don’t forget the lifestyle you promised yourself.

I see no reason why I can’t have everything I want.

This energy >>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>> my type

Need this badddddd😩😩

- Blythe Baird

In many cultures, ethnic groups, and nations around the world, hair is considered a source of power and prestige. African people brought these traditions and beliefs to the Americas and passed them down through the generations.

In my mother’s family (Black Americans from rural South Carolina) the women don’t cut their hair off unless absolutely necessary (i.e damage or routine trimming). Long hair is considered a symbol of beauty and power; my mother often told me that our hair holds our strength and power. Though my mother’s family has been American born for several generations, it is fascinating to see the beliefs and traditions of our African ancestors passed down. We are emotionally and spiritually attached to our hair, cutting it only with the knowledge that we are starting completely clean and removing stagnant energy.

Couple this with the forced removal and covering of our hair from the times of slavery and onward, and you can see why so many Black women and men alike take such pride and care in their natural hair and love to adorn our heads with wigs, weaves, braids, twists, accessories, and sharp designs.

Hair is not just hair in African diaspora cultures, and this is why the appropriation and stigma surrounding our hair is so harmful.

— Nikita Gill

— Unknown

Note to self!!

The Creeps As Things My Biology Professor (a 46 year old man) Has Said/Done:

Masky: "Smoking is very bad, kids" [was seen later that day, lighting a cigarette while already having a lit one on the ashtray]

Toby: "My GOD, what I wouldn't give for a pet racoon" [proceeds to stare longingly out the window]

Jane: [looking out the window to see his coworker, that he hates, get absolutely drenched in the rain] [in the most deadpan voice ever] "Oh no"

E.J.: [sings makeshift song about Punnett squares while doing a little dance]

Helen: "No", his response to 'Good morning'

Jeff: [giving a presentation about DNA] "You know, I think about blood a lot" [changes slide and doesn't mention it again]

L.J.: "I'm an amazing role model" [puts feet on table]

Slender: "The amount of times I get the urge to put pebbles in my mouth is alarming"

Hoodie: "You better apologize to each other or I'll shred your textbooks"

Kate: "Wait, fuck, no. I can't make that joke... How old are you guys again?"

Nina: "I'll have you know, I'm a menace to society" [proceeds to wipe his desk and chair with baby wipes]

Ben: [giggles when looking at the anatomy of a penis]

Liu: "Well this is an inconvenience" [referring to his broken chair]

Zalgo: "My genes are immaculate. My offsprings will surely conquer"

Kagekao: "I can't wait for the weekend!" [said at 9 in the morning, on a Monday]

So, India is dying.

Look, I know a good number of you are from the US and things aren't amazing there either, but my country is literally on the brink of collapse. So I'd love it if we could talk about that for a minute.

If you can't do anything else, please just read and reblog.

Me every time I see these Black celebrities and IG influencers be COONS on social media.

after all of this is over we're supporting every single john boyega movie. or series. or whatever. if he's there for 3 secs we're watching that shit. every single thing. this man's not losing his career on my watch.

This is a John Boyega Stan account

I’d like to make it known that I would simp so hard for this man

“I’m speaking to you from my heart. Look, I don’t know if I’m going to have a career after this, but fuck that. Today is about innocent people who were halfway through their process, we don’t know what George Floyd could have achieved, we don’t know what Sandra Bland could have achieved, but today we’re going to make sure that won’t be an alien thought to our young ones. Every black person in here remembered when another person reminded you that you were black. So none of you out there, all those protesters on the other side, protesting against what we want to do, protesting against what we want to try and achieve, burn you, this is so vital. I need you to understand how painful this shit is. I need you to understand how painful it is to be reminded every day that your race means nothing and that isn’t the case anymore, that was never the case anymore.” John Boyega at The Black Lives Matter protest in Hyde Park June 3rd 2020

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ALWAYS REBLOG WHEN YOU SEE SOMETHING LIKE THIS PLEASE; ITS SO MUCH MORE THAN IMPORTANT TO PEOPLE. IT MEANS EVERYTHING TO SOMEBODY AND EVEN THOUGH YOU MIGHT NOT SEE THIS IN THE SAME LIGHT, SOMEONE MIGHT. INFACT YOU REBLOGGING THIS COULD STOP SOMEONE TAKING THEIR LIFE TONIGHT.

Seriously thank you.

I will always reblog this.