Featured Activism of the Day

It has been a while since we had a Featured Activism of the Day post. So I actually have several posts about things other people around the globe are doing to combat the War On Black Women. As always if you know of someone else doing their thing, drop me a line.

You need to see the trailer for the documentary NO! "A documentary on rape, sexual abuse and domestic violence against black women in the black community . The documentary ”NO!” is a must see for those who are concerned for the health, safety and well-being of black women living in America." (source)

Tolerance.org has a very insightful series examining misogyny in Hip Hop music. The Article is entitled "Hip Hop's bad Rap?" Mind you, this took place TWO years ago, but the site is very informative and actually has tips to fight hate. If you want a list of all of their articles on combating hate and hip hop, you can click here.

The Black Agenda Report has an excellent article on the business model behind hip hop music called" Hip Hop Profanity, Misogyny and Violence: Blame the Manufacturer"Vital information in Defunding the War On Black Women. We have to know where the money is going.

And Ya Dont Stop!: Rappers To Spit 24 Hours Of Non-Explicit Rap. Well, it's a start. They're trying to Rap for 24 hours straight without cursing. Its sad that spewing profanity-free for a day is news, but we have to applaud the effort. ( We don't but we will).

Big Ups to Michelle Malkin and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Apparently when the video of Akon abusing a 15 year old girl on stage hit the internet, the Universal Music Group ( the bastion to human rights and dignity) had it yanked from YouTube and sent cease and desist letters all over the internet. Michelle fought back. If you are going to peddle filth and th abuse of women and girls, you should be put on BLAST. If there is nothing wrong with your artist. Why be afraid?

To Rap things up, I want to feature this report from Why Black Women Are Angry. She is talking the the whole Opie and Anthony ridiculousness . She sums it up. I couldn't do any better.

For those of you on Sharpton Watch. Today is Day 4 of Al Sharpton officially ignoring the comments of DL Hughley on The Tonight Show regarding the women of Rutgers. Why don't you take time and use some of your anytime minutes to ask him why by calling 212-690-3070.

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Update on Sharpton Watch - He didn't know???

When I got home today, there was a comment on the blog that indicated that the e-mails were not going through and that she had actually called the National Action Network at 212-690-3070 and was treated very rudely.

I called the National Action Network this afternoon. The person answering the phone indicated that they were unaware of the DL Hughley situation. I read her the comments and she gasped and put me on hold.

The girl was actually polite. She thanked me for the information and said she would look it up and pass it on to Reverend Sharpton.

I don't know how he wouldn't know. I sent the man an e-mail a week ago. So we'll give Rev. Al the benefit of the doubt. In the meantime I suggest that the National Action Network utilize a modern convenience called a Google News Alert because people in the blogoshpere have been talking about Sharpton's silence on the DL Hughley situation for almost a week if not more.

For those of you on Sharpton Watch. Today is Day 3 of Al Sharpton officially ignoring the comments of DL Hughley on The Tonight Show regarding the women of Rutgers. You can call 212-690-3070 and ask them WHY he's been SILENT on these comments.

Thank you posters for letting me know about your effort and the response from the National Action Network. If you call, drop a comment to let us konw their response.

Update: I knew I had gotten a response from them. I checked my e-mail and as far back as May 10th, they sent me an e-mail acknowledging receipt of my initial letter about DL Hughley.

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Spelman Students Start Letter Writing Campaign to BET

A group of Spelman Students have started a letter writing campaign to BET. You can find more about it here on Mirror on America. I've contacted the student for more details. I am working on something now to actually start a letter writing campaign to BET's advertisers. Because I have the feeling that millionaire BET executives don't really care what we think because they are, to quote the president of the company" making more money than ever." Lets see if we can change that.


Thanks Kara and the Angry Independent for this info.

For those of you on Sharpton Watch. Today is Day 3 of Al Sharpton officially ignoring the comments of DL Hughley on The Tonight Show regarding the women of Rutgers.

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Hip Hop Under Fire

NPR has an audio series called Hip Hop Under Fire.
Part II. Interview With Video Vixens
Listen in particular to the stream at the 6:00 minute mark when Dr. Johnetta Cole calls the Video Vixen on her crap. Then again at 8:33. Then Again at 10:40. I am trolling for this transcript. The Video Vixen "brags" about going to a 2nd grade class for Career Day. Who the heck was the principal at that elementary school? My people. My People.

Thanks to Kara for this link.

For those of you on Sharpton Watch. Today is Day 2 of Al Sharpton officially ignoring the comments of DL Hughley on The Tonight Show regarding the women of Rutgers.

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Toyota Yaris HIp Hop Campaign

I love Toyota , but I am going to have to keep an eye on this. Our goal here at What About Our Daughters is to Defund the War on Black Women and stop funding misogyny in music. As we know all hip hop isn’t bad, but one of Toyota’s partners in the campaign, Radio One, is one of the largest purveyors of commercial Hip Hop. It sounds as if they are doing the right thing and perhaps this is an opportunity for some different sounds of Hip Hop to reach a wider audience. Here are the details.

In partnership with Complex Magazine and Radio One, "Yaris vs. Yaris" will pull consumers into the campaign with a "Fresh Kicks" sneaker design competition and a DJ contest that will find the "Bangin" DJ in each market. By logging on to http://www.yarisversusyaris.com/, DJs can submit their best musical mixes and sneaker aficionados can submit original designs of customized kicks that incorporate Yaris design cues. Consumers can log on to the website http://www.yarisversusyaris.com/ and cast votes for the top DJ and sneaker design per market. The local winners will be showcased at the Yaris events in each market with the winning mix performed live and the winning "Fresh Kicks" design on display at each event.

HOWEVER, with Radio One involved, we’ll be watching.



For those of you on Sharpton Watch. Today is Day 2 of Al Sharpton officially ignoring the comments of DL Hughley on The Tonight Show regarding the women of Rutgers.

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