The controversial author and activist is scheduled to come to chat (http://destee.com/chat) here at Destee's on Tuesday evening, April 18, 2006 at 9 p.m. EST/6 p.m. PST, and ALL are invited. Her 'tough love' stance on empowering the Black man and Black woman all over this globe has caused much controversy among those factions who are unwilling to challenge or expand their notions about white/nonblack 'supremacy'. Ms. Boof will be available to tell her own story and answer most of your questions about her work, life, and/or activism. For those not familiar with her, please check out her autobiography ("Diary of a Lost Girl: The Autobiography of Kola Boof") and the following links which contain very interesting reading to say the least.....


http://authors.aalbc.com/kola_boof.htm

http://mirrormax.i8.com/

http://www.blacknews.com/pr/bin201.html

http://doorofkush.50megs.com/contact.html



Once you've read the materials----for the sake of allowing the session to be smoothly moderated, please p.m. me the questions you may want to ask Ms. Boof that evening, and I will process and forward them to the appropriate sources! Please try to do that by no later than this Saturday evening or early Sunday (April 15/16) at the latest.

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The controversial author and activist is TENTATIVELY scheduled to come to chat here at Destee's on Tuesday evening, April 18, 2006 at 9 p.m. EST/6 p.m. PST, and ALL are invited. Her 'tough love' stance on empowering the Black man and Black woman all over this globe has caused much controversy among those factions who are unwilling to challenge or expand their notions about white/nonblack 'supremacy'. Ms. Boof will be available to tell her own story and answer most of your questions about her work, life, and/or activism. For those not familiar with her, please check out her autobiography ("Diary of a Lost Girl: The Autobiography of Kola Boof") and the following links which contain very interesting reading to say the least.....


http://authors.aalbc.com/kola_boof.htm

http://mirrormax.i8.com/

http://www.blacknews.com/pr/bin201.html

http://doorofkush.50megs.com/contact.html



Once you've read the materials----for the sake of allowing the session to be smoothly moderated, please p.m. me the questions you may want to ask Ms. Boof that evening, and I will process and forward them to the appropriate sources! Please try to do that by no later than this Saturday evening or early Sunday (April 15/16) at the latest.

Thanks for the links and info.

:) You're welcome.....but do keep an open mind while you read. There will be some things you may not agree with....others you may totally identify with. At any rate, she brings a fairly 'fresh' and brutally honest outlook on our experiences as a race....and that is not always easy to swallow. Also, please forward any questions you may have to me as soon as you can.....THANKS!

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....You know how many times I have heard that! And STILL came out better?

"What does not kill me makes me stronger!" And the same shall be for you.

CD

Exactly! You have such a positive and optimistic outlook!:D

WOW :jawdrop: how exciting :) Thank you so much sistah Lioness for the info I will try to get home a little earlier to be here for it. Should we all be topless in celebration? lol :?: :thinking: just wanna be sure lol j/k :D YOURE THE BEST SISTAH LIONESS!!! THANKS!

whoa.....she was bin laden's mistress?
i will be there with notty hair....


one love
khasm

Much props to sister lioness for making this happen. Let's all support this class family!

Surely I will push the effort to be there. Thanks a million Sister Blaklioness.

OK....UPDATE: You don't need to send me your questions.....It's been worked out so that Ms. Boof will be able to answer your questions directly in chat. Again, the book and articles linked above will give you background and may fuel your questions.

Big thankz i'll be their to hear this............front row seat 3 on the left

Big thankz i'll be their to hear this............front row seat 3 on the left

That's my seat, :hammer: how you gonn come in here hijackin seats? ...Men, ...*can't live with'en, won't live without'en* ...smh

I'll be there!

Sister BlakLioness ... i am soooooo excited !!! :jumping: :jumping: :jumping:

Thank you so much Sister, for taking the initiative, having the wherewithal, to facilitate such a wonderful experience for all who call this community home!

Let's keep this thread on the front page until after the great event!

Love You All !

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Destee

It is very honorable for someone of such stature to arrange something like that.

I was listening to part of her interview back in 1995 last night. It was rather interesting...

CD

Oh My Gosh !!!! I JUST SPOKE TO KOLA BOOF !!!!!

PUT A FORK IN ME ... CAUSE I AM THRU !!!!!!!!

Oh My Gosh !!!!

Sister BlakLioness ... you are the BOMB SISTER !!!! :jumping:

I'm so excited !!!

Everything is on !!!!

SHE SOUNDED SO WONDERFUL !!!!!! :)

WHEW !!!!

TOMORROW NIGHT @ 9 PM ET !!!!!

WE ARE SO VERY BLESSED !!!!

THANKS AGAIN SISTER BLKLIONESSSS !!! :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

Ohhhh wait ... i wanna say this ... i could FEEEEEL her SPIRIT when i spoke to her !!!!

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH GOSH !!!!!!

wait ... let me get a brown paper bag ta breeve into ...

:heart:

Destee

Sister BlakLioness ... i just added a poll to this thread, and included it on our home page (http://destee.com) ... asking the Family to vote in it ... letting us know that they'll be present tomorrow night @ 9 pm ET!

