The Black Female Agenda
There are some gooooood things brewing over at Black Women Vote’s website. It appears to have started mostly as a political website, still maintains its political focus while addressing issues black women face in this society. I have a feeling that it is the start of big things to come for and about black women. Let’s face it. Can you name one organization whose sole focus is to address the unique issues black women face? And I am not talking about women’s magazines.
If you want to get in on the pioneering of new black women’s movement, which is being cultivated over there, do yourself a favor and stop by. Get involved. People are working on your behalf to make our situation better. It won’t hurt you. They are looking for free thinking black women. No one can do this for us. We must unite and make change for ourselves. Take a peak. Let me know what you think. Do you like the idea? Do you plan to get involved?
Here is an outline of the BLACK FEMALE AGENDA (reprint from Black Women Vote):
1. Family Integrity. We want healthy, supportive environments in our homes. We want a national climate that is conducive to producing mutually satisfying, loving and equal family dynamics for any black woman that desires to marry and raise a family. We want a plethora of marital options. We want a national climate that is supportive of black women who elect to remain single or childless.
2. Media Integrity. We want to be represented truthfully in media. We want to be the final arbiters of what is an 'accurate' depiction of the average black American woman. We want to be able to own and control our own media outlets.
3. Financial Integrity. We want to be financially empowered to control our own destinies. We want to exercise our full rights as American citizens to create and manage wealth for ourselves and our families.
4. Educational Integrity. We want educational opportunities that will make our children and ourselves intensely competitive in the world's markets. We want fair and balanced educational treatment of our children, and we want to have the final say on what is taught to our children about the black experience in America.
5. Safety. We want freedom from ALL violence. We want to exercise our right to express ourselves, improve ourselves, and BE ourselves without the threat of violent retribution by anyone. We want to be safe in our neighborhoods, in our homes, and on our jobs. Our safety will never be on the negotiating table for any strategy that will be employed by anyone, including that of the black community.
6. Health. We want to be physically, mentally, and emotionally healthy and whole. We want to create the the tools and pathways for our total health, without undue resistance from any source. We want a national and local environment that is conducive to maintaining our established physical, mental, and emotional health.
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