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A Dr. Goddess Giveaway with Sears and Kenmore!

By Dr. Goddess Jan 17, 2012
A Dr. Goddess Giveaway with Sears and Kenmore! Appliances! Folks, I have a ton of brand loyalty to Sears and Kenmore Appliances because I grew up with their great, (digital) appliances and credit the intelligent choices my Mom aka “Ms. Freedom” made for our family. As you may know, I’ll be debuting my next play entitled, “She Put a Hammer in My Hand, a story about women and home improvement,” which is a tribute to her and a tool kit for all of us. Thus, I’m delighted to be flying on over to Chicago for the Kenmore Bloggers Summit and there’s a great opportunity for you to win some great prizes, particularly a Sears Gift Card of $100, $50 and $25. *SQUEAL* I don’t know about you but I could use that. In fact, I got a little teary-eyed just thinking about the possibilities… Here are The Rules: 1. Make a quick video showing us how...
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Twitter Celebrates Zora Neale Hurston’s Birthday with Zeal

By Dr. Goddess Jan 08, 2012
Twitter Celebrates Zora Neale Hurston's Birthday with Zeal @InnyVinny's Zora Brown Twitterbird “I love myself when I am laughing, and then again when I am looking mean and impressive.” — Zora Neale Hurston Anthropologist, Writer, Novelist, Storyteller, Playwright, Dancer, Southerner Extraordinaire, Zora Neale Hurston, was born on January 7, 1891. She was a phenomenal woman, a renaissance woman, a fierce woman, artist and human being. So, naturally, Twitter celebrated her birthday with glee. Enjoy… America's First Incorporated Black Town, Where Zora Grew Up Did you like this? Share...
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Dastardly Dude Deceptively Deals Luvvie’s #DumbestTweets

By Dr. Goddess Jan 05, 2012
Dastardly Dude Deceptively Deals Luvvie's #DumbestTweets "I got a right to be hostile, these people are stealin'!" In addition to other talents & skills (web page developer, graphic design, AIDS activist, AwesomelyLuvvie.com), Luvvie Ajayi (@luvvieig on Twitter) is a comedic writer and creator of DumbestTweets where you can get a daily dose and more of the way the American Educational system has failed its children.  From stunning misspellings to appalling logic, it’s all there for us to witness. Here’s an example from the website: One of the Top 50 Dumbest Tweets DumbestTweets are both sad and amusing, which is why we love it so much. Luvvie began cataloguing with a low-key but brilliantly funny woman, @MissZindzi. They started with individual tweets and posts and then Luvvie moved on to full time well over a year ago, so much so that DumbestTweets were...
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.@PerezHilton Hijacks Hilarious Viral Vid from Hardworking Actress, Franchesca Ramsey (@ChescaLeigh)

By Dr. Goddess Jan 05, 2012
.@PerezHilton Hijacks Hilarious Viral Vid from Hardworking Actress, Franchesca Ramsey (@ChescaLeigh) Franchesca Ramsey (@chescaleigh) made a video entitled, “Shit White Girls Say to Black Girls” and posted it on her YouTube Channel. This hilarious video by this hardworking actress went viral. @ChescaLeigh's Vid Went Viral Perez Hilton COULD have embedded her video on his site and given her attribution; but instead, he uploaded it to his own site and never gave her any credit. When she confronted him, all hell broke loose on Twitter, in general and Black Twitter, in particular. Perez decided to take it down, instead of uploading her YouTube video, giving her credit, apologizing and offering some restitution. He’s Shameful. The Takedown is hilarious and filled with him getting cussed out, raging ridicule, overall public shaming and even curses from The Color Purple. What a Thief Deserves (and is it true that you got...
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Kicking Dirt on Kwanzaa

By Dr. Goddess Dec 26, 2011
Kicking Dirt on Kwanzaa Kwanzaa Time This article was originally published in December, 2003. It never fails. Every single year for the past six years, at least, I have witnessed the consistent pattern. On or before Dec. 26, the first day of Kwanzaa, someone will send me an anti-Kwanzaa editorial published, you guessed it, just in time for the holiday season! At all times, the conclusion is the same–there is no real or valid reason to celebrate Kwanzaa. This year’s offering was written by Debra Dickerson, journalist, lifetime overachiever and author of “An American Story.” Her article entitled, “A Case of the Kwanzaa Blues” appeared in The New York Times opinion section Dec. 26. This article is my response. At the very least, she begins her essay with a more balanced approach than most– admitting that all holidays are...
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Meet Black Pete, Dutch Santa’s Helper

By Dr. Goddess Dec 20, 2011
Meet Black Pete, Dutch Santa's Helper Greetings Everyone, I’m reprinting an article from a colleague because we both used to write or Africana.com, it was sold to AOL Black Voices and, well, our articles disappeared. But it’s Christmas time and you’ll see that understanding the Dutch, Sinterklaas and Black Pete will be well worth your time. History is important, especially when the Dutch get all ahistorical (see: Rihanna Gives Heat to Jackie Magazine for Their Racist Dutch Oven). Past Imperfect: Santa’s Road Dawg http://www.africana.com/columns/cobb/ht20031222xmas.asp By William Jelani Cobb Waaay before Lethal Weapon, 48 Hours or Huckleberry Finn, Santa Claus was working the interracial buddy theme. Generations of American children have been raised with the legend of a cherubic white guy who employs vertically-challenged, non-union labor to...
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Rihanna Gives Jackie Magazine Heat for Their Racist Dutch Oven

By Dr. Goddess Dec 20, 2011
Rihanna Gives Jackie Magazine Heat for Their Racist Dutch Oven This is NOT an Error Once upon a time, yet another international magazine decided to print racist / white supremacist words and imagery regarding a Black artist and then issue an “oops, did we do that?” apology, as if that would be enough to make protestors go away. Well, both @thefashionbomb and @theybf wrote blogs here and here (with a followup here) to let everyone know about it. There was also an Afro-European Blog that sent me their link later on but I appreciate it! Then @luvvieig wrote one of her stern letters, which I love, basically asking what Queen Latifah asked a long time ago—Who You Callin’ a [N*ggab*tch]?!! . Oh yeah, the editor first said we were all being too sensitive, then later apologized on Facebook like this: Dear readers, first of all: thanks for all your responses. We of course huge...
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Are People of Color Occupying Wallstreet?

By Dr. Goddess Nov 30, 2011
REUTERS / Mike Segar - Occupy Minnesota   Are People of Color Participating in Occupy Wallstreet or any of the Occupy Movements around North America, in particular? A series of focused discussions on the role of people of color engaged in #OccupyWallstreet are captured here on Twitter. Lots of great ideas, questions and even solutions are provided. They’re only related by topic. Not all of the persons involved were even tweeting to the others. Just keep that in mind as you read the Twitter feed. What do you think? What would help you become more involved in the Occupy Movement? How would you like to see it evolve in the future? Did you like this? Share...