April 2013
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Ynanna Rising: For the Woman Giving Birth To... →
ynannarising: 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…
Apr 30th
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May 2012
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“give your daughters difficult names. give your daughters names that command the...”
– warsan shire. (via afrosandpeeptoes)
May 21st
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May 19th
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April 2012
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“I could cry. But I won’t.”
Apr 10th
March 2012
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Mar 24th
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Mar 18th
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“The young are restless…”
Mar 16th
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“We have to consciously study how to be tender with each other until it becomes a...”
– Audre Lorde
Mar 10th
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Mar 8th
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February 2012
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We Real Cool
Feb 21st
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Feb 9th
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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??
Feb 6th
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Feb 3rd
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Feb 3rd
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Feb 2nd
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January 2012
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Jan 28th
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The Àse Fountain: In Defence of Traditional... →
theasefountain: 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…
Jan 26th
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Jan 13th
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Jan 13th
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Jan 6th
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Jan 6th
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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...
Jan 4th
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December 2011
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Dec 24th
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November 2011
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Nov 27th
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Nov 10th
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I am
fire tonight an offering gone ablaze fulfilling whispered prayers of my own. indeed.  I am. 
Nov 7th
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October 2011
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Oct 25th
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Today...
I received my warriors (!!!) Life is good. I’m full of light and excitement and everything is life affirming. 
Oct 2nd
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Oct 1st
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September 2011
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Listen Featuring India - Love & Happiness (Yemaya Y...
Sep 11th
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August 2011
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Aug 31st
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Aug 30th
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Aug 24th
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“i am like a survivor of the flood walking through the streets drenched with...”
Aug 11th
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Aug 5th
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July 2011
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Jul 14th
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ListenElla F. and Louis Armstrong - Let’s Call the...
Jul 13th
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ListenFeist- Gatekeeper
Jul 9th
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Jul 6th
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I be dreamin'
I had a dream that I was on fire… wtf does that mean?
Jul 6th
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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.
Jun 29th
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“Call your Abuela. She loves you.”
– my Moms
Jun 26th
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Jun 24th
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Jun 22nd
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