Sistah Affirmations

admin — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 01:39:07 +0000

From my own study of the question, the colored woman

deserves greater credit for what she has done and is doing than

blame for what she cannot so soon overcome. ~~~Fannie Barrier Williams

admin — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 01:38:22 +0000

Women of Egypt and Libya

Drink her tears from the River Nile

You will gain courage and bravery

Women of Congo and Liberia

Drink her tears from River Congo

You will shed inferiority

Women of Zambia and Zimbabwe

Drink her tears from River Zambezi

You will gain understanding

Women of South and West Africa

Drink her tears from River Limpopo

You shall see liberation

~~~Gcina Mhlope, South African poet

Family

admin — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 20:55:18 +0000

E je k’a s’ oro ile wa o.

Let us practice the rituals of our family.

Yoruba proverb.

admin — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 18:49:37 +0000

Self-definition is intimately linked with empowerment.

Judy Scales-Trent

admin — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:44:47 +0000

W’en yu se ole wuman run, no ax wha’matter, run too.

When you see an old lady running do not ask what is the matter, run too.

Jamaican proverb