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On this day in 1955, the civil rights activist Rosa Parks rejected a bus driver's order to vacate a seat for a white female passenger after the "white" section of the bus was filled.

Parks helped inspire the Black community to boycott the city buses, resulting in a landmark Supreme Court ruling that segregation on public transportation was unconstitutional, a *whole year later*.

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Parks
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_bus_boycott
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browder_v._Gayle

#OTD #OnThisDay #history #CivilRights #RosaParks #BlackHistory #BlackWomen

Stefan Bohacek

@stefan@stefanbohacek.online · 2 months ago

On this day in 1955, the civil rights activist Rosa Parks rejected a bus driver's order to vacate a seat for a white female passenger after the "white" section of the bus was filled.

Parks helped inspire the Black community to boycott the city buses, resulting in a landmark Supreme Court ruling that segregation on public transportation was unconstitutional, a *whole year later*.

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Parks
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_bus_boycott
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browder_v._Gayle

#OTD #OnThisDay #history #CivilRights #RosaParks #BlackHistory #BlackWomen

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Audubon Ballroon (he/him)

@audubonballroon@mastodon.social · 3 months ago

@fascism_is_unamerican shared:

#blacklivesstillmatter #blackwomen #blackpeople #blackamerican #police #whitepeople #whitedevil #blackmastodon

So if "Black Lives Matter" bothers you and compels you to reply with "All lives matter" but "Blue Lives Matter" does not, please just Ao ahead and admit that you're a Racist, and it was the "Black" part that bothered you the entire time.

Audubon Ballroon (he/him)

@audubonballroon@mastodon.social · 3 months ago

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Audubon Ballroon (he/him)

@audubonballroon@mastodon.social · 3 months ago

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Audubon Ballroon (he/him)

@audubonballroon@mastodon.social · 3 months ago

@_preciousiam_ shared the text and image below.

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Audubon Ballroon (he/him)

@audubonballroon@mastodon.social · 4 months ago

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@mariejbeech

Common red flags in conversations about race a thread — @mariejbeech Common red flags in conversations about race a thread

The four types of white denial of racism highlighted by @sywtta are extremely relevant: Denial of... Fact "That's not true" Awareness "| had no idea" Responsibility "It's not my fault" Impact "That wasn't my intention"

I hear these very often. If you find yourself saying one of these things, or if you hear someone else saying these things, take notice. These may be indicators that a productive conversation is turning into a futile debate. — The four types of white denial of racism highlighted by @sywtta are extremely relevant: Denial of... Fact "That's not true" Awareness "| had no idea" Responsibility "It's not my fault" Impact "That wasn't my intention" I hear these very often. If you find yourself saying one of these things, or if you hear someone else saying these things, take notice. These may be indicators that a productive conversation is turning into a futile debate.

"I don't think that has to do with race" In a racialized society, systemic racism has affected everything - education, healthcare, the workforce, housing - you name it. If you haven't noticed the role that race plays, you've likely been in a position of privilege.

"What about..." "What aboutism," as Rachel Cargle says, is often used to deflect blame and shift the conversation away from the oppressed group being discussed. White supremacy is exemplified by society's reluctance to ever give exclusive attention to BIPOC folks. — "I don't think that has to do with race" In a racialized society, systemic racism has affected everything - education, healthcare, the workforce, housing - you name it. If you haven't noticed the role that race plays, you've likely been in a position of privilege. "What about..." "What aboutism," as Rachel Cargle says, is often used to deflect blame and shift the conversation away from the oppressed group being discussed. White supremacy is exemplified by society's reluctance to ever give exclusive attention to BIPOC folks.

"Just to play devil's advocate" This quickly derails a conversation about race by swerving into loaded hypotheticals. Plus, it seems as if you get a kick out of putting my humanity on trial.

"Agree to disagree" This doesn't resolve situations of injustice. "Agree to disagree" is acceptable for preferences and trivialities - my rights and ongoing oppression cannot be reduced to mere opinion. — "Just to play devil's advocate" This quickly derails a conversation about race by swerving into loaded hypotheticals. Plus, it seems as if you get a kick out of putting my humanity on trial. "Agree to disagree" This doesn't resolve situations of injustice. "Agree to disagree" is acceptable for preferences and trivialities - my rights and ongoing oppression cannot be reduced to mere opinion.

