Joshunda Sanders's Blog, page 27
February 5, 2014
"Being a writer is extremely hard. This has always been true. It was true for Chaucer. It was true..."
vintageblackglamour:
Langston Hughes was born 112 years ago...
Langston Hughes was born 112 years ago today in Joplin, Missouri. This photo was taken by Nickolas Muray, a Hungarian-American photographer who was also an Olympic fencer, in 1923 when Mr. Hughes was about 21 years old.
"How do they do it, the ones who make love
without love? Beautiful as dancers,
gliding over each..."
without love? Beautiful as dancers,
gliding over...
February 4, 2014
"The more you open up, the more you must protect yourself, from others’ gaze and curiosity and..."
February 3, 2014
"Rumpus: Do you view your work as having a specific place in the contemporary literary community?..."
February 1, 2014
ywca-austin:
The YWCA Greater Austin invites you to join the...
The YWCA Greater Austin invites you to join the conversation at its Monthly Dialogue on Issues of Racism & Discrimination on Friday, January 31, 2014 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. The January topic: "Is it always racism?
We may not be able to solve all the issues of racism and discrimination, but we can share some ideas on how to make the world a better place. Bring your lunch and let’s talk!
I went to this yesterday and I wanted to encourage my Austin friends who can make the next one to drop by. I’ve never had a response to anything I’ve written compare to what happened when I wrote the Most Beautiful City in the World on my blog and later, after the Op-Ed was published in the Statesman. I was back in Austin to tie up some loose ends and a friend forwarded this. The room was full, with some familiar faces, and it was so affirming to hear both white and black people talking about their experiences with race in the city.
The last thing I said and what I hope comes out of the discussions/commentary about what I wrote is that it is so powerful to hear someone echo your experience. Even if you don’t agree on everything, it would have been so affirming and validating to have had allies acknowledge my experiences on a regular basis. Toward the end of my time living in Austin, I had that, but it was time for me to move on for other reasons. I hope for the black people who remain and those who move here, that they will find dialogues like this to be refreshing and helpful.
January 29, 2014
Activists Call for Action February 10-16 to Build Support for Marissa Alexander
"The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise."
January 27, 2014
"It’s the desperation that irritates me. That in every other area of a black woman character’s life..."
vintageanchorbooks:
"I recently spoke at a university where a...
"I recently spoke at a university where a student told me it was such a shame that Nigerian men were physical abusers like the father character in my novel. I told him that I had recently read a novel called American Psycho,and that it was a shame that young Americans were serial murderers.”
― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Game point.
