I do absolutely love this new artist.
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I am ain hd, an educator and poeta. I like to play with paints & tell stories with photographs. In my spare time, I dig art shows, I dig through crates at record stores, I dig capturing moments with my Sony, thrifting, prowling used bookstores, laughing and learning. You may dig me here: ainhd.com + love me here: twitter/ainhd
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By Sam Jefferies. Dope.
Transforming ‘blight into beauty.’
rna7:
#Detroit #StreetArt #Beauty #Blight #EastSide #I75 #PaintedHouse
I wanted to let you know how precious you are to the teaching profession. This is your form of daily activism. You are a revolutionary in terms of why and how you educate young people - future leaders who will encounter teachers who will not encourage critical thinking.
The process will be stressful at times. Multiple assessments, unnecessary data collection, administrations and peers who will not only misunderstand but disagree with your vision. Keep strong. You are not here for them. In spite of everything, your students are your priority. So continue to manipulate your schedule, go against the grain when needed, speak up for those students and parents who naively put 100% of their trust into the educational system without wholly understanding its motives to maintain the status quo.
Yes, you are underpaid, sometimes unappreciated, and your needs are generally ignored, but such is the life of a change agent who accepts their responsibilities. In the end, you are better for your integrity. Peace and light to you.
Swoon. Looking forward to moving into a larger space so I can get creative with my book display.
(a poem written about my unborn baby girl … long before learning I was expecting a beautiful baby boy)
Maybe if i tell her early, Baby
They won’t all like your kinks
They won’t all fawn over your nighttime skin
Maybe if i tell her early
About the ugliness of people
She’ll appreciate transparent beauty
Maybe if i tell her early, Baby
They all don’t think there’s gold between your legs
Sometimes, sweet kisses are traps
Maybe if i catch that self-hate
Before those demons drill it in
And tucks itself under her arm
Maybe that load’s too heavy for everyone
My darling clean-eaters, vegans and vegetarians, please add this piece to your collection. Not only because one of the essays was penned by yours truly, but because it’s the only piece of literature that discussed veganism from the perspective of the black woman - addressing critical issues of ethics, animal rights, health and food justice. Support the movement. Paz.
To all of my American flag-toting patriots who think it’s disgraceful for others to disapprove of the way our government handles business - please understand that this country is far from perfect, and it is quite possible that activists & revolutionaries are more patriotic than you’ll ever be. So keep your ‘Leave the country if you dislike it.’ comments to your damn self. Stop being complacent and join the movement if you have any love for this nation. James Baldwin said, “I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.” Love.
I loved his music long before his confession, but now I find Frank Ocean that much more inspiring. I commend his bravery - to come out as a black entertainer in a world where the word ‘faggot’ is still sprinkled in lyrics without a thought of who the word taunts, torments or silences. We continue to praise misogynistic music while hailing men who narrowly define black maleness as ‘promiscuous and womanizing.’ Thank you, Frank, for shaking up the industry, for being who you are and unapologetically loving you.
Shining - Giovanni James
This has to be listened to over and over and over and …
Love.
