February 2012
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my skin is my Black Card, and everything I do in...
In answer to the Day 9 Question “Has Anyone Ever Questioned Your ‘Authentic Blackness?’”
I believe the quest to find/be part of a tribe is something that’s basically hard-wired in humans. The Internet has made it SOOO much easier for everybody, but especially young people, to find a tribal home or homes. I really don’t think today’s young people know how...
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How Do You Define Yourself?
February 13 - How Do You Define Yourself?
Throughout Black History Month (and beyond), we’ll be focusing on questions of identity. For day thirteen we want to know: How do you define yourself?
Submit your story (especially in video), and check out what The Black Panel said in the book.
Here’s how:
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Stereoscopic Magic: Nippy →
caille:
Whitney Houston’s funeral is going to be a circus to rival MJ’s. People may wonder why.
I mentioned to Britt that Whitney’s image was the crucial touchpoint for a whole generation of middle-class black girls. Not just her voice but everything about how she looked — that slim frame, that…
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How Does Your Race Affect Your Faith?
February 12 - How Does Your Race Affect You Faith?
Throughout Black History Month (and beyond), we’ll be focusing on questions of identity. For day twelve we want to know: How does your race affect you faith?
Submit your story (especially in video), and check out what The Black Panel said in the book.
Here’s how:
Pick a question to answer from this list or make your own
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Questioning my Blackness is a daily occurrence
In answer to the Day 9 Question “Has Anyone Ever Questioned Your ‘Authentic Blackness?’”
I work at a public school that serves mostly Black and Latinos students so obviously I’m not Black enough for them. I don’t speak enough ebonics, listen to enough hip hop (though I would argue I just listen to a different type of hip hop) or wear the right clothes. I would...
mickyalexandria asked: Maybe one about how blackness and religion are related, because as an atheist I know it's difficult relaying that information to most black people I know.
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Are You The Black Friend?
February 11 - Are You The Black Friend?
Throughout Black History Month (and beyond), we’ll be focusing on questions of identity. For day eleven we want to know: Are you the black friend?
Submit your story (especially in video), and check out what The Black Panel said in the book.
Here’s how:
Pick a question to answer from this list or make your own
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How Do You Whiskey Friday?
February 10 - How Do You Whiskey Friday?
Throughout Black History Month (and beyond), we’ll be focusing on questions of identity. For day ten we’re going to lighten the mood a bit. We want to know: How do you whiskey friday? That’s to say, how does your identify affect how you start the weekend?
Submit your story (especially in video), and check out what The Black Panel said in the...
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Anonymous asked: where can we buy?
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WatchBaratunde on The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell Feb 1. You should check out “The Very Last Word” in which Lawrence and Baratunde continue talking about Boston, being “the black friend” and more.
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