December 2011
83 posts
Dry winter skin + healing tat = total battle of willpower
“I am a Black Feminist. I mean I recognize that my power as well as my primary oppressions come as a result of my blackness as well as my womaness, and therefore my struggles on both of these fronts are inseparable.”
—Audre Lorde (via wearethedescendantsofstars)
I think I want to put this on a poster and hang it in my room. (via ethiopienne)
I think I want to put this on a poster and hang it in my room. (via ethiopienne)
Black Womyn make me INSANELY happy/proud.
…among other things, as well…
“The events which transpired five thousand years ago, five years ago or five minutes ago, have determined what will happen five minutes from now, five years from now or five thousand years from now. All history is a current event.”
—Dr. John Henrik Clarke (via praisethelorde)
I wish I could transform my mind into the way I want it to be over night.
I’d get everything accomplished when I want it done.
there’d be no more giving up or not finishing shit
no more fucking procrastination. Just pure ambition and focus. Success would be mine much sooner
.
but since my ambition is clouded by all these negative things. And i can’t change over night I must work at it. I will work my butt off but I just wish it would happen sooner
“I’m not divine, but I’m sincere…”
—Malcolm X (via thepositivedistraction)
“Black Power is giving power to people who have not had power to determine their destiny.”
—Huey P Newton (via black-culture)
Que Sera Sera - Live
Corinne Bailey Rae
Corinne Bailey Rae - Que Sera Sera (Live) feat. John McCallum (vocals/guitar)
Why am I just now hearing this?! I don’t know what I was expecting, but I wasn’t expecting this…I can now go thru the Pearly Gates. Corinne and John have sang me to Glory. Thank you.
*Track is edited; there’s still ~5 mins left on the actual recording
“I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves.”
—Mary Wollstonecraft (via a-vindication)
“Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.”
—Langston Hughes (via black-culture)
“My description cannot fit your tongue, for I have a certain way of being in this world.”
—Maya Angelou (via bhargette)
Dark skinned women are beautiful: The "pretty dark skinned girl" mentality →
darkskinnedblackbeauty.tumblr.com
“you’re pretty for a dark skinned girl” is a phrase that has sickened me from the very moment it touched my ears…..
the fuck is that supposed to mean?! I can’t be pretty because i’m dark?!
this is something that I have had to deal with my entire life, it irritates me to me core to know that…
Dear Santa,
I know I’ve been a little naughty this year, sh*t happens, we both know this; so I’m not going to ask for much.
All I want for Christmas is for you to take care of my student loans; specifically SallieMae & Wells Fargo. I have a few accounts so make sure you handle all of them. They should all read $0.00 balance, ok? Also, you’ll need to stop by student accounts at my 2 previous campuses and handle those as well; then stop by the school I’m at now and drop $60k on the books for me so I can finish this degree without interruption. Ooh and lastly, I would also like World Peace.
Thanks,
a Believer
p.s. I would like my life back before I die, so please use all the Christmas magic you have to make this happen…
It really does something to my soul when people only mention Bob Marley's name in relation to weed.
Yes he smoked but Robert Nesta Marley was more than a herd-toking singer.
He was a revolutionist and an activist.
Do your research yougins
Seriously…These people don’t even know that Bob Marley lived in Wilmington, DE for a while. And ‘Get Up Stand Up’ was reportedly written about the injustices he saw Black people facing while he was here.
Weed should be the very last thing anyone ever thinks of when referring to the Great Robert Nesta Marley…his lyrics speak for themselves…
I don’t know when it happened
I don’t think I care
But here I am in love,
in lust,
hopelessly drowning in both
Maybe it’s just a ‘phase’
A little infatuation
It’ll pass when my eyes behold something new
Something better
Something more beautiful
Or maybe not
Those ropes
Beautiful beyond words
Breathtakingly gorgeous,
in every way possible
All of my praises are demanded
So powerful
Commanding
and most importantly,
Unbelievably, unbearably and irrevocably
Sexy
