dear little black girls

“ I think of fire as a difficult knowledge. It illuminates, but something must be destroyed in order for that to happen. That paradox, to me, is the task of becoming a person. What am I going to burn down in order to clear a space for my foundation?….

— Saeed Jones, in an interview

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“ I keep feeling like I’m not doing enough. Time to take stock. Reassessment is key.

04.26.12 ♥ 0

“ I name myself “lesbian” because this culture oppresses, silences, and destroys lesbians, even lesbians who do don’t call themselves “lesbians.” I name myself “lesbian” because I want to be visible to other black lesbians. I name myself “lesbian” because I do not subscribe to predatory/institutionalized heterosexuality. I name myself lesbian because I want to be with women (and they don’t all have to call themselves “lesbians”). I name myself “lesbian” because it is part of my vision. I name myself lesbian because being woman-identified has kept me sane. I call myself “Black,” too, because Black is my perspective, my aesthetic, my politics, my vision, my sanity.

— Professor Cheryl Clarke , from “New Notes on Lesbianism” (via colorfuldiaspora)

04.26.12 ♥ 244

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“ finding the language to make something plain into something beautiful is the struggle and the solution.

— journal

04.23.12 ♥ 0

“ let love lead us, let it seize us

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“ Look at the sky: that is for you. Look at each person’s face as you pass on the street: those faces are for you. And the street itself, and the ground under the street, and the ball of fire underneath the ground: all these things are for you. They are as much for you as they are for other people. Remember this when you wake up in the morning and think you have nothing.

— Miranda July, No One Belongs Here More Than You

03.20.12 ♥ 2

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ancestryinprogress:

mujer-encabronada:

dank-potion:

tyrawm:

★Drawn by Tyra WM

I got my new pen!! Thought I’d test it out~ Quick little doodle. I’m terrible at lines but I tried :)

This is pretty much my response to a lot of people who have reblogged the woman with the afro I drew. There have been quite a lot of comments I’ve seen on my dash, some people felt ‘uncomfortable’ with the racial undertones, others posted ‘THIS WOULD BE ME IF I WAS SASSY BLACK WOMAN!’ and fruit basket assortment of stupidity basically. I don’t care for it honestly. But thats the price of posting something on the internet ♥ ~

Yo, so how relevant is this?

encabronadas por vida~*

And I will not apologize.

This. 100%

03.15.12 ♥ 954

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“ is there anything more terrifying than love?

— #criticallifequestions

03.14.12 ♥ 1

Jennah Bell is the cutest girl ever. Why weren’t we friends when she was living in my city?

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“ We have been raised to fear the yes within ourselves, our deepest cravings.

— Audre Lorde

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