Candra Janée Cherry

Brilliantly and Wonderfully Made in The Creator’s Image 💕🌻

[uroko]

Yamagata, Japan // 癒しの自然風景 ♡

[raeganometry]

I need a nice waterfall rn

[aidashakur]

[goddessglo]

this is my divine feminine era. i am basking in all of my femininity that i held back for far too long and its not going anywhere. i am exuding every single part of it. 💕🎀

[caitimia]

[candracherry]

I actually love being back on places like Pinterest Tumblr and my Private Twitter…I have a ton of anonymity in these spaces where I can just “be” and it’s so comforting.

[dreamgirlvibes]

I need to start talking to myself like this more and more everyday like God really don’t make trash…His creations are perfect. I’m really THAT!

[humansofnewyork]

(¼) “Eduardo was so nervous when he came into our office. He barely spoke English, so he told his story through an interpreter. He explained that his hometown in Colombia had been taken over by guerillas. He’d been beaten. His family was threatened. And he escaped to America to apply for asylum. He kept thanking us over and over for taking his case. I was grateful to him as well. He was the first actual person I’d ever represented. I was fresh out of law school. I was working at a major law firm, and already I was feeling disconnected. Our clients were abstractions: corporations and countries. In school I’d dreamed about helping people, but my job mostly involved doing research. Eduardo was the first ‘pro bono’ case I’d ever done. I wasn’t getting paid, but it felt meaningful. And it was a lot of pressure. Because I knew that if we failed, Eduardo would be deported, and he could be killed. My partner and I did a series of all-nighters to prepare. So much of the law is in the details: getting documents in order, meeting deadlines. But it can seem impossible unless you know what you’re doing. On the day of his court appearance Eduardo was a nervous wreck. The court building itself can seem like a terrifying, hostile place. You have to go through security. Everything is made of marble. The judge is dressed in robes, and positioned higher than everyone else. Eduardo stuttered through his entire testimony. He misspoke a couple times, and the judge snapped at him. But we were by his side the whole time, stating the evidence, arguing on his behalf. When we were finished the judge took a long pause. She said: ‘It’s really close,’ and all of us held our breath. Then she said: ‘Asylum granted.’ We shuffled out of the courtroom as quickly as possible. Eduardo’s family was waiting in the next room. There were hugs, and tears, and disbelief. He wanted to thank us somehow, so he took us to the McDonalds across the street. I’m a vegetarian. So normally that would be my worst nightmare, but I ordered some French fries. And those were the best French fries I’ve ever had in my life. This was the feeling I’d been imagining in law school. I felt like I’d unlocked a superpower.”

[humansofnewyork]

(4/4) “In the early days Kristen and I would write every single email together. We’d type them together, and hit send together, normally late at night, over a glass of wine. Everything felt so important. All we had was this crazy idea. But we believed in it so hard, and we kept shouting it from the rooftops until other people believed in it too. It’s been five years now. And Paladin is one of the first successful justice tech companies. Dozens of top law firms use our product. The business is working. But it’s so much more than a business. A law firm that uses Paladin will increase its pro-bono cases by an average of 30 percent in the first year. We’ve connected over 20,000 lawyers with low-income clients who need help. And it all came from a crazy idea that we had on the floor of a tent. That’s what I’m best at: ideas. I’m a philosophy major. I love to daydream. But Paladin isn’t about the idea anymore; it’s about the execution. And that’s where KBad really shines. I led the charge for five years, but Kristen is our CEO now. She’s our leader. And I want her to be so successful, and happy, and celebrated. She was chosen recently as a Crain’s 40 under 40. It’s a really big deal, and she deserves all of it. I know because I’ve had a front row seat to how amazing she is. That’s been the biggest gift of Paladin, beyond the impact. I didn’t come into this looking for friendship, but Kristen and I have become as close as two people can be who aren’t related or married. We built a business together. We became mothers while doing it. We’ve watched each other grow so much. Last week I was looking through some old photos, and I came across our very first Paladin headshots. We took them in the hallway with my camera. We had such baby faces. We had no clue how hard it was going to be. But we’d decided that we were going to take the reins of life and see what was possible. We had this crazy dream to make the world a fairer place. It wasn’t a normal dream, to become a doctor or a lawyer. It was our specific dream. And you know what? It worked. The crazy dream worked. We built a justice machine.”

[myjoyfullynuttystudentworld-blog]

This week has been centered around that one thing we cant live without FOOD!

On Wednesday March 29, 2017, I experienced some good eats @ the cherry blossom festival. During the festival there was a sushi demonstration where they made tons and tons of sushi including the crunch roll, California roll, sushi rolls with caviar  and more. 

There were chopstick give-aways, name writings in Japanese, singing and speaking in Japanese that was delivered by students in the Japanese group at Spelman and Morehouse. As well as 6-8 year old black children who have been fluently speak Japanese since the age of 3 years of old. They were students from the OMNI International School. 

