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Article on disproportionate affect of LGBT Bullying on Black/Af-Am Youth American Progress
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"Experiments in a Jazz Aesthetic"
In Austin, Texas, in 2002, a group of artists, activists, and academics led by performance studies scholar Omi Osun Joni L. Jones formed the Austin Project (tAP), which meets annually in order to provide a space for women of color and their allies to build relationships based on trust, creativity, and commitment to social justice by working together to write and perform work in the jazz aesthetic.
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Sakia Gunn: When Intolerance Breeds Murder By bLaKtivist [Krys Freeman]
(Special to AOL Black Voices)
"Too few of us know Sakia's name, but we all know girls like her -- young women like me who are often mistaken for teenage boys because we have the courage to dress the way we feel inside. We are your daughters, sisters and nieces. We are also young black lesbians who, in having the courage to live authentically, make our communities uncomfortable.
Sadly, the lives of many black youth have been taken because of intolerance and that very courage. Their names are also unknown..."
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Drifting Toward Love by Kai Wright
Drifting Toward Love tells the stories of Manny, Julius, Carlos, and their friends, young gay men of color desperately searching for life's basic necessities: homes that provide more than shelter and security against more than violence or disease. As these teenagers navigate the rocky waters of adolescence, they wade through pains and passions that are typical of any young person coming of age. But they do so with few resources -- material or emotional -- in a world where the cards are stacked against their success.
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Posted by bLaKtivist on August 24, 2011 at 10:32am 0 Comments 1 Like
Often thought of as the realm of wealthy individuals, sustainability is becoming a more broadly recognized means for creating not only prosperity for some, but access to an improved quality of life for folks across the economic spectrum.
For Masculine of Center business owners (and owners to be), it's important that we are aware of the opportunities we have before us. If we are able to re-think the ways that we manage our work systems, in order for them to offer the greatest amount of service to the people we call our base and clientele, we may see new pathways to deriving success. That includes saving money, by reducing our waste - especially by cutting back on our excess.
Reading through GreenBiz.com today - I came across a piece that puts into…
Started by bLaKtivist in Definitions. Last reply by Androgyny Sep 11, 2011. 2 Replies 0 Likes
So, I've been putting off flipping the switch on Ning's upgraded site design feature. It reworks the entire look and feel of the network to date. It also wipes the slate clean on the pre-existing layout. I'm in a "rebuild from the ground up sort…Continue
Started by El in Our Common Ground. Last reply by Terry de Grace-Morris Oct 23, 2011. 1 Reply 1 Like
I've only begun adopting the term "genderqueer" within the past three or four years. Although I first heard it nearly ten years ago, I often found the term to be too white bre(a)d academia for my liking. However, as new terms come and go and my…Continue
“…Remind yourself. Nobody built like you, you design yourself…” -Jigga "A Dream"
Khane Kutzwell’s living room is a large, orange-walled space with hardwood floors, an air hockey game, and a quietly burbling television set. It is also [his] barbershop...[Read on]
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