Required Reading

It is imperative that you go over to Blackamazon’s place and read the Carnival of Education- Radical School Edition right now. Here’s a taste:

Why Radical Education Black Amazon?

Because I am officially on the tail end of my youth and I am tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiired.

of people trying to “save” me

I am young, black, black, brown, female, fat, poor and if one more person seeks to “guide” “instruct” ”counsel” or dissect me , or the multitudes like me

*F#@*F#@*F(*& THE MACHETE MAKES A REAPPEARANCE I SWEAR TO ALL ABOVE AND BELOW!

*edited cause I am actually gearing this to young people ( which is comical considering how much I cuss just three posts down ALLOW ME MY PLEASANT FICTIONS)

Forget saviors

We need teachers. We need them from the places we have never thought to have gotten them before

What are you doing still here? Get over there and start reading and following links, now!

Carnival News

The next Carnival of Radical Action is in the works. This one will be held at Having Read the Fine Print, hosted by the most bad ass BlackAmazon. Get your submissions in by 25 August.

Oh, and for the record, if you are not reading BlackAmazon on a regular basis, you are dumb.