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melabellalemondrop

Myths on black people that actually apply to white people

Fathers are not there for their children

They’re more violent

Higher use of illegal drugs

Don’t get their education

Lmao can’t stay clean

Own guns

Have crack babies

Live off food stamps

Stop slandering our name 2015

kingrudegyalchina

themoonisfree

will never not reblog

harpersbazaar

Yara Shahidi Wears the Coolest Makeup Looks of the Year

The actress and activist goes for bold in this season’s new versions of makeup classics.

his heart is made of pure gold

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ajeolufemi

Infinite beauty

dennicapearl

Somewhere in the middle of North Carolina on the way to Million Man March, we came upon a sprawling field of cotton.

Curious and delighted, we stopped the car, jumped out, and climbed down a steep hill into the field of white.

In the midst of the field, I felt the energy of a land that holds many stories tucked deep within her bosom: Tales of sacrifice, strength, struggle, and survival. Tales of hatred, hunger, heartbreak, and hope.

The history of our people, and our stories are intertwined like the deep roots of a tall brown tree, stretching its limbs towards the sun.

I know that there is no challenge we as a community cannot rise above… WE, who have endured so much as a people.

Fire from the torches our freedom-bound ancestors used to escape in the night, is alive, and exists within ourselves and our offspring.

Reflecting within the field left me with a feeling of deep reverence. I can compare the experience to prayer… Or meditation.

In our generation of Africans in America, there is a revolution of the collective consciousness brewing. Every day that we process the pain from our past, we make way for the transformation of our future.

We can and will only rise up from here.