WOC Boomer Bloggers

WOC (Women of Color) Boomer Bloggers, we know you are out there! Do you remember where you were when the Voting Rights Act was signed in 1965? Today marks the 50^th anniversary.

Women of Color (WOC) Baby Boomers are 50 years old+.  Born between 1946-1964, we are daughters of the Civil Rights movement. African American Civil Rights activists created the blueprint and laid the foundation for the success of the women’s movement and many immigrants.

We are still radical. Some of us live our lives out loud. Others thrive on a quiet path in mind, body and soul. Yet, we continue to break down barriers and preserve freedom in our own special way. Did you know we were pioneers? Most of us were the ‘first’ women of color to achieve all kinds of thing. That’s why we have moral authority to have our say about what is happening in America today. We can use our unique voices, experience and wisdom to teach, mentor and listen to the younger generation. By blogging we are showing that our voices have not been silenced by age. We do own a lion share of the consumer marketing space. Why brands do not market to us more widely is beyond me. Maybe we should use our economic power in more strategic ways.

Women of Color need to communicate with each other. I believe that we women can save the world! Let’s unite on the many issues that impact our lives and this planet. Many of us were children activists marching along with our parents for the right to vote. Armed US military guards escorted some of us to school as children. Some of us saw our children and lands taken from us. We survived terrorism, exploitation, racism, sexism, segregation, Jim Crow Laws and more.

In honor of the Voting Rights Act 50^th anniversary, this list of 50+ year old Women of Color Bloggers is offered as a beginning of our mission to connect and build community. We included one male blogger. We are still searching for more MOC Boomer brothers! (Men of Color).

If we find 100 WOC and MOC Boomer Bloggers, we will create a free directory.

The following WOC bloggers write about culture, food, sustainability, history, mothers, grandmothers, entrepreneurs, reinvention, reimagination, photography, art, and media. We post on genealogy, spirituality, faith, empowerment, intimacy, relationships, fashion, hair, gardening, parenting, homeschooling, travel, fitness, cooking, healthy eating, tech, books, films, politics and more.

 

 

 

 

Sharon Leslie Morgan PotLikker: African-American Cookbook, Soul Food, Women in the Kitchen; Our Black Ancestry

 

 

 

 

Sarah Khan Food, Culture, Climate and Sustainability

 

 

 

 

Renate Genealogist Yarborough Sanders Into the Light: Demystifying the Past and Uncovering an Elusive Ancestry

 

 

 

 

Angela Walton-Raji The African-Native American Genealogy Blog

 

 

 

 

Drusilla Pair Find Your Folks: A Journal about Family and History

 

 

 

 

Patricia Patton Creative Aging: Creating Playbooks for the Life You Want

 

 

 

 

 

Wanda Sabir  Well-Being of African People Past, Present and Future

 

 

 

 

Cherilyn “Liv” Wright The Wise Boudoir: On Intimacy and Relationships

 

 

 

 

Pamela Swear-King Still Dating My Spouse: Relationship Practices that Promote Connection, Commitment, Communication, and Consistency

 

 

 

 

Paula Penn-Nabrit Charles Madison Nabrit Memorial Garden, Sunday School Sisters, Homeschooling

 

 

 

 

Johnetta Miner Lifestyle Wellness: Integrative Holistic Education, Wellness Coaching, Business Leadership and Lifestyle Management

 

 

 

 

Nicka Smith  Who is Nicka Smith?: Genealogy, Photography and all the stuff in between

 

 

 

 

Eva Yaa Asantewaa  Infinite Body: Art and Creative Consciousness

 

 

 

 

Babz Rawls Ivy  Love Babz: A Life in Transition-notes on being an ex-wife, mother, felon, and citizen of the world

 

 

 

 

Deborah Smikle-Davis Urban Naturale: Living Healthy, Vegan, Green and Natural

 

 

 

 

Monique Wells Entrée to Black Paris: Say “bonjour” to Black Paris- A One of a Kind Black Heritage Destination

 

 

 

 

Sandra Lewis Life in 4-Part Harmony: Tune In & Find Your Rhythm, Make Good Life Music

 

 

 

 

Gennia Holder Time to Go Virtual: Marketing and Business Strategist; A passion for helping entrepreneurs

 

 

 

 

Francis Best Stanfield Frantastically Fran: Alopecia Awareness, Family Ties, Menopause Minute, Simply Frugal

 

 

 

 

Anu Prestonia Khamitkinks: Fashion, Style, Body & Spirit

 

 

 

 

Elle Gibson Spendid Habitat: Interior Design and Style Ideas for Your Home

 

 

 

 

Elaine Shelly-Burns  Transformations Possible: How to Craft a Heartmade Life and Creative Reinvention Coach

 

 

 

 

Taylor Gilmore Creating in Faith and Grace; 40 Days Devotional

 

 

 

 

Lorraine Laddish Viva Fifty: A Bilingual Community that Celebrates Being 50+

 

 

 

 

Dr. Tina Opie & Fredrick Douglas Opie, From Dreadlocks to Mini-Afro: Hair as identity; Food as a Lens: Telling Stories about Food Traditions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Camera shy WOC Boomer bloggers

Pamela Lynn Kemp, Through the Maze of Life, A Christian Writer’s Journey Through the Maze of Life

M Hakikah Shamsiden (Garden of Wellness: Healing is my Spiritual Practice. I help women make the connection between inner health and outer beauty

Lisa Y. Henderson (Scuff Along: Genealogy)

Please send links for other WOC Boomer Bloggers who should be included on our list.

Yours in the struggle.