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Friend. Sister. Inspiration. Terra Tarice is my favorite photographer and all around dope individual. Check her out and feel free to read her bio written by yours truly (shameless plug).
Support local businesses that strive for good. Let us embrace the principle of Ujamaa year-long. [Happy Kwanzaa]
The Honorary Citizen raises funds for TREES ATLANTA as it works to restore Atlanta’s urban forest.
Since 1985, Trees Atlanta has planted and distributed more than 82,000 trees, and engaged more than 4,500 volunteers.
In effort to further sustain the good works of Trees Atlanta, lifestyle brand The Honorary Citizen has committed to donating proceeds from select online merchandise to the organization.
The fund raising begins December 22nd, 2011, and continues until Georgia Arbor Day, February 17th, 2012.
If I meet one more homophobic bigot in this gay city of Atlanta …
I’m not quite sure what anyone gets out of stressing over who anyone else is sleeping with. It seems like an unjustifiable waste of energy to even speak on what’s going on between two, grown, consenting adults. Your religious convictions are yours to bare at your leisure - in the company of those willing to listen. However, this outright intolerance and hate is far too ugly even for your religion.
Hush chile’.
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,’ commentary to your damn self. Stop being complacent and join the movement if you have any love for this nation.
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. - James Baldwin
Love.
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.
(Source: moon-in-a-dewdrop)