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pascalcampion: Spring Morning

Thu, 03 May 2012 09:24:03 -0400

pascalcampion:

Spring Morning

pascalcampion: The one with the blue book

Thu, 03 May 2012 09:21:56 -0400

pascalcampion:

The one with the blue book

something we’ve all wanted to do…

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 20:47:03 -0500

something we’ve all wanted to do…

painisaddictedtome: the awkward moment a little girl is smarter...

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 20:38:25 -0500

painisaddictedtome:

the awkward moment a little girl is smarter than society

mellowfuckingmane: randy <3

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 20:10:07 -0500

mellowfuckingmane:

randy <3

West African Pidgin Word of the Day : Pikin

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 19:58:48 -0500

thatnigeriankid:

Pikin

Definition: Used to refer to a child.

Example

1. You get pikin?

Do you have a child?

2. Your pikin fine-o.

Your child is very attractive.

History lesson: Similar to the Jamaican Patois word “pikney” also meaning “child”.

We are very cruelly trapped between what we would like to be...

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 19:53:52 -0500

We are very cruelly trapped between what we would like to be and what we actually are. And we cannot possibly become what we would like to be until we are willing to ask ourselves just why the lives we lead on this continent are mainly so empty, so tame, and so ugly.

James Baldwin

We werent ready for James Baldwin.

livingauthentic: Translation: my mother tells me to stop ...

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 19:50:21 -0500

livingauthentic:

Translation: my mother tells me to stop talking to a guy on the phone because he’s just sweet talking me for only one thing (sex)

man, I’ll never understand why Africans, Asians and...

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:50:06 -0500

man, I’ll never understand why Africans, Asians and Indians bother with having a white wedding. like its a better symbol of weddings. I know I’ll never wear one of these ugly victorian dresses.

"Imma be there in 5 minutes"

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:45:46 -0500

“Imma be there in 5 minutes”

- Classic African American tall tale (via squirtelle)

i tote guns…

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:44:45 -0500

i tote guns…

Photo

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:40:16 -0500

crazy!!!! fills me with so much joy I cant even describe...

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:31:51 -0500

crazy!!!! fills me with so much joy I cant even describe it.

#blacktwitterlove aaaaw.

righteousloves:

Super duper fresh article on our computer love. Courtesy of UPTOWN Magazine’s annual Wedding and Travel Edition on news stands now. Shout out to dreamy fresh for the ink!

atribecalledgoodbreed: Burn Baby Burn (they were called race...

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:53:20 -0500

atribecalledgoodbreed:

Burn Baby Burn (they were called race riots but it was a revolt)

Violence is the American way; the country was founded on it. You may have read about the marches and the sit-ins, the peaceful movement that was met by policeman with clubs, attack dogs and fire hoses. But did you know that over 100 cities had riots and at least 10 major cities burned in the 60’s.

We saw our churches fire bombed and our leaders killed. Patrice Lumumba was murdered and Nelson Mandella was sentenced to life in prison in 61. Malcolm X was murdered in Feb of 65; Martin Luther King Jr was murdered in 68, all for their beliefs. People had no jobs and the violence was at our doors. Across the nation cops were beating Black folks in our neighborhoods for little or no reason and with little or no legal repercussion and folks was fed up. So we followed the american way.

Chocolate cities burned.

Philly and Rochester, NY in 64, Watts in 65, Cleveland in 66, Newark, Detroit and Minneapolis in 67, Washington, DC, Baltimore and Chi-Town in 68, Omaha in 69…blood was in the streets.

In Newark’s Central Ward, the police harassed folks on the regular. In July 1965, Lester Long, aged 22, was shot and killed by police after a “routine” traffic stop. A few weeks later, Bernard Rich, 26 years old died in police custody under mysterious circumstances while locked in his jail cell. On Christmas eve that year, Walter Mathis, aged 17, was fatally wounded by an “accidental” weapons discharge while being searched for illegal contraband. When John Smith was arrested on trumped up charges Black folks took to the streets.

And I remember seeing tanks in the streets of Newark.

When I told this to my son he looked at me with wide-eyed wonderment. His america is a far different place then was mine when I was his age. Tanks? Really Dad? Yes, and machine-gun fire could be heard day and night. Just as my mom had done when she put us in the car and drove to Newark, then she pulled over to the side of the road, on an overpass that was both a safe distance away and gave us a clear view of the city. She wanted us to know what was going on, to see it for our self’s. She did not want us to forget the soldiers, bayonets fixed as they swarmed the neighborhood. That’s when I saw the tank rolled down the street. There was a white guy parked a few cars away from us who was filming. The police came and told us we had to leave the overpass. As we pulled away I saw they had grabbed the guy, his camera and were dragging him to a police car.

Newark, NJ: 26 people were killed, over 1’200 were injured and 1,300 were arrested. There was 10 million dollars worth of damage In 5 day period.

Detroit 43 dead, over 2000 injured and more then 3,800 arrested.

• According to a report of the Senate Permanent Committee on Investigations released in November 1967, 75 major riots occurred in that year, compared with 21 in 1966; 83 were killed in 1967, compared with 11 in 1966 and 36 in 1965.

which movie is this again?

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:45:47 -0500

which movie is this again?

dream hampton: Walk, Don't Run, To Red Tails

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:00:38 -0500

dream hampton: Walk, Don't Run, To Red Tails:

Lucas. doing the most. Good intentions but Tyler Perry? lol out of sync much? The whole point is add mroe black leads, characters that arent cringe-worthy on screen. We want all black movies too but I want to see us in EVERY movie. all of that isnt hinged on the success of this ONE movie… negro.. - I mean - Lucas please.

dreamhampton1:

Today is the day the future of big budget Black filmmaking hangs in the balance. According to George Lucas at least. After spending about 555 million adjusted for inflation dollars to make his 6 installments of Star Wars, Lucas has now vowed to abandon half a billion budgets forever…

"“A white woman with a black booty is like a pack of psychological Splenda” good quote....."

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:09:18 -0500

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“A white woman with a black booty is like a pack of psychological Splenda”

good quote.. I wonder if they feel the same about black women who go blonde? Is it like some transference of power? maybe the latest chapter of “the tanning effect” though I hate that term.

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- http://www.clutchmagonline.com/2011/12/celebrating-the-black-beauty-on-white-women/ (via kwesiabbensetts)

"African people need to stop shouting ‘nationtime’ until they are clear about the..."

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:53:38 -0500

““African people need to stop shouting ‘nationtime’ until they are clear about the responsibilities of running a nation.””

- Dr. John Henrik Clarke

I’m very sure I cant co-sign any of this shit here....

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:48:56 -0500

I’m very sure I cant co-sign any of this shit here. substitute for whiteness? GTFOH. Post-black isnt any part of the black identity I’m sorry.

kwesiabbensetts:

(c) Kwesi Abbensetts

Who is the joke and who is the Joker.

Am I really of “Post-Black-ness”. Is that my new heritage.

“Post-black art is a phrase that refers to a category of contemporary African American art. It is a paradoxical genre of art where race and racism are intertwined in a way that rejects their interaction. I.e., it is art about the black experience that attempts to dispel the notion that race matters. It uses enigmatic themes wherein black can substitute for white.[1] Some suggest the term is attributable to the 1995 book The End of Blackness by Debra Dickerson.”

is this supposed to be MLK? lort. feudalizm: happy mlk day...

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:54:15 -0500

is this supposed to be MLK? lort.

feudalizm:

happy mlk day everyone(: