February 2012
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dreaminginspanish:
Le doy mil gracias a dios por ser negro. Si hoy estoy vivo es porque mis ancestros fueron fuerte y pudieron sobrevivir las torturas de los blancos. En mi cuerpo corre sangre negra y de eso estoy orgulloso. Si en mi sangre también hay esclavitud pero eso me hace aun mas fuerte y si tuviera la oportunidad de ser blanco no lo haría, porque al final los inocentes siempre...
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Forgive and forget is in that order for a reason. I’m trying, but I can’t bury that which I’m so pissed/hurt/confused about. Since lines of communication have broken, I’m here…unforgiving and damn sure not forgetting.
“Your future success is hidden in your daily routine.”
– Ray Williamson
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I’m not a very nice person when I play basketball. Tonight, one chick threw her hip into the most illegal of screens and flagrantly held my arm as I tried to pass the ball. I wanted to snatch her up by her (nicely held together) afro puff.
I didn’t because she had “don’t fuck with me” muscles. But please believe I talked mad shit.
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Giving Props To "Reclaiming Cunt"
A phenomenal performance by V:
Lick. Shots.
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Convo with my pop
I’m a daddy’s girl, and I’m not ashamed to say it. At the onset of my menarche, my dad gave me “the talk.” In college, when his co-worker wanted to hook me up with her son, he told me not to worry about it because he wasn’t doing much with his life, to which I responded, “Good looking out, daddy.”
I just got off the phone from one of our bi-weekly...
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Henry Miller's Writing Commandments →
Work on one thing at a time until finished.
Start no more new books, add no more new material to “Black Spring.”
Don’t be nervous. Work calmly, joyously, recklessly on whatever is in hand.
Work according to Program and not according to mood. Stop at the appointed time!
When you can’t create you can work.
Cement a little every day, rather than add new fertilizers.
Keep human! See people, go...
Social capital is...
having lawyers as friends so when you have a question about legal policy, answers are just a gchat conversation away.
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My dissertation committee is now 2 members strong. I had a really productive meeting with Dr. J, and she’s invited me to do research with her lab. Hooray for research experience.
I should have known the meeting was going to go well when she came in and put a piece of chocolate in my hand…
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My motivation is at a low lately… The big D isn’t going to write itself, but I’m also not doing what I need to to get it together.
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“Anything that makes you seek excellence is good.”
– Octavia Spencer
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This weekend, I am in Chicago. I’ve been here multiple times before for various reasons, but this time I’m with my students. These kids came into college with a desire to be teachers in urban contexts, and the purpose of this trip is in part to make the discussions that they’ve had in class surrounding race, class, and urban school challenges more concrete for them via...
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Venezuela giving Danny Glover $18m to direct film... →
I’ve been following the development of this film. The relationship Haiti has with Venezuela is probably its most beneficial one to date.
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We gotta celebrate accomplishments, right?
Shoutout to V for being a superstar!! Finishing her practicum and getting a committee date within 1 week. Rize, girl…rize!
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I sat for an hour and change tonight and double-strand twisted my hair. Just me, Kinky-Curly Custard, some water, and The Black Power Mixtape (for edutainment).
I think I’m going to let them just be for a couple of days before I untwist them and style.
Oh, and this ain’t for the weak. My arms hurt.
One of my favorites from Mr. Robert Nesta Marley...
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Nigerian-American Actress Adepero Oduye In Vanity... →
37thstate:
Vanity Fair has put out their 18th annual Hollywood Issue saluting “the fresh young stars of 2012” that are making their mark on Hollywood. The issue comes out in March—right in the middle of awards season—and this year Adepero Oduye, the face of acclaimed indie film Pariah is amongst the 11 starlets that were highlighted.
Adepero Oduye, the lead in first-time director Dee Rees’s...
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How you know you watch Got 2B Real way too much:
Me: ....how's moosoo and magnolia?
Romie: Murder and Matlock
Me: Milk and Magnesium
Romie: MAC and Maybelline
Moccasin and Manolo
LOL
Me: lmao! Mountain and molehill