100 black women, 100 actions

action 35: tell stories, look for stories to share

wuraogunji — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:07:43 +0000

Action 35: Tell stories about love and self empowerment. Look, and listen for stories to share.
Action by: Shay Youngblood
Location: Denton, TX

action 34: Knowledge: Glimmer. Shift. Contemplation. A change in position. Awaken.

wuraogunji — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:13:02 +0000

Action 34: Knowledge: Glimmer. Shift. Contemplation. A change in position. Awaken.
Action by: Sheree Ross
Location: Austin, TX

action 33: The love for the drums and the call of the jungle music

wuraogunji — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:42:57 +0000

Action 33: The love for the drums and the call of the jungle music
Action by: Adela Vazquez, Community Activist, Proud Afro-Cuban, Transgender Woman
Location: San Francisco, CA

action 32: The Knowing

wuraogunji — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:35:08 +0000

Action 32: The Knowing
Action by: Venecia Rickenbacker
Location: Columbia, South Carolina

action 31: Remembering that I can

wuraogunji — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:20:16 +0000

Action 31: Remembering that I can
Action by: Kelle Jolly
Location: Knoxville, TN

action 32: breathe in, breathe out

ayanna — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:57:09 +0000

Life begins for me each day filled with
blessings of God.
Breathe in Breathe out, Breathe in breathe out,
Breathe in Breathe out, breathe in breathe out.

Action 32: breathe in, breathe out
Action by: Rosie Gordon-Wallace
Location: Miami, FL

action 29: put on slippers

wuraogunji — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:37:07 +0000

Putting on my slippers in the morning is an essential gesture for me. It is the first thing I do in the morning. I do so because I grew up with my grandmother and she insisted that we wore our slippers in the house from the moment we woke up to the moment we went to sleep. As children, she told us we would be sick if we didn’t wear slippers. As teenagers, she would warn us that if we didn’t wear our slippers our period would be painful. She drilled into us that we cannot take health for granted — health is the reward of the thousand and one precautions we take every day, beginning with never ever walking barefoot indoors or, god forbid, outdoors.

Action 29: Put on Slippers
Action by: Rose M. Rejouis
Location: Brooklyn, NY

action 28: Speak Your Truth Outloud

wuraogunji — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:33:42 +0000

Action: Speak Your Truth Outloud
Action by: Denise Valentine
Location: Philadelphia, PA

Image of Denise Valentine, Storyteller at Philadelphia Museum of Art, 8/07
Photo credit: markgarvinphoto.com

action 27: Kiss My, Never Mind, Onwards!

wuraogunji — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:35:43 +0000

Action 27: Kiss My, Never Mind, Onwards!
Action by: Carole Metellus
Location: Austin, TX

action 26: breathe Gratitude into your Heart/deeply…..

wuraogunji — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:22:06 +0000

Action 26: breathe Gratitude into your Heart/deeply…..
Action by: Sharon Bridgforth
Location: New York City