#melanatedpeople

[jevmichaelsfoto]

Model/Mua: Chantelle

[shansuthamedjai]

Definitely up there on my list of favorite African Proverbs☝🏾

[sundaifm]

springtime

[therapybeyondme]

#blackfamilies #nativefamilies #creoles #comanches #cubanitas #melanatedpeople #brother #niece #cousin #mitriniprincess #carribeanculture #caribwomen#westindianfamilies #michealjackson #dianaross #music #acousticguitars #pianos #keyboards #musicians #family #familia #love #thedefinitionoflove

[blvk-orbit]

haus of assembly.

[blackhalos]

[shansuthamedjai]

Wise words…As a African diaspora born & raised in Babylon aka USA, I feel the motherland calling me back home like a pup that’s been separated from it’s pack💔

[shyneza]

@shyneza

Instagram: shyneza_

[sundaifm]

sometimes I look at myself and really see my mom in the mirror

[ashshanea101]

Au Natural

#naturalbody #melanin #swimsuit #nudes

[j0iryyde]

Can black people be mermaids? A theory about elemental spirits

There is something to be said about why Halle Bailey has been receiving so much racist backlash ever since it was announced in 2019 that she was cast to play Ariel in the live-action depiction of the little mermaid. While a lot of use we’re excited for the news to see a black person in a movie about a mermaid, others weren’t very fond of it. In fact some even had racist responses. Some will disguise their racism as the lack of “redhead representation”. Or even will use the argument that since Poseidon is a figure in Greek mythology, Ariel should be white. We’ll get to that part later. 😏

When Black Panther came out in theaters, it was like a holiday for black people. That movie currently has the record of the highest grossing marvel film in history, and the highest grossing film for the year 2018. Why? Because it depicted black people as the leaders of the richest fictional country in the MCU. However, the same thing happened when the trailers released, racist comments left and right. It’s almost as if since y’all can’t keep us in cotton fields anymore, at the very least y’all can watch us in movies as the lowest beings of society to bring comfort to your racist hearts.

Whenever black people enjoy and celebrate something, we get mocked for it. But I digress.

In the eyes of mainstream media, apparently they won’t let a black person be the main character unless they agree to be in a film where their oppression is the main subject.

White people and white supremacy constantly goes out of their way to put down melanated people as nothing more than a slur, or a “token” that white ppl can use to seem “progressive” or “edgy”, or even to fulfill some sick fantasy.

So of course some of y’all can’t possibly imagine somebody black being an elemental spirit, like a mermaid.

Not to mention, so many of our cultures and religions, which for the most part we’re nature-based, are demonized to this day. Look at these industries that white people have created that are destroying the earth. Look at the stereotypes that are given to black and indigenous spiritual practices (hoodoo, voodoo, Santerìa, brujeria, Lucumi, Ifà, etc). The programming that we’ve received that keep us from stepping into our spiritual power because it’s considered “evil” is phenomenal.

Now let’s get to the good part:

Many people speculate that white people don’t even belong on this planet. Which isn’t too far fetched. Look at what white supremacy has done to so many cultures around the world, all of which are NATURE BASED. Look at the way that y’all burn in the sun. Look at the way y’all appropriate our cultures.

In recent years I’ve been seeing a common theme of the earth having a much higher vibration, a very long time ago, where elemental spirits could thrive, until unfamiliar, foreign industrialization and colonization ruined the earth causing these spirits to lose their powers and even disappear over time. That’s assuming that these creatures existed in real life once upon a time, which I personally believe they did.

Melanated people are literally creatures of the earth. We belong here. So in terms of elemental spirits, such as mermaids, fairies (fae), nymphs, angels, minotaurs, etc., It would make a lot more sense for those creatures to be melanated. Not white.

It’s not impossible for a mermaid to be black, in fact it would be the most possible.

[blackhalos]

[shansuthamedjai]

Montu☀️ to the lovely diaspora out there, ik I’ve been slacking with the proverbs but I didn’t forget about yaw, may this proverb give yaw the inspiration you need for today

[shyneza]

@shyneza

Instagram: shyneza_

[teerice98]

Words for a king:

I love you black man

Your gorgeous smile

& immaculate melanated skin.

I love you black man.

The way that you carry yourself & the blinding light that shines from within.

I love you black man.

They may imitate you, scold you, or try to dispose of you.

But my beautiful black man,

My God has made you

Invincible

Unconquerable

& so undeterred

That those futile threats would not get through

To that beautiful, wholesome black heart of yours.

Black man,

You are a force to be reckoned with.