The Evolution of Mimzi

Growing and Evolving into the woman I want to be. I'm an open book, so read on

[forthesakeofallah]

[evolutionofmimzi]

forthesakeofallah:

“Don’t be sad, Allah is with us” [9:40]

[kelleidescope-deactivated201612]

You’re always allowed to be better.

[evolutionofmimzi]

I needed this today

[evolutionofmimzi]

again.

[evolutionofmimzi]

I've been here before. But it hurts like the first time

[hatzigsut]

logic in america

black boy allegedly whistles at white woman: threat black boy with skittles and an arizona: threat black man seeking help after surviving car accident: threat black boys listening to music at the gas station: threat black woman defending herself from her abuser: threat black person walking down the street: threat black person breathing: threat

[plawrencelewis]

Pablo Luis - Self Portraits 2/14/14 (editing by Abeera Khan)

[alexandraelle-deactivated201511]

Really, Paul? Really?

[evolutionofmimzi]

He knows what he's doing.

[blackhistorytheremix]

Let’s set the record straight. If anyone is to be considered the queen of twerking it’s the legendary Josephine Baker (6/3/1906 – 4/12/1975). A talented entertainer, Josephine Baker  showcased her signature hip-shaking moves on stages throughout the world. In addition to her career as a dancer and actor, Josephine Baker campaigned against segregation during the Civil Rights Movement and assisted the French government during WWII.    

[blackhistorytheremix]

Let’s never forget that iconic moment in Black History when Cam’ron and Dame Dash shut Bill O’Reilly down for trying to blame hip hop for crime in urban communities instead of the true culprits—structural racism and economic marginalization. 

[evolutionofmimzi]

[j-popsicles]

Go Forth and Educate Yourselves!

http://thesocietypages.org/

http://www.ensemble-rd.com/en

http://www.everyday-democracy.org/en/index.aspx

http://www.stophate.us/racism/

http://www.victimsofcrime.org/home

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism

http://www.communitychangeinc.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_privilege

http://ted.coe.wayne.edu/ele3600/mcintosh.html

http://www.whiteprivilegeconference.com/white_privilege.html

I’d also highly recommend watching the Jane Elliot Brown-eye/Blue-eye experiments, which can be found here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeK759FF84s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pv8mCHbOrs (Part 1)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neEVoFODQOE (Part 2 - Has very important points on Reverse Racism and how it doesn’t exist)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MYHBrJIIFU

[kelleidescope-deactivated201612]

You’re always allowed to be better.

[evolutionofmimzi]

I needed this today

[evolutionofmimzi]

Stressed

I'm just stressed.  Even when I'm not stressed, I'm stressed.  I feel like I'm swimming with a 80lb weight attached to my ankle and there's no hope of reaching the surface. And I felt like I was working through it, and then something else happened and now it's like I just went ten steps forward and one mile backward.  I can only pray that things will get better.

[kendrawcandraw-deactivated20190]

[evolutionofmimzi]

Perfect

[evolutionofmimzi]

Tired.

I just want to go to sleep and never wake up.

[fuckyeahbreastfeedingscienc-blog]

I interviewed a young anthropologist working with women in Mali, a country in Africa where women go around with bare breasts. They’re always feeding their babies. And when she told them that in our culture men are fascinated with breasts there was an instant of shock. The women burst out laughing. They laughed so hard, they fell on the floor. They said, “You mean, men act like babies?”

Carolyn Latteier, Breasts, the women’s perspective on an American obsession  (via s-unyata)

[united-nations-deactivated20190]

Are you a Global Citizen?

Find out what that means to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his latest post on LinkedIn and make sure you follow him there for future updates.

[scenicroutes]

I am surprised by how much sex I have had in my life that I didn’t want to have. Not exactly what’s considered “real” rape, or “date” rape, although it is a kind of rape of the spirit - a dishonest portrayal or distortion of my own desire in order to appease another person. I said yes because I felt it was too much trouble to say no. I said yes because I didn’t want to have to defend my “no,” qualify it, justify it - deserve it. I said yes because I thought I was so ugly and fat that I should just take sex every time it was offered, because who knew when it would be offered again. I said yes to partners I never wanted in the first place, because to say no at any point after saying yes for so long would make our entire relationship a lie, so I had to keep saying yes in order to keep the “no” I felt a secret. That is such a messed-up way to live, such an awful way to love. So these days, I say yes only when I mean yes. It does require some vigilance on my part to make sure I don’t just go on sexual automatic pilot and let people do whatever. It forces me to be really honest with myself and others. It makes me remember that loving myself is also about protecting myself and defending my own borders. I say yes to me.

Margaret Cho, “Yes Means Yes” (via spitswap)

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