February 2011
I'm Sick...
re-genesis:
…Of all the division among my people. We find every excuse NOT to come together. We’re the only people NOT concerned with the first law of nature: Self-preservation. Self is “us” as a collective; it is not us as individuals.
Our future depends on our preservation, our unity, our strength, our knowledge of self, our love for self (both the collective and the individual)…
“…forgetting is the hardest thing in the world, remember that”
– warsan shire (via dreamhampton1)
Now what?
As we move into the future, technology is becoming more and more a part of everyday life. Human labor is becoming unnecessary to produce the goods and services we need to survive. This will lead to more and more unemployment. Under our current capitalistic system, poverty will rise. The rich will become richer and the poor will continue to suffer. We can no longer sustain this way of life.
“A calm sea does not make a skilled sailor.”
– African proverb (via nativenotes)
ready again...i think lol
seeing how some of my relationships have changed seemingly overnight its actually surprising that my mind has been on the subject of love more now than ever. i took a long break (a year and a half) in order regain my sanity and truthfully to be selfish for a while. i cant lie and say havent enjoyed it for the most part lol. ive never been one to get caught up in emotions so i look at just about...
“Of whom should I be afraid?”
Love-Full and Fear-Less: The Lovers (8/2010) →
loverwithacause:
I had a dream we were lovers under a Black sky. We were Gods because we firgured out the key to happiness. You lived for compassion and I for the love of humanity. THEY wanted our secrets to have, to hold, to use as a weapon to control the masses; offered us eternity just to hear us speak it. We…
I dont mind you being mad at me. Just dont leave.
theinsideofugly:
i am love’s prisoner. bound by wanting you. love has oppressed my entire existence. and with no other choice… i live for you.
Raheem DeVaughn - Desire
not an angry black man.
im a simple guy. i dont need a lot to keep me happy. music, strong internet connection, books, light fun conversation. thats really all i need. people get the impression that im always serious or always angry. thats definitely not true. im always laughing and always laid back. there are things that i dont like though, and im vocal about them of course. but overall, im easy going. you just have to...
Black History fact for Feb. 3
imaniloves:
February 3, 1956Autherine J. Lucy becomes the first black student to attend the University of Alabama. She was expelled three days later “for her own safety” in response to threats from a mob. In 1992 Autherine Lucy Foster graduated from the University with a master’s degree in education. The same day, her daughter, Grazia Foster, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in corporate...
Raheem DeVaughn - Customer
E.E Cummings- I like my Body →
honeyedexcrements:
i like my body when it is with your body. It is so quite new a thing. Muscles better and nerves more. i like your body. i like what it does, i like its hows. i like to feel the spine of your body and its bones, and the trembling -firm-smooth ness and which i will again and again and again kiss, i like kissing this and that of you, i like, slowly stroking the, shocking fuzz of...
seriously...
there are plenty of people out there that feel like some things are and should be off limits. everything doesnt have to be a joke. i just saw a picture of Dr. King with the gucci mane ice cream tattoo on his face. why? whats the purpose? nothing is sacred to us apparently. i dont know who originally made the picture but…come on. theres no reason to circulate that around the internet as if...
Unapologetic.
Im unapologetic about the way i feel about my blackness. i love black people and i spend a lot of time reading and talking about blackness. My skin color is something i am very proud of and it helps to define who i am as a person in society. it comes with some burdens but the benefits far outweigh them. i feel a connectedness with people who are descended from Africa. In my eyes it is something...
Lost and Found: Horrible. →
shytownisdown:
Why are people so horrible??
Kelley Bolar ….. I can’t help but to look into her eyes and see my mom.
We weren’t rich growing up, but my mom worked VERY hard to make sure my brother and I went to private schools. Even after she died, my grandma vowed to never take either of us out of private…
sigh…i feel you.
IonkneeNoTitoo: URGENT MESSAGE FROM ACTIVIST IN... →
To all the people of world The people in Egypt are under governmental siege. Mubarak regime is banning Facebook, Twitter, and all other popular internet sites Now, the internet are completely blocked in Egypt. Tomorrow the government will block the 3 mobile phone network will be completely…
youre absolutely right.
i respect your right to not take anything seriously. everybody must choose whats important to them or not. just respect my right to think less of you.
[^_^]: Before I Go To Class.. →
thestoopkid:
There is something wrong when White people are more enthused about celebrating Black History Month than we are. Instead of being grateful for how far we’ve come, many of us are bitter about where they THINK we’re going. I’m so fed up with people being constantly negative. It’s a sin to mourn a…
thinking...
everybody acts like after a predetermined amount of time, you should be over whatever is bothering you. let me wallow in my misery for as long as it takes. this is my journey.
Oh.
I get the most random messages sometimes. Usually from females who for some reason have me typecasted as a certain character in their mind. Then when i express myself and it goes against that image they have of me, they feel some type of way. Um, i dont know you. Who are you? Who is this person you thought I was? Why should i care? They get really sensitive about it too. Like i lied to them or...
