The next three months leading up to this U.S. presidential “election” are gonna be nail biters mixed with head scratchers. VP was scooted into the qualifying round by her corporate party – without “We the People” actually choosing her to run. Magically, she’s collected delegate votes and here we are. Black American descendants of slavery,…
Socially Awkward, Social is Sharecropping: Is It Time to Leave a Mark (X)?
I just went down a rabbit hole on the website formally known as Twitter… Y’all! Is it time for descendants of U.S. slavery to get off X? There are entire accounts dedicated solely to disparaging, disrespecting and spewing threats and false info about Black Americans ALL. DAY. LONG. And these accounts have 10s/100s of thousands/millions…
To Be Read : The Black Tax by Andrew W. Kahrl
***This post contains affiliate links. The B Board will receive compensation if a purchase is made after clicking on the graphics and links shown.*** The Black Tax: 150 Years of Theft, Exploitation, and Dispossession in America by Andrew W. Kahrl. Published this month by UC Press and is next on the ole reading list. Anybody who’s…
Right on C.U.E. in Times of Concern, Urgency, Emergency : A(nother) Bulletin Board
It’s right in the title; a(nother) bulletin board (or forum) to write down the joneses when you wanna get stuff off your chest or just rest, chat, relax – The B Board. I’m Roux, an American descendant of enslaved people, woman, GenXer, Multi-passionate and SuperMod(erator) of the site. And this is my blog. From time…
The B Board: Strengthening the Core of a Board for the Future
The B Board is building in public. This Board is here-and-now and looking ahead to the future. We* love the concept of a bulletin board filled with topical forums around need-to-know info, shared interests or curiosities and interesting people with ideas and something to say. We*’re building a board we*’d feel comfortable with and at…
