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Hendrix of the youth…..

The Dropout (IG TheOnlyDropout)

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The first hijab wearing news anchor on American television.

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her name is noor tagouri, she’s only 19 years old, and she’ll be reporting for ABC News. you can read more about her here

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Hi everyone! So, I will be having my top surgery on March 11, 2015. However, I have yet to make all of the money I need. This surgery will undoubtedly change my life for the better. The only thing is I am a full time student and cannot afford it all myself. I have been saving up for a while now and am asking for anyone who is willing or able to, to please help me out. It would mean the world to me, and I promise to find some way to repay you. Thank you for even reading this.

If every follower donated TEN CENTS, I’d have enough for this life changing surgery.

http://www.gofundme.com/helpskyler

Much love,

Saren

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Help the homie out!!!!

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"The Haitian Revolution was one of the great episodes of human history. Although perpetually overshadowed by the American and French Revolutions, which preceded and to a degree caused it, it forever changed the history of the world. It witness the first successful slave uprising, introduced the first African-led nation in the new world, and profoundly affected France, the United States, and the neighboring nations and colonies of the hemisphere."

(Source: The John Carter Brown Library.)

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@cherrylawncircle stole my heart with this awesome illustration! Have a beautiful holiday everyone.

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First day of Kwanzaa

Kwanzaa: Umoja (Unity). To strive for a principled & harmonious togetherness in the family, community, and world Afro-Community #kwanzaa

Kwanzaa is a week-long holiday (Dec 26th-31st) created in 1966 to unite people in study of African philosophies and traditions, and offer a cultural counterpart to the political goals of the time. Kwanzaa was the vision of Dr. Maulana Karenga (current chair of the Africana Studies Department at California State University, Long Beach), and he describes it as “an ancient and living cultural tradition which reflects the best of African thought and practice.” It was first celebrated among members of the burgeoning Black Power movement and initially contended that Christianity was a White religion that Blacks should shun, but has since evolved into a cultural holiday rather than a religious one. The name derives from the Swahili phrase, “first fruits of harvest,” highlighting the Pan-African focus on the East African language of Swahili (despite the fact that East Africa was not involved in the Atlantic Slave Trade). Kwanzaa is based on Seven Principles (the Nguzo Saba): Umoja (unity); Kujichagulia (self-determination); Ujima (collective responsibility); Ujamaa (cooperative economics); Nia (purpose); Kuumba (creativity), and Imani (faith). According to Dr. Karenga, it “brings a cultural message which speaks to the best of what it means to be African and human in the fullest sense.”