March 2012
58 posts
fuckyeahfamousblackgirls:
Toni Morrison Takes White Supremacy To Task
Few intellectuals have waged a public battle against white supremacy and patriarchy like Toni Morrison. Morrison has both examined and challenged systems of domination throughout her intellectual life. With her novels, essays, and interviews she has taken critical looks at the interlocking systems of race and gender...
Blackamazon is too much: Trayvon's Law →
girlebony:
After seeing the Mother Jones posting that links to Glen Beck calling him “the aggressor” (among other things I can’t bare to type right now) I had this thought… If Trayvon were a little white girl, we’d have Trayvon’s Law by now. By now. Three weeks later. True story. At least…
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I just ordered a flat iron and a bag for it all for the whopping price of 18.95 (including shipping & handling)… a cheap gift that doesn’t look cheap. Thank you stylebell.com
Rudy Francisco: March 1st freewrite →
rudyfrancisco:
I was told
The average girl begins to plan her wedding at the age of 7
She picks the colors and the cake first
Spends hours thinking about texture and frosting By the age of 15
She knows time,
The Location
The season and the song
Shes already chosen a gown
And…
To long is to love
and I’ve been aching for you
my entire life.
– Daily Haiku on Love by Tyler Knott Gregson (via tylerknott)
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Visible Children: We got trouble. →
filthavenue:
I do not doubt for a second that those involved in KONY 2012 have great intentions, nor do I doubt for a second that Joseph Kony is a very evil man. But despite this, I’m strongly opposed to the KONY 2012 campaign.
KONY 2012 is the product of a group called Invisible Children, a controversial activist group and not-for-profit. They’ve released 11 films, most with an accompanying...
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Lovely Skin You Have
I have a number of friends who ask me for advice on various topics. The topics or well topic I feel most uncomfortable talking about is my skin. Through the time of puberty I never got any pimples or blemishes and I used Proactiv. I’m pretty sure it just cleaned my skin rather than preventing pimples or zapping the buggers. Well I mean I only used to get one mid size (HUGE in my and my...