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bitchyoucouldnever:

• Leave of Absence by S. Renee Bess
• Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez
• Don’t Explain by Jewelle Gomez
• The Necessary Hunger by Nina Revoyr
• The Heart Does Not Bend by Makeda Silvera
• Pieces of My Heart: A Lesbian of Color Anthology by Makeda Silvera

(Source: wickedetiquette)

humansofnewyork:

“My story?  Well… I style hair, I’m a go-go dancer, I used to be a lady, things like that.”

humansofnewyork:

This guy works at Outpost coffee shop in Clinton Hill. Every time I walk by he is doing some combination of:
1) Smiling
2) Hugging Someone
3) Looking Awesome

Last night, I finally had my camera with me when I saw him. 

Eve Arnold
School for black civil rights activists; young girl being trained to not react to smoke blown in her face
Virginia, 1960

(Source: firsttimeuser, via bklynboihood)

lol THIS. 

(Source: autostraddle)

Audre Lorde, from her essay Age, Race, Class and Sex: Women Redefining Difference

(Source: naturalbelle, via africancreature)

prettygirlfood:

Turkey Sandwich with Creamy Dijon Mustard

Ingredients

• 1 slice sourdough wheat bread or your favorite sandwich bread
• 2 oz turkey breast lunch meat
• 1 slice havarti cheese
• 1/2 cup sprouts
• 1/4 cup sliced pepperoncini
• 1 lettuce leaf
• 2 slices tomatoes

For creamy dijon mustard: (makes 4 servings)

• 1 tablespoon olive mayo (light)
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard

Directions

1. Spray your panini grill with cooking spray and grill the sourdough bread until there are nice panini marks on the bread, about 5 minutes. Cut the slice in half.
2. Spread 1/2 tablespoon of the creamy dijon mustard mixture on one side of the bread and top it with lettuce, cheese, turkey meat, sprouts, pepperoncini, and tomato slices. Top it with the other half of the bread and enjoy!

yumm yumm

thegang:

Mosquita y Mari is a coming of age story that focuses on a tender love between two young Chicanas that struggles to find its place in their lives and in today’s world. Yolanda and Mari are growing up in Huntington Park, Los Angeles and have only known loyalty to one thing: family. Growing up in immigrant households, both girls are expected to prioritize the well-being of their families. Yolanda, an only child, delivers straight A’s and the hope of the American Dream while Mari, the eldest, shares economic responsibilities with her undocumented mother who scrambles to make ends meet. When Mari moves in across the street from Yolanda, they maintain their usual life routine, until an incident at school thrusts them into a friendship and into unknown territory. As their friendship grows, a yearning to explore their strange yet beautiful connection surfaces. Lost in their private world of unspoken affection, lingering gazes, and heart-felt confessions of uncertain futures, Yolanda’s grades begin to slip while Mari’s focus drifts away from her duties at a new job. Mounting pressures at home collide with their new-found desires thus driving Yolanda and Mari’s relationship to the edge, forcing them to choose between their obligations to others and staying true to each other.

For more info: www.mosquitaymari.com

(via ancestryinprogress)

Next Pariah?

roropcoldchain:

raysymone:

Valerie June. Love her locs.

This is the lady that inspired me to start mine. Always reblog.

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