Hello Tumblr... it's me Irisa

I needed a place to think and I think I'll do it here.

[sade-adu]

Never As Good As The First Time

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[theslaybymic]

If hair braiding isn’t taught in many beauty schools, why does the government force black women to go (and pay thousands) to get a cosmetology license? What’s worse is not doing so could result in a $10,000 fine and a year in prison. Since the 1990s, the Institute for Justice has been fighting for hair braiders — and a new legal showdown in Iowa could be their biggest yet.

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[micdotcom]

“Of Iowa’s 27 cosmetology schools, not one school offers specific coursework on natural hair care for black women or braiding in particular.”

[cratercreator]

Update, they won:

African Hair Braiding No Longer a Crime in Iowa Thanks to Two Black Women Who Fought Back

Braiders in Iowa no longer need to get a cosmetology license to plait customers’ hair. Thanks to two Black women who brought a lawsuit again

Braiders in Iowa no longer need to get a cosmetology license to plait customers’ hair. Thanks to two Black women who brought a lawsuit against the state with a non-profit public interest law firm, stylists who practice unlicensed braiding will not face jail time. Aicheria Bell and Achan Agit filed and won a civil suit against the midwestern state with the Institute for Justice.

A law enacted July 1 made braiders exempt from Iowa’s cosmetology licensing laws. Before then, anyone who braided hair without taking 2,100 hours of courses at a cosmetics school – which can cost at least $20,000 – to obtain a license could be subjected to a misdemeanor charge. The citation was punishable by up to one year in prison. Now, braiders will simply need to register with the state.

[theleftbackkids-deactivated2021]

And this is why when they someone breaks the law you should dig deeper

[harriyanna-deactivated20221223]

fun fact that many people do not know, princess tiana is real!

[niggazinmoscow]

It’s been 10 years???? Omfggggg

[tgolemo94]

Your regular reminder that flint still doesn’t have clean water, but nestle does and makes residents pay for it…

[uncle-dre2-deactivated20210813]

Jesus fuck. FLINT STILL DOESNT HAVE CLEAN FUCKING WATER

[og-mako-mori]

[everythingstarstuff]

[whitepeopletwitter]

[sindri42]

fucking finally

[theweirdwideweb]

[uncle-dre2-deactivated20210813]

[taeethefae]

Please do so, cause at this point all you White Racist Mfers gotta go.

I know y’all pasty asses lurking somewhere on this app.

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[alwaysbewoke]

“The power of the white world is threatened whenever a black person refuses to accept the white world’s definitions.” - James Baldwin 

[just-shower-thoughts]

Funny how you can never pin the exact moment you went to sleep. Like you can make out what you were thinking before dosing off but never the exact second or even exact minute.

[just-shower-thoughts]

Sneezing with a mask on feels like shitting your pants with your face.

[alwaysbewoke]