the #1 single the week I was born
incredibly beautiful
and another year has gone by
I’m getting old. And for the first time I’m truly excited about it. Not because of the age itself but because of what is coming my way.
the past 2-3 years of my life were…a hot ass mess. Yes there were truly beautiful and inspiring moments. But there were also some truly ugly ones.
But I’m moving on. There were lessons learned and experiences that I wouldn’t trade for the world. I’ve regained a focus that I thought I had lost.
I’m making promises to myself first and foremost now. I cannot attach my self worth to anyone any longer. That’s a right that no one has gained (except for myself of course).
growth. It really is a beautiful thing. Thank you to those who were beyond supportive, even when they didn’t know how to help me, the fact that you wanted to means so much. (that’s especially to you Chlo)
And now I will celebrate. Not because I’m getting older, but because I am growing wiser-and loving every minute of it
trailer for Bouncing Cats
The award-winning documentary, Bouncing Cats, [made] it’s official U.S. television debut on The Documentary Channel on November 19th. Encore presentations of will air on 11/25 and 12/30.
The film, narrated by Common and featuring interviews with Will.I.Am, and K’Naan, follows the legendary Crazy Legs of the Rock Steady Crew and b-boy Abramz, the founder of Breakdance Project Uganda (BPU), on a journey to unify, empower and inspire youth in [Uganda a] place that been called one of the worst places on earth to be a child [because of the brutality of the LRA].
Directed by Australian filmmaker and photographer Nabil Elderkin, the film toured the festival circuit in 2010 and 2011, earning critical acclaime and awards along the way.
Proceeds from the film benefit BPU. Learn more about Bouncing Cats, and join the conversation.
THE STRANGE THING ABOUT THE JOHNSONS
I was disgusted, yet mesmerized at the same time. This 30-min short is about a black middle class family that appears very normal, but the son and father are involved in a sexual relationship. Actually, the father is a famous poet that has been molested by his son for years, but the father has written a revealing manuscript (which details their exploits) that’s threatening the stability of the family. Very intriguing!
For @josees
Movies Watched in 2011
The Strange Thing About the Johnsons
please someone send me the link that works! lol
If you get the link please reblog!
Only Want To Give It To You by Elle Varner
Great footage from the November 15th Wall street Eviction
dead.
Someone at Spelman would do this lol
Love it.
“Stomp” The Roots
(him)
It’s about flesh and blood
It’s about heart beat that beats strong
It’s about passion
That is unyielding
And I want you men to know today
It’s your hour
It is your time
It is your moment
Go get it
Verse 1 (Black Thought)
Yeah speaking of pieces of a man
Staring at a future in the creases of my hand
It reads like a final letter I’m leaving for my fam but
It’s written in language they will never understand
A late repentant
Never deviating from a plan
I drive by headed for the valley of the damned
The Wheels spin, I’m looking for a sacrificial lamb
Then roll tactics like a soldier out in the Sudan
Listen…
Was this a matter of flesh and blood
Yes it was
Does it matter who win and lose
Yes it does
It ain’t about the most blessed love
When you return to the essence
What is it back to the essence of
Greatness I wasnt in the prescence of
Cause you was fake and never measured up
You just a nigga on his regular
But how far am I ahead of ya
It just as easily coulda been me instead of ya
(Just Blaze)
We gone fight till we can’t fight no more
Right right
You cant fight no more
You gone lie down and bleed a while
You gone get up
Fight some more
Want you say it with me
Repeat it after me when I say it
We gone fight
Verse 2 (Greg Porn)
Fuck getting fuck
Immaculate conception
Now what’s beef ain’t even a question
Calico kisses, cold blood and crime tape
Flirt with death every night it’s a blind date
One night stand paybacks a bitch
Shit have you skinny dipping in a pool of your piss
Blood sweat and tears broken teeth and spit
Put the barrel in your mouth
Blow the devil a kiss
Put the knife in ya back cut down to the red meat
Daddy should’ve let me be a stain on the bed sheets
I’m one shot short of a Molotov cocktail
Kick in the door like welcome to my world
I’m an evil genius when it comes to this dumb shit
Half of the time ima keep it one hundred
Don’t play chicken when I’m driving them crazy
Get hit in the wing thigh breast or drumstick
We like
A Powerful must read
“Let me tell you what it feels like to stand in front of a white man and explain privilege to him. It hurts. It makes you tired. Sometimes it makes you want to cry. Sometimes it is exhilarating. Every single time it is hard. Every single time I get angry that I have to do this, that this is my job, and that it shouldn’t be my job. Every single time I am proud of myself that I’ve been able to say these things because I used to not be able to and because some days I just don’t want to.
This all has been said by many, many strong women of color before me but every time, every single time these levels of power are confronted it I think it needs to be written about, talked about, gone through over and over again”
