March 2012
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Audra Goes Side by Side by Susan Blackwell!  →
this is the single best thing i’ve seen all day.
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February 2012
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conflictfetish: NSJ 2012 YASSSSSS. 2013, baby! So this is gonna kill you, but last year, Janelle Monae announced that she was gonna DJ at a club after NSJ. And I was all like, “Ooh, Halo, let’s go.” But he wouldn’t take me because he had some lovey dovey shit planned at home that couldn’t wait. 0_o This is why me and romance don’t get along. you’ve...
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NSJ 2012
conflictfetish: Friday 6th  July: Van Morrison, Melody Gardot, Spectrum Road (Jack Bruce, John Medeski, Cindy Blackman and Vernon Reid), Robert Glasper Experiment, Gregory Porter, Joe Lovano-Dave Douglas Quintet Night concert 6th July (starts at 00.30 PM): Lenny Kravitz Saturday 7th  July: Macy Gray & David Murray Blues Big Band, Ahmad Jamal, Pat Metheny Unity Band, Dave Holland Quartet,...
Feb 29th
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mankey23: theres nothing like buying a new book when you have 8183920188281 other books to read
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Feb 23rd
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“Other people’s words are the bridge you use to cross from where you were to...”
– Zadie Smith, “Other People’s Words, Part One,” in Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays (via)
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“There’s something curious that happens to Black girls on their way to puberty:...”
– Helena Andrews, “Reserve”, from Black Cool, ed. Rebecca Walker Enjoying the book thus far - so far I’m partial to Mat Johnson’s discussion of the Black geek and cool, and dream hampton’s contribution bowled me over the the best way. Andrews’ essay is on the masking black women do in order to...
Feb 23rd
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“If Nick outing Dave at his new school was so clearly seen as a dire and...”
– After Ellen (via morrisoutswagsyou)
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What Is Black?
zorascreation: Black is an essence. It is language, vibe, intonation, body language. Water. The element of change. Black people are accustomed to flowing in and out of things and changing and creating newness out of nothingness.  Black is a culture.  Jazz, calypso, soul/neo-soul, hip-hop, rap, country (yes, country, read up on your music history), rock n’ roll, the basis of “modern dance”,...
Feb 21st
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Listennerd4music: marianawho: GAYNGS - By You Side...
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“Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to...”
– Buddha (via tsoonami)
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“Always go with the choice that scares you the most, because that’s the one that...”
–  Caroline Myss (via missjodie)
Feb 18th
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i just woke up to a text from my mom asking if i was watching whitney’s home going service. i turned to cnn to hear tyler perry basically giving a sermon, and all i can think is thank goodness the telecast is almost over because i think if i were to have watched the whole thing, i would be a mess for the rest of the day. i, for one, am really glad that they didn’t open the service up...
Feb 18th
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colinmunroe: “To be nobody but yourself in a world doing its best to make you like everybody else, is to fight the hardest battle.” - e. e. cummings
Feb 18th
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