My pops was obsessed with Whoopi. That was the first woman I ever saw him call beautiful or stop everything to watch on screen. I think that kind of molded my views on beauty and black women as a young boy. It wasn’t intentional but it was so important.
The mothers of Trayvon Martin, Mike Brown, Eric Garner, Oscar Grant said BEYONCÉ has done so much for their families behind the scenes and they are not willing to share those things in detail because she didn't do any of that for recognition..
One of my favorite things about Cris is how well he blended his skill and genuine love/joy for rap
It’s supposed to be fun and he made sure to keep that element at the forefront
We got that in every music video and any freestyle he dropped, which were always off the dome 🔥
What if I told you there are STILL sundown towns?! And they’re NOT just in the South! They’re ALL over the country there are a LOT in rural OH & Indiana so we never take the scenic route just main thoroughfares. Y’all act like this is ancient history when it’s not even history
Y’all are so accustomed to consuming quick-hits with zero longevity value that you don’t even recognize a great effort at a music campaign from independent artists with little to no resources. And as long as you keep clicking, their method is working. The end.
Men have no clue what it’s like to have a baby and not even feel comfortable in their own body anymore. For Keke to bounce back, look that good & still pay all the bills you gotta shut all the way the fuck up.
Thinking of my sister today. Harvard was a singular obsession with my mom during my childhood and it became my sister’s singular obsession throughout her short life. It became my own source of insecurity as a 2.8 GPA Asian (we exist) who sucked at math and standardized tests.
Maybe it’s a Gen X thing but she never once felt entitled to Harvard or worried that someone else would “take her spot” because she was in competition with herself.
Needless to say, losing her impacted our whole family. In our own ways we all stopped giving a fuck about Harvard.
So hello AAPI. I get where the obsession for elite schools as access points to the American Dream comes from. Been there, done that.
All this to say this obsession with elite schools without understanding this country’s history makes first generation immigrants easy targets for Edward Blum and friends without knowing who he even is.
It’s in their interest to see their fear of “demographic change” fighting each other for scraps because the idea of a more inclusive society for all is happening and it means a loss of control.
This is what this SCOTUS win for them was about. So feel how you want but just know that being used as a model minority tool is a choice.