Friday
Apr182008
It's Our Anniversary
Friday, April 18, 2008 at 6:45AM The Blogmother 
365 Days and 692 posts later, we're still kicking. When I wrote my very first post, all I wanted to know was whether there was anybody else out there? Well one year later I think we've figured out that we are not alone. Since then, the blog has expanded from its focus on the negative portrayal of African American women in popular culture to include what is an uncompromising, unapologetic, and unbowed defense of Black women and girls. If you read my very first post, you can tell that I didn't think I would be around a year later. Tops, I thought I would be around for a month, but due to the encouragement and quite frankly the boldness and audacity of my readers, I am still here. Here is part of what I said a year ago.
Was anyone else discouraged after Oprah’s Town Hall Meeting ?So peruse the archives today, I have moved the box to the top of the screen. Here is a stroll down memory land. This Thursday, we will be having a very special podcast. My guest will be Pearl Jr. from Black Women Need Love Too. Pearl was the first non-relative to appear on my show. She agreed to come on the podcast back when I was just a bundle of good intentions, righeoust indignation and words. If you have not listened to the show "Does Hip Hop Hate Black Women" take time to listen. Pearl is a hoot! Lisa, email me so you can be on too!
I think there plenty of us that are equally outraged about the portrayal of African American women in popular culture . Now we need to get organized. It is time to DEFUND THE WAR ON BLACK WOMEN! Period. End of discussion. This isn’t about artistic expression. This is about capitalism. People have a right to basically say whatever they want to, but I don’t have to subsidize it in any way. Hence the term “starving artist.”I am not trying to create a new organization, just serve as a conduit to connect like- minded people together. My technical abilities are rather limited and I have the attention span of knat, but I can manage to post on a blog to get this started. We need a Moveon.org or EMILY’s List for black women. I’m not interested in any committees, dialogues, commissions or a task force. Those are just ways to wear passionate people out. Diane Weathers said black women should take the lead in this fight. What are we going to DO now? After Imus: Now What?
My Very First Post: After Imus: Now What? - I should have taken my own advice, because it was when I started working on too many things with too many people that I got tired out.
Second Most Life Altering Post: D.L. Hughley is Wrong: White Folks Might Just Have a Point. If it was not for DL Hughley, many of you would not knoa about this blog. But for his idiotic comments about the Rutgers team on the Tonight Show, I never would have started Sharpton Watch, readers would never have taken to the streets of Ft. Worth to protest his concert and I never would have been motivated to do additional research on him. It was during my Hughley research that I discovered a little "MESS" that BET was cooking up.
Second Most Surprising Post: Sharpton Watch Day 01: Where in the World is Rev. AL? I just threw an idea out there in jest and when I came home, a reader posted that they had called the National Action Network. Less than a week later, we had a statement.
Most Surprising Post: Boycott DL Hughley and His Ignorant Comments About Black Women. This blogger, I didn't know him at the time, Eddie Griffin left a comment. I really didn't think anything of it. The next thing I know, folks are protesting in the streets because of something I wrote. Get out of here!
My Favorite Post of ALL TIME: Satan's Lawyers to Bishop Tommy "The Hit Man" Weeks..... "Stop Slandering Our Client or Else!"I still fall out every time read it.
I still believe that we don't have to wait on the government, or large entertainment companies, or consumer goods companies to do the right thing. We are not as helpless as they would like us to believe. If we stop funding our own destruction a degradation that it goes away. We've proven it on a small scale several times over the year.
So thanks for reading, but more importantly, thanks for acting on what you have read.I'm glad we found each other on the vast and infinite space called the internet. Take time to peruse through out archives and leave a comment or drop us an email. Remember! Stop Funding Foolishness!
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Congratulations, Gina! Job well done.
Congrats Gina! Keep on keepin' on.
It's just been a YEAR? I would never have guessed...
Congratulations, Gina! You truly have opened my eyes to many things in the world. Blessings on you. Looking forward to what your 10th year anniversary will look like (if these "chittlin' eatin' " nuckas don't stress you out too much before then [smile])
Congrats, Gina. You are the greatest!!!
Congrats Gina! Your blog is one of the reasons that I started my own blog. So, great job and here' to another successfull year.
Congratulations! Although, we share differences of opinions on certain issues, I'd like to think that you're the reason I started blogging.
Thank you for your inspiration, your hard work, your ability to teach and counsel, your strategic skills, and your unrelenting power in sometimes adverse situations.
I really do appreciate you and all you do.
Most of all I thank you for your support and guidance during the Fat Bastard (Al Sharpton) counter-protest. Enjoy your anniversary.
Congratulations, Gina! Can't wait to see how this blog develops in the next year!
Happy Anniversary and Congratulations. Thanks for being an inspiration and look forward to the next year of posts.
