February 2012
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“I’m free. I just do what I want, say what I want, say how I feel, and I don’t...”
– Erykah Badu (via ayoviv)
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December 2011
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The End.
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International Year for People of African Descent... →
lati-negros:
International Year for People of African Descent goes unnoticed
latinosexuality:
b-sama:
By Ludlow Bailey
The mainstream media has largely ignored the year. I have yet to see any serious coverage by US television, radio or print media on IYPAD. The black press in the U.S. has also barely covered any of the issues, events and programs associated with IYPAD. Therefore, the...
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“The African continent was bled of its human resources via all possible routes....”
– Elikia M’bokolo, April 1998, Le Monde diplomatique. (via comingonstrong)
November 2011
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“Society’s reliance on prisons and punishment does not make our communities...”
– Highly recommend checking out the entire Formerly Incarcerated & Convicted Peoples Movement National Platform. Excellent. (via harmreduction)
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Recorded Cases of Black Female Lynching Victims... →
midwestmountainmama:
this is absolutely….no words strong enough. there is a list of what the “reasons” were for lynching individual women—ranging from “taught a lesson” to *race prejudice*—I have no idea what that means—does it mean a black woman dared to tell a white person they were racist? And the white person was like, oh FUCK NO, I DON’T SEE RACE. Let’s lynch her???
also, just horrible...
Ubakagi: Congolese Collage Series by Askan...
37thstate:
Ubakagi, a collage series created by Ashkan Honarvar based on images from the Belgian Congo between 1885 – 1908. The artist merged these photographs with images of coral reefs, gold adornments, plant and fabric creating an interesting and striking visual.
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Watch“Jemila’s Tale” is a short film about a young Black girl who creates her own fairytale after the death of her mother.
Transcript: Arundhati Roy Q&A at CUNY Graduate... →
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Mathematics in (central) Africa before... →
via fyeahblackhistory:
Examples of Mathematics throughout various African Kingdoms before colonization.
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"The Stoop Gallery" in Brooklyn {event} →
“Middle-class white women’s lives are not just different from working-class...”
– Dr. Elsa Barkley Brown, “What Has Happened Here,” 298 (via latinosexuality)
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“None of these brothers are thinking like that. At all. They just reinforce all...”
– Three Feminists Talk About The Media’s Obsession With Unwed Black Women
(via daniellemertina)
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