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draptophilia

About Me


I'm a two-spirited womyn of color striving to live with purpose and unity of being.
Mindful that the search for integrity brings meaning of
being, sets paradigms in motion, and differentiates the quest into a golden mean.
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WORLD PRIDE AND POWER CONFERENCE 2008
Unity, Empowerment & Inclusivity
in the African Diaspora
February 21-24, 2008
Los Angeles, California

300 SGLBT People of Color & Consciousness
From 13 American States, 7 African Nations and Indigenous Communities
Groundbreaking Workshops
Thought Provoking Plenary Sessions
Renowned Keynote Speakers
Conversations in Tongue and Spirit
World Pride Marketplace
World Pride & Power Awards
Premiere Film Screening
Co-Chairs
Ifalade Ta'Shia and Tim Daniels
Keynote Speakers
Malidome Some
Bishop Yvette Flunder
Thuli Madi
Rev. Davis Mac Iyalla
Joey Criddle and Desiree Weaver
Carrie Broadus
Barbara Smith
FOR MORE INFORMATION: WORLD PRIDE and POWER
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TELL 10 FAMILY MEMBERS, FRIENDS OR COLLEAGUES TO DO THE SAME.
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TELL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES
RESTORE the entire Gulf Coast region.
REDIRECT tax dollars from the Iraq & Afghanistan War(s)to create a regional Marshall Plan to:
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WETLANDS revitalization.
RE-DEPLOY National Guard units to hazardous waste removal, house-gutting & mold abatement assignments.
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My Interests

Travel; Reading; Activism; World Heritage; Music;
Indigenous Community, Culture and Rights;
Film and Video; Grassroots Media.

I'd like to meet:

Same Gender Loving folks of color who are "lifted" and take an interest (and action) in the social, political and spiritual occurrences on the planet.

WHERE ON THE MOTHER ARE YOU?

SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER
H o u s e of S a a d a y a
black looks
REVOLUTIONARY AFRIKAN TRUTH
Women of Color Blog
Enlightenment for God's Beloved Lesbian and Gay Children
The Bible, Christianity and Homosexualtiy

Music:



FEMALE VOCALISTS: Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington, N'dea Davenport, Chaka Khan, Cassandra Wilson, Jill Scott, Lizz Wright, Angelique Kidjo, Nikka Costa, Flora Purim, Aretha Franklin, Virginia Rodrigues.

MALE VOCALISTS: Djavan, Milton Nascimento, Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis, Bobby McFerrin, Joe Williams, Salif Keita, Eddie Jefferson, Marvin Gaye, Richie Haven, Maxwell, Luther Vandross, Ruben Blades.

BANDS: Michael Franti and Spearhead, Martin Luther, Les Nubian, Big Lovely, Zap Mama, Blackalicious, Floetry, Talking Heads, Ulali, ZUCO 103, Fertile Ground.

MC's/SPOKEN WORD: SKIM, KRS-ONE, M.I.A., Chuck-D, T-Love, Ursula Rucker, Dana Bryant.

DJ's: DJ Mark, the 45 King, Masters at Work, DJ Spinna, Sam 'The Man' Burns, Osunlade.

COMPOSERS/LYRICISTS: Billy Strayhorn, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Thomas A. Dorsey, Nina Simone, James Cleveland, Quincy Jones, Holland, Dozier and Holland, Stevie Wonder, Maurice White, Phoebe Snow, Joan Armatrading, Bob Marley, Michael Franti.

PIANO: Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Ahmad Jamal, Herbie Hancock, George Duke, Joe Sample, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, Mary Watkins, Danilo Perez, D.D. Jackson, Julian Joseph, Alicia Keys, Brandon McCune.

DRUMS: Tony Williams, Leon "Ndugu" Chandler, Lenny White, Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette, Paulinho DaCosta, Sheila E., Airto, Alex Acuna, Cindy Blackman, Sly Dunbar, ?uestlove.

BASS: Ron Carter, Stanley Clarke, Alphonso Johnson, Jaco Pastorius, Meshell Ndegeocello.

GUITAR: Wes Montgomery, Al DiMeola, Ronny Jordan, Fareed Haque.

SAXOPHONE: Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, John Coltrane, Illinois Jacquet, "Cannonball" Adderley, David Sanborn, Wilton Felder, Wayne Shorter, Maceo.

TRUMPET: Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Daves, Arturo Sandoval, Roy Hargrove.

