For Colored Girls Who've Considered Electioneering When Complaining is Enuf

Ananda Leeke, forwarded this article by Teresa Wiltz for MOORE magazine I have not have not hat a chance to read it, but the small snippets I skimmed looked like a departure from the typical pablum about Black women:

Wiltz' article is a great piece with so many juicy points and Black women facts. I like how she uses the term "hybrid" to describes folks like Michelle, me, and other Black women who were born between 1959 to 1969 and grew up in a post civil rights, pre-hip-hop period. She says we ride the cusp between boomers and Gen Xers, post-segregation and allegedly post-racial (not really!). Her article includes commentary from EPA Chief Lisa Jackson, associate professor and author Ella LJ Edmonsdon Bell, journalist Michel Martin, entrpreneur Cathy Hughes, and many other Black women.
Enjoy! Ananda

An "Obama Effect" for Black Women? - "African-American women are a major force in the Obama administration. But will their success help other, less visible black women break down doors?"

You can read the whole thing at MORE magazine..

Congressional Black Caucus ALC Late this Week

Later this week I'll be on a panel with two of my favorite Black bloggers Shawn P Williams of Dallas South Blog and Carmen D of All About Race. We'll be on a panel during the the first-ever Congressional Black Caucus Social Media Brain Trust entitled Black Power 2.0 – Social Media Mobilizing the Masses. It will be Thursday from 2 to 5 at the Washington, DC Convention Center from 2-5pm. But we're not the draw, Billie D. Williams is supposed to be there too :) "Ciao Bella!" The panel is hosted by Donna Brazile and Majority Whip James E. Clyburn.

I MIIIIIGHT bring a flip camera so I can get y'all some video interviews if you have any hard hitting questions, leave them in the comments section.

I know of at least one Black woman who is running for United States Senate out of Illinois so we MAY break our prohibition against politics related posts to monitor what happens in that race. I don't know anything about the woman. I think her name is Cheryl Jackson and she's the former head of the Chicago Urban League. I'll try to post about her tomorrow.

Comments

[Ananda Leeke]

Hi Gina. Thanks for sharing the article abut the Obama BW in MORE Magazine. The October issue of Essence did an amazing job featuring all of the Obama BW in the White House. It showed a lot sistaloves I didn't know about. Enjoy your time in DC. Many blessings, Ananda

[LD]

I was going to mention the same thing Ananda said in regards to the Essence article. I don't know too much about Cheryl Jackson. I'm going to read the more magazine article and come back and comment on that later.

"Congressional Black Caucus Social Media Brain Trust entitled Black Power 2.0 – Social Media Mobilizing the Masses", I like the sound of that. Emphasizes on MEDIA BRAIN TRUST!!!

[LD]

"‘Why do I need relationships? I’m working as hard as I can.’ But you can’t be a leader if you don’t build relationships.” Building relationships builds buzz, and buzz is what gets you noticed."

.....you can say that again!!!!!

I believe alot of this has to do with comfort, inability to except and receive constructive critism, and lack of confidence. Some fail to realize that positive interpersonal relationship skills in the workplace is key.

[blkchik]

Is this the infamous CBC weekend, where they party, eat chicken and get nothing accomplished for their districts?

[blkchik]

and how can I forget they "hook up" too

[gem2001]

Well blkchik I have heard similar things, but I vow to you right now that I won't be dranking and eating vittles. Nor shall I be text messaging any debauchery that I might encounter :)