The Glorious Pain of Being an Exception.

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overacts: twitter: @daeshaalexis

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:48:29 -0500

overacts:

twitter: @daeshaalexis

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Thu, 23 May 2013 16:48:24 -0500

The Wretched of the Earth: Made it to page 16 of Lose Your Mother

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:36:48 -0500

The Wretched of the Earth: Made it to page 16 of Lose Your Mother:

blackraincloud:

I’m probably done now.

Because there is one thing that I try to hold on to about slavery and that is that it had to do with economics. They treated us like that because money. But that’s not what happened. They tortured Black people for fun. It is not economical to chop off…

youngblackandvegan: love2sepia: In Love & Revolution....

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:47:51 -0500

youngblackandvegan:

love2sepia:

In Love & Revolution. Black Panther Couples, 1968. Photos by Jill Freedman and Pirkle Jones.

future goals

Traffic in Nairobi makes my head hurt and my throat itch but I...

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:05:56 -0500

Traffic in Nairobi makes my head hurt and my throat itch but I stay riding.

: Old Slaves.

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:47:48 -0500

: Old Slaves.:

goneagape:

Kanye has everyone in a tizzy. Because, Kanye is being lauded as one of the most dangerous Black men in America, one of the greatest minds of our time, as a walking hypocrite, as a victim of capitalism, and a victimizer of the poor, as Kim’s boyfriend, as a gay fish, as a god, and 30 other things….

Tumblr Essay Assignment

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:35:49 -0500

marchoftigers:

Name one group of oppressed people who were able to end mass genocide and institutional ans systemic oppression by being nice.

show your work

"‎”Black women been styling their natural hair for thousands of years but when we got to America it..."

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:15:29 -0500

“‎”Black women been styling their natural hair for thousands of years but when we got to America it suddenly became unmanageable.””

- (via the-african-violet-speaks)

!!!

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but they don’t wanna hear you though

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oop!

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hailldope: “The leg kick before a female starts...

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:14:37 -0500

hailldope:

“The leg kick before a female starts to twerk symbolizes the shackles of 400 years of slavery and oppression being broken. God bless America”

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Wed, 22 May 2013 10:18:43 -0500

Us right now

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:06:41 -0500

We’re going in two different directions…. We’re growing in two different directions…

koolguyz: nooo god lol

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:58:38 -0500

koolguyz:

nooo god lol

Yes.

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:03:54 -0500

Yes.

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Mon, 20 May 2013 19:25:57 -0500

lovelikethunder14: amen!

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:19:17 -0500

lovelikethunder14:

amen!

"If we aren’t careful we will take on an American mindset and preach a gospel that caters to us..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:19:07 -0500

“If we aren’t careful we will take on an American mindset and preach a gospel that caters to us instead of transforming us.”

- Dan Mohler (via salempeters)

My friend Immaculee stopped in Nairobi before heading to her...

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:10:04 -0500

My friend Immaculee stopped in Nairobi before heading to her project in Tanzania, so we got chicken pilau for lunch. And I finally got chipatis! 😋

atreegrowsinbrixton: “I’m for truth, no matter who tells it....

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:17:00 -0500

atreegrowsinbrixton:

“I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I’m a human being, first and foremost, and as such I’m for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.” Happy Birthday to Brother Malcolm. He would have been 88 today.

Malcolm X: Panel discussion, WINS Radio, February 18, 1965

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:15:00 -0500

White man: You're doing all you can to encourage it, Malcolm-
Malcolm X: Not encouraging it.
White man: -with your inflammatory and demagogic language-
Malcolm X: No, no, I don't-
White man: Oh yes you do.
Malcolm X: I don't encourage it; but I'm not going to sit here and pretend that it doesn't exist.
Another white man: Don't you incite Malcolm? Don't you incite?
Malcolm X: I don't think so. How are you going to incite people who are living in slums and ghettos? It's the city structure that incites. A city that continues to let people live in rat-nest dens in Harlem and pay higher rent in Harlem than they pay downtown. This is what incites it. Who lets merchants overcharge people for their groceries and their clothing and other commodities in Harlem, while you pay less for it downtown. This is what incites it. A city that will not create some kind of employment for people who are barred from having jobs just because their skin is Black. That's what incites it. Don't ever accuse a Black man for voicing his resentment and dissatisfaction over the criminal condition of his people as being responsible for inciting a situation. You have to indict the society that allows these things to exist.