May 2012
“It is a sign of white privilege to be able to “see” blackness and black culture...”
– bell hooks. Black Looks: Race and Representation- Madonna: Plantation Mistress or Soul Sister?
i am posting this after the questions i have received about “yolo” etc and i felt this quote explained a lot of my annoyance. in my mind, the ways that white people consume hip hop, they still do not...
“When future historians write about the fall of the American Republic, they will...”
– Paul Krugman (via azspot)
thezexdiaries:
Euphoria by Loreen (Eurovision...
When someone asks why I chose to go to grad school
whatshouldwecallme:
“The claim that sex workers “sell our bodies” is not only logically absurd (I was...”
– Maggie McNeal Commenting on Chicago Tribune article (via thefumoblu)
Struggling To Be Heard: quixotess: “Community... →
quixotess:
“Community members interested in supporting youth leadership in Detroit only have until June 2nd to contribute to the Detroit Future Youth “Road to the Allied Media Conference” fundraiser. Created as a way to pay for DFY youth attendance at the Allied Media Conference, a…
“The white fathers told us: I think, therefore I am. The Black mother within each...”
– Audre Lorde, Poetry Is Not A Luxury (via sinidentidades)
the bad dominicana: talldarkbishoujo: Privileged... →
talldarkbishoujo:
Privileged people stay pressed.
If you see somebody you have privilege over say something about your privileged group and it doesn’t apply to you personally, keep it moving
no1curr about how you’re “not like that” or some time some oppressed person hurt your fee-fees
…
“give your daughters difficult names. give your daughters names that command the...”
– warsan shire. (via afrosandpeeptoes)
