Iyalode's Very Own

Bring good into the world and let none be lost

[Iyalode's Very Own @KehindeCG]

"If one is blessed with all the ire of life without good character
All that ire of life belongs to someone else
That which we are after is character
Good character"
from the Odu Ifa Ogbe Otura, as recited by Solagbade Popoola in Omoluabi

[Dwayne Omowale @DOmowale]

It inspired Denmark Vesey to revolt. It also inspired Martin Delany enough to name his son after Toussaint and it inspired Rev. James Holly enough to move to Haiti. In "Rebels and Runaways," Larry Eugene Rivers pointed out that slave masters in Florida were concerned about the revolution in Haiti and expressed as much in their newspapers. History is very clear on the fact that the revolution in Haiti was well-known in America. It inspired hope for black people and fear for slave masters.

[Black Girl @t_sadiity]

yall don’t think it’s WEIRD , that CPS will potentially take your kids if you’re struggling (unable to feed them , clothe them , pay for necessary medicines , etc.) 🤔 and then once your kids are taken , they put them in a home with another family , and then give THEM money every month to take care of your kids ??

is that not a fucked up system ?!

[Dr. CBS @drcbs_]

“Every African has the responsibility to understand the system and work toward its overthrow.” -Walter Rodney

[Iyalode's Very Own @KehindeCG]

I don't even know what this means

[Nithya Shri @Nithya_Shrii]

You don’t actually have to be good at your hobbies. You can just enjoy them and be bad at them.

[Iyalode's Very Own @KehindeCG]

I kinda used to think this way but then I found community and realized 1) I wasn't nearly as smart as I thought I was and 2) I needed – not just to read more but – to actually study.

[jamaalwvetose @jamaalwvetose]

The Black intellectual man is the most misread person in his own community. Too Black for white spaces. Too articulate for street credibility. Too thoughtful for the masculine archetype. He exists in a gap that nobody built infrastructure for and navigates it mostly alone.

[dille @flurryfrenzy]

ok 🐘

[Iyalode's Very Own @KehindeCG]

Just remembered that I owe a student a letter of rec.....due 2 weeks ago 😬

[Bongekile Mthembu🇿🇦 @_Bongekile_]

The only child i can afford in this economy is my inner child 😭

[Adam Sharp @AdamCSharp]

CHILD PRAYING MANTIS: Dad, who are we all praying to exactly?
DAD PRAYING MANTIS: Depends which religion you belong to
CHILD: So not all bugs follow the same religion?
DAD: No, son… we’re in sects

[osama @0ba0sama]

Americans after finding that a group of fish is called 'school'

[Iyalode's Very Own @KehindeCG]

Respectfully, please don't call me if you have loud noises going in the background.

[Iyalode's Very Own @KehindeCG]

I get it but also anime

[Prisha Mosley🦎 @PrishaMosley]

Who benefits when we teach kids that all villains are just misunderstood and there’s no evil?

[Dr. Bradley J. Sommer @DrHistoryBrad]

I’ve been teaching Gen Z for 7 years and I can tell you right now, the issue isn’t intelligence, it’s skills. Writing, note taking, studying, close reading. We’ve replaced those skills with Chrome Books and AI and then wonder why they struggle. We failed them, not the opposite.

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

If you're using AI to write essays, eulogies, your wedding vows (!), I do think less of you as a person. Ceding your mental and creative abilities to a machine is an embarrassing thing and people should be ashamed to admit doing it in public.

[Iyalode's Very Own @KehindeCG]

Are botanical gardens just zoos for plants?

[Lee @MandyKnowsDC]

Baltimore shares more of a culture with Philly than D.C. (e.g. port cities, working class, density/rowhomes)

We have different music, dialect, city origin, economy, social class, politics and more of a transient culture because of the federal government

[OK Khary @okkhary]

Imagine me trying to tell my parents The Temptations were trash just because Jodeci started putting out hits.

[Iyalode's Very Own @KehindeCG]

RIP Chuck & Billy's

[⚜️👑✨𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝑅𝑒𝒶𝓁 𝑀𝒶𝒟𝑜𝓃𝓃𝒶✨👑⚜️ @madonnabema]

Nothing like a good Hole N the Wall, with the old folks. Full, happy & safe. 🤣

[Iyalode's Very Own @KehindeCG]

In Yoruba culture, the dowry is paid to the family, not the bride. And it's prior to the wedding. But in Shona culture, it is paid bit-by-bit specifically to avoid it being so transactional, as if one is buying the wife.

[Kenneth Adebonojo @seventhsonESQ]

@ulovewendy Just to play contrarian for a second in response to this oversimplification, how is that $50k different than a dowry? In some cultures, you have to compensate the family for raising someone worthy of your love.

[W.E.B. DaBoi @Tyre_94]

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