Hazel Scott playing two pianos at the same damn time with ease

Hazel Scott was a musical sorcerer and a civil rights hero.   She:

She was brought down by the House Committee on Unamerican Activities, and has been largely forgotten.  But she was a sorcerer, and a hero.  

@theladyragnell

Let’s un-forget her.

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“Just because there’s this umbrella, LGBT, we’re all grouped together. But guess what? Someone poked a hole in the umbrella and the girls are still getting wet.”

-Miss Major Griffin-Gracy

All month long, in honor of Black History Month, we will be highlighting influential queer and trans black activists—and taking the opportunity to educate ourselves further in the process.

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy is an iconic trans activist. For decades, she has worked to prioritize people’s safety as an essential basis for liberation. From her leadership in the Stonewall Riots to challenging the injustices of the prison industrial complex, Miss Major’s activism has always put the immediate needs of incarcerated trans women of color at the forefront. Previously expelled from multiple universities and incarcerated for her gender identity and sex work, Miss Major continues to fight for the rights of trans people to be able to exist and thrive free of violence and persecution.

Based in the Bay area, Miss Major holds the position of Executive Director Emeritus at the Transgender, Gender Variant, Intersex Justice Project (TGIJP). A mentor to many, Miss Major is consistently cited by current trans activists, such as Janet Mock and Laverne Cox, as one of people who has been forefront in laying path for today’s LGBTQ+ activism.

Check out the links below to learn more about Miss Major Griffin-Gracy and her work:

Alternatives to ‘Sioux’

As you may know, the word ‘Sioux’ is considered to be a slur amongst members of the Oceti Sakowin. It is not our word for ourselves, but rather a name given to us by another nation and perpetuated by the Europeans / Euro-Americans.

You also may have noticed that our official tribe names often contain the word ‘Sioux’ (‘Oglala Lakota Sioux Tribe’ for example.) The reason for this is entirely legal. When our treaties were drafted, they were written as an agreement between the US Government and the ‘Sioux Nation.’ For this reason, we cannot fully abandon the name. However, when we’ve had opportunities, we’ve dropped the name in places we can (’Oglala Lakota County,’ for example, a name chosen by the rezidents.)

Simply put, members of the Oceti Sakowin generally don’t refer to themselves as ‘Sioux’ and, if we can’t change it legally, at least we can continue to assert our identity on our terms. So, if you choose to respect that, here’s a quick Oceti Sakowin education guide:

Oceti Sakowin (Seven Council Fires) 

Oceti Sakowin (encompasses all language dialects) is the simplest and broadest replacement for ‘Sioux.’ You can use this term if you aren’t aware of the specific language group to which ‘Sioux’ refers. Within the Oceti Sakowin are three main groups, which are further divided into seven subgroups:

Isanti Oyate (Santee — Dakota Dialect)

Wiciyela Oyate (Yankton/Yanktonais — Dakota Dialect ; commonly mislabeled as Nakota* Dialect)

Tinte Oyate (Tetons — Lakota Dialect)

Within the Tinte Ta Tunwan / Tintatunwan Oceti Sakown (#7), there are another seven subdivisions:

*modern terminology *In the past, the term Nakota has been applied to the Yankton, but this is a mistake. The Yankton speak Dakota. Nakota speakers are Assiniboine / Hohe and Stoney, who broke off from the Yankton at a time so long ago their language is now nearly unrecognizable to Lakota and Dakota speakers.

This is really good to know! Question though: is there an alternative word to Siouan for when referring to the larger language class?

As far as I know there isn’t outside of referring to the group, and my guess behind this is there was never a need for an all-encompassing language-specific term before anthropology categorizations (but if someone is aware of one, feel free to jump in.) To my knowledge, the best one can do is either refer to the Oceti Sakowin as a whole, or name the specific language dialects: Lakota and Dakota (Nakota inclusion still highly debatable.) 

I know you didn’t ask this, but I noticed this question in someone’s tag so I’m going to use this reblog to address it. The pronunciations are:

Oceti Sakowin - Oh-CHE-Di  SHA-ko-weeŋ  (the ending ‘n’ is said at the back of the throat and not fully enunciated, much like the ‘n’ in the word ‘sing.’ ‘T’ is pronounced as a halfway between a ‘d’ and ‘t’. )

Lakota - La-KȞO-da (’ȟ’ indicates a slight guttural noise, again like the ‘k’ is being said at the back of the throat but loudly. Somewhat like the ending ‘k’ in the word ‘lock,’ but more pronounced. Again, ‘T’ is pronounced as a halfway between a ‘d’ and ‘t’.)

Dakota - Da-KȞO-da (see Lakota)

Bonus: The most prominent difference between the language dialects is the switching of the ‘L,’ and ‘D.’ So the Lakota word for grandfather–’tunkasila’–would in Dakota be ‘tunkasida’

Hope that info helps you, Tumblr (or Tumbdr for the Dakota in the audience)

Tumbdr 😂

Jean-Michel Basquiat - Evil Thoughts Revenge 

Protect Black Trans Women.  Stop the murders of my sisters!

#BlackTransLivesMatter

Regina Brave, a survivor of Wounded Knee II in 1973, was released yesterday after being arrested for her actions standing up for treaty rights as police raided Oceti Sakowin. 

So anyway when are the organizers for the Women’s March on Washington going to give Raquel Willis a formal and EXTENSIVE apology for cutting her mic off during her speech???

Raquel Willis starts at 7:37 and they cut her mic at 10:15. Right after she said “no one can be an afterthought anymore"… they proceeded to treat her like an afterthought.

Do better.

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the entire speech can be found on her website here

There are militarized police, along with dapl personnel, who are terrorizing the water protectors at Standing Rock #NoDAPL

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I don’t think one could wake up to find out worse news than this…two women killed in one day. Both Black - the group that is oppressed and disrespected the most in our country..

#SkyeMockabee   #KorrynGaines   #SayTheirNames

#BlackLivesMatter   #Amerikkka

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New video “Blk Girl Soldier” by Jamila Woods just has to go viral.

Truly powerful single honors Black women throughout history and celebrates the resilience and Black power.

#BlackGirlMagic

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Watch: In a powerful Congresional speech, Sandra Bland’s mother called people who think they’re woke “the walking dead” because of how little we still know

The speech included a rousing call to action before the newly formed Congressional Caucus On Black Women & Girls. And her words were incredibly resonant, even if you think you know the whole story.

Gifs: Josh Begley

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Arrested for not possessing a valid drivers license, held in custody because she couldn’t make bail, “failure to receive adequate medical attention” is the reason of her death. On April 26th she was in a car accident and instead of taking her to the hospital they detained her. Died last Tuesday in police custody in the Walker County Jail in Huntsville,Texas. The same jail that killed #SandraBland. No one knows, no one is talking about this, no cause of death has been given, and even her hometown had no idea she was dead. 

Boost!

Wow.. 😔😓

Smh not again man

Please say her name. Her name was Symone Marshall. She was 22 years old. She had a sister named Honey who called the jail multiple times, asking them to give Symone the medical attention she obviously needed. She had a 3 year old daughter. Please don’t forget her. Symone Nicole Marshall had serious injuries in police custody and they let her die. 

The most disrespected person in America, is the black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the black woman. // Malcolm X

Yes! #Oshun #Yoruba #LEMONADE 🍋🐝

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