Eyes wide and sleep deprived

So her soul crawled out of its hiding place. SDLC 2013

[prinnay]

Lace

[biscuitsarenice]

Unreported World:South Africa’s Skin Bleaching Scandal [X]

[for-marginalized-bw-only-deacti]

Once we stop denying colorism, address it on it’s head, and stop dismissing dark skin individuals especially dark skin women who vent about the affects of colorism this stuff can stop happening.

[hotgirltori-deactivated20181119]

stan culture and social justice should not have overlapped. that was a mistake.

[clem-style-deactivated20191229]

[i-hate-chick-fil-a]

FOURTEEN!!! Years old!!! And 17years!!! He’s 31 and missed ALL HIS 20s He can NEVER get those back.

[bienenkiste]

“Turn around & look at me”. Renae Ellis photographed by Greg Adamski for Schön Magazine

[malepix]

[complexentity-deactivated202101]

We’re literally glowing ✨

[blackqueerblog]

[dailyfictionalblackgirls]

Wow who knew

[danielle-mertina]

I never knew this!!! 😲

[silenced-but-not-silent]

I was hip

[chrissongzzz]

[caramelanin]

and patience

[alternativeblkgal]

and compromise. and learning.

[badgyal-k-deactivated20190901]

Giving up pride

[zionsun]

^^^

[rubydat98]

And communicating.

[goldnpoc]

forgiving what exactly?

[cozyhotpapi-deactivated20171211]

Forgiving the fact that they’re people who are working through their past, like you, and will occasionally project their past traumas on you the way you might with them. Forgiving yourself, because growth takes time, and learning to be a pair is more work than just being on your own. Having partners you trust to forgive those moments where you might fall, help you back up and move forward, in my opinion, builds up the trust and love you need for a thriving relationship.

[a-smol-gayologist]

That last comment was beautiful.

[neguinhxx]

https://www.instagram.com/freshprincedabahia/

[mklooksat]

Nina Simone performing at BBC TV centre in 1968, photo by David Redfern

[sweetsurrender68-deactivated202]

[richardalexanderrr]

growth of a seed

[kingjaffejoffer]

nature is raw af

[yuricema-deactivated20230814]

GET IT SIS.

That slow azonto tho >>

[threeletterscmb]

❤️

[kingjaffejoffer]

Been helping 1 of my old students get ready for the start of school (uniform, supplies, etc) &I told him I’d buy him some new shoes (on top of the school uniform shoes). 1st of all having kids is gonna be expensive as hell, I dropped $200 just on a pair of shoes&some joggers for him. We walked out&he looked at me&said “I never in my life have done that before” like just go in&pick out what he wanted, not thinking bout $$. Man that was a beautiful feeling, my pockets hurting but my heart is happy

That shit is real.

When I was a kid, I was acutely aware of how poor we were and I didn’t want to burden anyone by asking for something we couldn’t afford. So when it came time for me to ask for anything, whether it was school clothes or a Christmas list, I only picked things that I thought wouldn’t inconvenience my mother too much.

Kids shouldn’t have to think about stuff like that. It’s a little piece of being a kid that’s stripped away from you.

You’re amazing for doing that

[soeasilyamused]

I grew up in foster care and was very aware of the money received for my care. I also knew none of that money went to me because often times I went hungry and without other things i needed. This is why I started doing little things to earn money like mowing lawns and washing cars. I got my 1st job at 14.

This ask really got me in my feelings.

[1010ll]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BnP7wq8hEXJ/?

[radicalgraff]