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Yes to the finesse but invest that money

i’m screaming @ this finesse…. yes girl get that republican coin…….

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This is cool but y’all gonna add audio to Swahili or naw?

BIG NEWS

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Only women have that fascination. Men that leave the hood not looking for hood girls

My thing with this weird romanticism of hood niggas is that y’all don’t do with the women from the hood.. They hoodrats and everything in between and are constantly disrespected.

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We so lost

LBGTQ folks fight for LBGTQ rights. Veterans fight for veteran rights. Native Americans fight for Native American rights. Women fight for womens rights. Black folks fight for civil rights… Who is civil?

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GET OUT wins Best Feature Film at the 2018 Film Independent Spirit Awards

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Wow, these posts remind me why I've been off Tumblr. Y'all want light skin folks to be white so bad

Light Skin People: I don't have any privilege!

30 Light skin Privileges Light Skin Blacks Have

Having the ability to deny or not acknowledge that colorism exists.

Be recognized as a symbol of post racism.

It is assumed that you are race neutral when issues of race are raised.

Being standard of beauty in the Black and Latino community.

Being called Black based on the antebellum era one drop rule.

Being racially ambiguous.

People automatically assuming you are mixed and it is seen as a positive attribute.

It is automatically assumed that you are more intelligent than the darker members of your racial group.

Not being seen as angry unlike the darker members of your racial group.

Being considered less threatening by the Eurocentric mainstream based on the color of your skin.

People not making the assumption that you grew up poor unlike your dark skin counterparts.

Being allowed to recognize the variety of your racial/ethnic heritage without ridicule.

Within African American culture being called a “redbone” is regarded as a compliment while being called “darkskin” is considered derogatory.

Having someone tell you that your light skin is better than dark skin.

Can color, dye, relax, or weave your hair without it being seen as an act of self-hate.

The assumption that your relaxed hair and chemically processed curls are your natural texture.

Not being told that, “You are pretty for a dark skin girl.”

Your skin color being valued by some who purposely wants to erase their ethnicity and hates their own skin color.

Taking advantage of skin color privilege depending upon the situation. For example, applying for scholarships for African Americans and Latinos and later passing for other than a minority.

You have a better chance of landing a job than a darker person with the same credentials.

You have better opportunities for education and jobs prospects.

Because of your light skin your relatives may of have had access to Black sororities, fraternities, and other organizations that promoted intraracism.

Your images are reflected in all forms of the Black and Latino owned media.

People who look like you rarely portray the stereotypical maid, downtrodden, Sapphire, and dysfunctional Black women roles on television.

You always play the Black and Latino wife on television.

Being able to be biracial, multiracial, or light skin and still play a Black, Asian, Latino and White person on television when people of a darker hue cannot.

Not having people in entertainment making songs or comments disrespecting your skin color.

If you are light skin Latino you don’t have to prove it.

If you are a light skin Latino it is automatically assumed that you speak Spanish.

You or your family have much more likely have immigrated to America leaving your darker skin counterparts behind.

Brown Paper Bag Test

J. Cole: I Might Not Be as Successful If I Had Dark Skin

us light skinned redbones look way better than them dark skinned girls

Study Claims People Remember Educated Black Men As Lighter-Skinned “You’re Pretty for a Dark-Skinned Girl”: The Continuing Significance of Skin Tone in “the Black Community” We are all Black but you as a light skin person are benefiting from light skin privilege.

CNN’s Don Lemon: “Anchors of Color on Television Are Light-Skinned”

AfricaSpeaks.com – Dialogue on Colorism - Part 1

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Come on, we do know why they don’t teach us that.

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We so lost

LBGTQ folks fight for LBGTQ rights. Veterans fight for veteran rights. Native Americans fight for Native American rights. Women fight for womens rights. Black folks fight for civil rights... Who is civil?

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hmm how can you tell a real “i love black women” black man from a “fake ass I love black women” black man?

To all the fake ass "I love black women" fellas out there

You don’t love black women, you love black models. You love lightskinned models with full lips, curly hair and a small waist. If she’s dark skinned she’s curvy, weighs 100 pounds and has perfect skin. You don’t love black women, you love black breasts and big asses for your own personal pleasure. You don’t love black women, you love the idea of loving black women to not seem like a bad guy but you see a black girl walking down the street and pay her no mind (and when you do it’s probably to look at her butt.) Don’t sit there and say “I love black women” meanwhile you know in your heart that the only thing that crosses your mind when you think of a black woman is her body.

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If you actually want something, you can have it. The question then is what do you mean by actually want? And the answer is, you reorient your life in every possible way to make the probability that that will occur as certain as possible. And that’s a sacrificial idea right? It’s like, you don’t get everything, obviously… But maybe you can have what you need, and maybe all you have to do to get it is ask; but asking isn’t a whim, or today’s wish. You have to be deadly serious about it

Jordan Peterson (via eltigrechico)

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this shit is ridiculous...you gonna be without phone service for a bit miss. get you 2 12 packs of ramen, some eggs and 2 packs of chicken.

Hi so I need some help.

I’m really low on money for the next week and I’m between paychecks because of my new job, plus I’m still waiting for the money I earned for working interviewing last Monday. I have $40 to my name until next Friday and I need to buy groceries and pay my phone bill which is $55. If someone could slide me a couple bucks I’d really appreciate it. My squarecash is $sithprincex and my PayPal link is https://www.paypal.me/ajfund

If you can’t help me, I totally understand. I appreciate any and all help, donations or signal boost. Thanks everyone.

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oh god she didn’t know what to say

the awkward silence after that last hit

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When Drake hit Meek with Back 2 back

Great Moments in Black History

Redman’s cousin sleeping on the floor during his MTV Cribs segment.