May 2012
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack →
wakeupblackpower:
This was most interesting to read. White Privilege is something not so easily discussed. Especially the list she made…
““I was taught to see racism only in individual acts of meanness, not in invisible systems conferring dominance on my group”
Peggy McIntosh
Through work to bring materials from women’s studies into the rest of the curriculum, I have often noticed men’s...
just-let-em-eat-cake:
Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt. Chase after money and security and your heart will never unclench. Care about people’s approval and you will be their prisoner. Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.
- Lao-tzu, Tao Te Ching
“She’s been dead so long
closed in silence so long
she doesn’t know the sound...”
– Ntozake Shange (For Colored Girls…)
Watchthebeyhive:
Beyoncé sings Lauryn Hill’s Ex-Factor.
they stole my vibrator.
and my passport. and my wallet. and my friends bag. and my moms purse.
“*Black up*”
– (via artismyhustle)
