Black women’s body, hair, and style are being stolen by the same system that oppressed it in the first place, and then are told they are being “selfish” and “racist” when they’d rather not share a culture they were told they couldn’t have.
Do not bring people into your life who weigh you down. And trust your instincts. Good relationships feel good. They feel right. They don’t hurt.
It took me a long time but I finally figured it out: when it comes to men that are romantically interested in you, it’s really simple: just ignore everything they say, and only pay attention to what they do. It’s that simple. It’s that easy
Sometimes I’m terrified of my heart; of its constant hunger for whatever it is it wants. The way it stops and starts.
I think that 2 people that actively work hard at their marriage is the most beautiful and romantic thing in existence. Forget the flowers on valentines day, I want the husband that randomly sweeps the floor for me because he knows I had a hard day at work.
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what’s wrong with being
freaky on stage you a stone
freak in yo own skin.2.
at least we up front
about this freakdom. at least
we let it all hang out.
[These record labels] broke my heart. They said I could sing, I could write, but that I looked wrong. That was the lowest thing you could say. I didn’t forget.
If you are silent about your pain, they’ll kill you and say you enjoyed it.
say “hi” first. if there’s anything I’ve learned, it’s that if you want to talk to someone, talk to them. go out on a limb. do not wait for the them to talk to you first because, odds are, they’re waiting for the same thing
The Europeans are not yet willing to acknowledge that the world did not wait in darkness for them to bring the light, and that the history of Africa was already old when Europe was born.