LiGerian Optics & Poetry

Expressions of a hobbyist photographer and lover of the Arts| ATL | born in 🇳🇬 ♤ has a passport from 🇱🇷

[thelovergirljasmine]

[manboro]

[ligerian-optics]

It's my 11 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳

[ligerian-optics]

It's my 9 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳

[inkskinned]

i want to be loved gently. i want to be loved over a bowl of stew. i'm quieter, these days. i don't know that i ever really wanted a loud life anyway, but - i do get tired of being my own support structure. i get tired of having to paint myself brighter. i like the idea of holding someone else's brush. of letting them be my counterpoint, even if that takes trust. and yes; of course i have friends and family and loved ones.

but every once in a while, i think about how nice it would be to make two cups of coffee. i think about going to our local community theatre production just to support anybody on stage. i think about how i want to pack a cooler with little sandwiches cut into triangles and go on a day trip to somewhere new. to explore with somebody. to share that moment where something-is-new.

oh, my life is beautiful, i know that. but sometimes, in the quiet moments, the echo of what-is-gone comes back to me. i remember again the difference of being alone versus being lonely.

[surqrised]

“You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.”

— Stephen King; On Writing

[surqrised]

“How strange it is. We have these deep terrible lingering fears about ourselves and the people we love. Yet we walk around, talk to people, eat and drink. We manage to function. The feelings are deep and real. Shouldn’t they paralyze us? How is it we can survive them, at least for a little while? We drive a car, we teach a class. How is it no one sees how deeply afraid we were, last night, this morning? Is it something we all hide from each other, by mutual consent? Or do we share the same secret without knowing it? Wear the same disguise?”

— Don DeLillo

[surqrised]

“I don’t really want to become normal, average, standard. I want merely to gain in strength, in the courage to live out my life more fully, enjoy more, experience more. I want to develop even more original and more unconventional traits.”

— Anaïs Nin

[shuga-hill]

🇱🇷 When two Liberians, link up 

[ligerian-optics]

[brias-closet-deactivated2021051]

Here's My Top 60 R&B/ Soul Albums of all time(really from 1963 to now, singles would be too complicated so I didn't technically dig into the true beginnings of R&b). I also left out O boy(Y'all know who I'm talking bout). If we could truly separate the art from the artist he would be on this list, he has just influenced r&b in a way that we can't ignore. Enjoy the list.

Stevie Wonder- Innervisions(1973)

Aretha Franklin- Lady Soul(1968)

Marvin Gaye- What's Going On(1971)

Prince- Sign "O" The Times(1987)

Anita Baker- Rapture(1986)

Michael Jackson- Off The Wall(1979)

Al Green- I'm Still In Love With You(1972)

Lauryn Hill- The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill(1998)

James Brown- There It Is(1972)

The Stylistics- The Stylistics(1971)

Sade- Promise(1985)

Smokey and the Miracles- Going to a Go-Go(1965)

Rick James- Come Get It!(1978)

Usher- Confessions(2004)

Solange- A Seat At The Table(2016)

Monica- Miss Thang(1995)

Sam Cooke- Live At The Harlem Square Club(1963)

John Legend- Get Lifted(2005)

Chaka Khan- What Cha' Gonna Do For Me(1981)

Keith Sweat- Make It Last Forever(1987)

Brandy- Never Say Never(1998)

Toni Braxton- Toni Braxton(1993)

Jill Scott- Who Is Jill Scott? Words And Sounds Vol.1(2000)

Mary J. Blige- My Life(1994)

Anderson .Paak- Malibu(2016)

Otis Redding- The Dock Of The Bay(1968)

Guy- Guy(1988)

Stevie Wonder- Songs In The Key Of Life(1976)

The Temptations- Gettin' Ready(1966)

Donny Hathaway- Live!(1972)

Boyz II Men- II(1994)

Teedra Moses- Complex Simplicity(2004)

Jodeci- Diary Of A Mad Band(1993)

Maze- Joy and Pain(1980)

Janet Jackson- Velvet Rope(1997)

D'Angelo- Voodoo(2000)

Curtis Mayfield- Superfly(1973)

Erykah Badu- Mama's Gun(2000)

Patrice Rushen- Straight From the Heart (1982)

Bilal- 1st Born Second(2001)

Maxwell-Urban Hang Suite(1996)

Janelle Monáe- The Electric Lady(2013)

Rufus-Ask Rufus(1977)

Isaac Hayes- Black Moses(1971)

The Isley Brothers- Go For Your Guns(1977)

Whitney Houston- Whitney Houston(1985)

Bill Withers- Just As I Am(1971)

Earth Wind and Fire- All 'n All(1977)

Phyllis Hyman- Living All Alone(1986)

Teddy Pendergrasss- Teddy Pendergrass(1977)

Aaliyah-One In a Million(1996)

The Whispers- The Whispers(1979)

Tamia- Tamia(1998)

Luther Vandross- Never Too Much(1981)

Destiny's Child- Writing on the Wall(1999)

The Dells- Sweet As Funk Can Be(1972)

Heatwave- Central Heating(1978)

Ryan Leslie- Ryan Leslie(2009)

Nina Simone -The High Priestess of Soul(1967)

Bobby Brown- Don't Be Cruel(1988)

Honorable (only 7, could be here all day)

Angie Stone- Mahogany Soul

SWV- New Beginning

Groove Theory- Groove Theory

Ohio Players- Ecstasy

Mariah Carey- Daydream

The Meters- Rejuvenation

Tyrese- Tyrese

Encouraging all music lovers to share your own favorites of "all time".

[rozebombz-deactivated20250108]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[drumcorpshero]

This could save lives so I thought I’d share!

[ferreadomina]

[sheabutterclub]

By Henry R. Jones II

[deathstaaar]

Where are the black tumblr users that are still active on here at? please REBLOG

[un-ruly-deactivated20230407]

👋🏾

[hustleinatrap]

I’m so tired of stereotypes that come along every Black women. And the fact that they were created by the white media really pisses me off! I am very proud of all Black girls and I admire all their accomplishments despite the hate of the modern society. 

#BlackGirlMagic is not just a hashtag, it strengthens our self-respect and emphasizes our importance!

#SupportWomenOfColor

[ligerian-optics]

Mama-Sister Moments at the grand opening of Juin Orgaburst in Monrovia, Liberia. Sept. 2021