black princess 👑

highly favored 💅🏾💞✨

[niabra-deactivated20210424]

Natural hair is becoming an obsession of mine

[gowns]

Black Feminism & Abolition

if you want to actually engage with intersectional feminism & what abolition really means, this is your homework:

Angela Davis - “Are Prisons Obsolete?”

Ruth Wilson Gilmore - “Golden Gulag: Prisons, Surplus, Crisis, and Opposition in Globalizing California”

Angela Davis - “Abolition Democracy”

Angela Davis - “Freedom is a Constant Struggle”

“If They Come in the Morning… Voices of Resistance”

Carole Boyce Davies - “Left of Karl Marx: The Political Life of Black Communist Claudia Jones”

Safiya Bukhari - “The War Before”

Patrice Douglass - “Black Feminist Theory for the Dead and Dying”

Patrice Douglass & Frank B Wilderson - “The Violence of Presence: Metaphysics in a Blackened World”

“Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect?”

Evelyn Hammond - “Black (W)holes and the Geometry of Black Female Sexuality”

Sadiya Hartman - “Seduction and the Ruses of Power”

Sadiya Hartman - “Lose Your Mother: A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route”

Audre Lorde - “Sister Outsider”

Audre Lorde - “The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House”

bell hooks - “The Oppositional Gaze: Black Female Spectators”

Michelle S Jacobs - “Black Women’s Invisible Struggle Against Police Violence”

Claudia Rankine - Citizen

Assata Shakur - “Women in Prison: How We Are”

Assata Shakur - “Assata: An Autobiography”

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor - “How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective”

Zoe Samudzi & William C Anderson - “As Black As Resistance: Finding the Conditions for Liberation”

this is a curated list of texts that i find the most helpful for illustrating why we all should also be abolitionists. the bolded are the ones i’ve found the most helpful thus far. & reminder to buy the books when you can, preferably from independent / leftist / black-owned bookstores… and see what you can find at your local library! keep these works in circulation!

[honeyrococo]

[lifewithlala]

Languages 101: a language learning guide by a polyglot

Hey, guys. Lala here! As polyglot who speaks 5 languages and learning more, I’ve been through my fair share of language learning experiences. Here, I wanted to share some tips with you guys that have helped me along my journey. 

What are some language learning tips that have helped you guys? Share them with me! Do you have a question? Don’t be afraid to leave me an ask!

Read more of my content here:

5 tips on how to be productive when studying from home

My study routine for ultimate productivity

Minimalist student toolkit

Written by @lalavscollege​

[la-venere-nera]

The REAL DEAL!

[milaluxe]

Unpopular opinion but I can’t understand heaux who literally shit on poor people. I just can’t. So much of heaux tumblr is becoming so toxic for me that I’ve been actively cleansing my space. I understand not wanting to be poor. I understand wanting and working toward a certain lifestyle. I understand the concept of hypergamy. I understand the concept of “by any means necessary.” I really do. I just don’t understand how women, most of whom do not come from wealthy backgrounds, spend so much time and effort shitting on, debasing, and criticizing poor people. It’s just so…unevolved and uninformed in my opinion. Like, nuance is okay! We can talk about wanting to do things differently than our parents and cutting off people who don’t vibrate at our frequencies and leveling up without suggesting that everyone who doesn’t do those things is lazy, mediocre, settling, etc. How gross, how uninformed, how ahistorical is that take! There are people literally fleeing war zones with nothing and having to set up somewhere new. There are people with different world views and cultures that will keep them from doing things the same exact way you would go about it. There are people who suffer repeated and prolonged traumas that were not their faults that are trying to heal from them. That doesn’t make us any better than them just because we’re sleeping our way to wealth (and I say this with all the love and appreciation I have for our way of life). I find that a lot of modern heaux culture is so steeped in eurocentrism that we keep a lot of the same eurocentric standards of racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia, and classism. It doesn’t have to be that way. It costs NOTHING to be an understanding human being while still chasing your dreams. And tbh, I feel like most of it is a self-projecting front considering most heaux are in the same exact financial boat as the poor people they like like to shit on, but y’all not ready for that conversation…

[chaneldiorxoxo]

Money can’t buy class.

[bubblegum-pwussay]

Thank u for this post!!

[guerrillatech]

"Hey so it turns out that the people of earth accidentally did a global experiment to see if every individual could course correct climate change through mass personal change of habits, and it turns out, no! We can't! It was massive corporate activity all along!"

