I haven’t been writing much lately, because I have had so much on my mind. Whenever I find myself getting fidgety about my lack of production, I take a deep breath and remind myself that I am serving a power greater than myself. I was born passionate, fiery and with strong views…and I am not learning to counter all the shut-downs that many of the own women in my family and around me discouraged, telling me, “Girls should be seen but not heard!” Ha! That only served to make me louder.
What I find astounding is the inaccessibility, it seems, of getting to like-minded people. One of the great hopes of the internet and the World Wide Web was that of bringing people together. And it has. But I still find it difficult to navigate the plethora of sites that spring forth every minute, every second…
I’ve been blogging for Blackgirl on Mars for about 6 years now. It has been an interesting journey. I have met many people via the internet, most of whom I haven’t even met in the “real” world.
One such person is Donella Martin Braddix. At the time, we were both Brooklyn girls, living very far from home. Donella and I developed a correspondence that I know fueled us both when the going got tough. We inspired each other, egged each other on. Confided in each other. I know that we see ourselves in each other and it has been in the spirit of community we have continued our friendship.
Anyway, Donella has launched her new radio station on Blog Talk Radio, Inspirit Communications. Join us for our second show this Tuesday 11pm EST (U.S) where we address the following:
We’re bombarded by conflicting images of what female sexuality is all about: from sexually-explicit, scantily-clad rappers and artists who parade their “femininity” to career-driven professionals who decry that our sexuality should be the last means by which we define ourselves, to enlightened, artistic “women warriors’ who inspire us to re-claim ‘us’. But what does it all mean?
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