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alunageorge: On the way to radio 1

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:04:08 -0400

alunageorge:

On the way to radio 1

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Tue, 21 May 2013 02:45:31 -0400

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Tue, 21 May 2013 00:47:37 -0400

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Tue, 21 May 2013 00:31:22 -0400

blackandkillingit: curly-essence: curly-essence.tumblr.com Bla...

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:28:38 -0400

blackandkillingit:

curly-essence:

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Black Girls Killing It Shop BGKI NOW

naturalblkgirlsrock: I freed my mane http://afroque.tumblr.com

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:44:15 -0400

naturalblkgirlsrock:

I freed my mane

http://afroque.tumblr.com

glamourgirl-mo: 👼✨

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:43:01 -0400

glamourgirl-mo:

👼✨

Dorothy Dandridge

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:31:22 -0400

Dorothy Dandridge

goldengrillss: x my girl mariah on the right!! i used to work...

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:17:57 -0400

goldengrillss:

x

my girl mariah on the right!! i used to work with her :) :) <3

Alek Wek’s first appearance ever, Tina Turner’s music video for...

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:43:41 -0400

Alek Wek’s first appearance ever, Tina Turner’s music video for GoldenEye, 1995

580p: nerdyninjanicole: Even though she grew up playing...

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:43:26 -0400

580p:

nerdyninjanicole:

Even though she grew up playing football, shooting hoops and running races against all the boys in her neighborhood, U.S. 800-meter champion Alysia Montano never wanted to be thought of as one of them.

As a result, she started wearing a flower behind her right ear to remind the boys they were getting beat by a girl.

“The flower to me means strength with femininity. I think that a lot of people say things like you run like a girl. That doesn’t mean you have to run soft or you have to run dainty. It means that you’re strong.”

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Sun, 19 May 2013 18:27:06 -0400

ajuma nasenyana for vanidad s/s 2007

yagazieemezi: The rest of my Saturday night by Yagazie

Sun, 19 May 2013 02:52:53 -0400

yagazieemezi:

The rest of my Saturday night by Yagazie

unimpressed2chainz: solange is too trill Solange knowles

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:15:31 -0400

unimpressed2chainz:

solange is too trill

Solange knowles

my-little-thing: Can I be Willow Smith when I grow up?

Fri, 10 May 2013 21:29:38 -0400

my-little-thing:

Can I be Willow Smith when I grow up?

willow smith

Fri, 10 May 2013 21:28:44 -0400

willow smith

untouchmyhair: eternallybeautifullyblack: Young Teenage CEO...

Fri, 10 May 2013 21:13:20 -0400

untouchmyhair:

eternallybeautifullyblack:

Young Teenage CEO Earning Over 100K Per Year!

17 year old Leanna Archer turned a family recipe into an international company. Archer started a line of natural hair and body care products when she was nine years old. Her mother would make a hair pomade using natural ingredients from Haiti and a secret recipe passed down from her great-grandmother. After getting multiple compliments on her hair, Leanna gave her friends a few samples of the pomade and from there the orders started pouring in. Archer is now making history earning an annual revenue of more than $100,000 per year.

As a young entrepreneur, public speaker and philanthropist. Archer has taken her experiences on the road, speaking to youth all over the country, and has been profiled in Forbes, Success Magazine, Ebony and other publications. She has been named on “Inc.” magazine’s 30 Under 30 list of top young entrepreneurs.

Check out her appearance on The Jeff Probst Show.

Image and commentary via African-American History Is AMERICAN History.

this is awesome!

dreamdefenders: On April 22, 16-year-old Kiera Wilmot was...

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:19:06 -0400

dreamdefenders:

On April 22, 16-year-old Kiera Wilmot was arrested at her Polk County high school for conducting a science experiment. The teen, who has no criminal history and maintained good grades, suddenly found herself trapped in Florida’s insidious school to prison pipeline; which has continually funneled mostly youth of color out of Florida’s schools and into the criminal justice system.

According to a report by Florida’s Department of Juvenile Justice, over 57% of the state’s 96,515 youth incarcerated in 2012 were Black and Brown. In Kiera’s home of Polk County, Sheriff Grady Judd has presided over a system in which youth have continually been cycled through county jails in which severe abuses have been alleged including the use of pepper spray and the holding of juveniles in cages.

During the 2013 Florida Legislative Session, Dream Defenders worked with allies in the Florida Campaign for Juvenile Justice to reform Florida’s broken juvenile justice system. Despite repeated community visits to the state capital, briefings and press conferences by advocates and sponsoring legislators, the 2013 Legislative session closed with no action on critical bills such as SB 1374/HB 1039 which would have reformed Florida’s Zero Tolerance law at play in this case.

While Kiera navigates the legal ramifications of her unjust case Polk County Superintendent John Stewart has made the decision to place Kiera in an “alternative school” as he considers expulsion proceedings. Dream Defenders find these actions by Superintendent Stewart reprehensible. Dream Defenders demands that Stewart drop all expulsion proceedings against Kiera Wilmot and allow her to return to her enrollment at Bartow High School.

Dream Defenders calls upon all local, state and national allies to TAKE ACTION to ensure Kiera does not become another casualty of the school to prison pipeline.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

Sign the petition to get Kiera back in school

Spread these images by tweeting them, reblogging them and posting them on instagram.

Contact Polk County Superintendent John Stewart by calling: (863) 534-0521

Sample Script:

Superintendent Stewart,

My name is _____________ and I am calling to express my concern about the expulsion proceedings against Kiera Wilmot. Florida has been among the national leaders in furthering a school to prison pipeline; with zero tolerance policies being used to lock up, expel and divert youth from their right to an education. Ms. Wilmot’s case is another example of the state and your office criminalizing and derailing the future of a girl of color. Your handling of her case has been irresponsible and reprehensible. Ms. Wilmot’s actions and intent simply do not warrant expulsion or placement in alternative schooling. I am calling on you to immediately drop all expulsion proceedings against Kiera Wilmot and allow her to return to her regular enrollment at Bartow High School.

In order to make an impact in this case we will need the support of thousands.

Please share this message with family and friends. Let’s ensure there is

#JusticeForKiera

babygirlcryfest: This fucking outfit. All my feelings.

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:06:16 -0400

babygirlcryfest:

This fucking outfit. All my feelings.

eatsleepdraw: Summer :) SPNK graphics!

Mon, 06 May 2013 13:56:15 -0400

eatsleepdraw:

Summer :)

SPNK graphics!