Owner: Black Girls Rock ! URL:http://blackgirlsrockit.blogspot.com/ Join Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:33:38 -0500 Rating:0 Site Description: The purpose of Black Girls Rock ! is to celebrate Black Women and all the variety of choices we have to live our best lives. I want every Black Woman to have joy to the full, until it overflows. Site statistics:Click here
Interracial Love In The Funnies 2008-04-02 10:28:00 I stumbled upon this interracial story in an illustrated comic format and thought I'd share.Enjoy!Teen Love Story (keep clicking "next" to get the entire story)
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EMERGENCY-WARD 10 2008-04-01 14:15:00 "Britain's first medical soap, which was also the first of the nation's twice-weekly serials, (airing on Tuesday's and Friday's), Emergency - Ward 10 started life as Calling Nurse Roberts, a six-week filler which went on to become one of the nations best loved programmes, reaching an average audience of 16 million people a week and 24 million at its peak.Set in the fictitious surroundings of Oxbridge General Hospital, the series was an instant hit -with one million viewers tuning in to the first episode in February 1957, and running for ten years.....although sedate by today's standard the series did set a landmark in 1964 and courted a considerable amount of controversy with its portrayal of an interracial relationship between surgeon Louise Mahler (Joan Hooley) and Doctor Giles Farmer (J
A Free Black Woman Has The Right To Choose 2008-03-31 17:07:00 From time to time, some people may drop by to tell us how "misguided" we are or try to "save us from our selves." I like to address things I "smell" coming before they get out of hand. Therefore, let me be clear: As FREE, intelligent BW, we individually know our own minds and have our own life experiences.I encourage each BW who reads this blog to be confident in what you know is your truth and move forward with your goals, desires and plans for your life. It has always been my understanding that the BW Bloggers I respect (check my Blog Roll) have encouraged BW to do the same.If you want to be open to ALL Quality men, that is your right. If you want to exclusively date Quality WM, that is your right. Whatever choice YOU make, it is your right. Whatever your decision, choose Quality above a Read more:Black
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CNN Initiative To Focus On Black America 2008-03-31 14:31:00 Four-Month, Multi-Platform Project Begins With ‘King Assassination’ ContentBy R. Thomas Umstead -- Multichannel News, 3/12/2008 4:00:00 AMCNN
will examine the current state of BlackAmerica
as part of a four-month on-air and digital initiative dubbed CNN Presents: Black in America.The initiative will include three, two-hour documentaries anchored by CNN special correspondent Soledad O’Brien focusing on “fresh analysis from new voices about the real lives behind the stereotypes, statistics and identity politics that frequently frame the national dialog about Black America
,’ said the network.The initiative is slated to April 3 with Eyewitness To Murder: The King Assassination, recognizing the 40-year anniversary of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.’s death.Along with the Read more:Focus
Are American White Men Afraid To Approach Black Women ? 2008-03-29 22:18:00 I think we have all been on IR Blogs and seen the comment "why don't white men ever approach me ?" or "white men need to step up more." I would really like to examine what the problem is. Many times what happens is the discussion will be taken off course with conversations about white male privilege and all that white men will lose if they date or marry a Black
Woman. Personally, I don't have the tolerance for that particular argument because all I can think of is let's discuss what he has to GAIN....that would be Joy Unspeakable. Also, the old favorite "white supremacy" comes into play where someone digs up their dead ancestors and beats everybody over the head with them. Therefore, we end up in these circular discussions that do little more than sharpen debating skills and that Read more:American
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A Note About "Black Bashing" 2008-03-29 17:32:00 I do not "Black
Bash" on this blog. But don't think for one minute I will censor my opinions about things that *I* feel we, as Black Women/People, can do better. If some want to consider asking Black folks to raise their expectations higher, "bashing," that is their definition of it...not mine.I'm addressing this issue now as it came up in the comments of the fiction for BW post. To clarify for anyone that missed it, I don't think those books should be marketed to us as "AA romance novels." I never questioned the tastes of those who choose to read them. I would like for BW to have "normal" romantic stories that are free of drugs, violence, fighting over men, jail romances, etc.This note is not intended to offend the Anon who made the comment; I just like to address misunderstandings
