Earlier this year, a publicist sent me a message that said, "you have a pink blog?!" I must admit that I loved the color scheme and never really paid attention to the fact that it was pink. I never paid attention to the default meaning of pink. Pink. Female. Girl. Woman.
February is National Black History Month. You will see themes off and on this blog in celebration of this month. Today, I celebrate this history with my pink blog. This humorous, yet meaningful clip is of Alice Walker reading "Sojourner Truth" from Voices of People's History of the United States, edited by Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove.
Women have come a long way and are much stronger than anyone will ever know.
What stands out to you in these words? Leave a comment below
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2 comments:
I have heard this speech before, but it really hit me hard today hearing Alice Walker reading Sojourner Truth's words. I was struck by the intelligence, cleverness, and bite of Sojourner's thoughts; the clarity! She reminds us that although it may be nice to be treated a certain way, we as women are more than equipped to do for ourselves. And if we like pink, that's ok, too, it changes nothing. :-) Great post!
Yes, the clarity and the bite stood out to me too SJ. These are words that women need to hear more often that not; just for empowerment.
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