May 2012
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Love Jones full movie  →
May 29th
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May 29th
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“the wounded child inside many males is a boy who, when he first spoke his...”
– bell hooks, All About Love: New Visions
May 29th
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“Learn to get in touch with the innermost essence of your being. This true...”
– Deepak Chopra
May 29th
“Being feminine is being desired and hated at the same time. A feminine body or...”
– Womanist Musings: Processes of Feminization: Becoming Myself (via biyuti) On. Point. (via quelola)
May 28th
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WatchWatch
lumumbabandele: You Should Know: Memorial Day was founded by freed slaves The week coming? memorial day was founded by recently-freed layoffs in charleston, south carolina who gathered to bury and commemorate those who had given their lives in a war that provided their liberation. you should snow that tomorrow marks the 11th straight memorial day our country will observe while waging war for...
May 28th
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May 28th
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May 24th
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May 24th
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“my body writes into your flesh the poem you make of me”
– Audre Lorde, from “Recreation” (via awritersruminations)
May 23rd
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Kemetically Ankhtified: POC-only Tumblr Conference... →
queennubian: kemetically-ankhtified: peace, wudup iite so here’s the deal. the NYC tumblr meetup/conference is officially on for Saturday, June 16th, 2012 at 10am. it’s at the Rebel Diaz Art Collective (RDACBX) in the South Bronx. for those who driving, the address is 478 Austin…
May 23rd
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“Travel light, live light, spread the light, be the light.”
– yogi tea wisdom
May 23rd
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“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that...”
– Albert Camus (via crankyskirt)
May 23rd
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“Each of us is here to discover our true selves; that essentially we are...”
– ― Deepak Chopra
May 23rd
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“They cripple the bird’s wing, and then condemn it for not flying as fast as...”
– Malcolm X  (via golden-crescent)
May 21st
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May 21st
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“You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.”
– Thich Nhat Hanh
May 21st
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May 21st
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May 21st
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Don't Call me a Minority
One of the reasons why I hate the use of the term “minorities” to describe black, latino, asian, etc. people is because, to me, it implies some sort of inferiority. I just read the following sentence in an article: “For the first time in the country’s history, more minority children were born than white children.” This annoyed me. Look at the use of the term...
May 21st
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“We need more light about each other. Light creates understanding, understanding...”
– Malcolm X, born on this day in 1925. Today his light still shines with us Happy Malcolm X Day!
May 19th
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May 19th
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May 19th
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May 16th
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May 15th
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“To read is to fly: it is to soar to a point of vantage which gives a view over...”
– A.C. Grayling
May 9th
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Herbs etc.: 101 At-Home Remedies For Common... →
herbsetc: Whether or not you’ve got adequate health insurance, going to the doctor is sometimes just not worth the effort. Taking off work, driving to the doctor when you feel sick, and asking advice for embarrassing ailments is almost worse than the symptoms you’re suffering from. If you want to try a…
May 9th
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“I know a boy who is sky-soft brown The dirt leaps for joy when his feet touch...”
– Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon
May 8th
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May 8th
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AfroLez®femcentric Perspectives: None of Us are... →
afrolez: Who Will Revere Us? (Black LGTBQ People, Straight Women, and Girls) From April 23, 2012 through April 26, 2012, The Feminist Wire published Aishah Shahidah Simmons’ four part series titled “Who Will Revere Us? (Black LGTBQ People, Straight Women, and Girls).” Through a comparison of…
May 7th
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May 7th
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“We, black women have always been supportive of black men in the struggle against...”
– Aishah Shahidah Simmons, ( Film Director of NO! The Rape Documentary)
May 7th
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May 4th
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The Stages of Twitter Grief of Celebrity Deaths →
dumbesttweets: Anytime a celebrity dies, this is what happens on Twitter.
May 4th
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Saturday, May 19th - Schedule of "Malcolm X Day"...
The Malcolm X Commemoration Committee with the OAAU & the Sons & Daughters of Afrika observe the 87th Anniversary of the BIRTH of our BELOVED MALCOLM X! on SATURDAY, MAY 19th , 2012 Join us for the Annual Pilgrimage to Malcolm’s Gravesite! Assemble @ the Harlem State Office Bldg 125th St. & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd @ 9AM Caravan/Buses Depart @ 1Oam SHARP for FERNCLIFF...
May 4th
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“I’ll be the moon Shine on you I’ll be the womb Give you fruit I’ll be heaven...”
– E.Badu (via indigogoddess)
May 4th
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“I have not given up on black men. And black men have not given up on me. At...”
– bell hooks in We Real Cool, p. 161 (via daniellemertina)
May 4th
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Electricity when you touch me it’s electrifying. sending currents of love and lust up my spine through my heart up to my head and back down to my arms and legs resting at my feet only for a moment and back up again. closed eyes open arms weak legs strong heart warm sensations taking over me and lifting me up higher and higher over and over again. infinite. ~ Nadia Alexis ♥
May 4th
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Journeys: Domestic Violence, Trauma and Healing  →
a new blog post of mine. personal stories.
May 2nd
As We Watch the Trayvon Martin Case, All of Us... →
jadedhippy: As we look at the drama surrounding the Trayvon Martin case, we encourage folks to connect the dots and pay attention to other cases to get an idea on how justice is elusive for some and the working quite well for others.. Yesterday we saw how George Zimmerman was granted bail after giving a half-hearted, insulting, insincere apology to the Martin family for profiling, stalking and...
May 2nd
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In Community and In Resistance: Self Care Tip #7:... →
selfcare101: Burnout. We’ve all been there. That feeling of being so tired, so consumed by life, so weary of the daily grind. It happens to workers, activists, artists, students, and teachers. Everyone is susceptible to burnout and it can be hard to escape the feeling of wanting to escape it…
May 2nd
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““…Historically, law enforcement has been used to control African-American...”
– Black Women, Sexual Assault and the Art of Resistance (via afrolez)
May 1st
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April 2012
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Apr 30th
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Apr 27th
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Apr 27th
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TONIGHT: Know Your Rights Workshop hosted by the...
The People’s Self Defense Campaign (PSDC) of the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement is hosting a Know Your Rights Workshop on Friday, April 27th from 6:30-8:00PM. The workshop will be held at Freebrook Academy located at 375 Stuyvesant Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11233 (corner of Decatur Street). Take the A or C train to Utica Avenue.  This is a free and open workshop for MXGM members and community...
Apr 27th
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“they slipped briskly into an intimacy from which they never recovered”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald (via dreamhampton1)
Apr 25th
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“we are sudden stars / you and i exploding in / our blue black skins”
– sonia sanchez (in honor of poem in your pocket day, i’ll share the following haiku with y’all. it’s one of my favorites and i’m carrying it with me today)
Apr 25th
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Apr 25th
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