the_XRA_files

“Like jewels in a crown, the precious stones glittered in the queen's round metal hat.”

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Today is a very special day bc my boo thang @djladysha was born!! Thank God & Iran for you!!! I met this girl when I was a lil PYT hip hop hippie and she was an LA long boarder. We fell in love to hip hop, feminist safe space traditions, Ghanaian dance/drumming and slam poetry. She used to awe and caress my eardrums with her voice & guitar. My 1st boyfriend dressed up as her for Halloween. I've seen her grown and change, blossom and flourish! I wouldn't trade her presence in my life for the world & I'm so grateful for you, @djladysha, my lover!! Cheers to the lady who always has me on the dancefloor holding my heart with joy!! I love you tons! It's your day gurrrrrrrl!! There's a place for you in my lovers bed from Ca to NY. Can't wait to continue to watch you rise to the top! To the greatest DJ I know!! 🎂🏆🎶😻💋👏

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This happened. @chezss -- trying to get our new home lookin right #yachtlife #interpretiveselfie #eyesoftammyfaye #finechina

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"I hope you will go out and let stories, that is life, happen to you, and that you will work with these stories... water them with your blood and tears and your laughter till they bloom, till you yourself burst into bloom." -Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Women Who Run With the Wolves #THIS #thefuture #synCHRONIC #lesfemmes #mihermanas #XRAlovethekids #spirit

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RIP Queen Mother Angelou--a fellow Aries who wrote my all time favorite piece of poetry and inspired one of my favorite movies. You will forever remind me that I am a woman, phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, that's me. 👊💋💎

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...'cause to live in a country where you can take an ugly old mountain and put faces on it, faces of great Americans who did so much to make our country super great, well that makes me, Rebecca Leeman, proud to be an American. #happymemorialday #usa #godblessamerrrica

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My sister just found the poem my Teta Zeka wrote for my arrival. Used to hang on my wall as a lil girl #tbt #ithoughtiwastoospecial #exclusive #family #aries #thoseillustrationstho #stickyicky #love #tetameansauntieinserbian 😹

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"The weyward Sisters, hand in hand, Posters of the Sea and Land." Remember, remember--it's all in you. (pic from dance choreographed by Santia Andrews, "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf") #iusedtodanceforpro #moderndance #college #trinity #internationalwomensweek #bruja #movement #beforethetylerperryflick #colors #gettingmygrooveback

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"Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? Proving nature's law is wrong it learned to walk with out having feet. Funny it seems, but by keeping it's dreams, it learned to breathe fresh air. Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else ever cared." 🌹#churchoftupacshakur #khemetlife #secretteachings #storyofmylife #iamthatrose #msowenstaughtusboth #westcoastraised #preach

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THIS. #choosemindfulreading #youarewhatyouthink #putdownthebullshit #stopdrinkingthecelebkoolaidsohard #whatareyoufillingyourmindwith #feedyourhead #balance

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Mark that calendar for the Siamese Dreams premiere soirée on March 30th! Live performance by @stellibelli and moi hopping on the 1's n 2's. Gorgeous photography exhibit by @ryanpradophoto at Medulla NYC #lookitup #nottobemissed #repost #sneakpeek #siamesedreams

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"So analyze me, surprise me, but can't magmatize me Scannin while you're plannin ways to sabotage me" -Nas #iamother #funkyoboxes #youdontknowmelikethat #hiphopsmydaddy #westside #cantgetme #ijustgottobeme #peaceoutmercuryretrograde

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Slip n' Slide Rider #tbt #cowabungadude #thizzfacebaby #babyX #laketahoesummers #californiaraised #fearlesschild #partyanimal #beenflysincebirth

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Pouring out a lil coffee for the homies @ the old every morning meeting spot. On my iPhone to boot 😘 #RIPAjileTurner #FtGreene #Provisionstraditions #streetCEOs #wheresRamos #Brooklynlife #whygettheblackeyedpeaswhenjayzwillthrowinthejet #gargamel #family

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It's never too late to be your best friend 👊💌😸 #loveyourself #nomoreseasonalaffectdisorder #setitoff #monday #makeitcount #treatyoself

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Hey world. #letitsimmer #whatsyourearthsong #michaeljackson #music #askmeanything #themessage #cuzimhappy #gotthatjuice #allineedisonemic 😸🎤🙌

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Snow? What Snow? Serving that tropical realness. @elemedulla reminiscing 🌴🍹💋 http://youtu.be/RgW7Qz6iVlU #boss #brunchisthenewclubbin

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This pretty much sums it up. Missing my lover @djladysha already. So many more 💗 pics to come. NYC is better with you @DJ ladysha #residentdancerforlife Shout out to @nisky_ - had me holding my heart on the dancefloor #femaledjpower