February 2012
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On the Bus Today...
Dear Guy Singing The Bees Gees I Just Wanna Be Your Everything Loud and Off Key: Shut Up...
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“I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere...”
– ― Alice Walker, The Color Purple
Happy Birthday Ms. Walker - this book changed the way I think about writing and that line has stayed with me since I first read it when I was fifteen (in the previous century).
Silver Sparrow
tayarijones:
Hello Tayari.
I enjoyed reading silver sparrow. I just recently finished it week. Are you going to write nother new novel soon? I’m looking forward to reading more of your work.
Sincerely,
Jennifer
Hi Jennifer,
I am so glad that you are enjoyed Silver Sparrow! I have written two other novels— Leaving Atlanta and The Untelling. You can find them on line or you can order...
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On the Bus Today...
Three dudes at bus stop, one pushing toddler in carriage.
Dude 1: Nice you got the baby man.
Dude 2: Yeah, she cute, ain't she.
Dude 1: And you know she yours cause she got big head too.
Dad: Damn...how you gonna talk about my baby like that man...
Dude 2: Yeah, you wrong fuh that... (shakes head)
Dad: Fuh real, I'mma remember that too (kind of chuckles and pushes baby down street
Dude 2: She do got a big head though.
They burst out laughing and give each other dap.
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Why Komen's decision is deadly, wrong and maybe... →
The Komen Foundation’s decision to pull funding for breast cancer screening at Planned Parenthood sites will hit low-income women of color hardest. Black women, for a variety of reasons, are diagnosed later and if they are poor or working poor lack health insurance and depend on the screening offered by Planned Parenthood. The decision will make it more difficult for women of all races but...
January 2012
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We Remember: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Today marks the birthday of one of this country’s greatest leaders, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Many think the speech he gave at the March on Washington in August of 1963 (pictured above) was his best, but I happen to think the words he spoke to thousands in Memphis the day before a bullet ended his life is his greatest oratory moment. King spent years fighting for the rights of Blacks and,...
December 2011
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Dear...
Dear Muni Train Driver: It helps to put the stairs down BEFORE you stop & open the doors…
Things People Say...
While walking down Market St. in SF Civic Center area...
Woman in Fur Headed to Matinee to see Bring It On The Musical to Older Gent Who Must Be Her Husband: I know this is a sketchy area but doesn't that man smell like he just took a golden shower?
Husband: Indeed.
Me: Huh?
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Contemplating Occupation
Ideas around who are the 99% are as vast and varied as the protestors occupying public spaces around the globe. The same is true for the 1%.
Those people, households and families on the bottom of the threshold could very well be the work-a-day guy driving the bus to the encampment who is struggling with a mortgage and college tuition for his kids or the single parent police woman called upon to...
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November 2011
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“If you desire peace, cultivate justice but at the same time cultivate the fields...”
– Norman Borlaug: Scientist and Father of the Green Revolution…if food justice, equity, and access are your thing, and you don’t know Norman, you need to get with him…
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On Parenting...
Me: How's the boy?
My Cousin: Good, but I ain't feeling this Team Mom shit...
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Deep Thoughts From ICL at Mills: Attachment Theory... →
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“A good society, then, would seem to be one which, as far as is humanly possible, minimizes these disruptive events, protects each child’s experience of attachment from harm, and supports us when we are grief stricken. Yet the logic of controlling uncertainty also tempts us, instead, to make…
From my Seminar in Women’s Leadership bloggery…
October 2011
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And They're Off! You Have to Love SF Politics...
Here is a fundraiser for Ed Lee that some of you might find interesting. District 10 Supervisor Mahlia Cohen and a group of African American professional organizations will host Kasim Reed, Atlanta’s Mayor, at a networking event this Friday. Here are the deets (You must RSVP using this link http://africamericanprofessionalsnetwork-eorg.eventbrite.com/:
Bay Area Professionals
Business...
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A Few Organizations to Explore
Somaly Mam Foundation - It’s all about eradicating human trafficking which is tantamount to modern day slavery. The foundation is the project of a survivor from Cambodia. I like that they do more than just promote that issue - they go out and help rescue and recover people impacted by the trade in human capital. They also facilitate Project Futures which provides ways for others to get...
“Stop worrying about your identity and concern yourself with the people you care...”
– Zadie Smith (via tobia)
(Not that I don’t think identity is important/isn’t useful, but it’s what you do with it that matters.)
In all this talk of how identify influences action, here’s an interesting take on the topic…
Deep Thoughts From ICL at Mills: Food Justice! →
deepthoughtsfromicl:
I’ve been thinking a lot about my connection to my social justice issue lately. For the sake of making my life easier, I’ve researched and written about food justice and food deserts A LOT, and will continue to do so for my policy thesis next semester. Sometimes I feel like a one-hit wonder, or…
Deep Thoughts From ICL at Mills: Children of the... →
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In Summer 2008, I spent eight weeks as a volunteer working with Lakota children at the Cheyenne River Youth Project in South Dakota. The surrounding community is one of the poorest in the nation and the children there are in dire need of everything from care, literacy mentoring, to adequate…
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Today On Muni
Woman's service dog (I'm still not sure what service a pug provides) barks...
Dog: Ruff, ruff. Ruff, ruff.
Driver: If you can't keep your service or guide dog quite, I will, as per MUNI rules have to ask you to get off train at next stop.
Woman (aka Dog Owner): Ok, ok but damn, he barked 4 times...he is a dog, he should get at least 5 before he gets booted...
Can't argue with that logic...
When in Doubt, Make a List...Funding for Arts...
Did you know that October is Funding for Arts Month? Over that past decade or more, we’ve seen funding for arts based program dwindling to mere trickles in many places. Here are some links to places funding the arts (these deadlines are within the next one to six months)…
1. This month the Foundation Center is hosting a variety of events and activities that promote arts funding to...
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