February 2012
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“Believe me, every heart has its secret sorrows, which the world knows not, and...”
– Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Hyperion: A Romance (via nezua)
“I think people who vibrate at the same frequency, vibrate toward each other....”
– Erykah Badu (via funkchunk)
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BlcTxt / "A Smart Black Boy" » The Liberator... →
{liberatormagazine.com exclusive feature} by Danielle Scruggs “If there is no struggle there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom and yet deprecate agitation are men who want crops without plowing up the ground; they want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters. This struggle may be a moral one, or it may be a physical...
Kindness Sprouts : a collaborative book of... →
This is a collaborative book of gentle seeds of love and kindness to inspire you in your self-care practice. All proceeds from this book go directly to Sprout Yoga, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping those who are healing from eating disorders by providing them with free yoga.
An amazing 41 people contributed to this book: entrepreneurs, bestselling authors, yogis and yoginis....
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Portfolio update.
It’s been a while. Take a look, why don’t you?
the seven stages of being lonely →
caitsmeissner:
download my dearest love’s project, warsan versus melancholy: the seven stages of being lonely. proceeds go to famine relief. though my contribution was tiny, i am pleased to have contributed that faint text on the graphic. i believe in this woman so much, and her power to make change. http://warsanshire.bandcamp.com/
“Anything that is desired or despised is always placed on the female body.”
– Wangechi Mutu
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Selected photographers for Mambu Badu, Vol. 2! |... →
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#30Americans
Who gets to tell our stories? And how?
i thought sleeping would make me feel better, but...
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navigatethestream:
i thought i could shake off the ignorance of others with a good night’s sleep, but i couldn’t. because then i come wake up for round 2 of ignorance on my dash about how a black woman’s death is basically an inconvience to the revolution across the Atlantic.
her cold dead body is the lone gotdamn reason why nobody gives a fuck about Syria and other middle...
“The last stage of this period, that to me was more exciting, because he really...”
– Questlove on Why J Dilla Was the Best Rap Producer of All Time | XXLMAG.COM
ruthisonfire replied to your photo: Shame, (2011), dir. Steve McQueen Just saw Shame…
that’s exactly how i felt after i saw it, like i had to reflect A LOT afterwards. but it was definitely a powerful story. wish they gave more (well anything) about his and his sister’s childhood.
I feel you, but I actually kind of like that we didn’t get their backstory, or a long denouement where...
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“For all the talent M.I.A. collaborates with, her wordplay and delivery does not...”
– Doorknockers: M.I.A. - Bad Girls
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January 2012
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“There are those private corners in songs that aren’t well known that will leave...”
– Trust In Me | Life Times
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A beautiful tribute to Etta James.