Someone said this over at the angryblackbitch blog

[unusualmusic_lj_archive]

and it needs to be reiterated.


Dear White feminists who are SOOOOO concerned that a Woman of Colour wouldn't have gotten the same shake as Obama did....


WHERE THE FUCK WERE YOU WHEN SHIRLEY CHISHOLM AND CAROL MOSELEY BRAUN WAS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT? Hmmm?

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[fightingwords.livejournal.com]

Or Shirley Chisholm?

[lenno-cornish.livejournal.com]

Great-great question!

[unusualmusic.livejournal.com]

Edited, thanks!

[starfishncoffee.livejournal.com]

Yup.

[oneshysistah.livejournal.com]

Right? But, of course, they don't want to talk about that. I'm sure they found a million reasons not to show support back then.