kobi levi in for the love of shoes - patrice farameh (2013)

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Antique cast iron stove grates (via lostfoundart via present&correct)

When boarding buses, or any sort of public transportation where you have to walk past a driver to board, always smile at and greet the driver as you're boarding.

It doesn't waste anyone's time, yours or the drivers, to smile and greet the driver, as chances are you probably have to pay or scan your pass which is going to take a second or two, about the amount of time it takes to smile and greet the driver.

When we don't look at or acknowledge the driver at all, this can make the driver feel dehumanized to not be acknowledged by other human beings all day. Being a bus driver is a difficult job, they have to do customer service AND deal with traffic all day. Bus drivers also face a lot of burn out because they are often treated poorly. The least you can do is humanize them by smiling at them and greeting them.

up late thinking about how much i hate colonialism and what it has done to the world, i wish each country had the opportunity to develop their own culture without being interrupted

Lena Horne as Georgia Brown Cabin in the Sky (1943) dir. Vincente Minnelli

*misses fruits that are out of season*

Sarah Vaughan, New York, 1959

Photo by W.Rizzo

Sarah Lois Vaughan (Mar 27, 1924 – Apr 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer.

Nicknamed "Sassy" and "The Divine One", she won four Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award. She was given an NEA Jazz Masters Award in 1989; "one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century". via Wikipedia

photo via www.facebook.com/TheWorldOfJazz

#SarahVaughan #womensart #artbywomen #PalianShow #womeninmusic

Akan artist, Ghana, Western Africa, Finger or toe ring (mpɛtea) in the form of a starburst or cocoon. Gold, 5.5 x 6.3 cm; 2.3 cm (ring diameter). Bequest of John B. Elliott, Class of 1951 (1998-639)

https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/36886

Dudley Williams performing “I Want to Be Ready” in Alvin Ailey’s Revelations.

there’s just something about black motherhood that just warms my heart. ❤️🌹 sending love to all black mothers.

Ron Finley in his garden wearing a moss and succulent coat created by Melissa Meier