[lais-noire-deactivated20260601]

The 13 Feminine Seduction Archetypes Quiz - Women Love Power®

What if your past lovers confessed the enigmatic quality that attracted them–and held them in thrall? What if your friends, colleagues and even your enemies divulged how you naturally command attention–without even trying? Imagine what you could do with that kind of straight-no-chaser intel. It would be rare insight into the way the world sees you at your best. It …

This quiz is VERY in-depth. I intend to use the results to hone myself and further develop the way I rope in men. More importantly, I have to know who I am so that I can thrive and flourish as myself in this industry and not as someone else. There are more seduction types than just the siren. Just because I’m a SW doesn’t make me a siren. My highest scores were for the Lover & Sage= Sophisticate. Love this quiz, very insightful. Definitely recommend you ladies take a look. I don’t think I will buy the masterclass. but will use the syllabus for self-study and if I need it later I may buy it. 

[lais-noire-deactivated20260601]

Bought the masterclass…WORTH IT.

[afrocanhoney]

I’m the ingenue… no idea but really intrigued.

[artfoli]

My Art History Tags

Hey everyone! With an updated username and socials, I saw it time to make a nicely updated art history tag list. I’ve got some big plans coming up that I’m so excited to show you guys, so keep an eye out!

Facebook - @artfolii     |     Instagram - @artfolii

ARTISTS   |   MOVEMENTS   |   TECHNIQUES   |   TIMELINE

Time periods:

Here is everything - artists, techniques, movements, and artwork - together, organised by time periods:

Ancient Art

Medieval Art  (ca. 400- 500)

Renaissance Art (ca. 1300-1600); The Renaissance: The Early Renaissance (c.1400s-)

13th Century; 1200s          |          14th Century; 1300s

15th Century; 1400s          |          16th Century; 1500s

17th Century; 1600s          |          18th Century; 1700s

19th Century; 1800s          |          20th Century; 1900s

Contemporary Art

Forms of media:

Sculpture & Painting   |   Collage   |   Performance Art Digital   |   Design   |   Graphic Design Fashion   |   Embroidery Poetry   |   Quotes Videos   |   Series   |   Documentary

Artists:

Female Artists                   |                   Famous Artists

A Anguissola, Lucia (c. 1536-c. 1565); female Italian Renaissance artist Anguissola, Sofonisba (c. 1535-1625); female Italian Renaissance artist Anquetin, Louis (1861-1924); cloisonnism

B Bailey, Amadea; female contemporary expressionist artist Barboza, Ana Teresa (1980- ); contemporary art; embroidery Basquiat, Jean-Michel (1960-1988); famous neo-expressionist artist Beksiński, Zdzisław (1929-2005); dark surrealism Booth, Anastasia; contemporary sculpture/installation/photography artist

C Cabanel, Alexandre (1823-1889); french academic artist Carlson, Larry; digital contemporary artist Choucair, Saloua Raouda (1916-2017); Lebanese artist

D Darger, Henry (1892-1973); an outsider artist

E Ekster, Aleksandra (1882-1949); abstract designer

F Fontana, Lavinia (1552-1614); female Italian Renaissance painter

G Galizia, Fede (c. 1578-c. 1630); female Italian Renaissance painter Gentileschi, Artemisia (1593-1656); female Baroque artist Gogh, Vincent van (1853-1890); dutch artist; post-impressionist Goodsir, Agnes (1864-1939); australian-born artist known in France

H Hemessen, Catharina van (1528-c. 1565); female Flemish Renaissance artist

K Kahlo, Frida (1907-1954); modern female artist; surrealism Kandinsky, Wassily (1866–1944); russian abstract painter Klimt, Gustav (1862-1918); austrian artist Kondakov, Alexey; contemporary collage artist

L Lempicka, Tamara de (1898-1980); female art deco painter Lewis, Edmonia (c. 1844-1907); African-American/Native American female sculptor Longhi, Barbara (1552-1638); female Italian Renaissance artist Lundeberg, Helen (1908–1999); female surrealist

M Makart, Hans (1840-1884); was Austria’s most sought-after artist during his time Monet, Claude (1820-1926); impressionist Mucha, Alphonse (1860-1939); czech illustrator Moser, Mary (1744-1819); English academic artist known for her flower works

N Nelli, Plautilla (1524-1588); self-taught artist/nun during the Renaissance in Florence

R Rockwell, Norman (1894-1978); American illustrator Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917); famous French sculptor

S Sandys, Emma (1843-1877); female pre-raphaelite artist Savage, Augusta (1892-1962); famous female artist during the Harlem Renaissance Serov, Valentin (1865-1911); impressionist Sher-Gil, Amrita (1913-1941); hungarian-indian female painter Shōen, Uemura (1875-1949); female Japanese artist Siddal, Elizabeth (1829-1862); female Pre-Raphaelite muse, artist, and poet Sterrett, Virginia Frances (1900-1931); american illustrator Stokes, Marianne (1855-1927); victorian female artist