Seeing those children introduce themselves in Japanese really had me shook!! These kids are learning at levels I had never imagined! I was appalled. I forgot  to mention the sushi was amazing. It was fresh and fulfilling if you didn’t have any you truly missed out. 

The pictures above include students from Spelman and Morehouse’s Japanese program. Also it features the one and only and youngest Asian student from the International school, whom is currently learning Japanese like the other students. 

I had a great time and I got some cool souvenirs. Spelman constantly amazes me because their goal is to cultivate women to be well-rounded individuals, and through this event I definitely got a glimpse of the Japanese culture. Thank you Cherry Blossom Festival!

[nivlacerd]

[myambitiousthoughts]

🙏🏾🙌🏾🙏🏾

[expressing-blackness]

Contentment

No fear and trusting God brings about true contentment and you will have a great life simply because of that. I am greatful for the brave soul God instilled in me. I have courage now and all I do is smile. In a fearful moment think about what the future holds and stand for what you want because life goes on. Be strong, be real, and be yourself

[konoko]

[norwegianhoney-deactivated20210]

BIG MOOD

[goodreadss]

“Until we have seen someone’s darkness, we don’t really know who they are. Until we have forgiven someone’s darkness, we don’t really know what love is.”

— Marianne Williamson (via naturaekos)

[starlightomatic]

If you only speak against racism and antisemitism when it’s perpetuated by your political opponents and not when it’s perpetuated by your political allies, you don’t actually oppose racism and antisemitism

[aquisha14]

Sunsets and waterfalls.

[dacreskars]

[fiercefatfeminist]

It is our duty as feminists to protect and respect women in Hijabs

[fiercefatfeminist]

Now. More. Than. Ever.

[princeoftheplayground]

Question: if I see someone pull off a Hijab, what should I do? I know there are reasons they are worn so I want to if i should stand in between them and who did this, should i protect them from view somehow, or something else? This has been happening a lot so I feel it’s something everyone needs to know.

[protectnevillelongbottom]

Good question! I cannot correctly and effectively answer, as I am a white, non-Muslim person; however, I will reblog in case any of my followers can answer. 

[inquisitivespirit]

I asked my Hijabi friend, so here’s one Hijabi’s answer: 

“my opinion is, definitely try cover them or give them something to cover themselves with. And perhaps shoo off the person, without putting oneself in danger! God forbid, if that happened to me, I would like someone to come and comfort me and give me something to cover my hair with and then help me report it to the cops “

[animatedamerican]

(Followers, if any of you are hijabi and would like to expand on this answer or offer alternatives, please do.)

[scifibi77-deactivated20190412]

If u see it happen to 1 of us, pls cover our head + hair with a coat or shawl or any piece of cloth, while hugging us in comfort. Please don’t get hurt by lashing out @ the perpetrators in any way, coz if they dare to do that, they’re probably too far gone in their own hatred to listen to any reason. Much love + Thank You to anyone who supports us.

[meanieyards]

yes !! everything said here is important af. if you see someone pull off a girl’s hijab immediately cover her hair and provide comfort. don’t talk to the perpetrator but try to get the woman out of there if you can. maybe if you have a scarf on you at the time give it to her so she can wear it until she’s alone and can replace her hijab. please please protect muslim girls because we already had it hard before donald trump became president and now its gonna be worse with people going around thinking their violence and cruelty is justified 

[hollowedskin]

for my other white ppl who might have a hard time, it’s my understanding that a hijab is like a major item of clothing, not an accessory like a hat or a scarf. so think abt it more like if someone just ripped someone’s shirt or skirt off. u don’t want to be left there exposed or have to walk home without it.

everyone, even outside America needs to protect our Muslim sisters in these times.

[quadriparesis-deactivated201908]

as a man, what would be the best thing to do? should i turn my head and avoid looking at their hair? can i still offer a jacket or something similar?

[wear-it-like-armour-bastard]

^I’m hoping someone has an answer islamaphpbia is on the rise in my town and I want to be a good male non Muslim ally

[soul-angelos-deactivated2023102]

For men, yes please, we would prefer it if you avoided looking at our hair, and if we don’t have something to substitute as a hijab at that moment, anything you could lend us, a jacket, etc, would be very appreciated.

Also, since most girls avoid physical contact with men they’re not related to, please do not hug them, but rather shoo the offender away if you can, or at least escort the girl to a safe place. You can still offer words of encouragement and support. Furthermore, understand that the victim may not be very welcoming towards you because she’ll obviously be shaken, and won’t know where you are coming from. If that’s the case, please still give her something to cover herself (hijab is very important, think of it as someone ripping your shirt off) and stand some distance away until you are sure she’s in safe hands.

Thank you so much for your support, we really appreciate it, god bless all of you.

[clairethehuntress-deactivated20]

In the horrible climate we’re currently in, please take note of this.

[oak-antlers]

Reblogging this again for the guy-instructions

[geekandmisandry]

Same

[of-stars-and-moon]

This is so important!