Student in NYC just throwing random stuff together
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Melissa Harris-Perry and Karen Finney (paraphrased), commenting on a recent New York Times editorial wherein black farmers were all but vilified as ‘lazy takers’ who gamed the system —for winning an historic discrimination lawsuit against the USDA: Pigford v. Glickman (via odinsblog)(Source: nbcnews.com, via black-culture)
Do some pastors use the bible to mooch tithes off of innocent people? Yes.
Do some Christians preach at people relentlessly while they hide all of their sin away in the dark? Yes.
Do some of the most insensitive and ignorant people in America claim to be of the Christian faith? Yes.
Does the existence of terrible Christians necessarily disprove the existence of God and a real Christian faith? No.
(via lalouvenoire)
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1) Stop calling our natural hair ugly.
2) Stop approaching our natural hair with a hierarchy that reinforces colourism.
3) Stop using placement in the natural hair community to bully Black women who may still have relaxed hair or weaves.
4) Stop saying “she’s…
