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jazzmin • 20 • black • sag • shei'm watching life inside me grow

[opalesenses]

omg i’m so happy to finally come back and hopefully get active again!! i didn’t realize how nostalgic i felt till I started reintroducing myself to the old functions and wow! so much has changed, but the coziness never waned.

[fluoresensitivearchived]

wait, i have a perfect post about this but i’ll make another one because why not! there is nothing more aggravating and no quicker way to get cussed out than telling a Black person (ESPECIALLY A BLACK WOMAN) that they’re being aggressive and violent and mean and rude and loud. fuck you. we’re not allowed to be angry, we’re not allowed to have emotions, we’re not allowed to show anything other than complete deference or respect to white people who don’t deserve the fucking sweat off our asses. you have a lot of goddamn nerve being UPSET that some fucking poor ass Black folks online are “rudely” and “aggressively” asking you for money. lemme tell y’all something. y’all better stay your asses in even after covid-19 because one day you gon’ say the wrong thing to the wrong Black person, and i just fucking pray they rock your fucking ‘hecking pupper / smol doggo’ ass flat. aggression and meanness intended, i hope somebody touch you. hope somebody put hands on your weak, oversensitive asses ‘cause i’ve really had enough of white fragility. tea cup ass bitches, fucking steven universe ass bitches; stay out Black people’s business, out our way, stay out our pockets and open yours before you get fixed.

capische?

[lotherings-rose]

GRIS (2018)  

[heureux]

https://www.instagram.com/p/B7LAt-UoFt-/

[bearzooka]

[sashacoki]

[imagerymoodboard]

Aristocracy of Pluto

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[3rdeyechakra]

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bza5h-olpfT/?igshid=if5xslg0u6l5

[driflloon]

welcome to my fantasy: yuka mannami for vogue jpn aug. 2017

[spaceexp]

April’s Pink Super Moon

via reddit

[josefadamu]

Tobi Aji by Sunday School (2019)

Photography by Jeremy Rodney-Hall

For his debut album, ‘STILL’

[deuxniel]

Nina Simone by Michael Ochs, 1967

[isa-crossing]

[576p]

BBC PRESENTS - MAGICAL GIRL LOONA

[pasarelas]

beepy bella angels by chloe horseman make up by mimi quiquine

[silkportfolio]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CAwD-flHAFm/

[heavyweightheart]

7 Virtual Mental Health Resources Supporting Black People Right Now

We may be socially distant in this traumatic time, but we're not alone.

For the last few weeks, I’ve been going through it. First there was the constant stream of news about the disproportionate impacts of COVID-19 on Black communities, then came the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Tony McDade at the hands of police and the wrongful death of Ahmaud Arbery. Meanwhile I’m navigating this pandemic along with everyone else, and trying to figure out how to make a positive impact along the way. It’s been dizzying. And I know I’m not alone.

According to Naj Austin, founder of the social community for people of color Ethel’s Club, all of those complex feelings and mixed emotions are normal in times of crisis and collective trauma. Ethel’s Club, which previously offered free mental health counseling for members in its Brooklyn location, has now transitioned to a digital model. “The great thing about a healing space like Ethel’s Club is that it takes our identity, and everything that comes with that, into account. You can’t talk about these complex feelings without talking about Blackness.” The club’s online community is hosting free, hour-long grieving sessions twice monthly.

For many Black people practicing social distancing, the need for virtual resources has never been more clear. So, I’ve compiled a list of six more mental health resources, in addition to Ethel’s Club, that are providing virtual support to the Black community right now. However you choose to grieve, process, and/or stand in solidarity, remember that you’re not alone, and that your personhood and wellness still matter.

Dive in Well

Maryam Ajayi founded Dive in Well, an organization offering digital classes on various wellness practices, to create a more inclusive wellness industry. Dive in Well hosts donation-based digital events like breathwork classes and therapy sessions aimed at centering self care.

Sista Afya

This Chicago-based, community-driven organization provides women from across the Black diaspora with low-cost group therapy sessions, workshops, and free online conversations known as Online Sista Support Groups, which cover topics like managing the stress sparked by consuming news.

Healhaus

Founders Darian Hall and Elisa Shankle created this space in Brooklyn to provide accessible and inclusive wellness to their community. HealHaus is currently closed, but their ethos has continued virtually through live streamed classes, including a healing cypher for men of color.

Therapy for Black Girls

Dr. Joy Harden Bradford founded this organization to combat the stigma around therapy that might otherwise prevent Black women from seeking care. Now, TBG has become a successful podcast, a directory that aims to connect women with culturally competent therapists, as well as a private community Facebook support group. The organization holds free group support sessions weekly on Thursday nights at 7 p.m. EST.

The Nap Ministry

Performance artist and poet Tricia Hersey founded The Nap Ministry to champion Black rest as a form of reparations and resistance against burnout culture and capitalism. While she normally hosts free pop-ups where visitors can take brief naps and workshops in the Atlanta area, Hersey has been using Instagram to provide mini sermons about the importance of slowing down and getting more sleep when you’re a Black person fighting oppression day-in and day-out.

Inclusive Therapists

Austin-based therapist Melody Li founded the Inclusive Therapists database to provide therapists with training for racial trauma and connect people of all identities, abilities, and bodies with culturally sensitive care. Li herself, and many other therapists in the Inclusive Therapists network, offer reduced-fee teletherapy options to ensure that financial limitations do not keep people from pursuing care. Decolonizing Therapy and Viva Wellness are two other therapy practices with active online platforms.