A New Underground Railroad is Born : A Message from Black Women Vote ! 2008-03-28 08:38:00 Subject: The Dunbar Village AtrocitySynopsis:In the past week, a rapidly-moving viral email campaign was launched, and thousands of concerned black citizens spread the word about a shocking crime against a Black
woman and her 12 year old son, in which crimes against nature were committed. (read more details of the crime here)This email, entitled “Stop Al Sharpton and the NAACP from endangering Black Women
,” described a stunning betrayal in which the NAACP and Al Sharpton held a press conference and demanded bail consideration for three suspects in custody for the crime. (source1) (source2)Concerned Black citizens all around the country were outraged by the actions of the NAACP and Al Sharpton, and many vowed to withdraw volunteering and financial support from these agencies “until th Read more:Message
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This Is Supposed to Be Romantic ? 2008-03-27 23:37:00 Peruse any bookstore chain's designated BW's section for romantic fiction and you'll likely find books similar to these:Love Like Hallelujah : Book DescriptionLutishia Lovely returns to the Kingdom Citizens and Mount Progressive congregations, with updates, and sometimes upsets, on the lascivious lives of some scandalous saints. With infidelity behind them, Tai's marriage to her pastor husband, King, is stronger than ever. Even when King's ex-lover, Tootie, comes back to town, Tai keeps her cool. That is until she hears that Tootie has a teenage son no one knew existed--a son who could be King's. Tootie isn't talking, and when she finally does, can she be believed? Tai doesn't think so and enlists the help of her best friend Vivian to find out the truth. What they find out, howe
The Black Feminine Mystique Experience (BFME) 2008-03-27 20:48:00 When was the last time some non-black woman looked at your hair in utter amazement ? Have you had a Becky-type put her tanned arm next to yours and then exclaim "look, I'm almost as brown as you ?" Have you had to have the discussion about how our natural hair can do amazing things ? Has some misguided Becky-type put her hands in your hair because she just "had to see how y'all do that ?" If you answered yes to any of these questions (and there are tons more..lol) you've had the BlackFeminineMystique
Experience.Now, I know some people may take offense to me using "Becky" when referring to WW. However, I use it to specifically refer to the kind of WW who knows she has a special "skin privilege card" AND uses it. With that said, I"ll continue. I started thinking of a phrase to describe tho
Uhhmmmm...I Have NO Words 2008-03-21 10:40:00 Except....don't blame Vogue.Click here for the story. (SMH)
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"Dangerous" Black Women ? 2008-03-20 10:09:00 Ok, I needed my moment of comedy above before I tackled this post. As I was reading Aimee’s excellent article about Race and Gender, the usual suspects came out of the cyber-woodwork to challenge why BW need to advocate for themselves. I get soooooo tired of watching BW having to defend our right to be unapologetically interested in advancing our own agenda---however WE define it. Why is it that for BW to organize in any fashion with one another we have to explain why we’re doing so is legitimate? When other “groups” mobilize and set their agendas, why aren’t they questioned as to the validity of said agendas? Does anyone dare question the validity of organized groups within the Jewish community for example? Why should the importance of their agendas be more sacred than that of B Read more:Black
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Would You Seek Counsel From This Fellow ? 2008-03-20 08:42:00 Clearly I need a little comedy today..lol. Apparently Bishop Don “magic” Magic has just what Britney Spears needs.“Britney all I need is 33 minutes of your time to sit down, to talk and to find out what it is that you’re missing in your life to fulfill your dreams because dreams do come true. I’ve been there. I’ve done that. I understand what you are going through Britney and you don’t have to go through it like that. One day at a time. That’s all God asks for. One day at a time. Don’t worry about the day before or the day after.”Thanks to Bossip for the story.
