LZ Sunday Paper Newsletter: The Black History Month Edition
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JUST TO KICK THINGS OFF:
"Kesh Angels," at the Taymour Grahne gallery in NYC, is an exhibition of photographs and other art works by Hassan Hajjaj, a Moroccan-born, London-based artist that celebrates the biker culture of young women in Marrakesh. via The New Yorker
Greetings! This is going to be a short note, in honor of the short month of February and the long amount of interesting news items to peruse this week in The Sunday Paper.
Black History Month is exciting. I feel honored to support it in a small way outside of the kids'-projects-at-school and HR-celebrations-at-work which I have come to expect. Last week, you might recall that we had several stories about…hair. Well, in a tangentially-related story, today we have found one of the many under-sung heroes of Black history. She is Sarah Breedlove, aka Madam C.J. Walker, one of the earliest black women entrepreneurs on record. And her business was…hair.
Guess what is happening next week already: March! Which happens to be Women's History Month.
There's a big debate about the veracity of "X History Month." Why do we highlight a particular (usually under-represented, under-appreciated, and/or historically persecuted) group and (sort of pretend to) respect and celebrate them? I don't know how to think about this, except to say it might be a terrible idea driven by guilt and Hallmark, giving people a pass to NOT celebrate and respect said group for the other 11 months of the year. But, I think I come down on the side of the one-month-out-of-the-year extra attention being better than never to call attention to it. Compare it to Mother's Day or Valentine's Day or even Christmas: in theory you are loving and celebrating and worshipping your Mother, your mate, your religion (you can pick any verb to go with any noun, btw) ALL the time…but you don't. So the purveyors of guilt and Hallmark picked a day.
Bonus: I've made myself happy now that I realize I don't have to celebrate those three other holidays for an entire month! But I AM delighted to respect, celebrate, and worship women of color and women of women, all year 'round, here at The Sunday Paper.
We will continue to deliver interesting content that is about, and for, women in business, along with a dose of ultra-relevant culture. We think that culture comes in sizes high, medium, and low. Our audience for this content is vast and not gender-driven. Every week we expect at least one good laugh. I think we're way ahead, actually, in this metric.
Again, thank you for your feedback and in particular, for sending interesting articles and media pieces you've come across. Keep them coming to the LZSundayPaper@gmail.com mailbox. BTW there's no such thing as "oversharing" when it comes to telling your pals about this newsletter or, preferably, sign them up or ask us to.
Quickie poll: In a category I'd say is less than scientific, but more than a guess, I feel like most of the subscribers to this newsletter are not on Twitter-- but near everyone's on Facebook. Why is that? If you have a moment, let me know what you think about that by sending me your Twitter handle, if you have one. I'm @LZTheFuture.
Enjoy the last week of this Black History Month. See you next week.
LZ
Madam C.J. Walker was born Sarah Breedlove, the daughter of two slaves from Louisiana in the second half of the 19th century. She was orphaned at age 7 and soon found herself in the adult world: as a servant at 10 and married at 14. She later became a formidable businesswoman a bit by chance.
13 Black Women Who Changed History via WeWomen.com
7 Of the Most Unrecognized Women In Black History via MadameNoire
Feminism, Depravity, and Power in 'House of Cards' via The Atlantic
Millennials Love the Monica Lewinsky Scandal via The Wire
Ellen Page Comes Out As Gay: "I Am Tired Of Lying By Omission" via The Hollywood Reporter
Tech Guy Retweets Only Women For One Year via Slate
Hero Status: Grace Coddington via Cookie
The Sweet Smell of Jo Malone's Success via Fortune
Gravy Boat: My Week On The High Seas With Paula Deen and Friends via Gawker
Sarah Lacy's Pando Daily: Speaking Truth To The New Power via Pando Daily
Democratic and Female Judges Are More Lenient But That's Okay via The New Yorker
Annie Clark's Bizarre Fever Dreams: Inside St. Vincent via Rolling Stone
The More Things Change…: Male vs. Female Guests on the Sunday Morning Talk Shows via Upworthy
Olympia Snowe's Next Chapter via Daily Beast/Women In The World
Female Professional Football Player Earns Respect After Taking Huge Hits via The Bleacher Report
Bode Miller's Custody Battle: A Woman's Right To Move via Slate
The Tyranny Of The "Bad Mother:" Slacker Moms Are Just As Intimidating via Salon
Princeton Mom Vs. The Facts via The Atlantic
Who Wants To Remember Bill Cosby's Multiple Sex-Assault Accusations? via Gawker
Are Female Executives To Blame for Hollywood's Unrealistic Beauty Norms? via Slate
Why Is It So Hard For Women To Write About Sex? via The Atlantic
Twitter I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down via Medium
Lorrie Moore's New Book Is A Reminder And A Departure via The New York Times
Study: "Women Tend To Be Far More Law Abiding Cyclists Than Men" via Hunter College via CitiBike
Big Lots! Gets Moms Dancing For Twinkies In Wacky Campaign via Adweek
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