On Sunday, June 26, Jesse Williams received the 2016 BET Humanitarian Award. He gave a powerful acceptance speech that is an on-point statement highlighting racial inequality in America today. It’s ironic that it was given in a room full of entertainers, one of which was posturing with a thick gold chain while pointing to the brandContinueContinue reading “Jesse Williams: Freedom Now”
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Quote: Sly fox. Dumb bunny.
Everyone comes to Zootopia, thinking they could be anything they want. But you can’t. You can only be what you are. Sly fox. Dumb bunny. ~ Nick Wilde aka Fox, Zootopia (film)
He is my sweetness.
He is my sweetness. When we aren’t right He is the source of all my Bitterness.
Quote: That man who is forced each day to snatch his manhood…
Originally posted on #americarising:
I do not mean to be sentimental about suffering – enough is certainly as good as a feast – but people who cannot suffer can never grow up, can never discover who they are. That man who is forced each day to snatch his manhood, his identity, out of the fire…
Fight for Freedom: The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that saw extensive service in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was one of the first official African-American units in the United States during the Civil War. The 1st South Carolina Volunteers, recruited from freed slaves, was the first Union Army regiment organized with African-American soldiers in the Civil War, though many African-Americans had fought in the American Revolution and the War of 1812 on both sides.
Note to Self: When we expect to see our greatness
When we expect to see our greatness by how others appreciate and represent us, we set ourselves up for disappointment.
Women, Power & Greatness
Every woman I have ever worked for has been opinionated, outspoken, ambitious, direct and unapologetically herself. That is what I love and respect about each of them. (Follow link for full message.)
The journey is hard and long.
The journey is hard and long. It doesn’t get easier or shorter by staying where you are. Get up. Keep moving. You’ll be glad you did. ~ LaShawnda Jones
Poem: BITTERSWEET by Rumi
BITTERSWEET by Rumi
I yearn for happiness
I ask for help
I want mercy
And my love says:
Look at me and hear me
Because I am here
Just for that
{Click to read full poem.}
Untitled.
Originally posted on Glasnost: National Law University Delhi:
Untitled. When I was six years old, I gave my first blowjob. “It’s a game”, said He. “Don’t you want to play?” It was too big, and I threw up on him. He said I’d do better the next time. When I was seven years old,…
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