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Shotgun Seamstress

@shotgunseamstress@kolektiva.social · 6 months ago

KYKY is a digital archive and educational resource for lesbian, queer, gender non conforming, and trans people of the African Diaspora.

Old magazines, photos, interviews articles, personal ads and more.

#BlackLesbian #BlackWomen #LGBTQ #2SLGBTQIA #QueerArchive #QueerCulture #DigitalArchive #Magazine #zines

https://www.kykyarchives.com/explore

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Cover of BLK magazine (August 1990) The Cover is neon green with a black and white image of Dr. Marjorie Hill on the cover sitting in a large rattan peacock chair. She was New York City's Lesbian and Gay Representative at City Hall. She looks professional and stylish, wearing a dark blazer and long, flowing kente cloth skirt. The letters BLK are large and bold in the top left of the cover.

Front page of a newspaper called "The Womanist," published March 1989. The title appears at the top of the page in a font that looks painted with a brush. Below in bold san serif font, "Happy International Women's Day and Black Heritage Month." There is a large drawing on the left hand side of the page of a black woman rolling up her sleeve in a way that signifies strength.

The cover of "THING" Magazine (1991). Bright red background, the title in black, bold lettering across the top. Below that, a black and white photo of a grimacing woman, fully made up with long lashes and long feather earrings . A list of contents is on the bottom left: Dennis Cooper, Vaginal Davis, Essex Hemphill, Gary Indiana, ishmael Houston-Jones, Lady Miss Kier, Ultra Nate.

A newspaper clipping announcing "Two Females 'Married' in Chicago--To Each Other" with a photo of a woman in a tuxedo with her arm around another woman in a white wedding gown. (1970)

Shotgun Seamstress

@shotgunseamstress@kolektiva.social · 6 months ago

KYKY is a digital archive and educational resource for lesbian, queer, gender non conforming, and trans people of the African Diaspora.

Old magazines, photos, interviews articles, personal ads and more.

#BlackLesbian #BlackWomen #LGBTQ #2SLGBTQIA #QueerArchive #QueerCulture #DigitalArchive #Magazine #zines

https://www.kykyarchives.com/explore

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Audubon Ballroon (he/him)

@audubonballroon@mastodon.social · 6 months ago

"My mission in life is not merely to survive but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humour and some style."

- Maya Angelou

#blackwomen #blackmastodon

mekka okereke :verified:

@mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io · 6 months ago

https://19thnews.org/2025/07/black-women-unemployment-jobs-warning-sign/

I've seen the past exonerative tense before, but the present continuous exonerative tense is special!

"Black women's unemployment is rising."🤡

All by itself? Magically?

The entire US, Dem and GOP, is going on close to 24 months straight of being publicly and loudly anti-civil rights (anti-DEI).

"Black women are more likely to work in the departments targeted by DOGE."

is like saying,

"Harbor seals are more likely to be found swimming in the water that happens to be rushing into a great white shark's rapidly opening mouth."🤡

Dudes have been open and vocal about their desire to drive Black women out of leadership positions in the federal government, higher education, and private industry. That's their goal.

And yet, we still talk about these outcomes as if they're just an unfortunate side effect of generalized downturns.

Dinah 🕊🇺🇦

@metagrrrl@mastodon.social replied · 6 months ago

@mekkaokereke How exactly is this rising unemployment of Black women (another others) happening and what countermoves are being made? Unbreaking has a page for that: https://unbreaking.org/issues/equality-at-work-decimating-the-federal-workforce/

#DEI #FederalWorkers #USpol #BlackWomen #LGBTQIA #Women #discrimination #civilrights

Audubon Ballroon (he/him)

@audubonballroon@mastodon.social · 7 months ago

"Homosexual and trans people are nothing new. I cannot stand these people who will see a trans person and go the world is truly coming to an end."

#blackwomen #blackpeople #lgbtq #translivesmatters #blackmastodon

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