Vegans of Color

'Racist cunt' and Cyberbullying: Ruminations on the Troll Life

Breeze Harper — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 03:28:13 +0000

Reblogged from The Sistah Vegan Project:

Over the past few years, I have blogged about whiteness, racism, and veganism in a way that is mindful, holistic, and critical. Despite my attempts to present such 'sensitive' issues in scholarly and mindful ways, I have experienced comments that are downright violent and full of hateful rage from white-identified people. Most recently, someone posted a response to my 2012 blog article about the racial politics of dread lock wearing and cultural appropriation.

Ask Dr. Breeze: How do I increase my low pre-natal iron levels?

Breeze Harper — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:53:01 +0000

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In this video, I suggest several plant based solutions to raise a pregnant woman's low iron levels. This is particularly helpful for those of you searching for non-animal based options.

List of Ingredients You'll Need:

Floradix Iron + Herbs Liquid Extract Formula 17floz
World Organic Chlorophyll Liquid 16 Oz
A drink high in vitamin C, such as orange juice or grapefruit juice.

Ask Dr. Breeze: How do I grow my hair back because of postpartum hair loss?

Breeze Harper — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:16:25 +0000

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1. High protein diet (70-90g per day if you are lactating)

2. Diet high in the 'good' fats, such as avocados, coconut, and walnuts.

4. Maca Root. 1 tsp per day, in the morning, mixed in a smoothie or cooled down hot cereal, or some yogurt. Don't take on an empty stomach, it could irritate it. Don't take after 3pm or you may not sleep.

I am now Dr. Amie "Breeze" Harper...and you all helped to make it possible

Breeze Harper — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 06:23:03 +0000

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Today it became official: I am Dr. Amie "Breeze" Harper. Thank you to everyone who helped to make this possible.

The photo above is of me holding my baby daughter this morning with the document stating I have been awarded my PhD.

Dissertation Title: Vegan Consciousness and the Commodity Chain: On the Neoliberal, Afrocentric, and Decolonial Politics of 'Cruelty-Free.'

A few announcements

Noemi M — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:50:01 +0000

Hi! Noemi here, a few announcements if you will.

I have finished two new zines, The Blue Metal Kettle and Lines from Acedia to Apatheia

which you can read about here at my site hermanaresist and order on etsy here.

I’m looking for collaborators, zines and more for a new project S.alt Media Review, that reviews zines and projects by people of color. I’m also working on a yummy baked sweets vegan recipe zine, which I’ll be creating a kickstarter to fund the printing costs. I’ll announce it when I have that ready to go. The cover will be done by an amazing Chicana artist who also does tattoos, she’s done my Hermana,Resist and “create” typewriter tattoos. She’s vegan too

Pattrice Jones has sent us word that the VINE (veganism is the next evolution) Sanctuary is seeking a professional fundraiser. I’ve added the call out here, good luck.

Food Porn or Food Erotica....? Sistah Vegan in Europe Part I

Breeze Harper — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 13:32:44 +0000

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I have to admit that I am not a fan of the use of 'porn' in describing food. But, that is just me. I prefer the word 'erotica' instead so....

Today I will be kicking off my Sistah Vegan in Europe series with "Food Erotica" as a way to share my experiences in Europe. Today I share with you Salzburg, Austria.

Suck Less: A Snarky New Year's Resolution

Breeze Harper — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 13:31:46 +0000

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I have a New Year's resolution suggestion for vegans of the status quo in the USA:

SUCK LESS.

What does this entail? Well, this has a very long and broad answer, but for the sake of this blog I'm going to try to keep it short and simple:

(1) Please do not approach non-white people as if eating vegetables is a new idea you would like to share with us.

“How do you like Germany so far? I mean, you’re Black”: On [Anti-]Racism and Food Erotica

Breeze Harper — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 13:22:13 +0000

Breeze Harper, 2012 New Years Eve at a club in München. Failed afro attempt. Ended looking like a ‘poodle.’ The Afro just wouldn’t stay up. LOL.

