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Wed, 22 May 2013 12:34:00 -0400

Homeless High School Teen Graduates As Valedictorian & Will Enter Spelman As A Junior

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:29:20 -0400

Homeless High School Teen Graduates As Valedictorian & Will Enter Spelman As A Junior

Diabetic High School Girl Beaten by Police Officer and Arrested -- For Falling Asleep in Class

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:25:27 -0400

Diabetic High School Girl Beaten by Police Officer and Arrested -- For Falling Asleep in Class:

A student who was arrested and beaten for falling asleep at school is now suing an Alabama city, its police department and some school employees for civil rights violation, battery and negligent supervision and hiring. The Courthouse News Service reports that after the diabetic student fell asleep while in a room reserved for “in school suspensions,” a school police officer slammed her face into a cabinet and then arrested her. The incident occurred at a high school in Hoover, Alabama.

Ashlynn Avery, who has diabetes, asthma and sleep apnea, was suspended for cutting class, and had to sit in the in-school suspension room. While she was reading “Huckleberry Finn,” she dozed off. First, the in-school suspension supervisor walked over to her cubicle and struck it, which caused the cubicle to hit Avery’s head, according to the lawsuit. She woke up, but soon fell back asleep. The supervisor, Joshua Whited, then took the book from her and slammed it on on, which caused the book to hit the student in the chest.

Avery was then told to leave the room, according to the complaint, and police officer Christopher Bryant followed her. Bryant slapped her backpack, and then “proceeded to shove Ashlynn face first into a file cabinet and handcuff her,” the complaint states. While in the car, Avery vomited. She was taken to a hospital and had to wear a cast as a result of her injuries.

“Ashlynn required follow-up care to her shoulder, arm, and wrist, Ashlynn also required extended mental counseling for trauma caused by the defendants,” the lawsuit states. The Averys are seeking “compensatory and punitive damages for civil rights violations, battery and negligent supervision and hiring,” the Courthouse News Service reports.

kamounke: Lorraine Glover, wife of bebop jazz trumpeter Donald...

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:46:35 -0400

kamounke:

Lorraine Glover, wife of bebop jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd. Taken in 1960 by famed jazz photographer, William Claxton.

"Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair."

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:44:40 -0400

“Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.”

- Kahlil Gibran (via ohfairies)

thesoulfunkybrother: -primary school . Nigeria

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:42:15 -0400

thesoulfunkybrother:

-primary school . Nigeria

narcissusskisses: Shin Kwang Ho - Untitled, 2013

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:40:30 -0400

narcissusskisses:

Shin Kwang Ho - Untitled, 2013

misterand: Rufus featuring Chaka Khan | ‘Rufusized’ LP...

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:40:10 -0400

misterand:

Rufus featuring Chaka Khan | ‘Rufusized’ LP advertisement, 1974.

gatzzby: hannahsneakers: why don’t they have big hyped up award shows for books i mean best...

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:37:15 -0400

gatzzby:

hannahsneakers:

why don’t they have big hyped up award shows for books

i mean

best male/female character

best antagonist

best plot development

best plot twist

come on

#book you threw across the room the hardest

"If you speak in an angry way about what has happened to our people and what is happening to our..."

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:35:09 -0400

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If you speak in an angry way about what has happened to our people and what is happening to our people, what does he call it? Emotionalism. Pick up on that. Here the man has got a rope around his neck and because he screams, you know, the cracker that’s putting the rope around his neck accuses him of being emotional. You’re supposed to have the rope around your neck and holler politely, you know. You’re supposed to watch your diction, not shout and wake other people up— this is how you’re supposed to holler. You’re supposed to be respectable and responsible when you holler against what they’re doing to you. And you’ve got a lot of Afro-Americans who fall for that. They say, “No, you can’t do it like that, you’ve got to be responsible, you’ve got to be respectable.” And you’ll always be a slave as long as you’re trying to be responsible and respectable in the eyesight of your master; you’ll remain a slave. When you’re in the eyesight of your master, you’ve got to let him know you’re irresponsible and you’ll blow his irresponsible head off.

And again you’ve got another trap that he maneuvers you into. If you begin to talk about what he did to you, he’ll say that’s hate, you’re teaching hate. Pick up on that. He won’t say he didn’t do it, because he can’t. But he’ll accuse you of teaching hate just because you begin to spell out what he did to you. Which is an intellectual trap—because he knows we don’t want to be accused of hate.

And the average Black American who has been real brain-washed, he never wants to be accused of being emotional. Watch them, watch the real bourgeois Black Americans. He never wants to show any sign of emotion. He won’t even tap his feet. You can have some of that real soul music, and he’ll sit there, you know, like it doesn’t move him.

And then you go a step farther, they get you again on this violence. They have another trap wherein they make it look criminal if any of us, who has a rope around his neck or one is being put around his neck—if you do anything to stop the man from putting that rope around your neck, that’s violence. And again this bourgeois Negro, who’s trying to be polite and respectable and all, he never wants to be identified with violence. So he lets them do anything to him, and he sits there submitting to it nonviolently, just so he can keep his image of responsibility. He dies with a responsible image, he dies with a polite image, but he dies. The man who is irresponsible and impolite, he keeps his life. That responsible Negro, he’ll die every day, but if the irresponsible one dies he takes some of those with him who were trying to make him die.

