#a black womens history of the united states

[wicked-books666]

These books have no business being banned

[theeiris16]

This is real. Stop sitting on the internet arguing with other people about celebrities. Who is who and all that bs. Ts is getting out of hand fr.

We’re taking multiple steps back in history. Everything your grandparents and great grandparents build is getting knocked down.

Mention these topics to your favs and get them to talk about it, yeah it maybe annoying but is getting scary out here and this shit will affect them too.

There is hundreds HUNDREDS of pages republicans have wrote that’s stripping minorities and women’s rights.

AMERICA HAS A FUCKING PROBLEM.

[nickysfacts]

This makes Tiana the Princess of Creole Cuisine!

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[frigid666]

from what i have observed, gay men and lesbians don’t really have what you could call a larger class consciousness either. they have been more successful at organizing politically and creating space for the ones who feel compelled to seek it out. but for the most part, many of them feel alone and like they can’t connect with one another (i.e. this video that discusses the loneliness epidemic among gay men, and there’s many other videos and posts about this sense of alienation out there). organizing due to sexual identity is innately trickier than say, by race or ethnicity because gay and bisexual people are typically not born into gay or bisexual families/community the way most black or brown people are born into black or brown families and communities. at least the united states, a sense of monosexual gay class cohesion seems to have deteriorated quickly after landmark legal achievements, such as national marriage equality. class consciousness imo only really seems possible whenever there are specific political goals to compel organization and holding a line. bisexuals were too easily absorbed into other political movements, which has greatly impacted our ability to prioritize one another. that sense of class cohesion that many other groups experienced (including women) during the 1970s-1980s never really took form for us. bisexuals were strongly encouraged to identify with and as gay men and lesbians due to political circumstances. even then, dedicated gay activists who in later decades came out as bisexual, such as stephen donaldson, were abandoned by their former groups and experienced limited success in replicating the strength or visibility of those former groups, i suppose because the social or political climate had been changed too much. donaldson spent the rest of his life contributing to other movements (like prison rape laws and the punk community), as did other bisexual gay activists splinter into different movements that were gaining momentum. class identity is a cross generational effort, and this era of bisexual gay activists did not leave much space for subsequent generations of bisexuals to take over, unlike gay men and lesbians for theirs (although this ‘passing of the torch’ has also seen limited success due to generational divides). it’s not their fault, but i believe this to be a source of our completely fractured state.

if we wanted to push for bisexual class consciousness, we’d have to propose concrete political or social goals with realizable steps. therefore bisexuals would feel like they’re joining something tangible and relevant to their lives, and it could encourage bisexuals who are insecure about their identification to also join. i am not too sure what goals we could propose to work towards, but it is worth thinking about perhaps. i believe it was @maslows-pyramid-scheme who explained that bisexual activism goes beyond gay activism in that it requires additional considerations such as mistreatment/dysfunction in interpersonal relationships. domestic abuse and mental illness (incl. drug abuse and self-harm) seem to be especially pertinent conditions for bisexuals that could maybe be a good place to start. there’s entirely too much emphasis amongst bisexuals regarding the current sex of our partners or what our dating history looks like - we need to push for focus on other aspects of our lives. it’s so reductive to define us by our love/sex lives.

interesting to me how many people feel that class conscious for women is achievable and crucial despite the vast diversity of experiences in said demographic but would argue the same diversity renders bisexual class consciousness infeasible and unnecessary 🤔

[tabney2023]

Michelle Obama and her daughters, Sasha & Malia.

[helen-magpies]

On social media the USA population are asking anyone from outside countries to properly document what is happening to them right now as they can't or are not able to.

As of the 20th of January 2025 up to the 24th January 2025 the following has happened:

Trump has signed several executive orders including:

Ruling that the United states will only recognise two genders, woman and man, and ones gender is determined by the sex they were conceived as. (his words not mine. By the way, this makes everyone effectively female) despite his stupidity, we know what he means, if one is born female, they are a woman. This effectively erases non-binary folk and forcibly de-transitions trans folk. This order claims to be defending woman from harmful gender ideology. The misogyny and outright bigotry within this order is genuinely terrifying and frustrating.

Fact sheet: Trump protects civil rights and merit-based opportunities by ending illegal DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion)

The death penalty. Trump is pushing for capital punishment to be used as often as possible for a certain list of crimes. Murder being one of them. Abortion and miscarriage has been described as murder. Woman are going to be imprisoned and slaughtered because they had a miscarriage or an abortion. This would also put those born outside of the US at greater risk of murder as the laws will be stricter towards them. Reading through the official documents, if a foreigner commits a federal crime (from as little as speeding 50miles over the limit to committing murder) they will be sentanced to death.

An alarming amount of executive orders are related to foreigners and foreign affairs such as:

Guardenteeing the states protection against invasion.

Protecting the United states from foreign terrorists and other national security and public safety threats.

Fact sheet: Trump protects the United states and American citizens by closing the borders to illegals via proclamation.

Trump has also stated in an executive order that there will be armed forces at the borders to prevent "aliens" from entering the country.

Source: WhiteHouse.com. (the constitution was replaced by Trumps executive orders and the White House Legislative Branch can not be found on the official website as it has been taken down.

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Books are continuing to be banned and religion is re-entering the schools, indoctrinating the children.

They want to take womens right to vote. They are starting with pregnant women and women on maturity leave. If they can't keep you pregnant (if you get an abortion) you would have your right to vote stripped from you as abortion is now classified as murder which is a felony. Felons can't vote.

