November 2010
70 posts
just breathe fee, breathe.: jfkennedy: “Don’t ever... →
jfkennedy:
“Don’t ever fix your lips like collagen, and then say something where you gonna end up apologin’.”
As Kanye rants and rants on Twitter, I gotta say, it’s never been clearer that maybe, just maybe, they’re out to get him. For one, I’m a Kanye fan and if you’re not then you’ll…
nappylikeyopappy's yelling away: a mini manifesto:... →
ancestryinprogress:
*last post of the night, i’m tired*
I realize that those of us who can’t necessarily be stereotyped feel this immense urge to pull the ones of us who fall into those stereotypes UP, but at what point do we have to stop saying, “We can do better” and then look around and say, “Well, who would we…
Hmm... Things I post about
- underarm hair
- pokemon
- harry potter
- interracial couples
- funny things
- political things / history / thought-provoking items
- black women / african american culture
- natural hair
- womanism/feminism
i think that about sums me up as a person
Watchnostalgicwiththestateofmind:
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Ooh Baby Baby (Live)
* Rare footage. This is video I was talking about earlier and you can obviously see how it’s related to the Harry Ray song I posted. You’re not going to find this on Youtube or wherever you search for videos. By far my favorite live version of this song. This is one of the few times using the word swag to...
nappylikeyopappy's yelling away: a mini manifesto:... →
ancestryinprogress:
Always use the word ‘Africa’ or ‘Darkness’ or ‘Safari’ in your title. Subtitles may include the words ‘Zanzibar’, ‘Masai’, ‘Zulu’, ‘Zambezi’, ‘Congo’, ‘Nile’, ‘Big’, ‘Sky’, ‘Shadow’, ‘Drum’, ‘Sun’ or ‘Bygone’. Also useful are words such as ‘Guerrillas’, ‘Timeless’, ‘Primordial’ and ‘Tribal’….
Chapter 9: The Whiteness Question by Linda Martín... →
ancestryinprogress:
Whiteness is both homogeneous and fractured. Unlike Latino identity, which is understood to be mixed, and unlike African American identity under the strictures of the one-drop rule, whiteness is accorded only to those who are (supposedly) “pure” white. In the recent historical past this was not so clear-cut, as Jews, Irish, Italians, and other southern Europeans were...
