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stability

i feel like this insult went under-appreciated

creamynut

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We know of today’s movement because of social media/press. Back then they were still effective WITHOUT it. Phenomenal.

peachiebon

Last one mood forever

metadefumaca

this is truly the realest thing I’ve ever watched

amazingmars

self care is breaking into nasa and launching yourself directly into the Fucking void

the-official-nasa

May we suggest a Soothing Bath™ instead

ghostclvb

you can suggest it but I’m still gonna steal a rocket and take myself to the nearest black hole

the-real-eye-to-see

Ruby Bridges was the first black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis in 1960.

This movie made me cry, I was so heart broken by how Ruby Bridges was treated! She was only 6, but was so strong. She is a very brave girl and she did not care what the white folks called her.

People are simply disgusting to minimize people by skin color!

Ruby you might not think you’re a hero… But to other people you are! You are A HERO and you are A PERSON WHO MADE AMERICA CHANGE!

caliphorniaqueen

this is white culture, this is their history, this is their legacy…being enraged at a damn baby just because she’s black.

blackfemmejeanvaljean

she’s still alive by the way

profeminist

Ruby Bridges in 2010

“As Bridges describes it, “Driving up I could see the crowd, but living in New Orleans, I actually thought it was Mardi Gras. There was a large crowd of people outside of the school. They were throwing things and shouting, and that sort of goes on in New Orleans at Mardi Gras.“ Former United States Deputy Marshal Charles Burks later recalled, “She showed a lot of courage. She never cried. She didn’t whimper. She just marched along like a little soldier, and we’re all very very proud of her.“

U.S. Marshals escorted Bridges to and from school

As soon as Bridges entered the school, white parents pulled their own children out; all the teachers refused to teach while a black child was enrolled. Only one person agreed to teach Ruby and that was Barbara Henry, from Boston, Massachusetts, and for over a year Henry taught her alone, “as if she were teaching a whole class.”

Every morning, as Bridges walked to school, one woman would threaten to poison her; because of this, the U.S. Marshals dispatched by President Eisenhower, who were overseeing her safety, allowed Ruby to eat only the food that she brought from home.

Another woman at the school put a black baby doll in a wooden coffin and protested with it outside the school, a sight that Bridges Hall has said “scared me more than the nasty things people screamed at us.” At her mother’s suggestion, Bridges began to pray on the way to school, which she found provided protection from the comments yelled at her on the daily walks.”

More info on Ruby Bridges on Wikipedia

THIS SHIT WAS ONLY 58 YEARS AGO. PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS RACIST TERRORISM AND ACTS LIKE IT ARE STILL ALIVE, AND THEIR KIDS ARE IN THEIR 40′S AND 50′S.

DON’T LET RACISM APOLOGISTS GET AWAY WITH “WHY ARE YOU LIVING IN THE PAST,” BULLSHIT ARGUMENTS. WE ARE LITERALLY STILL DEALING WITH THE FAMILIES THAT FORMED HATE MOBS OVER BLACK CHILDREN ATTENDING SCHOOL WITH WHITE KIDS.

kaylapocalypse-deactivated20201

This was her then:

This is literally how she looks in 2017.

She’s literally not even old.

h0odrich

babydreamgirl-deactivated201902

this is me…..

hashtagloveloses

a friendly reminder

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Happy Fleek Day. Please remember Kayla Lewis’ phrase was used without her profiting at all, and she STILL has a GoFundMe for her cosmetic and hair line that is far from its goal: https://www.gofundme.com/peaches-cosmetic-hair-line

swagintherain

for real

northgang

myawfulpersonality

Having an anxiety disorder is like that moment where your chair almost tips or you miss a step going down the stairs but it never stops

teakii

This is the best explanation for it I’ve ever found.

tombparty

holy shit i feel TERRIBLE for everyone with an anxiety disorder now.

chrissongzzz

Awwwww🙏🏿❤️💯

swagintherain

Damn…

toxicrants

My kink is husbands & wives who are still portrayed as very much in love with each other, because even after years of commitment and kids, they still talk to each other, go on fun random adventures and try new things. No resentment. No portrayal of marriage as a chore. Just actual love.