Pt. 2

I’m starting to think that Photoshop is the work of the devil.

From The Page
I call a ban on Photoshop until folks learn something about decency and human dignity. For reals. If someone you know is prone to creating images like this or the one above, sneak into their house and uninstall Photoshop from their [...]

What Is Wrong With You People?

Someone please explain to me in what universe this is acceptable, no matter what the intent.

Yes, someone posted this at DailyKos. I can only assume in support of Sen. Obama. The post has been taken down, but the damage has been done.
[Hat Tip: Electronic Village & What About Our Daughters]

Smart Quote of the Day

Cara, at Feministe, writing about Sen. Obama’s “sweetie” remark:
I’d like to prevent this from going where I think it’s going to go: someone calls Obama a sexist pig and says that this is proof of why Clinton should be the nominee, someone else then calls Clinton a racist and says that her racist campaigning is [...]

For My Peeps..

My sisters, and the allies, the comrades, the supporters, the colleagues, the companions, the supporters …
and most importantly, for those that just don’t seem to get it:

Searching for Tashina General

I Just saw this over at BlackAmazon’s and wanted to help spread the word.
Today I’m reaching out to everyone I can thing of to tell
you all that Tashina General, a Mohawk woman from the Six Nations
Reserve near Brantford, Ontario, has gone missing.
She is five months pregnant, and she has been missing for
almost three weeks.
Tashina is [...]

Stop NAACP Funding

Image via Ultraviolet Underground. Please circulate widely.
See also:
What about Our Daughters
Electronic Village
Ultraviolet Underground
Black Women Vote
Stop NAACP Support of Rapists