Sheryl WuDunn addresses the issue of empowering females during a TED Global Confrence.
TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to "Ideas worth spreading," which it makes available through talks posted on its website. Author Sheryl WuDunn spoke at the TED Global conference in July in Oxford, England. (source)
I just viewed this video. There is information shared by WuDunn that is staggering to my mind. Tens of millions of missing girls it difficult for me to wrap my head around.
Please take time to listen to Sheryl WuDunn as she addresses the TED Global conference.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
GET YOUR LAUGH ON!: TEABONICS
This is Teabonics in its finest hour!
SHARING A MOMMY MOMENT: MY BUCKEYE BOYZ IN PERFORMANCE
I am going to start off this week on a light note.
My home town is Columbus, Ohio. Home of the O-State Buckeyes. Champions of the BIG TEN!
"The Buckeye Boyz" features my three sons. This was the local official song for the 2007 season.
Buckeye Boyz 07
| MySpace Video
The man in the black hat is my oldest. The two who are doing the rap are my middle son and my youngest son. (He's the one with the braids). Plus my extended family sons.
They wrote the music and the rap lyrics. We hung out at Wendell's during the season. I was there the day that this video was recorded. I was sipping on a Bloody Mary and thinking about how much money I invested in groceries and music lessons. :-)
I hope you enjoyed my mommy moment!
GO BUCKS!
My home town is Columbus, Ohio. Home of the O-State Buckeyes. Champions of the BIG TEN!
"The Buckeye Boyz" features my three sons. This was the local official song for the 2007 season.
Buckeye Boyz 07
| MySpace Video
The man in the black hat is my oldest. The two who are doing the rap are my middle son and my youngest son. (He's the one with the braids). Plus my extended family sons.
They wrote the music and the rap lyrics. We hung out at Wendell's during the season. I was there the day that this video was recorded. I was sipping on a Bloody Mary and thinking about how much money I invested in groceries and music lessons. :-)
I hope you enjoyed my mommy moment!
GO BUCKS!
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Sunday, August 29, 2010
: A MINI CONCERT FEATURING SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK
Sweet Honey in The Rock
"Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around"
There is nothing like a song of affirmation!
"Ella's Song" (We Who Believe In Freedom Cannot Rest"
"Would You Harbor Me?"
"Breaths"
"Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around"
There is nothing like a song of affirmation!
"Ella's Song" (We Who Believe In Freedom Cannot Rest"
"Would You Harbor Me?"
"Breaths"
Saturday, August 28, 2010
AM I NOT HUMAN? RAPE AS TOOL OF WAR AGAINST WOMEN
Earlier this week MBEV featured a story about a gang rape that occurred in the Congo. An estimated 200 women and four boys ages 1 month to 18 months were the victims of a four day attack.
While this story made my stomach turn from the magnitude of the attack, this is just one of too many stories from around the world. Women are under attack and rape is the weapon being used against them.
A Haitian woman shares her story of being raped after the earthquake.
Rape is being used as a tool of war against women.
Honduras
Iran
Sex Trafficking is another form of rape
Lesbian women in Africa
South Africa
The United States
Please take time to read the fact sheet on rape and how it is used as a tool of war against women provided by Amnesty International.
You can learn how to join the resistance to violence towards women at these sites.
Amnesty International
Change.org
Unifem
Say No-Unite
10,000 Men Supporting Women's Anti-Violence Groups on Facebook
On the 27th of each month Am I Not Human? bloggers post on different Human Rights Issues. Please visit the blog The Roots of Humanity to learn more about the different issues and learn how you can participate.
While this story made my stomach turn from the magnitude of the attack, this is just one of too many stories from around the world. Women are under attack and rape is the weapon being used against them.
A Haitian woman shares her story of being raped after the earthquake.
Rape is being used as a tool of war against women.
Honduras
Iran
Sex Trafficking is another form of rape
Lesbian women in Africa
South Africa
The United States
Please take time to read the fact sheet on rape and how it is used as a tool of war against women provided by Amnesty International.
You can learn how to join the resistance to violence towards women at these sites.
Amnesty International
Change.org
Unifem
Say No-Unite
10,000 Men Supporting Women's Anti-Violence Groups on Facebook
On the 27th of each month Am I Not Human? bloggers post on different Human Rights Issues. Please visit the blog The Roots of Humanity to learn more about the different issues and learn how you can participate.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
THIS IS PERSONAL: ROAD RAGE KILLS!
I am sitting here tonight trying to digest an event that has made no sense to me since it happened. A couple of weeks ago there was an attack on a driver. He was beaten up for driving too slow.
This Friday he will be laid to rest as a result of that attack.
He never recovered from the assault. The victim is my 2 year old granddaughter's maternal grandfather.
The person responsible for his death has not been caught-yet. I am hoping and praying that he is found. This is the only way that there will be true closure for the family.
I cannot imagine what goes through the minds of people who go bullistic over some one else's driving habits. I know that there are times when other people can make you feel frustrated while behind the wheel. But to get out and beat someone to the point of death-that's just too much.
The victim had experienced facial injuries years ago. He had steele plates and screws in his face that were not visible to the human eye. The blows caused internal damage that resulted in his death.
My little girl's uncle is 8 years old. I cannot imagine how he feels at this point in time. I know this is painful and beyond his comprehension. I'm old enough to be his grandmother and I cannot wrap my head around it. It was senseless and oh so cruel!
If you are a praying individual, please send out a prayer for our family. They are going to need the Lord's help to make it through this situation. Also, pray for the attacker. He needs help and he also needs to be found. I am not even sure if he knows what the end result of his anger really is.
