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Dude

Nordette — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:26:15 -0600

Really. It's not about Al Sharpton. And clearly, it's not about you.

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Ignorance

PPR_Scribe — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:28:22 -0600

I hope that you will educate yourself about how imagery equating African Americans with apes has been used for decades as a means of oppression--not by us Blacks ourselves, but by Whites. This has been especially true in this most recent campaign against (then) Sen. Obama. There is a long history to the objections to this editorial cartoon. There simply is no comparisson to any portrayals of former President Bush as a chimp.

Great post!

FutureMama — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:50:43 -0600

I know I don't consider myself ANY sort of ape/money! And as far as I'm concerned, none of us should shed ourselves in that light.

Jennifer

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Marketing to African-American Moms: The Greening of the Black Co

WellnessGuru — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 23:25:57 -0600

This blog post is right on target.... and definitely has me thinking. As an African American Woman and Mom, it really hits home for me. Ihave always been involved with the green movement and I have converted my house to a green state...so to speak in a big way. However...it never occurred to me that Other African American Moms were not involved and as conscious as me.

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Greening the Black Community

pathtonature — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:13:29 -0500

Glad you brought this up. I am a single white mama and the two youngest children are African Canadian. I never noticed how many 'whites' there are involved in the green and natural lifestyle until giving birth to them (and have become a lot more conscious of other things too!) The fact that there are concerned mothers and families causes me to want to reach out to people of color. If you have any ideas to share for ways to do that or what some of the concerns are in the community I would love to hear! This would help know what to focus on.

Lisa

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Sustainability Issues Take On New Meaning

Gena Haskett — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:29:11 -0500

If the old manufacturing employment has long left the city and town you live in then the greening of some African American communities might me that there could be the establishment of green manufacturing/recycling (not necessarily trash) or other types of sustainable employment.

Food production, in light of the recent tomato scare could be modified to begin grown local food via hydroponics.

Housing issues, gee whiz we could turn some of those abandoned buildings and manufacturing plants into eco-friendly housing for low and middle income folks if we and the local governments had the will power.

This is the kind of green talk that will get attention, not Bamboo sheets. Not that there is anything wrong with Bamboo sheets. I just think a person ought to have a place to use them other than a cardboard box.

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