DA QWEEN

Rapper. Singer. Queer Babe. QWEEN. Conscious Hoodrat.
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[DA QWEEN @DonteDaQween]

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[DA QWEEN @DonteDaQween]

This nigga walked up to me randomly downtown talkin some
“Ey bro you like white girls?”
Me: “Nah”
“So what’s your type bro like
-pans to the street and back to me with an outstretched arm-
What’s your type bro”
Me : I’m actually asexual
“Oh I mean I respect it”
#downtown206

[Frankie جاي Bleau @FrankieBleau]

being cute is fun, but being sexy is a BLAST!

[Marvel Rivals @MarvelRivals]

Jubilation Lee enters the battlefield with flying sparks. She's ready to ignite the battlefield with firework displays that are almost as explosive as her personality! ✨

Due to the effects of the Timestream Entanglement, Jubilee's son, Shogo, became trapped in his dragon form. Desperate to save him, Jubilee sought help from Apocalypse in Thebes, and in exchange, she became his Horseman of Famine.

Ready to fight the world and be a shining beacon for her son, Jubilee generates bursts of pyrotechnic plasma as she shapes radiant energy into vibrant projectiles that shimmer with gleaming light. Combined with her vampiric powers, every firework she releases is an invigorating celebration on the battlefield!

Spark up the battlefield and channel your inner colors with Jubilee, arriving with Season 9 of Marvel Rivals on July 10 UTC!

[DA QWEEN @DonteDaQween]

#juneteenthvibes

[DA QWEEN @DonteDaQween]

#juneteenthvibes

[internet hall of fame @InternetH0F]

Keith David has officially received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame ⭐️

David’s work:
- 140+ Movies
- 130+ TV Shows
- 25+ Video Games

[Cartoon Network @cartoonnetwork]

Rest in peace, Professor ❤️ Thank you, Tom Kane, for lending your voice to the father of three perfect little girls and bringing The Force to millions of fans. You'll live on in our childhood memories forever.

[El Club del Arte 🎨📷📚🖼🕍🎼 @Arteymas_]

La tormenta en el Mar de Galilea del gran Rembrandt cobra vida en un Museo de Londres…

Arte en movimiento en otro nivel!

[DA QWEEN @DonteDaQween]

@manifestpower4X 777

[DA QWEEN @DonteDaQween]

Not the homeless lady with no shoes gonna tell me I need to get my nails done
Mind you she gotta fresh set! Hands and feet! Shiiiiet
Maybe I do 🤔 #yknowwhatyouright 😅😂

[Typical African @Joe__Bassey]

This couple dedicated over 60 years to creating animated content for Black children worldwide… ❤️

Meet Willie Hudlin and Leo Sullivan—two pioneers who helped shape representation in animation when it was nearly nonexistent for Black audiences.

Together, they worked behind the scenes to bring Black stories, characters, and culture to life through animation. When opportunities were limited, they built their own path.

🎬 Their work contributed to projects that:
• Showed Black families, humor, and everyday life
• Created characters kids could see themselves in
• Opened doors for future Black animators and creators

One of the most recognizable results is Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids—a show that entertained, educated, and uplifted.

💡 Why this matters:

Representation isn’t just about visibility—it’s about identity.

When children see themselves reflected in positive, creative ways:
• Confidence grows
• Possibilities expand
• Dreams become real

This couple didn’t just create cartoons. They helped shape how generations of Black children saw themselves.

[Interesting things @awkwardgoogle]

This is 'Monuments', an art installation in Charlotte, NC. Artist Craig Walsh put a face in the trees to honor the souls of all the enslaved people buried in cemeteries with no names.

[Rock'n Roll of All @rocknrollofall]

Origins of Purple Rain,

Purple Rain' was originally written as a country song, and was intended to be a collaboration with Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks.

According to Nicks, she received a 10-minute instrumental version of the song from Prince, with a request to write the lyrics, but she felt overwhelmed by the task.

She later said: "I listened to it and I just got scared. I called him back and said, 'I can't do it. I wish I could. It's too much for me.'"

Prince then asked his backing band to try the song: "I want to try something before we go home. It's mellow."

According to Lisa Coleman, Prince changed the song dramatically after Wendy Melvoin started playing the guitar to accompany the song: "He was excited to hear it voiced differently. It took it out of that country feeling.

