kierra simone

You're welcome. (Mrs. Gwayson) ☺♎️

[Carla @puarangue]

Quelqu’un peut m’expliquer comment une seule personne est censée réussir à travailler de 9 h à 18 h, faire 10 000 pas par jour, aller à la salle de sport trois fois par semaine, cuisiner des repas faits maison, garder la maison impeccable, passer du temps de qualité avec sa famille, dormir huit heures par nuit, lire des livres, apprendre des langues, avoir des loisirs, prendre soin de sa santé, être séduisante en permanence… et réussir malgré tout à ne pas finir avec un trouble anxieux ?

J’ai l’impression qu’on nous a vendu une image de la vie qui est tout simplement impossible à tenir dans la réalité.

[Stunna ⛧ @wentsickomode]

@parkersity_9 same sht apple be doing.

[parks @parkersity_9]

WHY DO I HAVE TO RENT A MOVIE ON PRIME IF I ALREADY FUCKIN PAY FOR PRIMEEE ??

[Rajat Soni, CFA @Rajatsoni]

@glitchu__ I look forward to getting socks as gifts now!

[Doran.artisan.cash @doranmaul]

@glitchu__ Adulting level: receiving toilet paper with gratitude

[Marie🧚 @glitchu__]

i’m at the age where this is actually a thoughtful gift

[Coolness941 @Coolness941]

One of the most epic buildups and climaxes in pop music of the last 25 years. He did ALL THIS vocally and visually for a song about panties.

[Dr. Allison Wiltz @queenie4rmnola]

Black people been doing this forever. It’s called selling plates

[Qadi @Bigqadi]

women fw hard working men in real life. This is only shocking to chronically online men

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Happy birthday to the woman who lights up every room she walks into. I love you, Miche.

[Black Media Hub ✊🏿 @BlackMediaHub]

There was a time in America when being gay wasn’t just dangerous — it was illegal. Careers could vanish overnight.

Roles revoked. Reputations destroyed.
But in the middle of that fear stood Cicely Tyson — not just a groundbreaking actress, but a sanctuary.

In 1976, on the set of the MLK miniseries King, actor Paul Winfield found the courage to tell Tyson the truth: he was gay… and terrified. His ex-boyfriend had threatened to out him — a threat that, in Hollywood, could end everything.

Tyson didn’t judge.
She offered a home.

“Come live with me,” she told him.
And he did.

Fans assumed they were a couple. They never corrected anyone until the project was finished — because silence was safety. Tyson chose protection over publicity.

But Paul Winfield wasn’t the only one.

Tyson had already opened her home and her heart to Earle Hyman — known years later as Grandpa Huxtable — and his partner Rolf Sirnes, who would remain his great love for half a century. She gave them privacy. Dignity. Safety. A place to simply be.

Hyman later introduced Winfield to architect Charles Gillan Jr.
Winfield and Gillan built a life together for 30 years — until cancer took Gillan in 2002. At the funeral, Tyson and Hyman stood beside Winfield, holding him up in grief.

Paul Winfield would finally come out publicly after losing the man he loved. And when he did, Cicely Tyson was still there — exactly as she had been since the day he whispered his truth.

Cicely Tyson once said:
“You don’t get to tell me who I can be friends with. We are all God’s children.”

She didn’t need parades or headlines.
She didn’t perform allyship.
She practiced it.

Behind closed doors, when cameras were gone, when acceptance was scarce — she made space.

Space to breathe.
Space to exist.
Space to live without fear.

Hollywood knows Cicely Tyson as a legend of stage and screen — the woman who transformed Black representation in film.
But for many closeted Black actors, she was something even greater:

A protector.
A sister.
A lifeline.

Long before “inclusion” became a slogan, Cicely Tyson lived it — one open door at a time.

[Sophia Benoit @1followernodad]

nothing sends a 3 year old over the edge like when you sing along to a song and they didn’t want you to

[🦋 Bel Papiyon 🦋 @reignofglitter]

I'm petty because I requested a refund for a $2.00 item? That's fine. You walk into an establishment and tell them that you're $2.00 short, they will not give you the meal. Give me my money.

[Qadi @Bigqadi]

Just because they’re black does not mean they will look out for you

[the life of a writer girl ✨ @brisversion_]

breaking: woman doing her job while husband does his

[A.K.A @kayzywizzzy]

@CrazyVibes_1 Crazy how one conversation can flip anger into understanding. Most problems aren’t solved by noise, but by empathy.

[Crazy Vibes @CrazyVibes_1]

I live in an apartment complex. The guy above me stomps around at 2 AM every night. I was fed up. I marched upstairs to bang on his door and give him a piece of my mind. The door opened before I could knock. He was holding a crying baby. The apartment was bare. No furniture. Just a mattress on the floor and boxes. He looked exhausted. "I'm so sorry," he whispered. "I'm trying to walk him to sleep. The floor is creaky. I know we're loud." I looked past him. "Where's your furniture?" "Bed bugs in the last place," he said. "Had to toss everything. We just moved in. I’m saving up for a crib." My anger evaporated. "Hold on," I said. I went downstairs. I dragged my spare rocking chair up the stairs. "Sit," I told him. "Rocking is quieter than walking." He sat. The baby settled instantly. The next day, I posted on our building’s group chat: "New neighbor in 4B needs a restart. Who has spare stuff?" By noon, he had a crib, a sofa, a table, and three casseroles. He knocked on my door tonight. No stomping. just a quiet knock. "Thank you," he said. "We slept for six hours." Judge less. Ask more.

Anonymous

[ηιүα ♛ @niy2pretty]

Staying in a marriage that's not working

[hasanabi @hasanthehun]

this is straight up nazi shit we are allowing these fucking nazis to beat up random people in the streets for no reason other than spectacle and domination and it’s all paid for with our tax dollars, we will never have healthcare, housing & good wages for all.

[r. @xxoorita]

we need a documentary on how many small brands have been victimized by shein & fashion nova bc it’s getting blatantly racist & scary