Hope, PhD.

life as I see it in academia. black history & culture. anti-patriarchal musings.

[mysharona1987]

[fuks]

Puppy caught eating paper decides killing witness is the only way out.

[phdistracted]

PhDeciding to co-write a paper with a friend

[comedycentral]

Click here to watch Larry Wilmore talk to 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed about his recent arrest for bringing a homemade clock to school.

[crowdpleasah]

[maleele]

Yes

[aura218]

This is Iron Jawed Angels, about the suffragette movement in America. It’s honest and real and pulls no punches. I think it’s avail online and you should totally watch it.

[lierdumoa]

[accras]

[palmtreezandbluewater-blog]

Don't trust nobody who thinks Africa is a country.

[snowblnd]

[insp]

[keepitmovinshawty]

No really. It’s been 12 years.

[blkproverbs]

Oh so that’s what we doin’ now?

African American Proverb. Said when one is behaving brand new.  (via blkproverbs)

[mysharona1987]

[sheholdsyoucaptivated]

THIS.  THIS.  THIS.  THIS.  THIS.  THIS.  THIS.  THIS.  THIS.  THIS.  THIS.  THIS.  THIS.  THIS.  THIS.  THIS.  THIS.  THIS.  THIS.  THIS.

[uberscandalous]

Taylor

Nicki

[racismschool-deactivated2016032]

No, people aren’t “More sensitive” now. People aren’t too “Politically Correct” now. Nor are people “Just looking for a reason to be offended” now.

We, as a people, know better now. Therefore we, as a people, are trying to do better now.

[micdotcom]

5 times Nicki Minaj spoke the fierce, feminist truth 

Last night, by assuming Nicki Minaj was pitting “women against each other,” Swift not only expressed a narrow understanding of feminism — but also obscured the many feminist statements Minaj has made previously. From objectification to reproductive rights to racism, Minaj has vocally supported female empowerment in the media since the beginning of her career.

[cashmerethoughtsss]

“If you are silent about your pain, they’ll kill you and say you enjoyed it.”

- Zora Neale Hurston (via cashmerethoughtsss)

[jellie-bells]

My therapist told me something meaningful yesterday, she said “It’s important to remember that when you’re depressed you have to nurse yourself and be extra gentile towards yourself. Just like an athlete wouldn’t break an ankle then force themselves to run that ankle. They rest as it heals and do not think “I am a failed athelete” they think, “right now something isn’t working so i’ll take care of myself until it does.“ 

Just like a broken bone, depression can change the way your daily life plays out, and pushing yourself too hard and getting frustrated when you don’t feel better is just like trying to run on that broken ankle and getting frustrated when it doesn’t heal.

[moonlight69]

Read this. Then read it again. And then save it and read it over and over when you are depressed.

[whytuesday]

Thanks for pointing out how silly Tuesday voting is, Bernie. If YOU don’t know why we vote on Tuesday, here’s the answer. Spoiler alert: absolutely no good reason whatsoever.