March 2012
“Umuntu ngumuntu, ngbanye abantu”
– a person is a person, because of other people (via bigblackafrica)
“For those out there who believe black people to be less than pure royalty, let...”
– Sinéad O’Connor - Open Letter About Trayvon Martin (via nukirk)
The Best Birth Control In The World Is For Men →
excentricyoruba:
If I were going to describe the perfect contraceptive, it would go something like this: no babies, no latex, no daily pill to remember, no hormones to interfere with mood or sex drive, no negative health effects whatsoever, and 100 percent effectiveness. The funny thing is, something like that currently exists.
The procedure called RISUG in India (reversible inhibition of...
Effects of Homelessness on Children →
jamart16:
These statistics show the devastating effects of homelessness on children. Homelessness is more than just not having a place to sleep or a home. It psychologically, emotionally, and physically affects a child.
HUNGER GAMESRacist Hunger Games Fans Are Very... →
borednschooled:
The good news? The Hunger Games made $155 million at the box office its opening weekend, making it the third-best debut in North American box office history. The bad news, however, reflects a level of idiocy that we weren’t really expecting.
As CNN reports, “Only Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 and The Dark Knight — both sequels, with the strength of a franchise...
“Over the last 48 hours, there has been a sustained effort to smear Trayvon...”
– Judd Legum, “What Everyone Needs To Know About the Smear Campaign Against Trayvon Martin,” Think Progress, 3/26/12 (via racialicious)
The "New Black Guilt"? →
colormysoul:
blackfashion:
Black Guilt Defined by sbexperiment: Black guilt refers to the concept of individual or collective guilt felt by some Black people for the ease at which we are allowed to coast through certain aspects of life due to unfair lowered expectations from society.
Black guilt can be described as one of several psychosocial costs of racism for Black individuals along with...
Mastercard and Market Values
fallbackandrelax:
