‘Women’ Archives
NAACP: Troy Davis’ sister, Martina Davis-Correia has died
Martina Davis-Correia, the sister of late cause celebre death row inmate Troy Davis, has died, NAACP senior communications associate Derek Turner confirmed. [Read More]
The 99%: a community of resistance – Angela Davis
The Occupy activists and their supporters have brought us together as the 99%. They call upon the majority to stand up against the minority. The old minorities, in effect, are the new majority. There are major responsibilities attached to this decision to forge such an [Read More]
Sylvia Robinson, Who Helped Make ‘Rapper’s Delight,’ Has Died : The Record : NPR
A little more than 20 years later she co-founded Sugar Hill Records and came up with the idea for the first commercially-successful hip-hop release, 1979′s “Rapper’s Delight,” by The Sugarhill Gang. Her label also signed Grandmaster Flash and [Read More]
We Remember and Salute Wangari Maathai
Wangari Maathai’s compelling life story is inextricably linked with the social and political changes that so much of Africa has been through since the idea of throwing off European colonialism began to gain traction shortly after World War II. Her unique insight was [Read More]
Thandie Newton: Embracing otherness, embracing myself
Disclaimer: Going Deep Alert! Do not bother to listen if you are merely into celebrity worship. Actor Thandie Newton tells the story of finding her “otherness” — first, as a child growing up in two distinct cultures, and then as an actor playing with many [Read More]
Author Alice Walker to Confront Israeli Naval Blockade of Gaza on U.S. Aid Ship
“Israel continues to threaten a group of international activists planning to sail to Gaza this week with humanitarian aid…One of the other ships that will try to reach Gaza from Greece is the “Audacity of Hope.” It’s set to carry up to 50 U.S. [Read More]