April 2013
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Ynanna Rising: For the Woman Giving Birth To... →
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All praises due for this auspicious moment in your life! I string garlands of lotus blossoms, lay fresh white sheets as your receiving blanket and pour libations so that the ancestors may be properly welcomed for this event. Your rose petal bath has been drawn, the water sweeten with honey and…
May 2012
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give your daughters difficult names. give your daughters names that command the...
– warsan shire. (via afrosandpeeptoes)
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April 2012
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I could cry. But I won’t.
March 2012
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The young are restless…
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We have to consciously study how to be tender with each other until it becomes a...
– Audre Lorde
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February 2012
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We Real Cool
hippieofthehighestorder asked: Peace Queen! I love your hair! Your locs are so thick and pretty and wild lol I love it. Have you ever counted them??
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January 2012
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The Àse Fountain: In Defence of Traditional... →
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Below (in italics) is a statement I wrote to support a friend of mine in court. He’s a Cuban Santero and Palo priest. His English ex-wife is making up all kinds of lies about his religion in order to prevent him having any access to their child after the divorce, making out he forced her to…
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Kichwateli: ”Kichwateli” (Swahili for TV-head) is a short film by self-taught animation / film director Bobb Muchiri set in a post-apocalyptic African slum and city. This afro-sci film takes the viewer on a spiritual and metaphorical voyage through a young boy’s dream mixing new imagery of a young boy wondering inquisitively with a live TV as his head, with stunning visual...
December 2011
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November 2011
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I am
fire tonight an offering gone ablaze fulfilling whispered prayers of my own.
indeed. I am.
October 2011
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Today...
I received my warriors (!!!) Life is good. I’m full of light and excitement and everything is life affirming.
September 2011
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August 2011
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i am like a survivor
of the flood
walking through the streets
drenched with...
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July 2011
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I be dreamin'
I had a dream that I was on fire… wtf does that mean?
June 2011
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Black Soul
Martine Chartrand’s animated short dives into the heart of Black culture with an exhilarating trip though history. Watch as a young boy traces his roots through the animated stories his grandmother shares with him about the events that shaped their cultural heritage.
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Call your Abuela. She loves you.
– my Moms
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