Veronica
Gina,
It's funny you mention Imus. I was just e-mailing this to you.
Don Imus is at it Again
This time, Imus uses expletives to describe Barack Obama on his radio show, words that we don't use on my website.
Imus wanted attention, and now he's got it. It's time we ended this nonsense and ignorant discourse in what should be a great time in our nation's politics.
I am calling on my political blogger nation (and we are deep, believe me) to put an end to Don Imus' career, once and for all. The nationwide political blogger groups should be called into action.
The full post can be found at my blog, which includes links to the video.
Michael Davis
Dallas Progress - Independent News Media
http://dallasprogress.blogspot.com
Congratulations Gina! So glad to be a part of THIS movement!
PS- I like the new banner!
Congratulations Gina! I'm so proud of how much you have accomplished since we "met" during the Imus debacle last year. Keep up the great work!
Gina,
I am quite excited about the 1st Birthday of WAOD. To watch the Texas bloggers -yourself, Mike Davis, Eddie Griffin- make such as splash shows me that we can so this.
I think back to a conference call that you held one afternoon last year. I only listened but recall Eddie G. jumping on and touting the AfroSpear. Your presence in the Spear has enhanced the group. I look forward to seeing you at BWB.
Shawn Williams
Dallas South
Gina,
You're the reason I started blogging, I was moved to action, and that I adopted the battle cry: STOP FUNDING FOOLISHNESS!
I'm ready to join in on ending the assault on Black women.
Thank you and congrats.
Happy blog birthday, Gina! Keep up the good work!
Congratulations Gina on your one-anniversary. I pray that you have many more. God bless.
You're my shero Gina! Happy Anniversary and Congratulations (I could have sworn that I typed this in earlier, but I can't find my post)!
Way to keep with it gina!! congratulations!! :D
still standing with you...
~Holding Her Hand
wisdomteachesme
Wow! Thank you my people. All I really wanted to know back then was whether I was the only one. I think we all now know that we are not alone.
I can feel the luuuv. I am off to my first blog-related speaking event. If it is an unmitigated disaster, I'll blog about it.
Wish me luck!
Happy Anniversary Gina and the What About Our Daughters and Black Women's Roundtable Radio Family! May we all continue to express our highest most radiant selves in the service we are called to provide. May we all take care of ourselves first so that we can do the work we are called to do. Peace and Love, Ananda
Girl, you are gonna shine at the event. Rock it.... Speak your truth at your speaking event. I am very proud of you.
Gina ---> u da (wo)man! It has been remarkable to see how your online activism impacted on so many people in our community. I'm proud to be a blogger riding along in your wake. You keep moving us forward. We will keep watching your back...
I owe u feedback on that BWB panel. I'll get it to you this weekend...
peace, Villager
Happy Anniversary and best wishes to you,your blog and your blog talk radio show Ms. Gina! Thank you for being an inspiration to me and giving me the courage to start my own blog.
Thank you for all that you have done and all of the wonderful things still to come from you. Last of all, thank you for simply being there. The world would be a poorer place without you in it.
Best wishes and love,
Mr. Shadow
Congratulations, Gina! Great job!
Gina,
Happy Blogiversary! There are quite a few of us with B-Days this month. Keep up the great work because we're expecting even more in year 2.
DP
Congrats!!!
I have been with you from day one, and loving every post!!! I wish you many more years of success and dropping knowledge. You were one of the blogs that inspired me to stop procrastinating and start my own.
Again CONGRATS!!!
A year already? Well I just want to say that I have always appreciated you and the many others. I was so excited when I first found you a year ago when you also started out debunking the foolishness against the "Black Endangerment Television", and the many other ills. These were things I was screaming for years. You have grown into a very powerful network. Congrats!
Congratulations, Gina! It does feel like it was more than a year. Your an inspiration!
*You're*
Congrats on the 1 year!
You are truly an inspiration. Keep doing you and I wish you much success.
BTW -I really enjoy the podcast.
LOL @ tender loins
But I also wanted to mention that that lady that was saying that she thinks Obama is right, he's just not politically correct enough. Interesting -it kinda goes with his stance of wanting change. Like someone who's really not a politician but is wearing the "suit" to get in to the "office" in order to do the changes necessary.
(again I'm not into politics, just pointing this out)
Props to you Gina :-)
WOW!! Look at all you've done in such a short time. Truly inspirational and proof that you do what you do very well. I don't comment often but I'm an avid reader and have passed the word about WAOD to many others. Keep it up!
CONGRATULATIONS!!
So sorry I missed the anniversary celebration on Friday!
Bloggers like you keep me inspired! I just started my blog two months ago!
Thanks so much for your commitment to giving VOICE to so many issues that impact black women!
Peace, blessings and DUNAMIS!
Lisa
http://blackwomenblowthetrumpet.blogspot.com