Thoughts made of Silk

28. NYC. Teacher. Student. Lover. Friend.

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Kitty's Bday 1•11•17

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Pipilotti Rist exhibit today 1•15•17

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ice cream 

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Family vacay 2016

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Sentiments

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🐥

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Four eyes life seems hard ... But she's so cute!

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Bethann Hardison on racism in the fashion industry.

From About Face: Supermodels then and now

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How she looked DIRECTLY at the camera

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So glad this came back on my dash

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“THE WORD AESTHETIC IS BORDERLINE RACIST AT THIS POINT”

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Hmmmm 🐸☕️

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Getting 1st grade lesson plans ready for my edTPA. In a classroom with 85% African American, my students will understand that black history is everyday and that there were African Americans that did great things everyday even in times of segregation. My students will understand that attacks on them based on their skin color will not stop them from being great. Teaching this through Rap-a-Tap-Tap a story of Bill Robinson or Bo'jangles ✊🏾

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Handy Keenie for my little sisters new room! Can you tell how proud I am!?

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#girlboss #blackgirlmagic

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Think of me all the time

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Jan 31st vs. Feb 1st

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Black history it's a culture 😊

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Marley Dias is frustrated with the lack of diversity in her reading curriculum. That’s why the 11-year-old started a campaign called #1000BlackGirlBooks, which collects and donates books in which black girls are the main characters.

“I was sick of reading about white boys and dogs,” Dias said. “And I told [my mom] I was going to start a book drive, and a specific book drive, where black girls are the main characters in the book and not background characters or minor characters.”

The goal is to collection 1,000 titles by February 11, 2016 when Marley and two fellow student organizers will travel to St. Mary, Jamaica to deliver the books and host a book fair. [via]

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I’ll send books! 100000% here for this!

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Asia Newson Is Detroit’s Youngest Entrepreneur

“I teach at-risk youth how to become entrepreneurs, empower themselves, and become self-sufficient. My mission is to recognize the true potential in every child and to develop intrinsic security that makes optimum use of their individualized talent.”

Born and raised in Detroit’s Brightmoor neighborhood, Asia started her business, Super Business Girl, at the age of five years old after learning how to make candles from her father Michael Newson. Now at age 13, Asia hopes to open up shop in Downtown Detroit and become the city’s “Youth Mayor,” but also finish school so she can attend Michigan State University.

She works with mentors at a co-working space called, Bamboo Detroit. When she gets older, she wants to study politics and become the president of the United States.

Check out one of her interviews from 2014:

Here’s her online store.

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#blackgirlmagic