tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599435526144030034.post8038533150176351025..comments2013-10-12T10:06:04.315-07:00Comments on Virtuous Women Daily Living: WhO iS BroWn SugAr.........Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599435526144030034.post-47646815838188317012012-04-21T10:46:23.823-07:002012-04-21T10:46:23.823-07:00I meant to say I have two Blogs: Espiritu en Fuego...I meant to say I have two Blogs: Espiritu en Fuego and A Call to Witness, www.acalltowitness.comDancing Palmtreeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10817747940242237497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599435526144030034.post-80803390912238670002012-04-21T10:34:59.506-07:002012-04-21T10:34:59.506-07:00Most of those Biblical sisters you mentioned were ...Most of those Biblical sisters you mentioned were Black or of mixed heritage. That includes my namesake, DeBorah in Judges 4 & 5. If all Women of Color actually did a careful study of women featured in the Old Testament our eyes would be opened. I have further discussion of the topic regarding Empowered Women of Color on my ministry blog, A Call to Witness. http://dancingpalmtrees.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/points-to-ponder-images-of-women/Dancing Palmtreeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10817747940242237497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599435526144030034.post-64907422829538171532012-04-18T01:58:18.519-07:002012-04-18T01:58:18.519-07:00Thank You,Dancing Palmtrees,
I really enjoyed rea...Thank You,Dancing Palmtrees, <br />I really enjoyed reading your post, it's very clear that "Brown Sugar" have reign for many of centuries. I believe that Women of Color need to recognize the Power they have and the influence many of them have had over other women. Way too many women have walked away from beautiful futures because they lost hope and never used their faith to carry them through the storms of life. This post was never intended to upset other cultures but it was to inspire other women that they have been blessed by God and that she do not have to feel like she can't survive and rise above the madness which is contributed to the color of her skin. Don't let it end here, research look over the centuries and see just how many women of Color have led important roles in our society. And I also believe God wants to restore dead dreams! For when we stop dreaming our purpose no longer exist. Your research was excellent and I am glad you felt this blog could have been very inspirational with the much needed information which proves "Brown Sugar" is Special in the Eyesight of our Almighty God! If you don't know ask someone who know her originality and her accomplishments,And the many roles she played in leader such as "Esther" and "Naomi and Ruth" and Sara! God has Great plans for his daughters and Now is the time for all women with a Voice to make a difference. I hope you know just how powerful your words and the message really is! God Bless you my Sister!<br />Sisterhoods,By Sisterhoods Bookclubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15869758302517680100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599435526144030034.post-79808198450805027172012-04-17T19:05:53.642-07:002012-04-17T19:05:53.642-07:00The first Brown Sugars more than caretakers but Qu...The first Brown Sugars more than caretakers but Queens, Regents & Rulers: (Thank you Wikipedia)<br /><br />Hatshepsut (play /hætˈʃɛpsʊt/;[3] also Hatchepsut; meaning Foremost of Noble Ladies;[4] 1508–1458 BC) was the fifth pharaoh of the eighteenth dynasty of Ancient Egypt. She is generally regarded by Egyptologists as one of the most successful pharaohs, reigning longer than any other woman of an indigenous Egyptian dynasty.<br /><br />Queen Nzingha was born to Ngola (King) Kiluanji and Kangela in 1583. According to tradition, she was named Nzingha because her umbilical cord was wrapped around her neck (the Kimbundu verb kujinga means to twist or turn). It was said to be an indication that the person who had this characteristic would be proud and haughty, and a wise woman told her mother that Nzingha will become queen one day. According to her recollections later in life, she was greatly favoured by her father, who allowed her to witness as he governed his kingdom, and who carried her with him to war. She also had a brother, Mbandi and two sisters Kifunji and Mukambu. She lived during a period when the Atlantic slave trade and the consolidation of power by the Portuguese in the region were growing rapidly.<br /><br />The Queen of Sheba (Hebrew: מלכת שבא, Malkaṯ Šəḇâ in Biblical Hebrew; Malkat Sh'va in Modern Hebrew; Ge'ez: ንግሥተ ሳባ, Nigiste Saba (Nəgəstä Saba); Arabic: ملكة سبأ, Malikat Sabaʾ) was a monarch of the ancient kingdom of Sheba and is referred to in Habeshan history, the Bible, the Qur'an, Yoruba customary tradition, and Josephus. She is widely assumed to have been a queen regnant, although there is no historical proof of this; in fact, she may have been a queen consort.[1] The location of her kingdom is believed to have been in Ethiopia and Yemen.<br /><br />Candace of Meroë<br /><br />Candace of Meroe was the queen of Nubia at the time of the conquests of Alexander the Great. According to legend, Alexander encountered her when he invaded Nubia.[1] In fact, Alexander never attacked Nubia, and never attempted to move further south than the oasis of Siwa in Egypt.[1]<br /><br />The story is that when Alexander attempted to conquer her lands in 332 BC, she arranged her armies strategically to meet him and was present on a war elephant when he approached. Having assessed the strength of her armies, Alexander decided to withdraw from Nubia, heading to Egypt instead. Another story claims that Alexander and Candace had a romantic encounter.<br /><br />These accounts originate from "The Alexander Romance" by an unknown writer called Pseudo-Callisthenes, and the work is largely a fictionalized and grandiose account of Alexander's life.[1] It is commonly quoted, but there seems to be no historical reference to this event from Alexander's time. The whole story of Alexander and Candace's encounter appears to be legendary.[1][2]<br /><br />References to this warrior queen are among the earliest made to the Nubian Kentakes. The name "Candace" is actually a form of the title "Kentake", and not the actual name of a personDancing Palmtreeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10817747940242237497noreply@blogger.com