”

- Malcolm X

The traps of racism.

Source: http://www.historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/malconafamhist.html

(via disciplesofmalcolm)

my favorite breakdown of white supremacy.

(via marfmellow)

Still very true today

(via radicalrebellion)

Pick up on that.

(via slay-z)

"You’re still going to get criticized, so you might as well do whatever the fuck you want."

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:34:05 -0400

“You’re still going to get criticized, so you might as well do whatever the fuck you want.”

- Kathleen Hanna (via qoldlush)

Once labeled the second coming of Rakim, by us, the king from...

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:29:06 -0400

Once labeled the second coming of Rakim, by us, the king from Queensbridge, originally known as Nasty Nas, is one of the few MCs with a 20-year run who has not only maintained a loyal fan base, but has earned the respect of everyone who has ever touched the mic. There is not a rapper on the radio today who has not heard his 1994 debut Illmatic and is not influenced by God’s Son. His ability to paint a picture with words about any given subject is unquestionably unmatched (“One Love”, “I Gave You Power”) and it’s evident from his subject matter that his purpose for getting on the mic is about much more than the almighty dollar. And just because he comes in peace doesn’t mean that he’s not prepared for war. The fact that he was the only one who was able to handle Jigga on wax should put him anyone’s top five.

First Official Image Of Idris Elba From 'Luther' Season 3 + BBC Announces Summer Return

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:17:19 -0400

First Official Image Of Idris Elba From 'Luther' Season 3 + BBC Announces Summer Return:

totestola:

*EXCLUSIVE* Here’s the first official picture of @idriselba from #LUTHER 3, coming this summer to @bbcone: twitter.com/BBCOne/status/…

Luther’s Coming Back!!!

knowledgeequalsblackpower: When White people miss the racial...

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:51:26 -0400

knowledgeequalsblackpower:

When White people miss the racial connotations of this song…….. it just pisses me off. Sorry. It may be petty to you, but to me.. it’s just a minor detail on a very long list of offenses against me as a Black woman.

First, the Black woman’s body is demonized and sexualized… seen as inferior. Especially her butt and hips. Then SirMixALot makes a song denouncing Whiteness and White bodies as a standard for beauty .. it may not be the best way or even a good song, but its something, ya know?

And what do I see in 2013? White people all over the dance floor… singing all the words to the song yet still fucking clueless as far as race relations go… clueless to their own history and ideas about my body that are blasting out of the fucking speakers.

All on tumblr sticking books and balloons in their tights, tryna make their butt look bigger… making lil videos and shit… dancing around in their living rooms in suburbia. They think they’re cute.

It’s just kind of despicable to me.

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Tue, 21 May 2013 12:48:08 -0400

afro-art-chick: First Poster For Idris Elba’s Nelson Mandela...

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:37:31 -0400

afro-art-chick:

First Poster For Idris Elba’s Nelson Mandela Biopic ‘Long Walk To Freedom’

Beyoncé's Anthem, "Grown Woman"

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:37:02 -0400

This high-energy, carnaval-vibed, Fela Kuti-inspired record has found an inescapable place in my head. *continues to replay*

Biggie’s Last Freestyle Before His Untimely Death...

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:28:31 -0400

Biggie’s Last Freestyle Before His Untimely Death (1997)

Listen to his last words…

DIY Organic Flaxseed Gel Recipe

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:17:30 -0400

DIY Organic Flaxseed Gel Recipe:

heyfranhey:

Struggling with dry hair or lifeless curls? Want a healthier alternative to your current gel/styler? The weather is finally warming up and this DIY Flaxseed Gel Recipe is the perfect leave-in for your natural hair! You’ll get shine, light hold and awesome long-lasting definition for super cheap and in a matter of minutes! Rather watch a how-to video? Go here.

Hope it’s helpful! <3

fuckyeahthenotoriousbig: Happy Birthday Christopher Wallace 41...

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:37:57 -0400

fuckyeahthenotoriousbig:

Happy Birthday Christopher Wallace 41 Today

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Homeless High School Teen Graduates As Valedictorian & Will Enter Spelman As A Junior

Diabetic High School Girl Beaten by Police Officer and Arrested -- For Falling Asleep in Class

kamounke: Lorraine Glover, wife of bebop jazz trumpeter Donald...

"Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair."

thesoulfunkybrother: -primary school . Nigeria

narcissusskisses: Shin Kwang Ho - Untitled, 2013

misterand: Rufus featuring Chaka Khan | ‘Rufusized’ LP...

gatzzby: hannahsneakers: why don’t they have big hyped up award shows for books i mean best...

"If you speak in an angry way about what has happened to our people and what is happening to our..."

"You’re still going to get criticized, so you might as well do whatever the fuck you want."

Once labeled the second coming of Rakim, by us, the king from...

First Official Image Of Idris Elba From 'Luther' Season 3 + BBC Announces Summer Return

knowledgeequalsblackpower: When White people miss the racial...

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afro-art-chick: First Poster For Idris Elba’s Nelson Mandela...

First Poster For Idris Elba’s Nelson Mandela Biopic ‘Long Walk To Freedom’

Beyoncé's Anthem, "Grown Woman"

Biggie’s Last Freestyle Before His Untimely Death...

DIY Organic Flaxseed Gel Recipe

fuckyeahthenotoriousbig: Happy Birthday Christopher Wallace 41...