occasionally subtle
untitled
Three Goblin Art
"I'm Dorothy Gale from Kansas"
Keni
todays bird
PR's Tumblrdome
No title available
Jules of Nature
$LAYYYTER
Mike Driver
NASA
noise dept.
hello vonnie
@theartofmadeline
Aqua Utopia｜海の底で記憶を紡ぐ
Kaledo Art
Sade Olutola
❣ Chile in a Photography ❣
YOU ARE THE REASON
seen from Pakistan
seen from Germany
seen from Canada
seen from United States
seen from Austria
seen from Norway
seen from Indonesia
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from Canada
seen from United States
seen from Italy
@vhondasblog
I loved reading this article. I've been needing to do a "happiness audit". Sometimes I think I have a problem letting the daily stresses take away my daily joys. I love getting rewarded for my work, it brings me joy to help some start their educational journey. I love how much me and chubbs love one another. I gotta do better so I encourage you to do so too! #needsomehappy
This #Taurus thread is real!! Shout out to #MysticxLipstick for letting it be known
A special and rare lunar event will be taking place this weekend and right along with it a major shift will also be occurring. On Friday night, September 30th
Black Moon Ritual!!! Will post soon
#fuck #ChristopherColumbus
“They won’t even admit the knife is there.” | www.2FroChicks.com YouTube.com/2FroChicks #2FroChicks #NaturalHair #Melanin #Curls #Curlyhair #Afro #Brownbeauty #BlackGirlsRock #BrownGirl #BlackGirls #Kinkyhair #Brown #Womenofcolor #bighair #Hair #HealthyHair #Braids #afrostyle #Naturals #curlfriends #embraceyourcurls #curlysue #Bouncycurls #BlackGirlMagic #blogger #ootd #Igdaily #blacklivesmatter #malcomx
that fro is on POINT!
This is my hair goal
So #MysticxLipstick read my ENTIRE life via twitter. This is what my ass gets being up late looking at my zodiac sign 😑
Get the SHINE app for positive vibes each morning! It's Monday!! You got this!!
Man who shot George Zimmerman in “self defense” found guilty, will serve at least 20 years
A man who fired a single bullet at George Zimmerman’s pickup truck has been found guilty by a Florida court of attempted second-degree murder and will face a minimum of 20 years. The two had a long-standing feud, and the shooter, Matthew Apperson, tried to plead self-defense, saying that Zimmerman flashed his gun before firing. Zimmerman and Apperson’s feud was related to the Black Lives Matter movement.
Are you kidding me???!!!!
love this!
I wanna do this for my hair!!
Modern technology is making us anti-social!
It’s almost like people would rather not talk to every random stranger they see in public.
I'm writing a paper about the internalized racism in Shakespeare's Othello. Do you have any good sources about the Elizabethan interactions with people of color that can give me some context for this play? I asked my professor but he gave me the "there were no african peoples (Moors or otherwise) in England in this time period" spiel, but I'm sensing bullshit. Thank you!
Uhhhhh.
Okay well your professor lied to you.
Actually there were so many Black British at that time that Elizabeth I tried to blame the realms ills on them and have them all deported. Twice. She failed, probably because you can’t deport your own citizens very well under most circumstances. It’s actually a pretty pivotal point in English history.
Here’s one of the letters from her own hand:
[transcript]
An open le[tt]re to the L[ord] Maiour of London and th’alermen his brethren, And to all other Maiours, Sheryfes, &c. Her Ma[jes]tieunderstanding that there are of late divers Blackmoores brought into the Realme, of which kinde of people there are all ready here to manie,consideringe howe God hath blessed this land w[i]th great increase of people of our owne Nation as anie Countrie in the world, wherof manie for want of Service and meanes to sett them on worck fall to Idlenesse and to great extremytie; Her Ma[jesty’]s pleasure therefore ys, that those kinde of people should be sent forthe of the lande. And for that purpose there ys direction given to this bearer Edwarde Banes to take of those Blackmoores that in this last voyage under Sir Thomas Baskervile, were brought into this Realme to the nomber of Tenn, to be Transported by him out of the Realme. Wherein wee Req[uire] you to be aydinge & Assysting unto him as he shall have occacion, and thereof not to faile.
You can read another one in its entirety here.
