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😻amazing, pt.1
In many cultures, ethnic groups, and nations around the world, hair is considered a source of power and prestige. African people brought these traditions and beliefs to the Americas and passed them down through the generations.
In my mother’s family (Black Americans from rural South Carolina) the women don’t cut their hair off unless absolutely necessary (i.e damage or routine trimming). Long hair is considered a symbol of beauty and power; my mother often told me that our hair holds our strength and power. Though my mother’s family has been American born for several generations, it is fascinating to see the beliefs and traditions of our African ancestors passed down. We are emotionally and spiritually attached to our hair, cutting it only with the knowledge that we are starting completely clean and removing stagnant energy.
Couple this with the forced removal and covering of our hair from the times of slavery and onward, and you can see why so many Black women and men alike take such pride and care in their natural hair and love to adorn our heads with wigs, weaves, braids, twists, accessories, and sharp designs.
Hair is not just hair in African diaspora cultures, and this is why the appropriation and stigma surrounding our hair is so harmful.
“You got to” bounce
"This country was founded by a group of slave owners who told us that all men are created equal. To my mind, that is what's known as being stunningly and embarrassingly full of shit." - George Carlin
...PolitiFact going through history to fact check this guy was like that time CNN went through history to dig up dirt on Bernie, and all they found were videos of him planting trees, and telling kids that racism is bad.
why do anime girls from the 80s and 90s look so much better than anime girls today
Rest In Peace MF DOOM
LIVE @ The Nu Wave: J.Robb - SoundCloud
Listen to LIVE @ The Nu Wave: J.Robb by The Nu Wave SOUND on #SoundCloud
ONE FOOT - SoundCloud
Listen to ONE FOOT by mavi on #SoundCloud
Mac Miller - The Star Room OG Version - HipHopEarly t24187.mp3 - SoundCloud
Listen to Mac Miller - The Star Room OG Version - HipHopEarly t24187.mp3 by Dominic Pridemore on #SoundCloud
Paper cuts . . . . #collageartist #collageartwork #collageart #collagecollective #collagebook #collageoftheday #collagemaker #abstractcollage #sketchbook #collagesketchbook #robcolvinart https://www.instagram.com/p/CHtd3W0HBwd/?igshid=nm47a7cp98m6
Dreams 1990 ‘夢’ Directed by Akira Kurosawa, Ishirô Honda
Rihanna - Needed Me over Aaliyah’s - 1 In A Million
HP Lovecraft art by Dutch artist, Karel Thole (1914-2000).
BLU
The cartoon network cancelled a cinematic masterpiece, only for it to come back stronger and with more vine-worthy content
lil matt damon SNAPPED
It’s true tho
Mahalia
everything is fine. i’m
