In 2015, Michelle Obama pioneered this initiative #letgirlslearn. She recognized that adolescent girls face multiple challenges in pursuing an education, Let Girls Learn is employing a holistic approach to change the perception of the value of girls at the individual, community and institutional levels; foster an enabling environment for adolescent girls’ education; and engage and … Continue reading Tha B.U.M.P. Host Let Girls Learn Day!
Tha B.U.M.P presents… Tommy The Animator 🎨
I sat with Tommy the Animator at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture located in Harlem. "I was given the name from Rampage who is a member of the rap group Flip Mode Squad. Tommy calls his pieces "Art Work in Motion." He grew up in Harlem a place that he defined as … Continue reading Tha B.U.M.P presents… Tommy The Animator 🎨
Five Stars for “She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry” 📽
I just finished watching "She's Beautiful When She's Angry" by Mary Dore (to my left) 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 SHE’S BEAUTIFUL WHEN SHE’S ANGRY resurrects the buried history of the outrageous, often brilliant women who founded the modern women’s movement from 1966 to 1971. SHE’S BEAUTIFUL takes us from the founding of NOW, with ladies in hats and … Continue reading Five Stars for “She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry” 📽
Tha B.U.M.P Gives Guidance
Tha B.U.M.P Supports NYC BOE Local 372
Congratulations to President Shaun Francois I | NYC Board of Education Local 372 Black History Month Celebration PRESENT Soror Dr. Hazel Dukes, President of New York State NAACP, Attorney Jacques Léandre, Tamika Mallory, Organizer of Women's March on Washington, and Cynthia Turnquest-Jones, Founder of Tha BUMP | NYC Board of Education Local 372 Black History … Continue reading Tha B.U.M.P Supports NYC BOE Local 372
Tha B.U.M.P Supports A Day Without Women
On International Women's Day, March 8th, women and our allies will act together for equity, justice and the human rights of women and all gender-oppressed people, through a one-day demonstration of economic solidarity. In the same spirit of love and liberation that inspired the Women's March, we join together in making March 8th A Day … Continue reading Tha B.U.M.P Supports A Day Without Women
Tha B.U.M.P joined Ken Bright
You can ride up to a window and order a meal in five minutes. You can sit down and order a juicy lobster with melted butter to dip it in fifteen minutes. You can also place an order while driving home from work and meet the delivery man at your front door in thirty minutes. … Continue reading Tha B.U.M.P joined Ken Bright
Tha Brown Urban Mother Partnership is Muslim Too!
A perfect Sunday in Times Square as tourist buzzed around, city cabs blocked intersections, and theatre watchers stood online in heals and bow ties. Chats in the distance "I Am Muslim Too" in-between the honking of the midtown traffic "I Am Muslim Too." It was sixty five degrees a perfect Sunday for a rally. More … Continue reading Tha Brown Urban Mother Partnership is Muslim Too!
Tha B.U.M.P. Founder Supports Immigrants
We stood beside one another on a cold Saturday afternoon with the sun warming us in-between chants and signs waving. "Resist. Unite. We will win this fight!" Residents of Westchester County joined to rally for immigrants. It was the third Saturday in a row since Trump’s inauguration that protesters flooded streets, public parks and plazas … Continue reading Tha B.U.M.P. Founder Supports Immigrants
Tha Brown Urban Mother Partnership joined Women in Washington, DC March of the Century
The Women's March on January 21st turned out to be mind blowing. The country was caught off guard. Record numbers of women joined across the world to bring many issues to the table. Chicago reported that yarn in several shades of pink ran out. Thousands of women banded together creating "pussyhats" for the weekend … Continue reading Tha Brown Urban Mother Partnership joined Women in Washington, DC March of the Century
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