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THE POWER OF YOUR PERIOD 2008-03-19 20:55:00 **Not Safe For Work** It's "Vagina Power" Alexyss...LOLNow, Alexyss is sometimes hard to "get" with the profanity and all. However, between the meta-physical speak and profanity, there is some good knowledge.Only watch this is you can deal with the explicit language. Oh...and I'm not even touching Part 1.
Hotness Pics Are Fun, But What About Regular Guys ? 2008-03-19 08:24:00 I love my hotness pics and will continue to feature them. However, I started to wonder, what about the regular guys ? Now, my example here, Mike Holmes, from the "Holmes on Homes" show is a celebrity--but, I think he represents a regular guy quite nicely.So ladies, what say ye....would you like to see "regular guys" featured here as well ?
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A Note About Evia, Halima & The Ladies of Gen II 2008-03-17 17:52:00 I found Evia and Halima's blogs by way of the now infamous AP news article about the depressing numbers of single black women seeking to "date out" as an option to marriage...the "Something New" movement. As I read that AP article, I recognized my experience and those of my black women friends, acquaintances and even some family members. I knew from jump street when I started reading Evia & Halima that they were not going to "speak" to every black woman. I often found it puzzling why those women who did not have the experiences that Evia & Halima spoke of, just didn't move on to other blogs that would speak to their experiences with IR relationships, black men and the black community. The endless "trolls" and arguments were so tiresome. I think it has been stated that Evia turned o
Ageism & Internet Dating ? 2008-03-16 16:50:00 Several ladies in a previous post have stated that they are running into "cyber ageism" on Internet
dating sites. As a result, I went out and did a little research on several dating sites and I have to say there are a lot of men out there in the 40+ age group looking for much younger women. There is nothing scientific about what I did, so I certainly couldn't relate my research to the general population of single men over 40.I have to ask, isn't this just male privilege ? Men have always had the privilege to play the field until they are in their 40s and then decide they want to get married and have a family. Men with that mind-set know they can find a woman 10-15 years younger than themselves to marry and start a family with. However, women have never had that privilege because we know th Read more:Dating
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Are You Really Ready For An IRR ? 2008-03-09 20:41:00 Let's be clear about BW and IRRs; not all BW enter into IRRs for the same reason. Some of us enter in IRRs out of preference, some because they just fell in love with a non-black man due to chance, some of us are realizing we want to open our options after only dating BM and I'm sure there are other reasons. I would also suggest that not every IR blog is for every BW. For the purpose of this post, I'm speaking to BW who are considering an IRR for the first time.If you are still emotionally invested in a romantic sense with BM, please consider that you might not be ready to move into an IRR. For example, if you're out shopping and you run into a BM/WW couple and he looks like the IBM (Ideal Black Male) you've always dreamed of AND you get upset or angry, perhaps you're not ready.If you stil
Hhhmmm....Haven't I Heard This Before ? 2008-03-06 17:52:00 Folks have been sipping HARD on the BC poisoned punch; you know the kind in that big jug that they drag out for every church meeting and funeral. smh.I'm so tired of other folks telling BW that we are "imagining" things. Everything is just beautiful in the BC----IF you're chugging down that punch.
