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Women elected to more than half the seats in Rwandan legislature

spiralsheep wrote in sex_and_race Sep 19, 2008 18:57

"Rwanda will be the first country where women will outnumber men in parliament, preliminary election results show ( Read more... )

current events, public post, africa

community open: addendum.

delux_vivens wrote in sex_and_race Sep 09, 2008 13:43

From now on:

In addition to reading the rules, clicking on the appropriate link to join the community, and responding to the questions outlined in this post, we are now asking for white women who want to join to talk about how their presence in sex_and_race will benefit women of colo(u)r members.

admin, women of color space is not erotica

Sex and race is now open for new members.

delux_vivens wrote in sex_and_race Sep 05, 2008 20:55

To join the community, you must first read this post and the community rules on the userinfo,

Also? Because of what happened the last time we opened the comm, and the time before that, and the time before that, ( we are going to be even more blunt. )

admin

TWA, Williams Sister, home grown terror, and special rules

skywardprodigal wrote in sex_and_race Sep 05, 2008 14:52

Should the Williams sisters skip the event and refuse to appear, they would be suspended in 2010 for two premier events on the calendar following Indian Wells. That would drop them from Miami and Madrid events in 2010 ( Read more... )

current events, public posts, racism

the establishment.

delux_vivens wrote in sex_and_race Aug 29, 2008 11:33

I was rereading this essay by Kalamu about the Black Arts movement and its eventual 'co-optation' by the mainstream. I had looked it up to reread because i started thinking about how what he describes here does (or does not) reflect what has happened in feminism where women of color writers and activists have been relegated to the margins except ( Read more... )

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delux_vivens wrote in sex_and_race Aug 27, 2008 12:37

so I ranted a bit about The Cult of Audre here in my lj, and femmeflame suggested a roll call of other woc in the US and elsewhere who were contemporaries of Audre who are consistently overlooked. Merle Woo and Paula Gunn Allen come to mind. Who else?

public posts

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buria_q wrote in sex_and_race Aug 12, 2008 21:10

Update on shock jock's attack on Isabel Garcia

I posted background information about the situation here. A number of bloggers from the pocsphere have provided more context as well as contacts.

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From WOC Phd:

Urgent Action: “Justice” vs. Garcia may cost the wrong person’s job

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Women elected to more than half the seats in Rwandan legislature

community open: addendum.

Sex and race is now open for new members.

TWA, Williams Sister, home grown terror, and special rules

the establishment.

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promotional repeat.

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women of color and beauty carnival reminder