Jim crow laws will be reinstated. The native children will be taken. You are the people, you don't work for the government, they work for you. Get the gelatine, take back your power as the people.

When Hitler first got control, he told the jews to leave germany. When Trump got control, he told the immigrants to leave the US.

When Hitler got control, he came for the Queers first. Trump went for the queers.

When Hitler got control, he came for the disabled. Trump went for the women.

There were people who came before the jews. There are going to be people who come before those of colour. Trump is a racist, a sexist and a rapist. There will be people who come before you. Stand up for them so they will stand for you, lest you stand alone.

"When they came for the Queers, i didn't say anything because i was not Queer. When they came for the jews, i didn't say anything because i was not a jew. When they came for the women, i didnt say anything because i was not a woman. When they came for the disabled, i didnt say anything because i am not disabled. But then they came for me, and there was no one left to speak for me."

There is an Australian song about inclusively, and how when we are together we are stronger.

"We are one, but we are many. And from all acorss the lands we come, to share our dreams, and sing with one voice. I am, you are, we are Australian." Honestly, the US need this song right now.

[oddwomen]

Rolling Stone (November 11, 1982)

[factoidfactory]

Black History Month Fact 1

In 1971 American journalist Melba Tolliver stood up against WABC-TV when she was reprimanded for wearing her natural Afro hair.

She had refused to cover it up with a scarf or wig when reporting on the wedding of President Richard Nixon's daughter Tricia Nixon.

[mimi-0007]

President Obama, Michelle, Malia and Sasha...

[blondebrainpowered]

Millie Ringold 1845-1906, also known as 'Aunt Milly', born enslaved, moved west to Yogo Creek, Montana,where she became a gold prospector during the strike of '79 and owned a boarding house. ca. 1904 or 1905

More information on Millie

[nicoleangelae]

the revolution is brewing.

black women, keep your peace.

i always say that i hate the United States but i love the land. this land has nourished my ancestors for centuries and it has given us connection to the earth. seeing what is happening on this soil infuriates me.

i’ve been quiet for about a week since the inauguration, and what i have noticed is that white women are the second biggest detriments to society, the first being white men. we all know that they lied about where they stand when it comes to women’s rights, but now i’m seeing white women act like they had nothing to do with the downfall of our country. they are talking about leaving. they haven’t fought for freedom not nearly as much as black women have and they have nerve to make plans to move abroad? weak! because black women are taking a step back, white women think they can too.

white women in the United States rarely start revolutions without it being attached to black trauma and black justice. they even used black people to get the women’s suffrage movement popularized when the suffrage movement didn’t give any thought to black women. they are constantly using black people for their own agenda!

what i fear is that black women will have to save the country again.

my thoughts on this revolution is not simple. there isn’t a large enough group of people that is currently in the United States that is ready to fight for justice, but my guess is that there will be one day. the government will not help us.

these are some recent revolutions around the world Sri Lanka 2022, South Korea 2025, Hong Kong 2019-2020, Bangladesh 2024, Palestine

i wish i could say more, and didn’t have to choose my words wisely, but you know, censorship.

even though tumblr will pretty much let you post about anything, still censorship is the state that our world is in.

being an observer this time around instead of protesting is an interesting prospective. it has shown me that each set of people is only looking out for their own. even while being oppressed themselves, the rules of this new government don’t seem to bother them until it hits their own communities. i’ve learned that as a black woman who is the most oppressed in this country, that our rights being held in the balance does not matter to other marginalized people unless our problem becomes their problem. it hurts and it is a shame.

my message to us black queens is to make self care a priority, observe, and continue to love who loves you.

[the-sweetest-pastry-of-all]

Returning to tumblr as a queer disabled leftist and budding and attempting activist.

I need community.

I am:

Anti-racist

Anti-fascist

Pro-trans

Pro-black

Pro-immigrant

Actively fighting for women’s rights, trans rights and the rights of my POC friends and neighbors.

I believe all people deserve basic human rights such as shelter, food and healthcare. I don’t think this is radical. I support so many other causes but this is where I will leave it at today.

If you are with me, shoot me a follow so we can be mutuals 💕✨

[wicked-books666]

Book haul

[nickysfacts]

The Wash and Go hairstyles are so simple, yet so beautiful and empowering!

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[lightdancer1]

The most disturbing reality of the life of Sally Hemings is that there is a spotlight on it because of who Thomas Jefferson was. It was not that unique in itself.

And that life testifies to the invisible reality that will be gone into in more detail tomorrow in the 19th Century. The experiences of Black women, as defined by modern scholars like Kimberle Crenshaw, form and have always formed an intersectional axis of how the various categories of repression and oppression in American democracy worked and continue to work. Black women were invisible, hence the phrasing "Blacks and women." Black women were also subject to very particular horrors and types of exploitation in slavery, one of the seediest, filthiest underbellies of the entire Old South.

Insofar as things were and are unique here, at another level, it is also because of Sally Hemings being Martha Jefferson's half-sister. THAT was an extra level of sleaze that really was unusual even for plantation owners. But beyond that, her life, as much as it was defined by being the most well-known case of what was standard practice on plantations, speaks of what the truth of the 'Peculiar Institution' was, the deformities worked on the corroded consciences of the slaveowner, and the realities of how much it took to endure those horrors when one was the enslaved person.

This is one of many, many invisible strands of American history whose recovery is no small part of the effort to censor and ban Black history today.