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Good Morning!

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There are people in my life I celebrate. I actively want them to succeed. I’ve noticed those people are usually celebrated by others as well. These individuals put such great energy into the world without any thought of the return. 

I strive to be like them. Not overthinking. Just doing. 

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Abdel Halim + Adel Imam

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Sunday. 

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I graduated with an International Relations degree and I can still for the life of me not give a shit about Canadian politics.

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Can someone give me an informed explanation of why every single drum line in more traditional Habesha music is the same? There must be a reason.

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My mom: do you think fully Eritrean families have more fun than us?

Me: most likely.

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My dad has Press TV again for the first time in months. Pure joy. 

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My boyfriend's family is filling him with cheese. As someone who doesn't eat dairy I was pleased with his response.

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My boyfriend has been in town for the last few days. I never thought I would be 22 and in a long distance relationship with a weirdo from Pennsylvania. But, I've realized that we have this crazy bond that makes me want to see him grow and succeed. It makes me want to push him, encourage him and cheer him on in life. I love him or something.

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Shopping for my boyfriend is the small intersection of finding clothes that I think are attractive and he will actually wear. Small small intersection.

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Has anyone ever noticed that when you’re talking about our history with some white people they always say stuff like “We walked on the moon” or, “We won the Revolutionary War” or, “We invented television” or some other modern day appliance but then when you get to the bad stuff it’s “They owned slaves” and, “They denied people civil rights” and They committed genocide.       

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this is how you nip internalized self hatred right in the bud as a parent.

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Azealia Banks: *says something super intelligent about the state of racism and appropriation in the music industry*

Me: AGREED

Azealia Banks: *says something homophobic, antisemitic, transphobic, etc.*

Me: fUCKing god dammit I trusted you