Black Excellence

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance

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Quantum computers have arrived.  

First there was the mainframe, then came the personal computer, now we’ve reached a new monumental landmark in the history of technology. For the first time ever, IBM aims to bring universal quantum computers out of the lab and into the commercial realm. Projected to sift through vast possibilities and data, to choose the perfect option or discover unseen patterns, quantum computing is poised to drive a new era of innovation across industries. This means that some of the world’s most complex problems now have a chance of being solved. And as the quantum eco-system grows, a seemingly impossible kind of physics could start to make the most incredible things possible.

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[trappedstarj]

Special feature for Petrie Inventory magazine

Styled by Jonathan Johnson (me)

Photography by Ronan Mckenzie

Grooming: Ayeesha Curmoula

Set Design: Fran Buss

Styling assistant: Nelima Odhiambo 

[black-culture]

Noir Reads has officially launched!

Noir Reads - Monthly subscription box featuring Black authors with a reading guide and online book club forum! http://www.noir-reads.com

[upyoumightypeople]

OHMG OHMG OHMG OHMG😭😭😭💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

[vmyselfandi]

Finally, something I can subscribe to

[sandravonne]

I need this.

[uniquely-khaotic-deactivated201]

I’ve never hit a link so fast in my life.

[negushidayah]

This is awesome

[lagonegirl]

Green, who lost her parents young, was raised by her aunt and uncle. While still at school, her aunt died from cancer, and three months later her uncle was diagnosed with cancer, too. Green went on to earn her degree in physics at Alabama A&M University, being crowned Homecoming Queen while she was at it, before going on full scholarship to University of Alabama in Birmingham to earn her Masters and Ph.D. There Green would become the first to work out how to deliver nanoparticles into cancer cells exclusively, so that a laser could be used to remove them, and then successfully carry out her treatment on living animals. 

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her studies thus far are only on head and neck cancers, but her theory is this treatment platform would work on all types of cancers. But needs $$$$ to keep doing research.

It seems the issue is how to target the cancer cells and in her head and neck cancer tests, she had success in mice by utilizing fda approved immunotherepy antibodies to deliver nano particles to mark the tumor. Then she could proceed to blast the shit out of cancer with fuckin lasers.

she was ready or prepared when opportunity arose

I’m so proud of her. I wish more young black women would go into science.

#BLACKGIRLMAGIC 

[mamaduafe]

Yes!!!!! If she really does cure cancer, watch her name & face disappear behind some white man.

[yamino]

Don’t let it happen! She deserves all the credit.

[wedreamincolours-deactivated201]

Hidayah. (Hi-day-uh)

warm sunlight falling on brown skin and the color yellow and short boots with high heels and cornrows and braided bracelets and bright blue eyes and thick eyelashes and metallic golden paint.

[je-suis-la-fleur]

@hidayahthenigga

[negushidayah]

@je-suis-la-fleur Is this how you’d envision me? Because I can definitely see this. Thank you for sending me this beautiful imagery.

[je-suis-la-fleur]

Nope, my friend Caitlyn was giving aesthetics based on names, so I sent your name in and this is what she wrote! @wedreamincolours @hidayahthenigga

[negushidayah]

That's awesome. Tell her I said thank you.

[wedreamincolours-deactivated201]

Hidayah. (Hi-day-uh)

warm sunlight falling on brown skin and the color yellow and short boots with high heels and cornrows and braided bracelets and bright blue eyes and thick eyelashes and metallic golden paint.

[je-suis-la-fleur]

@hidayahthenigga

[negushidayah]

@je-suis-la-fleur Is this how you'd envision me? Because I can definitely see this. Thank you for sending me this beautiful imagery.

[pinche-aquarius]

Let that bitch know 

[gogoadaggio]

READ THAT BITCH

[whenyougetrightdowntoit-deactiv]

They thought he was gonna be one of their “yes man” black correspondents…

[stay-hyyer]

That was on fox????

[2opinionatedblackgirls]

Drag haaaaaa!!!!!!!

[chekhovs-thug]

He is a hero, I’m so here for it

[cakeybootydummydumb]

when he said the culture of these crazy white boys shooting up schools. oh my gosh.

[huffpost]

In 2016, let’s please do better.

Watch and absorb, folks.

[blackkpromqueen]

[negushidayah]

I'm taking these steps right now

[jasoncanty01]

He Walks By Arguing Couple And Sees the Fear in Her Eyes. That’s When He Offers to Buy Them Tickets

He had to come up with a plan — and fast.

Kid saves woman from being Kidnapped! :D  Good going :)

[tharook]

Wow. Go you, Malyk Bonnet.

[the-bitch-goddess-success-deact]

a seventeen year old kid who is that quick-thinking. i’m grown and i doubt i’d be able to pull something like this off. bravo!

[mielparaoshun]

Black excellence

[homicidejanere676556-deactivate]

This made a tear roll down my eye. Why isn’t this on cbs… Fox… Damn any thing national?

[negushidayah]

I love this so much. This is the highlight of my day. I'm so happy right now.

[kumajuice-deactivated20220110]

I was ringing up a white couples burrito bowls the other day at Chipotle. Their total was $17.38.

I looked at the guy, and asked, “Is this your trap queen?” with a straight face.

 He looked confused as hell, They then looked at the total. They started dying for like 3 - 4 minutes possibly while everybody in line looked confused as fuck.

Good times.

[youarethebloodinmyownveins]

I work at Chipotle and I know for a fact that this is bullshit lmao. The closest your total will be to that is $17.48. I know that for a fact because people always say how it’s only 10 cents off from 1738

[kumajuice-deactivated20220110]

Sigh It’s …it’s barely been 24 HOURS into day 1 of 2016 and bitches already out here wildin’. Why the hell do I have to lie about a fucking total? lmao let me drag you real quick bitch, it’s obvious you’ve never done cash and probably just a tortilla hoe. 

