Written.In.My.Soul

[each head is its own world] 25. Atlanta, GA "I'm just a blind man here scraping the earth, looking down to have a conversation with the universe.I read the stars like the newspapers just to keep up. I listen to the rhythms of a city, to the rhythms of a city ringing in both ears, and the man with the hello's...and you wanna know the meaning ?" - The Question on the WallIG & Twitter: @bienaimejeune

[build-me-a-home]

[viinnttaaggee]

[gahdamnpunk]

Her name is Laetitia Ky and she’s only 23! 😍😍 I’ve already seen a white girl steal her idea so let’s promote tf out of the OG.

Her IG

[sharnsimmonds]

IG: jesusfreak_kimm

[nocturn-0wl]

[armonie-army]

I’ve been practicing this and I love it! If I don’t love myself the right way how can anyone else? YOU set the bar for them

[osengwa]

‘Stand for something, or fall for anything'⁠ -⁠ There is so much we would like to say about all that is going on in the world right now, so much pain, so much fear, so much anger. We’ve struggled with how best to approach these issues via our platform and then realized it’s really simple actually…we just need to keep doing what we do daily. That’s because #BlackLives are beautiful and we try to share this beauty with our audience every single day. It is the core reason for the existence of this platform. And as members of our community we know you already know this fact, we know we are likely preaching to the choir here…but we’ll say it again anyway for the person who may not have heard it today #BlackLivesMatter. You matter, you are loved, you are cherished. We pray for peace, understanding and acceptance within our communities. And for those fighting for these goals, be strengthened we are with you. May your sacrifices not be in vain. ⁠ ⁠ Team OSENGWA⁠ ⁠ -⁠ Powerful visuals via @vanessanweze⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠

[osengwa]

What is black?⁠ -⁠ In this stunning visual story, 𝐀𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, @tayojr questions the theory that black is the absence of color;⁠ - ⁠ What is black?⁠ Historically, it has been the symbolic color of dignity and authority, and for this reason is still commonly worn by judges.⁠ Fashionably, it is a statement.⁠ Culturally, it is the blueprint.⁠ But personally? Black is Art. Power. Strength. Rich. Majestic. Polished. Intricate. And so much more.⁠ -⁠ Full visual story live on OSENGWA | STORIES via the link in our bio⁠ ↑⁠ -⁠ Photography: Tayo Kuku / @tayojr⁠ Creative Direction: Tayo Kuku / @tayojr⁠ Models: Emmanuel Boatengg / @emmanuel.boatengg⁠ Windela Ethereal / @iamwindela⁠ Destiny Owusu / @ohwawa⁠ Mohamet Mbaye / @swaggy_mo⁠ ⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #Osengwa | #AfricanArt | #AfricanFashion | #AfricanMusic | #AfricanStyle | #AfricanPhotography | #Afrocentric | #Melanin | #African | #Art | #AfricanInspired | #InspiredByAfrica | #BlackIsBeautiful | #ContemporaryArt | #OutOfAfrica https://www.instagram.com/p/CBK2JKLgXVv/?igshid=1iywoi6ym7y3w

[osengwa]

What is black?⁠ -⁠ In this stunning visual story, 𝐀𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, @tayojr questions the theory that black is the absence of color;⁠ - ⁠ What is black?⁠ Historically, it has been the symbolic color of dignity and authority, and for this reason is still commonly worn by judges.⁠ Fashionably, it is a statement.⁠ Culturally, it is the blueprint.⁠ But personally? Black is Art. Power. Strength. Rich. Majestic. Polished. Intricate. And so much more.⁠ -⁠ Full visual story live on OSENGWA | STORIES via the link in our bio⁠ ↑⁠ -⁠ Photography: Tayo Kuku / @tayojr⁠ Creative Direction: Tayo Kuku / @tayojr⁠ Models: Emmanuel Boatengg / @emmanuel.boatengg⁠ Windela Ethereal / @iamwindela⁠ Destiny Owusu / @ohwawa⁠ Mohamet Mbaye / @swaggy_mo⁠ https://www.instagram.com/p/CBK3EPWApYH/?igshid=e5gwu8qgrtx2

[photosbysai]

America: the land of the free!* 

*terms of conditions apply - this version is not available for minorities.

[seeselfblack]

[micdotcom]

Watch: This neuroscientist destroyed the biggest myths about the war on drugs 

[kingofcyberspace-deactivated202]

what do ppl think about this

[earthshaker1217]

Heck yeah. Legalize weed ‘cause that’s a plant.

Decriminalize drugs because addiction is medical issue and trying to stop people from doing drugs goes along with totalitarian ideas. (to all the conservative/Republican people)

The Prohibition era showed us this.

And there are plenty of other countries that have either legalized or decriminalized and the number of people engaging in the drugs have dropped.

Also we all know the war on drugs is a war on people of color and especially black people.

[relatablepoetryandquotes]

“Nothing ever ends poetically. It ends and we turn it into poetry. All that blood was never once beautiful. It was just red.” - Kait Rokowski

[buttonpoetry]

“I learned love as taxidermy, the careful art of keeping alive a dead thing.”

— Blythe Baird, “Taxidermy”

[aewm]

im horny but like… horny for a successful future full of happiness and satisfaction with the person ive become

[blue-voids]

Victor Tkachenko

[black-culture]

The prevalence of high blood pressure among black adults in the United States is among the highest in the world, according to the American Heart Association. More than 40% of non-Hispanic black men and women have high blood pressure.

Black Americans also develop high blood pressure more often and at an earlier age than whites and Hispanics, according to the CDC.

According to a new study, barbershops in the African-American community could help men reduce and control their blood pressure.

Medical mistrust has been an important barrier to African-Americans seeking health care, and so the barbershop -- where men go on a monthly basis and have an opportunity to develop a rapport with a trusted key opinion leader in the community -- that rapport is a perfect foundation for talking about health and checking their blood pressure.

With your donation, we will be able to equip 20 barbershops with blood pressure monitors. In doing so, we can help inform men of their blood pressure so that they may receive treatment or make lifestyle changes.

https://www.gofundme.com/blood-pressure-monitors-for-barbershops

Click here to support Blood Pressure Monitors For Barbershops organized by Zellie Y Thomas

The prevalence of high blood pressure among black adults in the United States is among the highest in the world, according to the American H

[genuinevagentleman]

That's brilliant!!

[amargedom]

“If I am worth anything later, I am worth something now. For wheat is wheat, even if people think it is grass in the beginning.”

— Vincent Van Gogh (via goodreadss)