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[why-i-love-comics]

Represent! #4 - “Believe You” (2021)

written by Nadira Jamerson art by Brittney Williams & Andrew Dalhouse

[naslostcontrol]

ADJOA ANDOH as LADY DANBURY

Bridgerton, 2020

[twitblr]

Welcome to the American justice system. (x)

[niggazinmoscow]

THIS RIGHT HERE

[afronerdism]

You guys are dangerously close to realizing specifically what kinds of people they keep from voting and why.

[molothoo]

I want to drill this into everybody’s head:

The United States of America has the highest prison population in the world

Black Americans and Latin people make up the majority of this population (many of whom are non-violent offenders)

Federal Prisons in America require that their state keeps their prisons at a maximum occupancy at all times.

The 13th amendment did not entirely abolish slavery…just one form of it. It remains legal through industrial prison system

[scretladyspider]

Oh and we have privatized prisons which allow companies to actually make money off of keeping people incarcerated 

[dantalaois]

[odinsblog]

Here’s what’s really perverse: prisoners, who cannot vote, still get counted in the U.S. Census. The more prisoners a county has, the more representation it gets, even though the prisoners cannot vote. See how that works? The more black and brown people they lock up, the more government resources and political representation they get. Even though those prisoners have no say and cannot vote.

If county-A has a population of 50 voters but no prisons, and county-B has a population of 50 voters and 50 prisoners, the county with the prisoners gets more government funding and more political represention. This is sometimes called “prison gerrymandering” and it is used in redistrictring.

Not so fun Fact: Southern states that reliably vote for Republicans also have the highest prison population in the United States. (source). So mass incarceration is a double whammy. It’s both a form of voter suppression and a tool to strengthen white people’s political power.

[tonystarkstan]

GEORGIA VOTERS, LISTEN TO ME.

Over 1,500 ballots in GA have been rejected and we are SO CLOSE to turning the state blue—every vote counts. If you did a mail-in or absentee ballot, go check that it was counted. If it’s been rejected, you can call the GA Voter Protection Hotline at 1-888-730-5816.

Right now, every single vote counts. Check on your ballot and make sure it was accepted.

[beyonce-knowles-carter]

Audrey, no offense, but how does a teenager become the chief mechanic of a multimillion dollar expedition?

ATLANTIS: THE LOST EMPIRE (2001)

[theweirdwideweb]

[tennantbutt]

[katarascape]

‘agreed’. that’s a funny way to spell ‘were forcibly removed with the alternative of painful deaths’. 

[brunhiddensmusings]

[eve-made-the-right-choice]

propaganda

[myrrhemaid]

Presented by myself and @goodluckdetective without comment

[awindylife]

That. That is the entire high literature summed up. You just broke all man-written novels

[vivaciousarcanist]

[mndvx]

chadwickboseman It is with immeasurable grief that we confirm the passing of Chadwick Boseman. 

Chadwick was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2016, and battled with it these last 4 years as it progressed to stage IV. 

⁣A true fighter, Chadwick persevered through it all, and brought you many of the films you have come to love so much. From Marshall to Da 5 Bloods, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and several more, all were filmed during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy. ⁣⁣

It was the honor of his career to bring King T’Challa to life in Black Panther. ⁣He died in his home, with his wife and family by his side. ⁣

The family thanks you for your love and prayers, and asks that you continue to respect their privacy during this difficult time. ⁣⁣

Photo Credit: @samjonespictures

[sweetjegus]

I assure you, I would’ve done whatever it took to stop Chin.

[sweetjegus]

( Avatar Kyoshi | Photographer )

[fatfreefiddlefaddle-deactivated]

this… is an incredible cosplay. like this looks like a costume design for what the live action could have been.

[chrissongzzz]

ohh wow

[orpheusilver]

what the fuck

[thebroccoligoblin]

HEY THAT WAS A WILD 6.5 seconds

[claire-voyancy-deactivated20201]

*walks into this like a roadrunner cartoon*

[theslaybymic]

If hair braiding isn’t taught in many beauty schools, why does the government force black women to go (and pay thousands) to get a cosmetology license? What’s worse is not doing so could result in a $10,000 fine and a year in prison. Since the 1990s, the Institute for Justice has been fighting for hair braiders — and a new legal showdown in Iowa could be their biggest yet.

Follow @stylemic​

[micdotcom]

“Of Iowa’s 27 cosmetology schools, not one school offers specific coursework on natural hair care for black women or braiding in particular.”

[americaninfographic]

Cat Behavior

[cleoolsson]

a lot of people tend to confuse cats showing their belly for belly rubs, but it’s actually only something dogs do, for cats its a sign of respect and trust, they are not expecting to get pet, so when they do it’s not uncommon they get startled or think its play fight, of course there are expectations and some cats who ADORES belly rubs

[batboyblog]

My heart is broken, Congressman John Lewis, last of the big 5 Civil Rights leaders has passed away at the age of 80 after a fight with cancer. Now he belongs to the Ages. Go and cause some good trouble. 

[chantalart6]

Toph & Yue

[ytphobia-deactivated20210908]

israel shamelessly announced its decision to continue digging for oil in lebanon without the lebanese government’s permission, without paying the $850 million it already owes us for illegal gas spills and regardless of the immense health violations and consequences it will have on the lebanese population.

nobody is talking about this and there’s nothing lebanese ppl can do with our corrupt government and the us backing up israel. the only thing we can do is sign this petition to stop the corrupt subsidiaries from digging on lebanese territory. do not ignore this.

[satanicspeaks]

(Reminder that donations to change do not go to the petitioner and it is best to source a direct line to donate to if you want to donate)

[ytphobia-deactivated20210908]

yes, absolutely, please do not donate to change.org and instead to these approved organisations:

- lebanese food bank

- help save the children in lebanon

- association najdeh for female palestinian refugees in lebanon

- humanitarian aid in lebanon via islamic relief canada

feel free to reblog with more organisations!

[el-shab-hussein]

Please do what you can to help us. Israel has had a stranglehold on our country since it came to be. The Palestinian refugees in the country need your support as well.

[soph-okonedo]

“ We are the arbiters. We’re the ones that create change because it’s creative in how we talk about it. We open hearts and minds in a different way. It’s not didactic, it’s not finger waving. Whether it’s visual art, whether it’s music, whether it’s storytelling in a book, whether it’s storytelling on film and screen — why do you think we’re attacked first by tyrannical governments? Why do you think that that’s the shit that’s cut first? They know.”  - Billy Porter for ALLURE Magazine FEB. 2020