Suzanne Brooks

I�m sharing this thought-provoking correspondence received today. Before answering the question of whether Obama deserves women�s votes, there are many considerations that come to mind. Recollections: The efforts of too many women of color in support of the election of Barack Obama were responded to by having our presence, Justice 4 All Includes Women of…

Every day, I send out news and information and write about the ongoing extermination of women of color. Mostly, but not only, I write to women of color because if we don’t organize, collaborate and develop a major, immediate effort to save ourselves, we will not be saved. I have been writing to hundreds, surely…

It is always surprising to find a contemporary “leader” mapping out the goals and visions for a revolution with fine print that retains oppression for others, though it never seems that way to the person who feels their entitlements don’t require the entitlements of others. So when I read commentary which is demeaning or insulting…

President Obama is accommodating other communities that deserve accommodations and justice. It appears there are only two groups denied any accommodation or consideration at all: African Americans, for whom he says the answer is that “a rising tide lifts all boats,” which has never been true for African Americans; and women of color, whom he…

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The rich and powerful do not care about past, present or future lives for the masses. For them, every day is a holiday full of warmth and food and fun and money. After the annual national expression of the Thanksgiving myth which distracts attention from the actual experiences of the First People and the Pilgrims,…

Update: So Go the Days in the Lives of Women of Color Women of Color By Suzanne Brooks BlackCommentator.com Columnist From Poverty – ghetto, barrio or “the hood” to Education in Spite of Discrimination to Achievement Against the Odds in Education and Employment to Discrimination in Employment and Education with Retaliation for Filing Complaints to…