"Then we all started playing it a bit harder and taking it more seriously. We played it for six hours straight and by the end of that day we had it mostly written and arranged."

Prince's explanation on the meaning of 'Purple Rain':

"When there's blood in the sky – red and blue = purple... purple rain pertains to the end of the world and being with the one you love and letting your faith/god guide you through the purple rain."

After recording the song, Prince phoned Journey member Jonathan Cain, to ask him to listen to it.

Prince was concerned that it might be too similar to Journey's 'Faithfully', a song composed by Cain which had recently been in the US charts.

However, Cain reassured Prince by saying that the songs only shared the same four chords.

"I thought it was an amazing tune," Cain said. "I told him, 'Man, I'm just super-flattered that you even called. It shows you're that classy of a guy. Good luck with the song. I know it's gonna be a hit.'"

Ladies and gentlemen,
Prince performing a special and an absolute classic song, Purple Rain, live at Paisley Park, in 1999.

Credits for the background information: @SmoothRadio

[WHEELS & ROSES | Pearl Low | 劉寶珠🧋 (they/them) @Fumi_chun]

This is why myself & so many other creators are trying to go Indie to share our stories because we've endured so much abuse from the industry😫

Anyway, I made a Magical Girl meets roller skating show called "WHEELS & ROSES"🛼✨

Pls support our pilot and indie animation‼️

[VONAISSANCE @TheWindGodVonte]

Cloak & Dagger mains healing and trying to keep the team alive in overtime:

[DA QWEEN @DonteDaQween]

@niyetsel Yes

[liz ﾒ𝘰 @liveftvault]

Body Language is soo underrated. Michael and Marlon ate that up

[The Husky @Mr_Husky1]

On July 3, 1976, Tina Turner waited until her husband, Ike, fell asleep in their Dallas hotel room. Her face was swollen and bruised from another beating. In her pocket were just 36 cents and a Mobil gas card. Nothing more.

She slipped out of the Statler Hilton and ran. Not toward a car. Not toward help she could call. She ran straight across Interstate 30, weaving through traffic in the dark, nearly hit by a truck, driven by nothing but survival. On the other side stood the Ramada Inn. The manager recognized her instantly, even through the injuries. He gave her a room on the eleventh floor and placed a guard outside her door. For three days, Tina stayed hidden there, too injured to even eat properly, letting her body begin to heal.

Three weeks later, she filed for divorce. When asked what she wanted from sixteen years of marriage, her answer stunned everyone. She wanted nothing except her name. No house. No money. No royalties. Just “Tina Turner.” A name created to control her, now the only thing she could use to rebuild her life.

She walked away with debt, an IRS tax lien, and an industry that believed she was finished. Nearly forty years old, a Black woman in a business obsessed with youth, with no ownership of her past music. The odds were stacked brutally against her.

But Tina refused to accept defeat. She turned to Nichiren Buddhism, chanting daily for strength. She took every job she could find. Game shows. Hotel lounges. County fairs. Corporate events. She even cleaned houses between performances. While the world called her a has-been, she was quietly reconstructing herself piece by piece.

Then came 1984.

At forty-four, she released Private Dancer. It changed everything. The album sold more than twenty million copies. “What’s Love Got to Do with It” reached number one, her first solo chart-topper. She won three Grammy Awards in 1985, performed at Live Aid, and starred in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. The world finally recognized her as the Queen of Rock and Roll.

Her second act lasted decades. Record-breaking tours. Twelve Grammy Awards. Over one hundred million records sold. A career rebuilt entirely on her own terms.

And love found her too. Erwin Bach met Tina at an airport in 1986 and never left her side. When her kidneys failed in 2016, he offered her one of his own without hesitation. In 2017, he kept that promise and saved her life.

On May 24, 2023, Tina Turner passed away peacefully in Switzerland at the age of eighty-three, with Erwin beside her. She left behind more than music. She left proof.

It is never too late to reclaim your life. You can begin again at forty. At fifty. At any age. All it takes is the courage to cross the road.

Thirty-six cents. A gas card. And an unbreakable will.

That is how legends are made.

[Nurses Against Dick Pics. 🪷🇺🇦 @ClaudetteGGibs1]

RIP Dr. West. 💔