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Thu, 23 May 2013 19:03:21 -0400

I’ve run out of patience, therefore running out of love. I feel like I need to recharge but I...

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:30:43 -0400

I’ve run out of patience, therefore running out of love.

I feel like I need to recharge but I don’t know where to plug myself in.

Why is it that liars seem to be more esteemed than honest people? They get more respect, more...

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:15:56 -0400

Why is it that liars seem to be more esteemed than honest people? They get more respect, more understanding, more followers… even after it comes out that they are a sham and they have been lying this whole time.

Within relationships, you lie to get noticed, to keep secrets, to keep things “pleasant,” whatever. Not me. I tell the truth almost always. I don’t really care if it hurts your feelings or makes you angry or whatever. I’m just not gonna fuckin lie to you. People have treated me WORSE for being honest than for lying. Part of me wants to start fuckin lying all the time. But then I would have allowed people to turn me into what I hate the most, and I will seriously kill myself.

Fuck it, I need a tattoo.

UNC Chapel Hill’s extensive PhD program on comparative literature is daunting to say the...

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:34:00 -0400

UNC Chapel Hill’s extensive PhD program on comparative literature is daunting to say the least. Not only do they expect you to enter the program fluent in at least one language (or intermediate in two), by the end of the program they expect you to be fluent in three languages. Not only that, but you are required at some point to spend a year abroad conducting research in a non-English speaking country. While this seems like an extremely intellectually stimulating program, it is entirely too much for what I am trying to do. I’ve seen people become professors on much less, and though I do not want to sell myself short by attending a mediocre school (such as UNC Pembroke), I can safely say that this program is not one for me. Therefore, my NC pick goes to NC State. Their English department gives you the option of concentrating in one of the following: American & British Literature, Linguistics, Rhetoric & Composition, or Film Studies. In addition, Raleigh is a beautiful city with much to do, and NC State is a magnificent campus. The school is prestigious for a public institution, and has very competitive tuition rates.

"Where are the magazines ads that show African-American women with natural hair? I just find it..."

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:58:55 -0400

“Where are the magazines ads that show African-American women with natural hair? I just find it upsetting that the standard of beauty is completely opposite of what I look at every day and consider beautiful.”

- Stephan Ostrander

aka

my white boyfriend

(via ashleighnichole)
marry him
(via alienetta)
We ended up breaking up.

It is time for you to stop reblogging the quotes that help you wallow in your own self pity and be...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:50:28 -0400

It is time for you to stop reblogging the quotes that help you wallow in your own self pity and be self sufficient.

It is time for you to stop reblogging the quotes that are supposed to inspire you and apply them to your life. It is time for you to inspire.

It is time for you to stop hiding behind other people’s words, actions, heartaches, pains, wounds, happiness, joy, etc. And go out and create your own.

It is time for you to find your own healing. Stop relying on the healings of others to get you through.

Congratulations, you discovered you are not the only one. Now pick yourself up and be who you were supposed to be.

He/she/it/they didn’t kill you. According to your reblogs you can grow. So grow already, and stop killing yourself.

And I hope I see you out there, because you will certainly see me.

Take with you peace, faith, hope, and above all else, love.

Be good.

kumikonaimah: Pussy ass, hoe niggas; I can’t fuck with y’all. Bitches all up in my business; I...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:46:34 -0400

kumikonaimah:

Pussy ass, hoe niggas; I can’t fuck with y’all. Bitches all up in my business; I can’t fuck with y’all.

I think celebrating 4/20 is stupid. I have always felt this way.

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 08:18:43 -0400

I think celebrating 4/20 is stupid.

I have always felt this way.

God damn don’t you people have brains Try USING them Wow what a concept

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 08:17:59 -0400

God damn don’t you people have brains

Try USING them

Wow what a concept

blackfashion: Brenda,22,Toronto http://canneverbeaskinnybish.blo...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 08:16:20 -0400

blackfashion:

Brenda,22,Toronto

http://canneverbeaskinnybish.blogspot.ca/2013/04/check-mate-monochrome.html

Clutch

diasporicroots: This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 08:10:45 -0400

diasporicroots:

This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color. edited by Cherríe Moraga and Gloria E. Anzaldúa.

Download here.

Don’t forget to support the writers by buying a copy of the book.

"I have to believe that caring for myself is not self indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of..."

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 08:10:11 -0400

“I have to believe that caring for myself is not self indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival.”

- Audre Lorde (via for-nowthis)

fartgallery: 4/20? You mean 1/5 reduce your fractions did you even learn math

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 07:54:17 -0400

fartgallery:

4/20? You mean 1/5 reduce your fractions did you even learn math

girljanitor: Today in What The Entire Fuck?!: Mississippi...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:44:33 -0400

girljanitor:

Today in What The Entire Fuck?!: Mississippi Schools Sending Kids To Prison For Misbehaving In The Classroom

The Department of Justice on Friday uncovered a so-called “School-to-Prison pipeline” in Mississippi, where teachers and principals are shipping off children into the criminal justice system for infractions as small as a dress code violation.

Schools in the city of Meridian, MS, have an established practice of sending students, particularly black and disabled students, to prison for minor disciplinary problems — in clear violation of the Constitution. As ABC reports, that DOJ is claiming that the schools, which protect against “abuse of government authority in legal proceedings and fairness of due process rights,” are violating the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments.

from ABC:

Also in the findings letter the Civil Rights Division alleges that “Lauderdale County and the Youth Court Judges violate the Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments by failing to provide children procedural due process in the youth court. Lauderdale County, the Youth Court judges, and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services violate the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments by failing to provide children procedural due process rights in the probationary process.”

I posted this a few weeks ago….I really was hoping it would get more notes.

kumikonaimah: I don’t just say shit to say it. If I say I’m hurting, it’s because I am. If I say...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:38:05 -0400

kumikonaimah:

I don’t just say shit to say it. If I say I’m hurting, it’s because I am. If I say that I’m happy, it’s because I am.

My mood doesn’t go changing with every breath I take.
What I feel is real.
People like me don’t need to be connected because we’re too in touch with our emotions. Every emotion that I feel is intensified by 10.

So please don’t hurt me or make me angry because those are the hardest to handle.

It’s frightening.

hahahahahahaha omg kids are horrible creatures

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:04:44 -0400

hahahahahahaha omg kids are horrible creatures

blackfashion: Palesa. 20. South...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:21:53 -0400

blackfashion:

Palesa. 20. South Africa.

www.browskinfreckles.tumblr.com

Wearing: Tribal Print blazer, t-shirt and denim shorts.

photographed by Lindsay Purdon: www.milkandcotton.tumblr.com

This is a quality tumblr, if you don't already follow it then you should

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:30:29 -0400

This is a quality tumblr, if you don't already follow it then you should:

misogynisticlyricsthatarentrap:

White Feminist Collection Agency

It is time that white feminists starts holding each other accountable for the racism within our movement. This blog is a place to challenge and change the direction of a movement that has historically reinforced racism through our unwillingness to address our own white privilege. We need to stop relying on women of color to do this for us.

I scroll until a post pisses me off, then I stop. Eventually I’m going to stop scrolling all...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:30:59 -0400

I scroll until a post pisses me off, then I stop.

Eventually I’m going to stop scrolling all together.

Facebook gets the same treatment.

souljunkee: thatshybutrudegirl: Sunday Morning - Maroon...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:50:03 -0400

souljunkee:

thatshybutrudegirl:

Sunday Morning - Maroon 5

*sways*

My joint