Glammy2xs

Such a beautiful song.

(the latest US gun massacre was at a community college in Oregon .. more here)

Dear Black women of the world

Some of these niggas on Twitter make black men look bad by trying to make y'all look bad. Their ignorance, cowardice and stupidity baffles me. They act like their mothers, sisters, aunts, and cousins aren’t black. They should be Ashamed for themselves.

I know it must be difficult for you in a world that sees you as not just one minority but two. Like its not bad enough that your black but you’re a woman too. Double the hate. Double the prejudice.

Please though, I beg of you don’t give up on us yet. There are still men out there that see you as the strong, independent, intelligent, beautiful women that you are. We love you for it. Dark skinned, light skinned, brown skinned it doesn’t matter we love you all. You are all queens and should be treated as such. I apologize on the behalf on my misguided brothers who don’t understand. Just know there’s still some of us out there who see you as you are. Not as society, or social media portrays you.

With so much love,

A dark skinned brotha from Cali

Have you seen the New Yorker article recently posted entitled, "Broken, Defaced, Unseen: The Hidden Black Females of Western Art" by Robin Coste Lewis?

BROKEN, DEFACED, UNSEEN: THE HIDDEN BLACK FEMALE FIGURES OF WESTERN ART

[“The Voyage of the Sable Venus from Angola to the West Indies,” a wood engraving by W. Grainger after T. Stothard.]

I had not seen or read this yet, and I’m so grateful you’ve brought it to my attention.

The entire article is an incredibly moving meditation on the life-transforming powers of art and research.

1446. dirty laundry

Have you ever: 1. Skipped class? - yes, i started doing that a lot in high school.  2. Done drugs? - nah, you know. 3. Self harmed? - yes, i have never self harmed as much as i have been lately, unfortunately. 4. Drank? - sure. 5. Shoplifted? - never, i’m a wuzz. 6. Gotten a tattoo? - nope. 7. Broken up with someone? - all my breakups have been mutual pretty much.

What’s your favorite: 8. Show? - my all time favourites are the office and friends. lately i’ve been loving american horror story and lie to me. 9. Movie? - american psycho maybe. 10. Song? - my all time favourite is this must be the place by talking heads. my current favourites are dirty laundry by all time low and the mack by nevada. 11. Tumblr? - meh, i don’t do tumblr as much these days. i just come here to fill in surveys. 12. Singer/Band? - i don’t really have any favourites at the moment. i used to be craaaazy about good charlotte, simple plan and blink-182 though. i also love say anything. 13. Memory? - i tend to only remember bad ones. 14. Book? - my favourites are all about either mental illness or music.

This or that: 15. Invisibility or Ability to fly? 16. Cookies or Cake? 17. Twitter or Facebook? 18. Movies or Books? 19. Coke or Sprite? 20. Blind or Deaf? 21. Tea or Coffee? 

What’s your: 22. Age? - turning 22 this year. 23. Sign? - gemini. 24. Height? - about 170 cm. 25. Sexual orientation? - pansexual. 26. Shoe size? - 38. 27. Religion? - none. 28. Longest relationship? - my current one will soon be two years.

Opinion on: 29. Gay rights? - any person’s rights shouldn’t be something to have an opinion on. 30. Second chances? - usually good. 31. Long distance relationships? - cool if it works, respect. 32. Abortion? - i have had an abortion and i never thought twice about it. it’s nice that people are allowed control over ther own lives. 33. The death penalty? - i’m against it. 34. Marijuana? - i don’t really care. if making it legal would take away the hype, then please yes.  35. Love? - love is all.

Do you: 36. Believe in ghost? - definitely not. 37. Shower facing the shower head or turned away from it? - i always shower with the shower handle. 38. Sleep with the door opened or closed? - closed. 39. Love someone? - yeah. 40. Still watch cartoons? - i don’t. 41. Have a boyfriend/girlfriend? - yep. 42. Like yourself? - nope.

Date a black girl.

Marry a black girl.

Folorunsho Alakija… "The Richest Black Woman in the World"… It is popular belief that Oprah Winfrey is the Richest Black Woman in the world and according to Forbes she is, but in all actuality a born and raised Nigerian Woman from Lagos State named Folorunsho Alakija is close to $600 million richer than Oprah’s estimated net worth of $2.7 Billion according to new reports from Africa and America… Alakija is currently Worth about $3.3 billion but she started her career working as a secretary at the International Merchant Bank of Nigeria. She then traveled to England to study fashion design. On her return to Nigeria, she founded Supreme Stitches, which produced clothing for upscale clientele. Then, in 1993, without any prior experience in the oil business, she was awarded an oil prospecting license, allowing her company to explore for oil in one of Nigeria’s most prolific oil blocks. Alakija then became the founder and owner of Nigerian oil company Famfa Oil. She is a mother of 4 sons and built her Fortune from Oil and fashion and currently lives in Nigeria with her husband of 35 years. Alakija also heads a few philanthropic efforts to help people in need in her country of Nigeria and her Continent of Africa… @Champion_Us

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