Rest in Peace to our now-ancestor, Assata Shakur.
Your fearlessness + resilience will forever be a blueprint for anyone who refuses to play a victim in a country that suppresses, harms, colonizes, and kills everything in their path.
I’d deem this a flawless victory.
“A lot of people resist transition and therefore never allow themselves to enjoy who they are. Embrace the change, no matter what it is; once you do, you can learn about the new world you’re in and take advantage of it.”
- #NikkiGiovanni#BlackExcellence#BLKxLIGHT#RestInPower
Why is Fox News hosting a presidential debate when they had to settle a nearly $800 million lawsuit for lying to its viewers about the 2020 election being stolen?
“The longer I live, the more deeply I learn that love — whether we call it friendship or family or romance — is the work of mirroring and magnifying each other’s light.” - #JamesBaldwin#BlackExcellence#BLKxLIGHT
the biggest lesson i’ve learned the past couple years has been learning when to leave situations, relationships, etc., that’s served its purpose.
if you’re done with a damn apple, would you hold on to its core if you didn’t have a “green thumb?”
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"...I'm not ashamed of being Black. I'm not ashamed of my history. [In] 1962, nobody knew that I existed. Nobody. And I hadn't heard of them...Then one day, the 31st of August [1962], I walked...off the plantation, and from that time up until now I met a lot of people." - FLH