Also, maybe you didn’t know but.. it’s called “SALLLLESSS TAXXXX” and (hear me out on this) It’s different in EAAAAAACH STAAAAATE! Crazy right?? 

Anyways the flat sales tax rate on any tangible food item made for immediate consumption or “fast food” varies zip code to zip code but in the zip code of the chipotle I work at it is 10% Keep that in mind.

Now take a look at this:

These are chipotles flat prices for EVERY entree you want plus the standard sized drink you can get WITH your food, if you work at chipotle like you claim, you’d know that regardless of whether it’s a burrito, bowl, or taco, the total will be the same as above. 

Now let’s do some math:

A Chicken bowl + A Steak bowl + A Small drink = $15.80

15.80 + 10% = ….? 

Here are some screenshots of other people who have shared this experience.

You’re excused bitch. 

[pharaohoftheghetto]

Alex nooooooo

[whaticantremembernow]

First heavy clapback I’ve witnessed in 2016 and i honestly didn’t see it coming.

[fiji-11ama-deactivated20171015]

All this over Chipotle LMAO

[thekingsvoice]

first drag of the year everybody

[marqweabyss]

^^^^ already January 2nd 2016 😂😂😂

[homicidejanere676556-deactivate]

First drag of the year and I’m absolutely honored

[negushidayah]

I'm flipping shit. Not even a week into 2016 and people already checking folks.

[browngurl]

Fanm Djanm: A collection of colorful and stylish headwraps to celebrate strong women from around the world. 

[negushidayah]

OMG THESE WOMEN ARE GORGEOUS AND THOSE LITTLE GIRLS ARE ADORABLE. THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL.

[micdotcom]

Effie Brown explains why she stood up to Matt Damon 

Effie Brown is still in Hollywood’s hot seat for standing up to one of the industry’s leading white men. But despite the controversy around pushing back against Matt Damon, she’s not letting it stop her.

[negushidayah]

You go girl

[rapeculturerealities]

Ban frats.

A fraternity at the University of California, San Diego, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, has allegedly asked its pledges to acquire topless selfies—pictures of women’s breasts with the fraternity’s name scrawled across them—as part of their rush week duties.

The story went viral after UCSD sophomore Rachel Friedman posted a screenshot of a message she received from a SAE pledge soliciting pictures of her breasts. “Rachel!!!” reads the text. “I need your help. Lol funny story, so I’m in a frat now and we have to get ‘rush boobs.’ If you or any of your friends can help me out I would really appreciate it. I don’t need faces I just need topless pics with ‘RUSH SAE’ written on their chests.” But instead of immediately whipping out her cell phone and a sharpie, Friedman posted the text on Facebook—as well as sending it to several news outlets.

In an interview with NBC, Friedman argued that the request was emblematic of the pervasive “rape culture” in Greek life—and she’s right. There is a direct relationship between these types of activities and a culture that normalizes sexual assault and violence against women. And while rape culture is a larger cultural issue, it is particularly pernicious in fraternities. In a 2007 study, researchers John Foubert, Jerry Tatum, and J.T. Newberry found that members of frats are three times as likely to commit rape than other men on college campuses. Theirs is not the only study to come to this conclusion.

[negushidayah]

Yo this is some sad shit. I thought people in college should have more sense than this, especially women. God damn it. But I know that this shit doesn't represent all the frat boys and girls but shit. This is not okay. Glorification of rape and women degradation should obviously be a immoral thing to do, but I guess some people don't get the fucking memo.

[soulbrotherv2]

This Wonderful Photo Series Celebrates The Creativity And Intricate Beauty Of Black Children’s Hairdos 

[Read Patrice Peck’s Okay Africa and view more photos here.]

[varsityqueerleadercaptain-deact]

this is still my favorite photoset omg

[negushidayah]

It's so cute I'm gonna die

[transitioning-2-naturalhair]

4 Simple TWA Tips

1. MOISTURIZE AND SEAL OFTEN

This can mean everyday or every other day depending on how you style your hair. Use water, water based products and aloe vera juice to add moisture to your hair. While your hair is really short, there’s nothing wrong with getting it wet in the shower every morning if you want to!

2. PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR SCALP

Scalp health is always important but when you have a TWA, making sure your scalp is super healthy is extremely important because you have less hair to protect it. Keep your scalp clean, clarify if you have to and massage your head with your favorite oil often to keep your blood flowing.

3. PROTECT YOUR HAIR AT NIGHT

Don’t think that just because your hair is short you can avoid protecting it as much as you should! Sleeping with a satin scarf is always recommended but you can also opt for a satin pillow case as an alternative. Either way, protecting your hair from the beginning will only be beneficial as your hair grows longer– the hair on your head now will become the ends of your length!

4. HAVE FUN WITH STYLING

Do accessorize, do wear parts, do play with products and do play with color (responsibly). Have as much fun as you can with your TWA because that phase ends pretty fast! Below are video demonstrations of 3 easy ways to style your TWA.

First up, here is 20pearlsNcurls showing us how to do finger coils:

http://www.naturallycurly.com/curlreading/kinky-hair-type-4a/3-hot-hairstyles-for-short-natural-hair/?utm_source=crowdignite.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=crowdignite.com

[liminalmojo]

When you’re on the same plane ride as the cast of Lion King

[naturedouche-deactivated2019030]

This is very important

[basicmom]

Life altering

[preludeinz]

valoscope

[roguessugah]

This is awesome