Shields Or Targets? Black Women Can’t Be Both.

“If I love you, I have to make you conscious of the things you don’t see.” James Baldwin      “The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the Black woman. The most neglected person in America is the Black woman.” Malcolm X        In 2005, Calvin… Continue reading Shields Or Targets? Black Women Can’t Be Both.

The Sistahs Are NOT Your “Superwomen”

   It’s one of the most pivotal scenes in the classic 1985  film, The Color Purple: set in 1930s rural Georgia, Ms. Sofia (Oprah Winfrey) is in town running errands with her family, when she’s approached out of nowhere by Ms. Millie, a white woman who happens to be a mayor’s wife. “Would you like to… Continue reading The Sistahs Are NOT Your “Superwomen”