Elizabeth I tried to use Black British as scapegoats for some of the problems in English society during the Elizabethan Era, problems that led to the passing of the famous Poor Laws in 1597 and 1601.
From The British National Archives:
But while Elizabeth may have enjoyed being entertained by Black people, in the 1590s she also issued proclamations against them. In 1596 she wrote to the lord mayors of major cities noting that there were ‘of late divers blackmoores brought into this realm, of which kind of people there are already here to manie…’. She ordered that ‘those kinde of people should be sente forth of the land’.
Elizabeth made an arrangement for a merchant, Casper van Senden, to deport Black people from England in 1596. The aim seems to have been to exchange them for (or perhaps to sell them to obtain funds to buy) English prisoners held by England’s Catholic enemies Spain and Portugal.
No doubt van Senden intended to sell these people. But this was not to be, because masters* of Black workers - who had not been offered compensation - refused to let them go. In 1601, Elizabeth issued a further proclamation expressing her ‘discontentment by the numbers of blackamores which are crept into this realm…’ and again licensing van Senden to deport Black people. It is doubtful whether this second proclamation was any more successful than the first.
Why this sudden, urgent desire to expel members of England’s Black population? It was more than a commercial transaction pursued by the queen. In the 16th century, the ruling classes became increasingly concerned about poverty and vagrancy, as the feudal system- which, in theory, had kept everyone in their place - finally broke down. They feared disorder and social breakdown and, blaming the poor, brought in poor laws to try to deal with the problem
As you can see, Black people were a pretty important and pivotal part of English society at the time. Basically, the Queen tried to convince the people that they had to “give up” their cobbler’s apprentices and weavers and other various other workingpeople (the Black musicians in the court were of course exempt from the deportations) to the crown, on the basis that they were “vagrants” and “mostly infidels”. This was not only a wild exaggeration (most were Christian with working class jobs like ya do), but it’s not a very compelling reason to frigging report your next-door neighbor Bill the Mason to immigration. Because then who’s going to do your masonry?
So anyways, the Poor Laws had to be passed, because you can’t deport your citizens/workforce and no one would cooperate with something like that.
And it’s not like those people went anywhere. They’re still there. They were there before that! Some had been there since like, the 4th frigging century when that was part of the Roman Empire!
Also check the tag for England here. Plenty more on lots of different people of color in England throughout many eras.
* this generally refers to the “master” of a workshop or guildmaster, not necessarily the master of an enslaved person, FYI.
oh my god how is this something i never learned about in three separate elizabethan era-focused classes??? (no need to answer; i know how)
Three? Three?
Like, I thought my capacity to be disappointed in history education was full, but I guess not.
Seriously, the next time someone sends a message about how this is stuff “everyone knows” remind me to link this.
Reblogging this for the last five people who asked me if there are enough people who don’t know that POC lived in Europe in the past to “justify” Medievalpoc’s existence….
Because sometimes those people are your professor. Or someone who took three Elizabethan Era focused classes. Because I think everyone should know these things, whether you’re a history fan or not.
Let it be known!! We been black everywhere!! #blackfolksinEngland
About to burn my diary for this #fullmoonritual it's about to be lit!!!
I had the honor of hosting the NYC Red Carpet screening of Disney’s #QueenOfKatwe. Thank you to everyone who came out to support! This film was honestly one of the best I’ve seen in a long time. Congratulations to Lupita Nyong'o for her vogue cover + spread and for bringing this incredible project to life.
And thank you to Chen Burkett New York for the beautiful skirt <3
Omgggg I love seeing her win!!! #heyfranhey love seeing her shine!!!!
Eternally In Amber
eternallyinamber.com // IG: eternallyinamber
✨ Luxury Hair Tools & Accessories - Free Shipping w/ US $35 Purchase ✨
$2.25 - $25
CLICK HERE for more black-owned businesses!
Need this!!! Love the aesthetic. Makes me feel sentimental and happy
The government is about to exterminate nearly 45,000 wild horses to make room for cattle. (x)
follow @the-future-now
Soooo I'm about to go vegan on they asses. Literally as an act of political protest I gotta do it. Gonna kill wild horses to make way for cheap hamburger meat...like wtf?!!!
September 17, 1970:
The Flip Wilson Show, a one-hour sketch comedy show, premiered on CBS.
#blackhistory
