#afro-life

[southpauz]

Black History Month Art Challenge

DAY 19: Brit and Tiff Crust - My Life As A Teenage Robot

[melaninadorned]

In Her Natural Element | Melanin Adorned

[honeycocoanut]

[bulblorts]

a part of my soul dies whenever I see whitewashed alyx art

[uhliyaaah]

bikini babe

[mueritos]

happy indigenous peoples day ^-^ a year ago i found out my family is half indigenous, so ive made it a personal duty to try and reconnect in order to honor those ancestors and histories. it's not my fault that I may never know my tribal affiliation (we know they lived around Popocatépetl), but it is my responsibility to do my best to honor them. since starting grad school, i've made an effort to talk about my indigenous roots more often, and to be honest about the fact that i do consider myself mixed indigenous. I also talk about this taking into account that I have white privilege, and how this has complicated my relationship to indiginiety.

anyway, i went to an ipd event outside of boston today and was so happy!! i had to leave early for a health emergency (thank u random uti) but it was so fun and i experienced and learned a lot. loved the mexica dance group who danced for Huitzilopochtli (i love you Huitzilopochtli he was pulled for me during a tarot reading and he told me to be fucking strong!!!!), and i especially loved experiencing the seven sacred directions where the entire crowd moved as one. i talked to some lovely indigenous people and they gave me so much guidance and love! it made me feel so happy...I wish I was able to stay longer, but I enjoyed being in a space where I was so welcomed.

if you're detribalized like me or trying your best to reconnect, never be ashamed of the fact that you were forcibly removed from your tribal affiliation. never be ashamed of how you look like either! there were so many "white passing" indigenous folks there embracing and celebrating with those in full regalia, and so many people of many appearances joined in for ceremonial dance. even if you're 10% or 3% indigenous, I still think you deserve to know your ancestor's culture and history! i still think you deserve to honor those parts of you! they wanted us to forget about our indigenous roots for a reason, and i refuse to colonize my mind any longer. opening yourself up to indigineity, even if you don't know your affiliation or "how much" is in you, is far better than never learning a damn thing about indigenous folks.

i hope everyone had a lovely indigenous peoples day ^-^

[problamticsideanna]

You know I wish people that disliked Himiko had more to say than "She should have died instead of X" or "she is so one note."

First point isn't a real argument on why a different character deserves to die and the second point a lot of characters you could easily write off as one note?

"Hehe Gonta only like bug" No there is way more to him that.

"Himiko only talks about magic." THERE IS WAY MORE TO HER THAN THAT!!!

Like she's using magic to cope with her trauma. I get it being infuriating in the second trial (I was a bit annoyed at a certain point too) but once you learn to understand how she thinks by trial three... acknowledge that it's part of her characterization you don't like instead of painting her as the worst character ever because of it.

People do this for other characters too but the Himiko hate is like above and beyond fucking annoying.

I am a bit biased because Himiko is one of my favorite characters in anything ever but you know what? Hifumi makes me uncomfortable but if you love him I will defend you to your dying breath. Write that character analysis on why Hifumi is the best actually, I support you 💖

[divinewomenart]

the maiden may one day be a mother, but by the end of life the maiden will be a crone 🍂

[woobosco]

Afro Culture (My Culture)

@woobosco

[albertayebisackey]

Friday 18th August 2023 - “Love your afro hair fiercely, for it tells a story of strength, resilience, and heritage.”

[punkeropercyjackson]

'Peter Parker is LITERALLY Percy Jackson!'Girl Hobie Brown and Gwen Stacy are right there

[lavaa-baby]

[blackwomenrule]

[transparentgentlemenmarker]

16° 16 mars 2023

[hazellevessque]

I just went to the most FIRE talent show ever??? It was basically a private concert everyone was SO HYPE