Miss Badu

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Trina photographed by Dexter Browne (2006)

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Jay-Z and Aaliyah, photographed at the album release party for Lil Kim’s second studio album The Notorious K.I.M., held at the Puck Building in Nolita, Manhattan on June 27, 2000.

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Can we take a minute to appreciate the beauty of Tatyana Ali

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Okay, so I didn’t want to post this yet, but I really really REALLY wanna show you guys what I’ve been working on for months. AND since it’s Aaliyah’s birthday… might as well post it lol. So SURPRISE!!! I’ve been working on an animation of Aaliyah! This was supposed to be for the 20th anniversary of her album ‘One In A Million’ in August, but let me tell you something… animating is hard, and it takes a lot of hard work. Even with my hand cramping right now, it’s all worth it. And that’s what Aaliyah taught me. My passion is art, and even though the work is painful, or it makes me bone-tired, it’s all worth it because just seeing something that I created come to life, it’s the best feeling in the world honestly. So, yeah it’s not fully finished yet, but I am planning to finish it by the end of this month or next month. Just wanted to show you guys what I was working on, and that none of this would be possible if it wasn’t for Babygirl and her music. I’ve been listening to her music for over 20 years, since I was little (and her music video, ‘One In A Million’ was the first video I’ve seen of hers on MTV lol), and she was the only artist I really admired, and her music helped me find what I truly love doing, and I thought an animation would be a perfect tribute for me to pay my respects and thank her for inspiring me and millions of other fans out there. 

Happy Birthday, Miss Aaliyah!! Love you and miss you always!!!! 😘💕

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Now let me see you back and forth, back and forth

#AALIYAH

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If a Black mother says she had a dream, listen.

They are psychic.

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MAAAAAN

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I cancelled a trip because of this.. Grandma called me.

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Same, I cancelled weekend plans to go downtown one time cause my momma had a feeling

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I missed a call from my mother,the night i jad my motorcycle accident…her voicemail said “i was just calling to tell you that if you are planning on going out,cancel and stay home..something doesn’t feel right” …i checked that from the hospital

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im so glad yall know

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Had a friend who was gonna join a new motorcycle club but his mama called and was like hmmm I’m feelin like you should stay home. A few days later the same club he was gonna join was in a huge shoot out fight with anotger club. Black mama’s be saving lives

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Young Naomi Campbell

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Say his name. Rest in peace, Trayvon Martin.

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This is why it is important to spread information about missing black girls. This is so horrible. She has been missing since October and if only information about her appeared in the Media , she could have been found. It’s just so heartbreaking. 

Sykes, 25, was last seen five months ago and police say she left her Berkeley home and got in a white car. The woman’s family had offered a $20,000 reward for information leading to Sykes’ return. But that lead to nothing because of the lack of Media attention to this case.

Cases of African-American women disappearing seem to be on the rise. And as the Media is ignoring , we need to do our best to spread all the information about our missing girls.

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