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don’t stare at the moon too long or else you’ll remember that nothing in this stupid fucking world makes sense

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“… OMONDI’s f/w ‘15 collection. Everything is clean, minimal, yet subtly bold…everything I love. What’s even better is the gorgeous array of these beautiful black women, something that is rarely seen in the fashion industry. This was definitely a moment.”

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For years, I opened my 11th-grade U.S. history classes by asking students, “What’s the name of that guy they say discovered America?” A few students might object to the word “discover,” but they all knew the fellow I was talking about. “Christopher Columbus!” several called out in unison. “Right. So who did he find when he came here?” I asked. Usually, a few students would say, “Indians,” but I asked them to be specific: “Which nationality? What are their names?” Silence. In more than 30 years of teaching U.S. history and guest-teaching in others’ classes, I’ve never had a single student say, “Taínos.” So I ask them to think about that fact. “How do we explain that? We all know the name of the man who came here from Europe, but none of us knows the name of the people who were here first—and there were hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of them. Why haven’t you heard of them?” This ignorance is an artifact of historical silencing—rendering invisible the lives and stories of entire peoples.

Rethinking Columbus: Towards a True People’s History by Bill Bigelow (via bestoffates)

My history 

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At 23, JK Rowling was broke. Tina Fey was working at the Y.M.C.A. Oprah had just gotten fired from her first job as a TV reporter and Walt Disney had declared bankruptcy.

Read This If You’re 23 And Lost by Heidi Priebe (via twentysomethingstate)

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So this happened at work today.

Coworker: You guys are so dramatic, not all men are evil and shit.

Me: .... I know that, intellectually. Emotionally I'm not that clear.

Cowoker: Ah?

Me: Let me put it this way. You know that if a skinny, rather short guy like you goes to jail, he's rather likely to be raped, right?

Cowoker: Yes.

Me: So let's suppose you go to jail for something rather harmless, something that harmed no one, like... ar... selling bootleg DVDs or something like that. Something that would keep you inside for a year or so.

Cowoker: Okay?

Me: So you go to jail and you know that people get raped in there. Yet you intellectually know it's impossible that all inmates are gay and sexually interested in you, it's statistically impossible. Right?

Cowoker: Right.

Me: But you'd still be scared, wouldn't you? I mean you know not all of them are out to get you, but you know some might and you can't tell who it would be. And yet you are forced to spend all your time with them, to share your space with them, and you know you might look at that ONE guy who could and would want to rape you. It would be ridiculously scary, right?

Cowoker: O__o it would.

Me: ....... well, that's how women feel every day, all the time. We know not all men are out to rape us, most would never dare do something like that, but we know there are some out there who would, gladly at that, and we can't tell them appart on sight alone. Also we feel like the short, skinny kid who did nothing really bad in jail, we know anyone can bring us down with a single punch.

Cowoker: ...... O___O

Me: ... so that girl who glares at you in the subway, she is not thinking you are a horrible man that deserves to die, she is trying to find out whether you are part of the small percentage of men out there who can and want to do her harm. You all should wear labels by the way, it would make communication so much easier.

Cowoker: ........ that's fucking horrible.

Me: I know, right?

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Ballad of.. Magazine - The Freedom Issue Sheer Dress : Ronae Fagon Photography : Katie Eleanor Styling : Mariana Abella

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Ronae Fagon & Somewhere Elsewhere

Styling : Chantal des Vignes

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Ronae Fagon & Somewhere Elsewhere

Styling : Chantal des Vignes

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Styling : Chantal des Vignes

Ronae Fagon & Somewhere Elsewhere

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Ronae Fagon & Somewhere Elsewhere

Styling : Chantal des Vignes

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Ronae Fagon & Somewhere Elsewhere

Styling : Chantal des Vignes

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Ronae Fagon & Somewhere Elsewhere

Styling : Chantal des Vignes

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Divine life force energy radiates through me. I am love. I am light. I am connected to all. I am accepting. I am grateful. I am beautiful.

A daily affirmation (via loveinspireuniversally)

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"support the troops" has become a really bizarre unquestioned thing in america where you can’t say ANYTHING about the military whether it be pointing out that they have no business in half the countries they’re stationed in to the fact that this particular breed of patriotism is used to sell everything from war to professional football

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"OPAL" for Ballad Of...Magazine Photo - Katie Eleanor Styling - Mariana Abella Sheer "Caim" dress - Ronaé Fagon Silver chain dress - Manuel diaz An amazingly magical editorial! 💟 out now in this month's "The Freedom Issue" ! Big thaanks to everyone @marianaabella @_katieeleanor @manueldiazbrand @claireballadofmagazine @lindseyballadofmagazine

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