Movies:

Hero, Whale Rider, Daughters of the Dust, Quilumbo, Black Orpheus, Bliss, Babe, When Night is Falling, Farewell my Concubine, Tales from the Hood.

Books:

CHECK THESE OUT:
Paradigm Wars: Indigenous Peoples'
Resistance to Globalization
Jerry Mander and Victoria Tauli-Corpuz

Medical Apartheid:
The Dark History of Medical
Experimentation on Black Americans
from Colonial Times to the Present
Harriet A. Washington

FAVORITES: Wild Seed, The Great Cosmic Mother, Iwa Pele, Notes of a Native Son, Another Mother Tongue, Genesis Revisited, Song of Solomon, Mists of Avalon, Daughters of Copper Women, Two Thousand Seasons.

Heroes:

My Folks, Harriet Tubman, The Lowery Gang, Queen Lili'uokalani, Nobel Drew Ali, J.A. Rodgers, Fannie Lou Hamer, Bayard Rustin, James Baldwin, El Hajj Malik el Shabazz, Ceasar Chavez, Angela Davis, Sylvia Rivera, Assata Shakur, Audre Lorde, Ken Saro-Wiwa, Malidome Some, 1st Lt. Eren Watada.
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF 13 INDIGENOUS GRANDMOTHERS

My Blog

What is Draptophilia?

DRAPTOPHILE = (Freedom)(Love) 2 During the time of the Maafa  a racist psychiatrist labelled enslaved African-Americans who sought their freedom, psychotic.  They were said to have a m...
Posted by §ÚÑ ÐÄW ÄH on Sun, 20 May 2007 08:46:00 PST

Seek Refuge Among the Poor

A Message from an Organizer to the Left & Progressive Forces Inside the U.S.A. A Farewell Letter on the Second Anniversary of Katrina by Curtis MuhammadPeople's Organizing Committee www.peoplesor...
Posted by §ÚÑ ÐÄW ÄH on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 07:36:00 PST

Reggae Compassion Act

Gay Bashing Reggae Performers Promise to Stop the HateHistoric Agreement to Stop Anti-Gay 'Murder Music' - Reggae stars Renounce Homophobia - Beenie Man, Sizzla and Capleton Sign DealBy Tony GrewLONDO...
Posted by §ÚÑ ÐÄW ÄH on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:26:00 PST

THE REAL TRUTH ABOUT SNITCHING

By Jamala Rodgers Black CommentatorI feel compelled to give some history and context to the snitching debate. It's gathering steam, as indicated by the recent 60 Minu...
Posted by §ÚÑ ÐÄW ÄH on Sat, 12 May 2007 07:11:00 PST

Gay Gatekeepers

Gays: Guardians of the Gates -  By Burt H. HoffAn Interview with Malidoma SoméThis article appeared in the September, 1993 issue of M.E.N. Magazine.  Malidoma Somé recognizes that he learned...
Posted by §ÚÑ ÐÄW ÄH on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 07:10:00 PST

A Father's Awakening

War is Slavery - An AwakeningBy Arnold Stieber It was January of 2003, late at night, and I was home alone. I turned on the TV. The movie Platoon was on. I had never watched any violent sho...
Posted by §ÚÑ ÐÄW ÄH on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:46:00 PST

Yogyakarta Principles

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCHandTHE CENTER FOR WOMEN'S GLOBAL LEADERSHIPA Milestone for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights: Experts Set Global Standards for Sexual Rights and Gender Equality(Geneva, ...
Posted by §ÚÑ ÐÄW ÄH on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:19:00 PST

Faithful Call to Justice

The National Black Justice Coalition has organized the 2nd Annual Faithful Call to Justice. Saturday and Sunday, June 2-3, 2007.  NBJC created this unique opportunity for people of faith to come ...
Posted by §ÚÑ ÐÄW ÄH on Sun, 20 May 2007 08:39:00 PST

Message from Tom Big Warrior

The following was written by Tom Big Warrior, the Historykeeper and Chief of the Traditionalist United Eastern Lenape Nation.  It was featured in the article, "The Cherokee Nation Pulls Blacks Ou...
Posted by §ÚÑ ÐÄW ÄH on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 11:17:00 PST

The 100th Monkey

How does one go about throwing a rock to cause a wave to ripple across our collective mindset? How do we set change in motion?  I'd like to network with those who are "womyn identified".  To...
Posted by §ÚÑ ÐÄW ÄH on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 05:34:00 PST