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BARBIE (2023) dir. Greta Gerwig

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This is how I feel when I’m with my girls.

Charlie’s Angels (2000) dir. McG

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Did you know…the first Black woman ran for president in 1972 and was almost assassinated 3 times?

Shirley Chisholm has the honor of being the first Black person to do a lot of things. She was the first black woman elected to the U.S. Congress. She was the first Black woman member of the Congressional Rules Committee. She even was a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus and the Congressional Women’s Caucus. She was also the first Black woman to run for president.

She garnered 10% of the vote at the Democratic National Convention in 1972, though she failed to win the nomination. She was forced to survive three assassination attempts during this presidential run. Some say it was her bid that laid the groundwork for future presidential bids by women.

In honor of #WomensHistoryMonth

She was the GOAT—Unbought & unbossed💜

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The other day I was washing my hands and another woman came out the stall a couple seconds after I did. She wasn’t cis, and a different woman waiting for someone to finish up looked angry and opened her mouth to say something. Before she could, I smiled real friendly a this woman who’s just trynna wash her hands and told her I loved her skirt, and we started talking clothes.

The waiting woman was still clearly pissed but she didn’t say anything because she knew I wouldn’t have her back. That’s all it took to keep some poor lady just trynna scrub up from getting harassed.

Sometimes doing the right thing is really hard and kinda scary. Other times all it takes is making it clear that you won’t support someone’s nastiness. It’s a little enough thing to do your part.

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Feeling down? Listen to this. We’ve all been terrified, our dreams may crumble on our way to the dark side and back but people can change. You can find the answer for you. Let them think you are crazy...find your own way. 

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We all know tampons and pads are super fucking expensive but the most wholesome part of life is that I’ve never met someone who wasn’t willing to give you one when you needed it

It’s the little things

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At the Art Institute. I want this in my house.

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She should have a statue. Not those confederate MFs.

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Always be Tina.

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“Yes! A garden metaphor! I love the garden metaphor! I just love ‘em!”

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Augusta Savage was an influential black sculptor who challenged racism in the early 20th century, but few of her sculptures remain today

Sculptor Augusta Savage was one of the leading artists of the Harlem Renaissance as well as an influential activist and arts educator.

Born in Florida in 1892, Augusta Savage began creating art as a child by using the natural clay found in her hometown. After attending Cooper Union in New York City, she made a name for herself as a sculptor during the Harlem Renaissance and was awarded fellowships to study abroad. Savage later served as a director for the Harlem Community Center and created the monumental work The Harp for the 1939 New York World’s Fair. She spent most of her later years in Saugerties, New York, before her death from cancer in 1962.

Augusta Savage created ^^^^Gamin early in her career, and the small sculpture won her a scholarship to travel to Europe. Some sources suggest that the sculpture was inspired by a homeless boy on the street; others indicate it may have been based on the artist’s nephew, Ellis Ford. The French word gamin means “street urchin,” and the figure’s wrinkled shirt and cap emphasize his impoverished appearance. The child’s expression appears much wiser than his years, suggesting he has seen much hardship. The title may reflect how Savage herself felt as a young artist in Europe, struggling to make ends meet even after achieving success in the Paris Salons.

#Black Artists 

#BlackGirlsMagic #BlackPride #BlackExcellence 

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