March 2012
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“It’s bad enough … when a country gets colonized, but when the people do as well!...”
– A quote from the book, “Nervous Conditions” by Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga (via dynamicafrica)
February 2012
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How much of a White ally are you?
guerrillamamamedicine:
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eshusplayground:
I shouldn’t have to say this, but I will because I really don’t want to see any bullshit on my dash.
If racial justice and anti-racism are not things you give a shit about, do everyone a favor and ignore this. It’s not for you (just like I keep my queer, Black, Jewish ass away from Stormfront because an environment that is unapologetically...
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“I like to walk alone on country paths, rice plants and wild grasses on both...”
– Thich Nhat Hanh, from The Miracle of Mindfulness
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A Litany For Survival
usesforroots:
For those of us who live at the shoreline standing upon the constant edges of decision crucial and alone for those of use who cannot indulge the passing dreams of choice who love in doorways coming and going in the hours between dawns looking inward and outward at once before and after seeking a now that can breed futures like bread in our children’s mouths so their...
What a good meditation and mantra can do to me:)
freedomofmymind:
I AM a BEING. Heart beating, breathing, pulsing,particles of plasma, pause-Ever evolving. I AM a SPIRIT. The essence, the power, in and out- reflecting. Forever flaming. I AM a HUMAN. Refined and raw. Dreaming. Tranced-Living while learning. I AM a ROBOT. Trained. Labelled.Brick with a face. Exploring time and space. Click- Clocking.I AM a REVOLUTION. Endurance. External....
“the nationalism I seek is one that decolonizes the brown and female body as it...”
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cherrie moraga
(via fromhearttolips)
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My new ethos
Respect for my body.
Respect for my fellow humans.
Respect for the earth.
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Respect the ancestors
They act like Skrillex invented dubsteb. Don’t get me wrong he’s pretty good and all but there’s a few folks out there who were even more awesome way before him. Shout out to all my homies in the UK!
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Por Ojos Espanoles: A Thought Once Taught →
womyneosoul:
throughspanisheyes:
She taught me that recognizing beauty in the world is not a choice but a gift; it is a gift that is given at birth and opened when the soul discovers it.
She taught me that it is okay to cry beyond the confinements of my room with my pillow as my witness, and that even as my tears continue to slide down my face like water pouring from a glass; I learned that I...
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fuckyeahstudonstud:
http://strokeofbrilliance.tumblr.com
Anonymous asked: Hi :) Do you have a personal page?
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Who Sings songs to Black Girls?
blackamazon:
Chris Brown
Chris Brown all I hear about in what passes for feminist discussion has centered around Chris Brown.
Does HE deserve a second chance.
Is he worth it?
Why do women support him.
And every person with out a blink without a flinch mocked the girls.
I have never heard Chris Brown do that.
ANd i remembered that when I literally gasped at the sheer AMOUNT of girls who...
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