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Do You Know How To Evaluate A New Partner ? 2008-03-06 15:08:00 ****Disclaimer**** Miss Pinky is Providing this information as a learning tool only. It's Your Choice To Use The Information In Your Personal Life.Good Signs in a Dating Partner
There are plenty of single people who are conscious and healthy and have some insight into themselves. The following is a list of the traits and behaviors that an ideal healthy dating partner will exhibit. While no one may fit all of these, use this as a general guide to assess the health of your partner. Healthy dating partners: are comfortable in discussing their feelings about their past and present life have good relationships with their family members but are also living a physically and psychologically independent life respect your physical and emotional boundaries and reveal vulnerable information about thems
Married At Last 2008-03-04 18:28:00 I'm always happy when a fellow sista who wants to be married makes it down the aisle. However, I have *issues* with this particular story. Let me know if you see why I might have a bit of a hard time with this one.Click Below To Read The Details:Sheila Frazier and John Atchison
Vagina Power Ladies 2008-03-02 21:11:00 Attention : NOT SAFE FOR WORK / ADULT THEMESWith all the discussions of weight and what is ideal vs. where you are now...my response is love what you have now until you can get to where you want to be.Self love comes before any change.
Unshackle Yourself : An Open Letter to BW From A SWM Reader 2008-02-28 18:51:00 Quantum has left a new comment on your post "Why Are BW So Afraid of Using Their Skin Privilege...":I'm a SWM, and I'd like to add something here. I've ALWAYS loved darker skin, a thick, round bootie, and thicker lips, voluptuousness, etc. It's some of the things that have always drawn me to black women. Black women to me, are the sexiest women on the planet, and it has nothing do with experimentation or any of that silly nonsense that we WM always get accused of simply because we like whom we like.I could never understand why BW would get uncomfortable and sometimes just plain turned off by that! It would make me think, "What's wrong with this person? Would you prefer I find you UNattractive? Or ugly? What's your hold up? And it is YOUR hold up." I'm just being honest here. It was incredi Read more:Yourself
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Race in America 2008-04-04 12:01:00 Newsweek has an interesting story on their site about race relations in America
featuring an BW/WM married couple.Click here to watch the video.
“It’s About Embracing Our Differences and Imperfections" 2008-04-07 07:58:00 FRANCESCA HARPER and Eric Cohen seemed an improbable match when they met in 2000 at a New Year’s Eve party in SoHo.She was a dancer and choreographer, then performing with the Broadway production of “Fosse.” He was an associate in the corporate department of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, a New York law firm.“Lawyers and artists speak two different languages, so to me it was hard to imagine how they would communicate,” said Tanya Selvaratnam, a writer, actor and film producer who has known Ms. Harper for a decade.At the party, Mr. Cohen saw the statuesque Ms. Harper struggling to uncork a bottle of wine and offered to help. They talked for 45 minutes. “We connected on a deep level so quickly,” said Ms. Harper, recalling that they discussed politics and social issues. Bu Read more:Embracing
Hating Black Men--- Is That The Agenda ? 2008-04-10 11:03:00 It's really embarrassing to even post that question. For me the obvious (or at least) what should be obvious answer, is NO.Loving and choosing the best quality man is the plan. Showcasing all the "other" options open to BW by pics, videos, news articles, etc. is part of the way in which I say, "look, at how *we* are being loved, cherished and wed--we can all have that too.I don't think the road to "other love" is necessarily easy or uncomplicated. Read enough IR friendly/themed blogs and you will surely hear the negative stories as well as the positive. I certainly never said that this blog would be overrun with WM writing up gazillion posts worshipping us. Does this mean single BW should just pack it up and go get their copy of that Soul Mate documentary..uhhmm..NO. Use what you learn her Read more:Hating
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The Dating Landscape is Tough for ALL Women 2008-04-09 14:12:00 Last week I was listening to the Dr. Laura show on my drive home from work as I do every evening. Dr. Laura took a call from a young WW who was worried that she was “crazy” or “neurotic” because she desires to get married and have children. Upon further prompting, Dr. Laura wanted to know why she felt so anxious about wanting to get married and the young woman went on to explain that she didn’t have any good prospects lined up. However, her friends were trying to set her up on a date with a “really nice guy.” Again, Dr. Laura didn’t see why this should cause the young woman such anxiety. Finally, the girl got to the real crux of her dilemma ….the “really nice guy” drove a delivery truck for a living and didn’t have any plans to further advance himself. The young wom Read more:Dating
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