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TRIGGER WARNING for descriptions of abuse of people with disabilities. Hell, the whole darn book is a trigger warning for abuse, rape and other triggering stuff.

Description: Photo shows the cover of a book. Two people of color are drawn, holding hands and looking at each other on a balcony. The person on the right [...]

The Revolution Starts at Home Review Part 2: Peggy Munson’s “Seeking Asylum: On Intimate Partner Violence and Disability.” — Originally posted at The Angry Black Woman

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So I have come to grips with the fact that I am not going to read this book all the way through in one sitting, as is my wont. In fact, starting from the front and reading it story by poem by article by interview to the end is not going to work, either. So [...]

An Idiosyncratic Review of The Revolution Starts at Home: Confronting Intimate Violence in Activist Communities Part One — Originally posted at The Angry Black Woman

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From: Vegans of Color
Sister Vegan needs help finishing her Phd

Sistah Vegan Needs Help to Finish Her PhD from Sistah Vegan on Vimeo. xposted
Has anyone bought her book? Would you to write a review? Drop me a comment please?
In this video I am asking for your help. I would like to finish my PhD and [...]

Can we help the kickass Sistah Vegan out? — Originally posted at The Angry Black Woman

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Via: Racialicious which says

I can’t recommend Silence Choices highly enough, especially in light of how others are trying to dictate how Black women should feel about exercising our reproductive rights and are trying their damnedest to make sure we don’t have access to reproductive options. But just don’t take my word for it. [...]

PSA: Faith Pennick’s Silent Choices (about Black women and abortion) screens free today only — Originally posted at The Angry Black Woman

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Brazilian fantasy action flick Besouro available to watch at this link
If you need a reminder… the story goes… As essentially an action movie set in 1920s Bahia, and based on the life of a legendary capoeirista from Bahia who uses the power of Candomble to fight the harsh conditions which, even post-abolition, the black population [...]

Entertain us!!! — Originally posted at The Angry Black Woman

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HBO might be doing an adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods
Also, new Sam Delaney (watch out for some comments). Pity his book is coming out after this years Wiscon, I’d love to see it discussed on that panel that talks about how class is addressed in sci-fi and speculative fic. (Also re: speculative fic [...]

Boost the signal: New fiction by Sam Delaney, Nalo Hopkinson’s Skin Folk to be made into film, needs funding — Originally posted at The Angry Black Woman

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Sister Song website
Reproductive Justice: 101
Loretta Ross of SisterSong on “Reproductive Justice 101″ Part 1

Loretta Ross of SisterSong: Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective, gives a lecture on “Reproductive Justice 101″ in Miami during June of 2008, sponsored by Women’s Fund of Miami and Mi Lola. Check out their website at http://sistersong.net/
 

 
Loretta Ross of SisterSong on [...]

Reproductive Justice part 2: Reproductive 101, Deconstructing the current anti-abortion efforts targeting Black women; also, doulas and midwives. — Originally posted at The Angry Black Woman

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Missing Voices NK Jemisin and Podcastle are looking for a voice actor who is at least black male southern for a new fantasy story about New Orleans that they are about to release in audio book form. You do not have to be a professional voice actor, though if you are, yeah!! Signal [...]

Signal boost: What should sci-fi or fantasy sound like? — Originally posted at The Angry Black Woman

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Hey there readers of ABW! I’ve been gone for far too long haven’t I? Sorry. Been rather busy. This is going to be a short update, unfortunately.
1. Con or bust, the auction programme that works towards sending POC fans to Wiscon, is now open and will be until March 6. All sorts [...]

Sci-fi technology heavy books by POC authors? — Originally posted at The Angry Black Woman

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Hey you all! Hope those who celebrated holidays in the last few months enjoyed it, and those who didn’t had some good days!
Lots of stuff has been going on in the world, I see. Lets have a closer look, shall we?
Al Jazeera English has the most complete coverage on the Uprising in Tunisia that I [...]

Links for the New Year — Originally posted at The Angry Black Woman

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