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what happened to blackfolk?

speedychi wrote in blackfolk Mar 15, 2013 12:27

so this community is pretty much dead, then? :(

anyone here? caller, are you there?

Abortion itself is not reproductive freedom, adventures at dailykos...

futurebird wrote in blackfolk Mar 02, 2013 19:40

Abortion itself is not reproductive freedom, abortion is one of many technologies that can help make reproductive freedom a reality. Some other technologies are other types of contraception and methods that increase fertility. If we mistake abortions themselves for "freedom" we could incorrectly conclude that black women, who have more abortions ( Read more... )

wash day

speedychi wrote in blackfolk Mar 01, 2013 10:33

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Dov Hikind is a Very Odd Duck

cinema_babe wrote in blackfolk Feb 27, 2013 17:29

(This is a post I made on Facebook earlier today ( Read more... )

Diversity in Technology Industry

madeline wrote in blackfolk Feb 07, 2013 14:32

Learnings
Last night I went to a Black History Month Celebration/ diversity panel put on by a Blacks in Tech group at the local Googleplex where everyone-- with the exception of five people and the hosts of the event-- in a room of at least 80 people was black. A few were within a couple of generations from the African continent or the UK. Used to ( Read more... )

meetup, science, parenting, where the blackfolk at?

Will Peroxide Damage My Hair? | BeyondJane

Aida Baker wrote in blackfolk Feb 06, 2013 14:29

http://beyondjane.com/beauty/hair/will-peroxide-damage-my-hair/

WHITNEY HOUSTON'S BROTHER: "I Got Whitney Hooked On Crack"

pariahcub wrote in blackfolk Jan 29, 2013 11:09

Whitney Houston's brother says HE'S to blame for introducing the singer to drugs like crack cocaine back in the '80s ... not Bobby Brown ... and last night he came clean to Oprah ( Read more... )

Personal Histories

cinema_babe wrote in blackfolk Jan 08, 2013 02:17

I wanted to pass this along in case anyone might be interested ( Read more... )

Hackers target Westboro Baptist Church after Newtown threat

pariahcub wrote in blackfolk Dec 19, 2012 18:24

After church leaders announce plans to protest at site of school massacre, Anonymous posts the personal information for dozens of members of the extremist group, including names, e-mail addresses, and phone numbers ( Read more... )

Theater job opportunity, Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Af-Am / Black Hair Care Specialist

zizi_west wrote in blackfolk Dec 10, 2012 13:03

Apologies if this doesn't fit here, but the deadline is December 12, 2012 so I wanted to get out the word quickly.
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