Monthly Archives: December 2009

Found Dead: Jamaica Smith blackandmissing | December 12, 2009 at 4:51 pm | The search for a missing Rosedale mother who vanished after dropping her only daughter off at school ended violently after the father of her child strangled her … Continue reading →

From Black and Missing, But Not Forgotten: Man arrested in Missing Chicago girl’s case blackandmissing | December 10, 2009 at 4:03 pm | “Hmm… a 14 year old that was missing from Chicago was found today after being missing for more … Continue reading →

Even as he is being presented with an award that is considered the highest prize that is bestowed by the Nobel Committee, President Obama is still defending the war in Afghanistan and Iraq, and his sending 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan. … Continue reading →

Last year, during the 2008 presidential election, I put up a post on the black Iraqis of Basra, Iraq. Here is an update on their situation, 15 months later. ******************************************************************************************   IN IRAQ’S AFRICAN ENCLAVE, COLOR IS PLAINLY SEEN   … Continue reading →

Black and Missing, But Not Forgotten, is a blog that gives us daily reminders of the lack of regard that is given to the lives of many Black women who go missing. Black and Missing  was founded in July 2007 in effort to … Continue reading →

Aunt Jemima on the Pancake Box, 1983 Does anybody know what ever happened to Aunt Jemima on the pancake box? Rumor has it that she just up and disappeared. Well, I know the real story you see I ran into … Continue reading →

I came (via the blog the cwexperience)across this astoundingly well-written beautiful piece of truth at the blog of AlienatiOn . It addresses the hateful legacy of sexualized gendered racism that has saddled Black American women, and how the residue of the legacy … Continue reading →

IF MEN COULD MENSTRUATE By Gloria Steinem. A white minority of the world has spent centuries conning us into thinking that a white skin makes people superior- even though the only thing it really does is make them more subject … Continue reading →

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN SOLDARITY DAY – DECEMBER 20, 2009 Quick Facts The United Nations’ (UN) International Human Solidarity Day is celebrated on December 20 each year to raise public awareness on the importance of solidarity in fighting poverty. Local names Name … Continue reading →