June 2012
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The span of human life is not 70 or 80 years, rather, it is a moment. Like this...
– Rev. Masamichi Kamiya:
Invocation of the 10th Commencements Exercises of the Bard High School Early College
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Me spazzing out about Graduation. I am sorry if I am acting a little crazy, but I did it!
[x] 18 years old
[x] High School Diploma
[x] Associates of Arts Degree
Well, I think I deserve to brag a little :)
Well Then:
Guess who just graduated from High School! Oh yeah! This sexy Black Man right here! (lol)
Now I get to do it all over for my Associates Degree on Wednesday.
Damn, Life is good :)
If you look closely in her you will see the Masterpiece that God made.
– (via blackmanonthemoon)
When you live in a poor neighborhood, you are living in an area where you have...
– Malcolm X (via warriorsrise)
EXACTLY EXACTLY EXACTLY.
(via sapphrikah)
In the end, your life will be measured not by what you have. It will be measured...
– Dr. Cornel West. (via my-d1vineright)
Anonymous asked: What are your feelings toward interracial relationships?
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"Ten Things That Ran Through My Mind the First...
ghdoswritespoetry:
One
She tastes like
Honey-roasted euphoria
Two
Nights ago
I told her that
Reciprocation was strictly optional and
Now that I’m here
I’m going to go ahead and
Apologize to my erection ahead of time because
He will be of no use this evening
My focus is on doing nothing short of
Feasting on her
Like the fourth Thursday in November
It goes without saying that
I’m...
I need white people to stop pretending consent was possible during slavery.
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– Karnythia, laying it down with righteousness on Juneteenth — the truth about slavery and its lingering effects on America. (via dumbthingswhitepplsay)
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I doubt anyone understands how much I truly Love &...
white logic: on being offended
lance-chucker:
-only reverse racism is offensive
-its not offensive unless white people are offended too
-if my black friend isn’t offended you shouldn’t be either
-you’re not allowed to be offended if it was a joke
-you’re not allowed to be offended if i didnt mean it
Happy Juneteenth (African American...
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"How Does it Feel to be a Problem?"
We all know this quote, it is the lead off from which DuBois builds his philosophy concerning Blacks in America. I have grown up with this quote, interpreted it under the tutelage of White teachers and Black. However, it now is apparent that this is a loaded term. It is a slighted insight into the gruesomeness that is Blackness.
Why would DuBois start with this? You start a discourse labeling the...
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A question for white people.
o-b-s-s-e-s-s-s-e-d:
Why the fuck is it so important to all of you to say nigga? Why? Why is this word so magical and amazing for you people? Every time I get on twitter, tumblr, or whatever the fuck else, all I see is white people going “Is it okay for white people to say nigga since black people say it? Is it okay if I say it in a song? Is it okay if my Black friends say its okay? Is it okay?...
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My daddy was from the Deep South, and he always told me as kid not to let them...
– LAPD beating victim Rodney King, six weeks before he drowned in a pool at the age of 47. (via thechanelmuse)
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