August 2012
40 posts
survived hurricane Isaac tonight.. those winds...
I love you. I’m glad you’re okay.
nefermaathotep:
Via Douglas Edward Ramsey
I am noticing several black scholars teaching OUR young to stay out of school.I happen to find this very hypocritical being that most of us have several degrees from these same schools.What I will say to OUR young is,educate yourself outside of the school walls,read everything you can,visit your local library there are amazing pieces of literature there....
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I had a dream last night that I escaped from a...
NYC's No Lark: I've stopped arguing with young... →
vagabondaesthetics:
Everyone is more concerned about the appearance of an even handed debate regardless of whatever is being discussed. It’s about being seen as respectful. Everything needs to be negotiated. Nothing really needs to be GAINED from the negotiations either. The negotiations just need to exist for…
Sadly, I think this is true for a lot of conversations, not just politics. I...
Racist (White Supremacist) Terrorism in "Portland,...
so-treu:
Racist (White Supremacist) Terrorism in “Portland, Oregon”: Black Owned Food Carts Vandalized
punjabi-rani:
tierracita:
TW: N word, racism, white supremacists.
In the last few 24 hours, news of this hate crime on Portland’s historic Mississippi Avenue—an avenue that has been gentrified immensely in the last few years— has come to light. It appears black businesses...
western privilege
queerhairyvag:
Western privilege is not being refused by your doctor/hospitals because they do not want to ‘catch AIDS off the African’ ‘don’t understand your accent’ ‘AfricaN men are too violent’
Western privilege is knowing I can go back to Nigeria tomorrow and easily get a job there because I have an english accent and am seen as ‘white’ therefore, I am ‘sophisticated’ and ‘more intelligent’...
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To all those "it's just a movie" people, who I'm...
blahblahblather:
blahblahblather:
Let me know how you feel about that shit when you can no longer turn practically anywhere and see yourself.
When all the faces on billboards, magazines, in ads, commercials, on T.V. in theaters, the theatre, on the news, written about in fiction, and history are suddenly not white. When the people sitting in public offices and positions of authority are...
knowledgeequalsblackpower:
Sign posted by the Columbians, Inc., in the ‘transition neighborhoods’ (White neighborhoods where Blacks had recently moved in) around Ashby Street in the fall of 1946. Although racial zoning was illegal, the Columbians insisted that such areas were, in the words of this sign, “Zoned as a White Community.” The symbol at the center is the red lightning bolt insignia...
How to find textbooks online for free: a post.
obsessionfull:
Textbooks are fucking expensive, and if your professor doesn’t require a physical copy (most don’t - they just want you to have the book at hand. Or maybe even not. Some professors literally give no fucks about whether you have the book or not) and you don’t mind having your copy as an electronic copy - this is the post for you!
Most textbook companies put out new editions every...
Profiles of those murdered at the Oak Creek...
thestoutorialist:
Satwant Singh Kaleka (65 years old) died defending the temple he built, attempting to fend off a gunman who attacked worshippers Sunday, family members said. Kaleka came to the United States with $100 in his pocket and worked tirelessly to give back to others and build a vibrant Sikh community in the south of the city.
Paramjit Kaur (41 years old) was the mother of two sons,...
A timeline of events
andyandtherobot:
Taken from here (thanks StumbleUpon)
1980: Ronald Reagan runs for president, promising a balanced budget
1981 - 1989: With support from congressional Republicans, Reagan runs enormous deficits, adds $2 trillion to the debt.
1993: Bill Clinton passes economic plan that lowers deficit, gets zero votes from congressional Republicans.
1998: U.S. deficit disappears for the first...
Unapologetically Me: Also this whole skinfolk,... →
eclecticspectrum:
Of course all my skinfolk ain’t my kinfolk. And that’s not me speaking in a disparaging way.
It’s understanding that skin color does not make us a monolith. It does not make our experiences the same. It does not mean that we will share the same views.
As difficult as this may sound, as mean as…
I am usually surprised by seeing internalized oppression, but I agree...
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I hate this generation...it's full of narcissistic...
mccunt:
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thisiswhiteprivilege:
White Privilege is Ryan Lochte wearing his grillz and most people just thinking its an odd choice or even a funny quirky thing about him. If he were black he would be called ghetto, ratchet and a disgrace to the American US swim team.
White privilege is being able to do and wear things black people do and get applauded for your self expression while black people are being...
gadaboutgreen:
So, this picture right here is probably why my skin started to crawl when I saw that Frank Ocean had “came out”. Because of his ties with Jay-Z, it didn’t really feel authentic to me: how it was handled, the way it was timed, everything just seemed very…calculated, and planned.
And this is what the rap game is, planned, calculated moves to make the most money....
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