May 2013
33 posts
Daughters of the Diaspora: Afra-Hispanic Writers →
lati-negros:
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@donawa_violeta
“(TRIGGER WARNING) “Don’t you know that slavery was outlawed?”
“No,” the guard...”
– Assata (via michellehuxtable)
I tell my students this every single semester.
(via notesofanativesister)
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“Avoid hurting the hearts of others, the poison of your pain will return to you.”
– Native American Code of Ethics (via lonely-isotope)
on single mothers: ugh you are the ruin of this country couldn't you just keep your legs together you dumb welfare slut
on single fathers: oh god you brave man raising your kid(s) all on your own that must be really hard what bitch would leave a hero like you she must be a whore
Memoirs of a Young Black Woman: I saw... →
deepchocolate:
a beautiful Black couple on the train.
The guy was in a dashing suit and the woman was pregnant and in a nice blazer and dress. They looked like they were in their late 20s early 30s.
They looked like someone tore them off of a magazine cover. It was so beautiful…
Although I don’t know what…
Beautiful Tyrant, Fiend Angelical!:... →
bad-dominicana:
Couldnt help but think of the constructions of race when that graphic w phenotypically monoracial lookin latinos came up. How do you portray us accurately if you dont note most of us are actually pretty fucking ambiguous in that sense, because we are a product of diff…
Shawn (Jay-Z) Carter Offers College Scholarship... →
The Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation is unique in that it offers scholarships to single mothers, children who attend alternative schools, students who have earned a GED, students with grade point averages of 2.0 and students who have previously been incarcerated, etc., but desire a higher educational opportunity.
girljanitor:
duelswords:
How is it that anytime a POC is in the news for having racist shit done to them white people start assuming “that’s not the whole story”?
You see there is something deeper to the story that you will never, ever see it’s:
RACISM
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April 2013
112 posts
“Only in America can you be pro-death penalty, pro-war, pro-unmanned drone bombs,...”
– John Fugelsang (via coco-amor)
edwad:
muslims make up about 1/4 of the worlds population. you’re bound to have some criminals and very bad people that practice islam, but nobody cared about the religion of the sandy hook shooter or of other people who have done horrible things. the only time it matters is when they’re Muslim and that really pisses me off.
“Men still have trouble recognizing that a woman can be complex, can have...”
– Natalie Dormer. (via bbrando)
wordsthatididntsay:
Everyone deserves to get themselves something nice post finals.
Whether it’s delicious sushi, a new computer, that milkshake from Chick Fil A, a night out at the club, that makeup you’ve been wanting from Sephora, or whatever you like.
r3gla asked: U like Rep. DOm.