On December 30, 2012, I went to one of the few cafes open on Sunday in Germany. The manager tried to speak to me in German, but I failed big time and answered in Spanish. I do this weird thing that when I’m spoken to in German, I respond in Spanish 50% of the time. Weird, no? Talk to me in Spanish and I will respond in English 50% of the time. Anyway, I digress…

…The manager ended up speaking to me in Spanish and English. After a few minutes of chatting about where I learned Spanish and what I am doing in Germany, he bluntly said, “How do you like Germany so far? I mean, [because] you’re Black.” I replied that I get stared at all the time, but I’m still enjoying myself. He folded his arms and shook his head, “Germany is full of Nazis once you leave the metropolitan [München] area. They are racists.” He shook his head, “I don’t really like it [here in Germany]. I don’t have a problem with anybody, black, white, whatever, but they do.” I have to admit that this is the first time I have encountered someone living in München, during my trip, who offered to share this particular interpretation of Germany with me. I couldn’t agree or disagree with him about Germany being ‘full of Nazis’, as I have only spent most of my time in the metropolitan area. I told him that I get stared at in the USA all the time, once I leave most cities and enter mostly white areas, so my Germany experience is not a surprise for me. I was unable to read his ethnicity, but he did not ‘pass’ as white– or, rather, how I have come to define ‘whiteness’, which is in the USA socio-historical context. He had an olive complexion and black hair.

Yesterday, someone commented on my post about my Tollwood experience, wishing that my in-laws move somewhere in which I would feel ‘at home’ versus a ‘racialized other.’ I appreciated their concern about me not feeling as comfortable or ‘at home’ as I should be in predominantly white spaces, but in my opinion, my in-laws shouldn’t have to move anywhere for me (or anyone else who doesn’t look like the ‘tribe’ of a particular region) to feel ‘at home.’ I would like to see that my in laws ‘stay’ and that Germany’s white collective consciousness continue to ‘move’ more forward, towards a creation of an unconditional love for all people who exist in these [socially constructed] borders of the German nation. Let’s remember: Germany has come a long way since the era of nationalized and institutionalized white supremacist Nazism. The mere fact that I can travel to here, get around the city, and be alive at the end of the day is an indication of a ‘move’ of national consciousness. But I am still really thinking about the cafe manager’s brief conversation with me and his strong use– maybe even inflammatory (?)– of the phrase, “Germany is full of Nazis….” Actually, in tandem with this, I think this about my own homeland: “USA is full of white supremacists who have no problem publicly displaying their enragement about the POTUS being non-white.” Fresh in my mind is the Facebook page that depicts Obama being lynched, with the caption “Rope”, instead of “Hope”with the sentence, “Hang the bastard.”

But, I am hopeful. The other day, while waiting for the S Bahn (subway train) at Rosenheimer platz , I saw an advertisement on one of the many widescreen monitors they have on the subway walls. Portrayed was a ‘brown’ man accidently bumping into someone at a biergarten. He trips and accidently touches the shoulder of a white woman sitting down. The white man across from her becomes very angry and violent that this ‘brown’ man touched her. He grabs the brown man and is about to beat him up. The image freezes and then pans out to show that all of Germany is watching and will NOT tolerate such racialized and violent responses/behaviors to this ‘brown’ man’s sincere mistake. I didn’t know this was going on until the captions were translated for me. Has anyone else seen these ads? I have been trying to search for them on the Internet all morning.

Food Erotica!!!!!

On New Year’s Eve, I visited a shopping center dedicated to edible yumminess. My end goal was the new vegan shoppe called Boonian. Not all the photos below are from Boonian. The first ones are from Boonian. I spoke with the founder and he is from South Dakota, USA. I ended up eating a seitan sandwich and broccoli salad for lunch.

Sandwich: Seitan yumminess from Boonian.

And array of vegan wines offered by Boonian….

And wishing these were vegan……

"Spirulina helps me poop": Raising my babies on a decolonizing diet inspired by Queen Afua

Breeze Harper — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 02:49:30 +0000

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I am teaching Eva Luna some Queen Afua inspired nutrition for her womb-health now. She is 14 months old.

I tell her every morning that kale is the food of the goddess. I tell her that I try to decolonize my womb with raw green smoothies. She doesn't know what I mean, but she will soon.

I am hoping that she will appreciate the Afrowomanist healing knowledge I give her.

I guess Black male vegans just don't exist....

Breeze Harper — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 19:59:02 +0000

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Extended deadline for Abstracts is November 15. Final completed piece deadline: March 15, 2013.

You can email me your abstracts (approximately 2 paragraphs) at the email address sistahvegan(at)gmail (dot). Com

Click on the above video to hear about Brotha Vegan , the sibling to Sistah Vegan book. (TRANSCRIPT OF VIDEO FOLLOWS AFTER THE DETAILS BELOW)

This anthology isn't only about veganism.