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This Is A Black Women Appreciation Blog.

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:47:09 -0400

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Thu, 23 May 2013 21:46:59 -0400

soulbrotherv2: In Praise of Black Women, Volume 1: Ancient...

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:46:49 -0400

In Praise of Black Women, Volume 1: Ancient African Queens by Simone Schwarz-Bart

In Praise of Black Women is a magnificent tribute to women in Africa and the African diaspora from the ancient past to the present. Lavishly illustrated, with text written and selected by the celebrated Guadeloupian novelist Simone Schwarz-Bart, this four-volume series celebrates remarkable women who distinguished themselves in their time and shaped the course of culture and history.

Volume 1: Ancient African Queens weaves together oral tradition, folk legends and stories, songs and poems, historical accounts, and travelers’ tales from Egypt to southern Africa, from prehistory to the nineteenth century. These women rulers, warriors, and heroines include Amanirenas, the queen of Kush who battled Roman armies and defeated them at Aswan; Daurama, mother of the seven Hausa kingdoms; Amina Kulibali, founder of the Gabu dynasty in Senegal; Ana de Sousa Nzinga, who resisted the Portuguese conquest of Angola; Beatrice Kimpa Vita, a Kongo prophet burned at the stake by Christian missionaries; Nanda, mother of the famous warrior-king Shaka Zulu; and many others.

These extraordinary women’s stories, narrated in the style of African oral tradition, are absorbing, informative, and accessible. The abundant illustrations, many of them rare archival images, depict the diversity among Black women and make this volume a unique treasure for every art lover, every school, and every family.

motomeru: iamvishnu: Hello Tumblr users! Ever wanted to have...

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:38:00 -0400

motomeru:

iamvishnu:

Hello Tumblr users! Ever wanted to have an instant messenger feature directly in your Tumblr dashboard? Well you can. And it’s super easy. You might remember the buzz about an extension called Babblr, but forget that, because it doesn’t work. However, XIM, which is a part of the new XKit 7, does work. If you don’t know what XKit is, it’s basically a working version of Missing E, and if you don’t know what that is, it’s basically a suite of extensions and improvements for Tumblr. And I’m going to show you all how to install it. (Chrome only for now).

If you have XKit 6 or XKit Next installed, go ahead and disable them. If you don’t like Xkit 7, you can always go back to them later.

Visit the Chrome webstore page for XKit 7 and add it to Chrome.

Return to Tumblr, refresh the page, then click on the button that appears between your settings and logout button. This brings up your XKit settings.

Click on the “Get Extensions” tab at the bottom, then install any of the extensions you want, including XIM.

Go to the “My XKit” tab and configure the extensions to you liking.

And that’s it! You should have XIM open in your sidebar of your dashboard. From there you can add any tumblr user to your buddy list and IM them (note that they won’t get your message unless they themselves have XIM).

Enjoy!

i just got it! anyone following me have it?

psychedelicmandala: some particles come and live together knowing there interconnected with the...

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:39:09 -0400

psychedelicmandala:

some particles come and live together knowing there interconnected with the same source, many still exist in an illusion of separateness

chocolatemochacream: kalos-estin: Maurice Smith is an all...

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:44:46 -0400

chocolatemochacream:

kalos-estin:

Maurice Smith is an all round athlete … Seriously, these Jamaicans know how to fill out their spandex

http://kalos-estin.tumblr.com

click here and press space bar for more chocolatemochacream

Yes, yes we do.

Slum Village - Get Dis Money (Constrobuz Remix) Footage from...

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:35:00 -0400

Slum Village - Get Dis Money (Constrobuz Remix)

Footage from ‘When We Were Kings”

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Thu, 23 May 2013 19:33:50 -0400

"I like art, and by art I mean music, poetry, sex, paintings, the human body, literature… All of this..."

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:54:08 -0400

“I like art, and by art I mean music, poetry, sex, paintings, the human body, literature… All of this is art to me.”

- Hunter Reveur (via shessofuckedinthehead)

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Thu, 23 May 2013 18:48:24 -0400

This is a huge moment for me.. A first of many to come.

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:43:00 -0400

This is a huge moment for me..

A first of many to come.

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Thu, 23 May 2013 17:40:15 -0400

awakenedvibrations: The sea provides a healing magic that goes...

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:29:09 -0400

awakenedvibrations:

The sea provides a healing magic that goes beyond drugs and prescriptions. It forces us to become involved with it. The ocean draws on the strength of plants from the Earth, the water that is a part of all life and the mineral salts from which our bodies are created.

specialnights: “We black men have a hard enough time in our own...

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:30:41 -0400

specialnights:

“We black men have a hard enough time in our own struggle for justice, and already have enough enemies as it is, to make the drastic mistake of attacking each other and adding more weight to an already unbearable load.”

"They don’t teach you this in school. They don’t show you the beauty of existing, they don’t show you..."

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:50:22 -0400

“They don’t teach you this in school. They don’t show you the beauty of existing, they don’t show you the wonder of the earth, they don’t show you the unity that human beings are. They show you who’s better, who’s worse. They show you what they need to show you in order for their system to survive. They don’t show you love.”

- Literature On High (via hippierev0luti0n)

youngblackandvegan: cough cough weezy

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:34:25 -0400

youngblackandvegan:

*cough cough* weezy

assataali: Word

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:28:13 -0400

assataali:

Word

llx1500: love <3

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:30:10 -0400

llx1500:

love <3

rawtranquility: A flower for you, my lady.

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:20:01 -0400

rawtranquility:

A flower for you, my lady.

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Wed, 22 May 2013 22:19:52 -0400