[beyonslayed]

Know(L)es         (G)iselle         (B)eyonce   Car(T)er

[excima]

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they sleep

[saintcurvy]

gemini cats

[saintcurvy]

me and @deebott

[deebott]

It’s us!

[lyjerria]

your standards should be high for both your friendships and romantic relationships. everyone you surround yourself with should have qualities you actually admire.

[kimreesesdaughter]

I just left a plantation tour in Louisiana. I have a lot to say…

[purplechocolatekisses]

SAY IT!

[kimreesesdaughter]

I honestly thought I knew everything about slavery. Not so.

The owner of this particular plantation had it built by slaves for 3 years. Every brick was handmade. Over 120,000 bricks on 2,000+ acres of land (this place was huge.) The clay used for the bricks came from the Mississippi River. The majority of the slaves are buried under the Levees and water. Some are buried with their Masters. Not allowed to live with them but could be dead with them.

Before you enter the house, there’s a list of slaves who lived here including their age and how much they were purchased for. 124 total. Some slaves were worth as little as $25. As young as 5 years old.

On this particular plantation, the owner was big on punishment…he used noise making neck restraints. Imagine three 4lb balls around your neck with bells inside. Children were restrained by ankle locks that connected between their ankles.

This was a sugar cane plantation, one the worst practices to involve slaves because of its danger. A lot of slaves were decapitated, amputees and killed from the fields and machinery. A lot of kids lost their lives creating sugar. Speaking of children, a child stood in the living room and operated the fan with a string while guests ate dinner. As young as 3 years old.

Here’s what shook me even further: Before the Civil War, a lot of slave owners were going in debt and could not afford their properties and were not producing enough cotton and sugar to maintain their lifestyles. Slaves were used as HUMAN CREDIT CARDS. Slaves were a guaranteed line of credit. You could get HALF of your property’s value depending on how many healthy and able slaves you owned.

My people were human credit cards and lines of credit to BANKS. We were property. We were labeled as equipment and nothing more.

There is no such thing as a good slave owner. They owned my PEOPLE and used them as checks and balances. This cycle continues with prison and brutality. I do not want to hear shit about “Why can only Black people say this or that?” I don’t want to hear shit about “we’re all human.”

And by the way, not one of those slaves are at rest. Those spirits were so alive, you could feel their presence, their pain and someday, their revenge.

[buzzfeed]

11 Animals That Might Make Women Say “Same.”

[rabidchild67]

same

[remade35567643234543]

what a good day to remember that trans men can be gay and trans women can be lesbians and that cis lesbians can love trans women and cis gay men can love trans men

[maketimetotime]

[gabecrav]

If you didn't already know, I'm trying to raise money to pay for my top surgery/medical expenses. The link is in my bio. Thank you to everyone who has already donated!❤️ (at Keck Medicine of USC)

https://www.youcaring.com/gabrielcarcedocravens-798682

[biblefag-deactivated20231230]

i wonder if there is anyone nervous to talk to me.

[burgrs1994-deactivated20151224]

i love it when pets fall asleep on me because i can ask anyone to do anything for me sorry i can’t get up i have been chosen

[goneintorapture]

[gabecrav]

😢

[micdotcom]

Watch: Poet Elizabeth Acevedo nails the hypocrisy of anti-choice advocates.

[gawdofdopeshit]

Damn.

[aintnosuchthingastoothick]

Shit!

[jeniphyer]

!!!!

[loveisnoobject-blog]

Deep

[girl75lostinspace-deactivated20]

You guys should watch PBS documentary on Evangelical Christians who are against abortions but are pro gun rights. The way they think makes absolutely no sense.

[stayingwoke]

It makes perfect sense when you realize that they’re not really Christians. They’re white nationalists aka racists hiding behind the bible. They utilize the fight against abortion to disguise their white nationalist baby breeding agenda.

[full-timemuse]

“you and mine ain’t on speaking terms” 🙌🏾

[fishyandclintbarton]

This is the most genius thing i’ve seen in years. Thank you happytoast.co.uk 💯

[korolevx-deactivated20180128]

Carrie is a better anti-bullying message than 13 Reasons Why because she didn’t mail passive aggressive cassette tapes around to people who were tangentially involved she just psychically killed everyone who had ever hurt her and blew up half the town

[hotvampireadjacent]

i thought this was about Carrie fisher and kinda nodded “yeah she would”

[fauxfable]

so my dad went boating and he sent me this video…😂

[teainawineglass]

OHHHHHMYGOD GIVE THIS MORE NOTES

[belovedsheith]

it’s 4 seconds just uNMUTE IT AND LISTEN

[invaderxan]

Women who are beyond done with all of this shit.

(via)

[blackness-by-your-side]

I just can’t believe it would ever happen. Every gov’t is usually so kicked against LGBTQ community. And these beautiful people just SLAYED.

This makes the whole world proud.