C'est la vie -Soraya B!♥♀-

"When a pregnant woman is arrested for harming the fetus by smoking crack, her crime hinges on her..."

Sat, 25 May 2013 17:54:23 -0430

“When a pregnant woman is arrested for harming the fetus by smoking crack, her crime hinges on her decision to have a baby. She can avoid prosecution if she has an abortion. If she chooses instead to give birth, she risks going to prison. Similarly, when a judge gives a defendant the choice between Norplant or jail, incarceration becomes the penalty for the defendant’s decision to remain fertile. If she violates probation by becoming pregnant she will be sent to prison. Prosecutors and judges see poor Black women as suitable subjects for these reproductive penalties because society does not view these women as suitable mothers in the first place.”

- Dorothy Roberts in Killing the Black Body (via daniellemertina)

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Thu, 23 May 2013 19:33:16 -0430

dedicationtocurves: defcreations: But, I thought… Graphite,...

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:27:46 -0430

dedicationtocurves:

defcreations:

But, I thought…

Graphite, Acrylic, and Color Pencil on Paper

DEF!

D.R.E.A.M

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:25:38 -0430

matarconamor:

My dreams,

Are like a light so bright & the light stays on

They flow like poetry

So simple like a melody

They come together like harmonies to a song

Aiming towards the galaxy

Shooting for the stars

My dreams will take me to the moon, no matter how long

horseofadiffcolor: ferrarisheppard: I like this one...

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:24:48 -0430

horseofadiffcolor:

ferrarisheppard:

I like this one (by Lawrence Agyei @Lawgotsoul , laarte)

beautiful, intelligent man. i love his tweets. he’s a gem.

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Thu, 23 May 2013 19:23:09 -0430

"I wish I wrote the way I thought Obsessively Incessantly With maddening hunger I’d write to the..."

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:22:59 -0430

“I wish I wrote the way I thought
Obsessively
Incessantly
With maddening hunger
I’d write to the point of suffocation
I’d write myself into nervous breakdowns
Manuscripts spiralling out like tentacles into abysmal nothing
And I’d write about you
a lot more
than I should”

- Benedict Smith / “I Wish I Wrote The Way I Thought” (via fagnficent)

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Thu, 23 May 2013 19:22:43 -0430

fuckyeahdarkgirls: fuckyeahdarkgirls!

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:22:27 -0430

fuckyeahdarkgirls:

fuckyeahdarkgirls!

luxelif-e

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:22:00 -0430

luxelif-e

tamborine: watercolor of kendrick actually had time to draw...

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:21:40 -0430

tamborine:

watercolor of kendrick

actually had time to draw and paint today

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Thu, 23 May 2013 19:19:29 -0430

There’s a word for that, The Emotionary

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:20:40 -0430

There’s a word for that, The Emotionary

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Thu, 23 May 2013 18:19:27 -0430

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Thu, 23 May 2013 18:18:33 -0430

"You tried to change, didn’t you? Closed your mouth more, tried to be softer, prettier, less..."

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:16:32 -0430

“You tried to change, didn’t you? Closed your mouth more, tried to be softer, prettier, less volatile, less awake…You can’t make homes out of human beings. Someone should have already told you that.”

- Warsan Shire (via horreure)

falling-deeperinlove: .

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:14:44 -0430

falling-deeperinlove:

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Thu, 23 May 2013 18:14:05 -0430

blackandkillingit: blackfashion: Model(natural hair): Denique...

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:13:59 -0430

blackandkillingit:

blackfashion:

Model(natural hair): Denique Lindsay 19, Atl. squishjamm.tumblr.com

Styled & Submitted By: Sasha-Gay. IG: firebomb_sash; hisandherfirearms.tumblr.com

Photographer: J. Lebeau www.cloud7teen.com IG: susanisthatyou

Clothing: The Audacity Boutique. www.theaudacity.bigcartel.com

Black Girls Killing It Shop BGKI NOW

It's not over until you delete the text message thread.

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:11:17 -0430

geekscoutcookies:

inmyhead16:

tina-rose:

You can delete the number, facebook, twitter, instagram, the letter you was sending to they Granny’s house, all of that. But it’s not truly done until you can erase the 4 AM conversations where you both bared your soul.

:(