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when ur pet puts their little chin on u reblog if u agree

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My Peoples

It’s Black History Month y’all!

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A true Icon! 96 years of greatness. Thank you so much for your artistry We love and celebrate you, always! Rest well ♥️

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“It has always been my mission to get people to understand that we are also human, that we are human beings with all the nuts and bolts of being human. That has always been my premise. I deal with every character on a humanistic face, because that’s what we are—we all feel the same things and think the same things, whether we want to admit that or not. Why we should be treated differently simply because of the color of our skin is far beyond me.”

— Cicely Tyson (1924-2021)

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"Age is just a number. Life and aging are the greatest gifts that we could possibly ever have"

“Whatever good I have accomplished as an actress I believe came in direct proportion to my efforts to portray black women who have made positive contributions to my heritage."

“I am not a quitter. I will fight until I drop. It is just a matter of having some faith in the fact that as long as you are able to draw breath in the universe, you have a chance.”

Rest in Power, Ms. Tyson.

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CARRD MASTERLIST

here is a carrd for BLM 

here is a carrd for the crisis happening right now in Yemen

here is a carrd for Hong Kong

here is a carrd for Palestine.

here is a carrd for trans rights 

here is a carrd for the terror bill in Philippines. 

here is a carrd with various donation links (for Syria, BLM etc)

here is a carrd for LGBT+ rights

this post is constantly being updated - please send an ask if you find more!

NOTE: There are many more Carrds under the cut. This post would become too long if I added more and for the sake of easier access, I put the rest under cut!!

Keep reading

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If you only reblog one post from me today, please rb this one.

DO NOT DONATE TO CHANGE(dot)ORG

DO NOT DONATE TO CHANGE(dot)ORG

DO NOT DONATE TO CHANGE(dot)ORG

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ways to support the blm movement

this google doc includes a list of petitions to sign, resources to help educate yourself and others, organizations to donate to, and contacts of law officials to get in touch with to express your support for the george floyd and black lives matter movements. this includes ways to help even if you don’t live in america. please read it and support the movement. 

use your voice. use every platform you have, no matter how big or how small. nothing will change if you just sit there and watch. if you think you’re the exception, you’re not. remaining indifferent will only support the oppressor. do something.

write to your legal representatives. express your support for legislation that would bring justice to the unarmed civilians who’ve been murdered by law enforcement officers. demand for justice. 

call 612-324-4499 ㅡ this is a hotline that will coach you on how to get connected with the people who can arrest the officers that murdered george floyd. 

create serious conversation. stop demeaning people who disagree with your philosophies on how to overcome. it is useless and no better than the practices of the oppressor to silence. we need to listen to each other with respect and really consider how we can combine our perspectives to create practical change. 

please feel free to add any links or resources or information that you think will be helpful and also reblog to spread awareness. the systems we are fighting against were literally created to oppress marginalized communities and therefore will not go down without a fight. we need to collectively stand up and do something about it. 

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“I want to be remembered not only as an entertainer, but as a person who cared a lot and I gave the best that I could and I tried to be the best role model that I possibly could.”

Rest in peace and love, Selena. 🌹

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Congratulations to Parasite on winning 4 Academy Awards including Best Picture!

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you got me feeling like a psycho 🌹💙✨

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A LOOK

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What grade level should vocabulary be for a good novel in your opinion? I think Stephen King said keep it at a 4th grade but I’m not sure what that is ha ha

Stephen King writes horror for a mass audience and churns out multiple books a year. He has a point, but it’s specific to him and does not mean anything to every writer. Writing at a “grade level” is a hilarious concept in itself. It implies we’re all writing for US school children and adults who never advanced past that. Not to mention in the US we had a popular game show for a while called “Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?” where adult participants were weekly bested by a panel of ten-year-olds at basic academics.

I’ve never considered what “level” my words should be at, I just write for the characters and narrator. Most books I love do that too, and in school I learned many big words by reading books above my supposed “reading level.” Meanwhile, all my classmates who outspokenly hated reading loved “Scary Stories to Tell In the Dark” and dog-eared every copy of Goosebumps the school library had to offer. So that might explain Stephen King’s philosophy. Scary books need smaller words to achieve their point, and “scary” can be understood by any audience.

Write what you want. Write characters who use small words or narrators who think in big words. If a reader thinks it’s too hard to understand, they can read something easier.

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it’s that time of year again, fellas

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conversations in a parked car be intense as fuck.