I know it's kinda late to be taking a poll ... but i'm so excited !!! :jumping:

Please vote in the poll if you don't mind.

I'd also like to encourage everyone to invite a friend !

This is going to be great ... shoot ... it's already great ... it's gonna be GREATER!

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Destee

Count me in! Looking forward to chatting with Ms Kola Boof.

FAMILY ... i'd like to say too ... considering we will be having our Beloved Sister joining us ... there will be absolutely no room for keying up your mic by accident ... disruptive behavior ... or any such thing.

Moderators will be kicking you out of the chat room at the slightest sign of inappropriate behavior.

Just so you know.

Love Yall !!! :love:

:heart:

Destee

I might be a little late due to a prior commitment, but I'll be there.

:)

Gosh!! Y'all got ME keyed all up again! :) I know Ms. Boof will enjoy spending time with the Destee family as well....it will be a memorable experience indeed!!

Check this link out ... it was shared with me via Sister QueenTswana ... via Brother Grand !!!

There is a very nice video of our Beloved Sister here, among other links:

http://poetwomen.50megs.com/about.html

:heart:

Destee

We're listening to a recording of Kola Boof in chat now ... join us!

www.destee.com/chat

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Destee

Ahhhh man family!
With just one more hour to go before Ms. Boof gets here, I find my energy and anticipation draining to the point of exhaustions. As my eyes are becoming heavy, I'm fighting with every ounce of energy I have. This is definately an occassion I don't want to miss. Come on 9:00 oclock, I've got an appointment with Ms Kola Boof.
:jump: :jump: :jump:

I Hope to see you all there!

YES YES YES :jumping: :jumping: :jumping:

COME ON IN FAMILY !!!!

www.destee.com/chat

:heart:

Destee

YES YES YES :jumping: :jumping: :jumping:

COME ON IN FAMILY !!!!

www.destee.com/chat

:heart:

Destee

WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW !!! whew !

WE HAD A GREAT NIGHT !!!

THANK YOU SISTER KOLA BOOF ... SISTER BLAKLIONESS ... SISTER QUEENTSWANA !!! :toast:

Here is another link to information regarding Sister Kola:

http://proofmagazine.i8.com/

and FAMILY .... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SISTER AND BUY HER BOOK ...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0971201986/ref=pd_sim_b_1/103-5070099-0246242?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155

:heart:

Destee

FAMILY ... to all who were present tonight and enjoyed the event ... please share your thoughts so Sister Kola Boof can know how much we appreciated her taking the time to come and share with us. Plus, we get to let the rest of the Family know what they missed out on!

We had such a wonderful time !!! :toast:

Thanks Family ... for those who will respond.

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Destee

It was indeed a marvelous, memorable, and informative evening! Welcome to the Destee family Ms. Boof! :)

I enjoyed hearing her passion and conviction, however. in my opinion she tended to focus a little too much energy on symptoms rather than the causes of self-hatred.

I agree with her assessment of how some black men behave with respect to placing a premium the skin tone of black women. That being said, I think she could have spent a little more energy on elaborating how both black men and women have become complicit in this phenomenon.

I enjoyed hearing her passion and conviction, however. in my opinion she tended to focus a little too much energy on symptoms rather than the causes of self-hatred.

I agree with her assessment of how some black men behave with respect to placing a premium the skin tone of black women. That being said, I think she could have spent a little more energy on elaborating how both black men and women have become complicit in this phenomenon.


Hey Brother Sek...it was good to see you there! I think she did mention the whys. I suppose it was difficult to decipher because the questions were coming pretty fast and kind of randomly in terms of topic. She mentioned that many (not all) Black men are known to cater to nonblack/light/white 'supremacy' in terms of beauty standards....most often unapologetically so. Black women become complicit by not believing enough in our own dark beauty to raise Black sons (and daughters) to appreciate it and thus want to reproduce it. We already know the causes....most Black people simply won't accept that those notions and ideas we harbor about our blackness in whatever way are anything less than 'normal' human behavior. If the average person can't even come to grips with that, how can any viable solutions be proposed?

It is my interpretation she was speaking against those in IR who do it because of a mentality of self-hate, not damning all in IR. That being said, that can apply to BM or BW. Perhaps for her though with her experiences she hasn't seen the other side as much... she spoke out on what she felt was more visible.

Anyway, I think her comments on African sexuality before Arab invasion were also very interesting. Her experiences with FGM were very chilling too. All of the session was very thought-provoking.

I agree with Blaklioness though... the questions were too fast for her to keep up. The chatting between members made it more confusing. Maybe next time the board might consider sending in pre-written questions like what was suggested before?

i couldn't take it.
too much bashing.

i couldn't take it.
too much bashing.


Shocking....

Shocking....


I can understand Elder brotha's sentiments.

It did seem she was ranting at times, although I know she didn't come here to point fingers at the black man.

If it's truthful what is there to bash?

Here is Sister Kola Boof's web site ... www.kolaboof.com

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Destee

I might be a little late due to a prior commitment, but I'll be there.

:)

Hmmm, So how did it go?
Lmao.



j/k