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Black American Women have always been feminists. It's just that they were called "having an attitude" instead of "feminists"
While a record number of women are projected to win House seats in Tuesday's midterm elections, a local judicial race in Houston, Texas brings even more great news: All 19 black women who ran for various judicial seats in Harris County won their races last night, marking the single biggest victory for black women in the county's history.
VIOLA DAVIS*- First Black Woman To Win An Emmy For Outstanding Achievement in a Drama Series
"In my mind, I see a line. And over that line, I see green fields and lovely flowers and beautiful white women with their arms stretched out to me over that line. But I can’t seem to get there no how. I can’t seem to get over that line."
That was Harriet Tubman* in the 1800s. *= BLACK FEMINISTS ROCK
Listen to the rest of the SPEECH here or read it below. It's 2 minutes and outstanding!
And let me tell you something:
The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity.
You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there.
So, here’s to all the writers, the awesome people that are Ben Sherwood, Paul Lee, Peter Nowalk, Shonda Rhimes*. People who have redefined what it means to be beautiful, to be sexy, to be a leading woman, to be black.
And to the
Taraji P. Hensons and
Kerry Washingtons*,
the Halle Berrys,
the Nicole Beharies,
the Meagan Goodes,
to Gabrielle Union*.
Thank you for taking us over that line. Thank you for the Television Academy. Thank you.
President says ‘their punishments didn’t fit the crime’
The president personally notified the inmates of his decision by letter, telling them that the power to grant pardons and clemency is one of the most profound authorities the president has.
“I am granting your application because you have demonstrated the potential to turn your life around,” the president wrote. “Now it is up to you to make the most of this opportunity…I believe in your ability to prove the doubters wrong.”
This makes the total number of men and women granted clemency by President Obama, 89
"I would not be here, and so many others would not be here if it were not for the NAACP"
Video (below) Speech Points
1) The numbers of the men and women in prison have quadrupled since 1980
2) Black and Latinx people are highly over-represented in arrests, jails, and get higher sentences for the same crimes (as white people)
3) Early years of under policing in black community. Attitude of containment in segregated society
4) Police to be congratulated on violent crime going down due to tougher policing, but diminishing returns after a point
5) Diminishing Returns = Arresting Non-violent Drug Offenders for longer and longer periods of time.
6) Possible ways to spend the money we could save by not incarcerating non-violent drug offenders
7) Bi-Partisan support for Criminal Justice Reform THIS YEAR in the Senate.
8) What should happen in the
- Community
- Courtroom
- Cell Block
9) Criminal Justice System Effects On Community: Gutting of the community by taking away mothers and fathers. Disparate Treatment of children - Call parents and PTA Meetings for some problem children and call the police for others.
10) President Obama will be the first president to speak at a Federal Prison on Thursday
11) Prison Conditions In A Civilized Society
12) Prisoners should be able to vote at some point after they re-enter to society.
Smith College (Credit: Winding Road via Wikimedia Commons)
The new policy, which takes effect for those applying this fall, followed a year of study. The women’s college had previously asked undergraduates to have consistently identified as female since birth.