This Friday he will be laid to rest as a result of that attack.
He never recovered from the assault. The victim is my 2 year old granddaughter's maternal grandfather.
The person responsible for his death has not been caught-yet. I am hoping and praying that he is found. This is the only way that there will be true closure for the family.
I cannot imagine what goes through the minds of people who go bullistic over some one else's driving habits. I know that there are times when other people can make you feel frustrated while behind the wheel. But to get out and beat someone to the point of death-that's just too much.
The victim had experienced facial injuries years ago. He had steele plates and screws in his face that were not visible to the human eye. The blows caused internal damage that resulted in his death.
My little girl's uncle is 8 years old. I cannot imagine how he feels at this point in time. I know this is painful and beyond his comprehension. I'm old enough to be his grandmother and I cannot wrap my head around it. It was senseless and oh so cruel!
If you are a praying individual, please send out a prayer for our family. They are going to need the Lord's help to make it through this situation. Also, pray for the attacker. He needs help and he also needs to be found. I am not even sure if he knows what the end result of his anger really is.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
TWO HUNDRED WOMEN GANG RAPED IN THE CONGO: WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE?
There is a report coming from out of the Johannesburg that there has been a 4 day gang rape of 200 women and even some baby boys. The boys range in age from 1 month to 18 months.
This attack happened within miles of a U.N. peacekeepers base in in the eastern Congo mining district. The attack began July 30, 2010.
Rape has become a standard tool used by Rwandan and Congolese rebels. This is is just one among many reports of violence that has targeted females and males of all ages.
8,300 rapes were reported last year, according to the United Nations. You can read the entire story on The Huffington Post.
This is not the first time that I have posted about this type of violence in the Congo. Quite frankly, I'm sick and tired of this being the norm instead of the exception. The female victims are rejected after they are attacked by their family, spouses and the community.
I find it so difficult to understand what role armed peacekeepers play in this situation? Their resources are not ample enough to deal with the problem. The rebel forces have murdered the men in the towns and villages. The stories that our sistas are telling are filled with horrendous acts of violence.
Rape as a tool of war Part 1
Rape as a tool of war Part 2
The International Rescue Committee
Oprah.com
Change.org Women's Rights
Monday, August 23, 2010
EBONICS TRANSLATORS NEEDED: MUST HAVE A CLEAN POLICE RECORD
The Drug Enforcement Agency is looking for nine Ebonics translators to help them work on wiretap evidence in an undercover drug case.
This is a serious recruitment search. I know you are sitting here waiting for the punch line-but there isn't one.
I read this post over on Yahoo! News. According to the information from the AP, ATLANTA – Federal agents are seeking to hire Ebonics translators to help interpret wiretapped conversations involving targets of undercover drug investigations.
The Drug Enforcement Agency recently sent memos asking companies that provide translation services to help it find nine translators in the Southeast who are fluent in Ebonics, Special Agent Michael Sanders said Monday.
I see that the term Ebonics is still hanging on. The first time I heard it was in a college course for teachers. The professors were throwing out the idea that future Black teachers should consider allowing this type of language to be used in our classrooms. Our response was Hell No! We put up a bigger protest over the idea than our White peers did.
Ebonics is a term that some researcher made up. It is supposed to mean Black English. They didn't understand the street language of the time and decided that it was a foreign form of American English. We understood that whomever coined the phrase didn't understand what was being said. But they decided that the language could be written and used to even out the playing field.
Back when this was suggested we were in the Black Power mode. This was an insult to our sensibilities.We fought back with the contention that this was a plot to hinder future generations of our people from being able to read and write in the national standard. Our professors tried to give us culturally relevant reasons why we should. None of us were having it.
I find that the term Ebonics still makes me heated. I read some of the comments and needless to say, there is an assumption that everyone Black from Obama on down could do this job. This is one of the WTF? moments in our national story that makes me wanna holler!
I would probably be sitting here laughing if the DEA representative had been honest and just said that they needed people from the streets to help. They could of left off the attempt at psuedo Political Correctness.
You can read the article here.
This is a serious recruitment search. I know you are sitting here waiting for the punch line-but there isn't one.
I read this post over on Yahoo! News. According to the information from the AP, ATLANTA – Federal agents are seeking to hire Ebonics translators to help interpret wiretapped conversations involving targets of undercover drug investigations.
The Drug Enforcement Agency recently sent memos asking companies that provide translation services to help it find nine translators in the Southeast who are fluent in Ebonics, Special Agent Michael Sanders said Monday.
I see that the term Ebonics is still hanging on. The first time I heard it was in a college course for teachers. The professors were throwing out the idea that future Black teachers should consider allowing this type of language to be used in our classrooms. Our response was Hell No! We put up a bigger protest over the idea than our White peers did.
Ebonics is a term that some researcher made up. It is supposed to mean Black English. They didn't understand the street language of the time and decided that it was a foreign form of American English. We understood that whomever coined the phrase didn't understand what was being said. But they decided that the language could be written and used to even out the playing field.
Back when this was suggested we were in the Black Power mode. This was an insult to our sensibilities.We fought back with the contention that this was a plot to hinder future generations of our people from being able to read and write in the national standard. Our professors tried to give us culturally relevant reasons why we should. None of us were having it.
I find that the term Ebonics still makes me heated. I read some of the comments and needless to say, there is an assumption that everyone Black from Obama on down could do this job. This is one of the WTF? moments in our national story that makes me wanna holler!
I would probably be sitting here laughing if the DEA representative had been honest and just said that they needed people from the streets to help. They could of left off the attempt at psuedo Political Correctness.
You can read the article here.
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