In the "black blogosphere" the internet area where many intellectual black women come together to discuss issues, events, and news there is an unprecedented outrage at Al Sharpton.
For a while they have suspected that his agenda did not include supporting or aiding black women and small children and today was the last straw.
The Dunbar Village case in which a Haitian woman was gang raped at gun point then made to assault her own son went by unnoticed by Al Sharpton and many black professed help organizations. This despite many requests and pleas by residences and bloggers alike.
But one year later, Al Sharpton is now heading for Dunbar Village -to lend a supporting image for the rapists.
Apparently he has sent lawyers down to Dunbar for the rapists.
For more on the story see: What About Our Daughters (links listed in previous post)
And Essential Presence (links listed in previous post)
And Black Women Vote!
There is a call by the women at Black Women Vote! to cancel all memberships and financial support for organizations that do not show record of having helped Black Women and children -such as the NAACP.
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Miriam's editorial piece: Folks this is nothing but a wake up call. There are many ways to wake people up...a whisper.. then a holler.. then a pulling of the ear.. then a slap in the face (what's going on right now) what more do we, black women, need to hear before we rouse ourselves and come together for our own sake?
4 comments:
I read about this at WAOD. The more I think about it, the more scandalous it becomes. Sharpton is returning to the scene of this horrific crime to speak on behalf of the rapists. Absolutely shameful. If this isn't a wake-up call, I don't know what is.
Shocol -it almost feels as if at every level -from the top to the bottom- the lack of care for the BW has been shown.
Now this is the lowest and the last (hopefully)level. Now, even those who willfully turn the other way, can't ignore this writing on the wall.
Miriam,
It is becoming more and more clear that AA women in this country are going to have to fight our men/BC for the right to exist in peace. After some of the stuff that's gone down, they're really not leaving us any other choice.
I guess its the new Amazon women. lol
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