T Taeuber-Arp, Sophie (1889-1943); known for abstract textile art Tiffany, Louis Comfort (1848-1933); stained glass artisan Tissot, James (1836–1902); french artist Turner, J. M. W. (c. 1775-1851); romanticist landscape artist

U Utamaro, Kitagawa (c. 1753-1806); japanese ukiyo-e woodblock artist

W Wolfli, Adolf (1864-1930);outsider artist

Y Yuliang, Pan (1899-1977); first woman to paint in western style in China

Z Zorach, Marguerite (1887-1968); fauvist painter

I also have tags sorted by nationality of art/artist (although it needs some work). If you are interested in exploring it, it’s on this page.

Other Stuff You Might Enjoy:

Recommended Art Books

Information Tag

Exhibition History:

Hitler and Degenerate Art

Artist History:

The History of the Starving Artist

William Morris’ Part in Arsenic Houses

The Death of Vincent van Gogh

Ruskin vs Whistler

Painting History & Painting Analysis:

The Sick Child, by Edvard Munch

The Lady with the Veil, by Alexander Roslin (one of my favourite paintings)

Analysis of the painting Salomé, 1909, by Paul Antoine de la Boulaye

The History Behind La Mort de Barbara Radziwiłł, 1841, by Józef Simmler

In Bed, The Kiss, 1892, by Henri Toulouse-Lautrec

The History Behind Gustav Klimt’s ‘The Woman in Gold’

The (not-so) Youthful Portrait of Isabella d'Este by Titian

The Black Paintings by Francisco Goya

Putti and what the heck are they?

See the information tag for more!

Sculpture History & Sculpture Analysis:

Venus of the Beautiful Buttocks

Sculpture of Pietà

Who’s in Antonio Canova’s The Three Graces?

Queen Mother Pendant Mask: Iyoba, an Ivory mask by the Edo peoples

My followers’ art; if you’re an artist, or just enjoy drawing/painting/etc, I’d love to see your art!

[artfoli]

As mentioned up there I have a post on The Black Paintings by Francisco Goya, and it’s funny that you mention both Velázquez and Picasso because I have a post on their Las Meninas works which is fascinating! (And there’s of course a Picasso tag on my blog).

As for Dali, I have a post on his Dali and Schiaparelli collaboration which you might be interested in.

Enjoy!

[goodbyeeveryonee-deactivated202]

I enjoy being spoiled, wouldn’t take anything less. Sorry if you do.

[trustfundkiller]

How did you find your current sponsors or past best sponsors??? Did you freestyle, found on sites, or they came to you at work etc... Did you only have one or juggle multiple? If not on sites did they just start spoiling you & then you asked slowly for things? Sorry all these questions I'm just curious😭😭😭 thank you so much for all the help and support you give you are so much appreciated ❤️ even posts not about stuff like this i really love your blog❤️

In the very beginning I used websites like SA and CL but quickly found them to be trash. When I thought about what the daily life of a super wealthy man there was no way a website such as SA fit in..unless he was a nutjob…

My first real sponsors were my high end escorting clients. A wealthy man usually has no issues with hiring an escort. In fact, they’d hire me and talk about the woman they were trying to pursue. They kept me around to satisfy them until they got their dream woman.

From those Sponsors, I learned about where they usually find women, what they like to see and a million other things. The women were usually in their social circle somehow and came from all walks of life. Models, waitresses, baby sitters, workers, socialites. The whole point was they had OPTIONS.

So I decided to make myself an option for them.

I attended charity events, did volunteer work, went to upscale bars and clubs, did expensive sports, everything. It was impossible NOT to get connected to wealthy men.

I was insanely shy, but I learned to overcome it and started getting these men in my circle.

There was a point where I had 20 men at once that I was either talking to or dating casually. I had to set up an automated text system to send texts to each of them a different times during the day/week or I’d forget. (GoSMS for Andriod)

(I don’t recommend so many men at once, I was greedy and young, but the burnout was savage)

But the whole point is I met these men in person. These men already were accustomed to spoiling women. To them, it’s natural to gift a woman things, they had the money to do so. Without my asking, I’d be sent nice gifts as an introduction or invitation to dinner. I went from flowers and chocolate to nice dresses and shoes. Some even bold face gave me money to do what I wished before the first date. The older they were the more likely this was. But all the men had the trait of “wooing” a woman.

Think about it. When you have a crush on someone, wouldn’t you send them cute little things to show your interest?

A lot of the women these men are around have options as well. The incentive is there for these men to try to “bribe” a woman away from whatever she is doing so a relationship can occur.

What is $500 to someone who makes 500K+ a year? What is $5000 when he makes over a million?

