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queennubian: authocracy: kingcheddarxvii: do u think God ever gets sad like “what do u mean u...

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 16:38:34 -0500

authocracy:

kingcheddarxvii:

do u think God ever gets sad like “what do u mean u don’t love urself i worked so hard on u….”

…why is this so uplifting

farewell

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 16:35:40 -0500

you don’t always have to be with the one you love. i realize if it was that simple then the world would be a happier place. in due time everything comes to light. im content with how it is for now. saying goodbye is the hardest thing. never been easy to walk away from someone for a long period of time. i know im not perfect but i do try to do the right thing. any maybe that was a slip up. but i know deep down whats real and hopefully at the right time we will meet again.

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Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:20:07 -0500

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pam grier

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:19:35 -0500

pam grier

epaphus: ,

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:12:14 -0500

epaphus:

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after distress, solace. ~Swahili Proverb

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:52:32 -0500

after distress, solace.

~Swahili Proverb

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Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:41:07 -0500

Photo

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:39:16 -0500

i love so much … it feels so good hurts

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 10:48:25 -0500

i love so much …

it ~~feels so good~~ hurts

womenwhokickass: Audre Lorde: Why she kicks ass She was a...

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 10:45:27 -0500

womenwhokickass:

Audre Lorde: Why she kicks ass

She was a Caribbean-American poet and activist; one of her main initiatives was to confront issues of racism in feminist thought.

In 1971 she came out as a lesbian; her writings and lectures reflected her concern for the oppressed: women, members of the LGBTQ+ community and racial minorities.

Her poerty was published regularly throughout the 1960s, you can find some of her poetry here.

In 1980 she co-founded Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press, the first U.S. publisher for women of colour.

She was State Poet of New York from 1991 to 1992.

Audre Lorde identified issues of class, race, age, gender and health, as being fundamental to the female experience, arguing that although the gender difference has received all the focus, these other differences are also essential and must be recognised and addressed (this can be related to intersectionality).

Quote: “The answer to cold is heat, the answer to hunger is food. But there is no simple monolithic solution to racism, to sexism, to homophobia. There is only the conscious focusing within each of my days to move against them, wherever I come up against these particular manifestations of the same disease.”

sourcedumal: podrickpaynest: They Die By Dawn I need dis in...

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 10:26:34 -0500

sourcedumal:

podrickpaynest:

They Die By Dawn

I need dis in my life!!!!

julinkah: kalisherni: “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before” by...

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 09:58:49 -0500

julinkah:

kalisherni:

“To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before” by Mayda Del Ville

“Part 1:
we are not your mothers
you have been weaned from the breast of a woman for years
yet you come to us
wounded and half filled with promises you can only keep half the time
trying to suckle our sense of self dry
we’ve become much to accustomed to sleepless nights and damp pillows
have become accustomed to waiting for our empty beds
to be weighed down with the bodies of men heavy with the scent
and the hands of other women
and we simply wanting to be loved
and to love ourselves unconditionally
simply wanting the truth of whether you can really love us or not
play Hester Prynn
Play scarlet letters on our chests
become adulteresses
cheating ourselves out of what we truly deserve
willing to settle for less
willing to act like a little less than a goddess
willing to sleep with the enemy
men too scared to stop acting like boys
thinking we can love away their scars
so we take the lashes of the insecurities they pour on us
and lick our wounds in quiet mourning for the little girls that we lose by the minute”

This is so amazing. I love this.

forever reblog.

sweetest-tab00: amazinbrake: Jesse Williams + Aryn...

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 09:27:58 -0500

sweetest-tab00:

amazinbrake:

Jesse Williams + Aryn Drake-Lee

I was a teacher when I met her, so she’s been with me through all different facets of my career. She’s stuck with me through thick and thick, and thick and thin. We know each other in and out.

BEAUTIFUL!

Love it!

Nina Simone performing “Four Women” at the Harlem Cultural...

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 09:25:58 -0500

Nina Simone performing “Four Women” at the Harlem Cultural Festival, 1969. [x]

lyfeunscriptd: Happy 42nd birthday, Nia Long!!

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 09:12:39 -0500

lyfeunscriptd:

Happy 42nd birthday, Nia Long!!

cartermagazine: Today In History We Honor Patricia Roberts...

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 09:10:23 -0500

cartermagazine:

Today In History We Honor Patricia Roberts Harris

‘Patricia Roberts Harris served as the secretary of housing and urban development from 1977-1979 and was the first African American woman to be a member of a presidential cabinet. Harris was also the first African American woman appointed to a U.S. ambassadorship.’

(photo: Patricia Roberts Harris)

- CARTER Magazine

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Mon, 05 Nov 2012 14:11:53 -0500

time

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:06:00 -0500

it feels like time stopped

like i’m holding my breathe waiting to come up for air

is everything in slow motion

i’m not for sure

i have no choice but to let the time pass by

i have shed tears and now the pain will just have to subside

in due time

i wish this hadn’t happened

how long will this last?

i wonder

no point in feeling sorry for yourself

definitely not gonna change the outcome

i wish this time would go by a lil less painful though

that’s all that i ask

seem like everything is a reminder

a getaway from reality would be nice

but that’s time and vacay that i do not have

this has been one rough time

dreams unclear, time still

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:40:47 -0400

today was better but i still have emotions that include puzzlement, uncertainty and sadness i had a weird dream last night. I didn’t sleep much. there was something like an awards show going on and it had all different types of people that i knew some were soldiers/officers some were civilians. not sure exactly what it meant. now as i sit at my desk i try to decipher what that first dream meant. then i had another dream about a video that was sent to me on fb, that is also unclear to me. my talk yesterday was well needed and indeed did help. i haven’t felt like this in a while hopefully it will pass sooner than later.

you didn't make my day

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:52:39 -0400

i cant believe you had the nerve to call me inquiring about someone else child when you have neglected your own.

what kind of man are you?

that’s right your not a man

not a man at all

if you were you would not put me through ALL the hurt

i’m 23 and your actions still bring the same tears to my eyes that were there 11 years ago.

i’m so ashamed of my lack of strength at this very moment

i felt so strong but now i’m weaken

i’m tryna get help but that cost

ain’t nothing free ya know

but it seem like having me was quite the burden anyway since you decided to drop me off

and leave me

no words can even begin to slightly explain how i’m feeling

i’m a mess

i wish i could leave where i am right now but i can’t

thanks for making today worse for me