Wealthy men can be like normal men in how they pursue a woman, the difference is that the wealthy man can make a more lavish display, get you to say “yes” to him faster.

A wealthy man doesn’t always have time for long courtships, he is more likely to just show you what he brings to the table from the start. There are ones who are more discreet, but it has been my experience that they act that way more so when the woman they want doesn’t come from money. If the woman has money (or looks like it, big difference) he is more likely to feel comfortable trying to show her that he can care for her.

This is why I’m always saying that I’m forever showing off to men that I am expensive, I lead a rich life- without a man. The men that I WANT to attract love this and instantly feel comfortable showing me they can care for me like how I am accustomed to, if not better.

Was it always this way? No. I admit to doing ALOT of “faking” till I actually made it. But my goal justified my means.

[the-memedaddy]

[browndreamgirl]

!!!!!!

😭 this was going to be the best spring/summer of my life.

[artschoolglasses]

Books by women, on women…

The Tigress of Forli: Renaissance Italy’s Most Courageous and Notorious Countess, Caterina Riario Sforza de Medici, by Elizabeth Lev

Sarah Churchill Duchess of Marlborough; The Queen’s Favourite, by Ophelia Field

Queen Anne: The Politics of Passion, by Anne Somerset

Fabricating Women: The Seamstresses of Old Regime France, 1675-1791, by Clare Haru Crowston

Athenais: The Life of Louis XIV’s Mistress, the Real Queen of France, by Lisa Hilton

Madame de Pompadour: A Life, by Evelyne Lever

Marie Antoinette: The Last Queen of France, by Evelyne Lever

Witch Craze: Terror and Fantasy in Baroque Germany, Lyndal Roper

[blackviera-deactivated20181113]

Being a tall black woman only multiplies the “masculinity” everyone already associates with black women. We’re not allowed to be dainty or frail or cared for, because not only are we black, but we’re not small, and therefore we aren’t supposed to be protected.

[residentgoodgirl]

More women are choosing not to have kids, and society can't cope - ABC Life

Women who choose not to have children are often labelled selfish, shallow and immature. But an increasing number are not having kids because of the ridiculous standards around motherhood. By Kellie Scott

“I don’t want to have kids.”

It’s the kind of statement that often prompts total disbelief.

It’s known to end conversations, leaving behind confused blank faces and dropped jaws.

Especially when coming from a woman.

“The response is always, ‘You’ll change your mind eventually’,” says Jess Saras, 32.

She’s childfree by choice, and despite being confident in her decision, Jess is constantly undermined by society’s inability to separate women and motherhood.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics says that sometime in the next decade, the number of couples without children will overtake the number of couples with.

That means more women are choosing not to have kids.

It’s a trend psychotherapist Zoe Krupka says is often wrongly labelled selfish, shallow and immature.

ABC podcast Ladies, We Need To Talk is sharing the stories of women who choose to be childfree to help clear up some pretty shitty misconceptions.

Keep reading

[catlovesmocalike]

South Korean women and Japanese women are also deciding increasingly to go child-free and husband free too…Their governments are having temper tantrums over this— they need the kids for their long-term economy. So instead of making child rearing less onerous, and more community based, these governments are trying to set up blind dates and speed dates and to shame women into procreating (of course, within a marriage with a man)

[browndreamgirl]

I remember when I thought I wanted to be a stay at home mom lol thank god I realized just because I didn’t want a high power career it didn’t mean I had to want kids either.

Most times if a woman doesn’t want a full blown career it’s because she wants a family and vice versa (at least from what I’ve seen). Glad I figured out neither was also an option 😊

[browndreamgirl]

Just temporarily disabled my main Instagram account (I also have a bookstagram because nerd lol).

I took a leave of absence from work for April-May and I want to focus on my goals without that distraction (and I tend to compare more with people on Instagram which is not good.)

My main goals for these next two months are to get/stay healthy (skin, hair, mind, and body), practice French everyday, take a photography and art history course, read at least 4 books and meal prep (only eat out once a week).

These goals are fairly simple which is good for me because I’m more likely to reach them. Consistency is a big hurdle for me so I’m hoping without the distractions of work and my most used SM I can stay on track.

Hope everyone is staying safe and healthy at home. 💙

[returntoeden]

in order to experience growth, you need to be planted in the right environment. throw a seed on the pavement and it will sit there for years, getting stepped on and thrown aside. plant a seed in spoiled soil and it may never get the chance to grow. neglect to water the seed and it will grow slow and shrivel easy. in order to grow, we need to be planted in an environment that honors our needs and cultivates our potential. you’re not broken, you’re not hopeless, you’re not failing – you’re just not in the right environment.