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"Nothing is ever forever."

I had to gif the smile its killing me ugh you little shit

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damn people rly hate type 2 diabetics don't they

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it's so funny how immune i am to hustle culture. people will talk about taking breaks for their mental health and how difficult it was for them to do what was right for them and i'm like. it's absolutely unreal how quickly i'll dump something i don't want to do anymore.

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Happy Midsummer/Summer solstice

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Happy Juneteenth,

Be sure to read something written by a black author. Be it a poem, short story, start a book, share some art by a black artist, or even watch a video about black history. Below I have a few things that I personally enjoy.

YouTube

Not your Mama's history - she does historical reenactments of a black woman who is enslaved. Provides contextual education that is very accurate.

IntelexualMedia - A black woman creator who does deep dives and wonderful videos on life in different decades. My favorite series is Lex does the 90's.

Shanspeare - She does great videos on a variety of subjects and topics! I turn her on when I need to watch something before bed.

Redacted History - hosted by Dr. Andre White Jr. He can also be found on tiktok for his short form content under the name Dr. Andre 3001. Such a great guy with wonderful well researched information.

Books and poems

The Bluest Eye - by the late great Toni Morrison herself. (My favorite book)

Parable of the Sower- Octavia Butler (second favorite book)

Their eyes were watching God- Zora N. Hurtson

Push - by Sapphire (inspired the movie Precious. A hard read.)

Blood at the Root- by LaDarrion Williams

Akata Witch- Nnedi Okorafor (if you somehow enjoyed Harry Potter, you should read this. Is very good)

Mother to Son- by the great Langston Hughes

And still I rise- collectionof poems by the late great Maya Angelou

Good morning - by Camari C. Hawkins (I have this saved to my phone and use it when I need a quick moment to ground myself)

Movies and TV series

The color purple (gosh, my mom and I can quote this movie)

Roots (we (my fam and i) used to do a yearly watch in February and have discussions to see how our views changed)

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (I grew up watching this! Not exclusively black series but it definitely has multiple well thought out stories that feature a multitude of cultures)

White Chicks

Us

Get out

Sinners

Living Single (the show that FRIENDS was stolen from)

Blade

Men in Black (my brother swears this is a black family classic and he is not wrong)

Straw (fairly new and by Tyler Perry (I kno I kno 😅😩) but it's a great movie about mental health and my girl Taraji did her big one)

Family Matters

Good Times

Craig of the Creek

Static Shock

The proud family (both the original and the remake)

That's so Raven

Good Burger

The Boondocks

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (dark skin aunt Viv was the best. Argue with your mom not me on this)

Podcast (I kno)

Grits & Eggs podcast hosted by Deanté Kyle

Black girls heal hosted by Shena LaShey

Code Switch found on NPR

These are just the ones I enjoy! I encourage you to add on if you would like!

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Another of my drawings that I'm very proud of, from my Caitvi rockstars au 💜

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Copia finishing his first album with "If you had life eternal" and Perpetua finishing his with "I am afraid of eternity, too" has me frothing from my mouth. it hits me so hard right in the existential anxiety part of my brain that i'm doing backflips right now

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Mini Copia 💜🐀😌🫶🏻

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I don't really have Copia thirst, but damn, he had that whole "ethereal beauty" thing down with the robes.

Like...

Goofy-ass, majestic motherfucker...

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birds that look like fruit <3

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one thing about me is I’m going to make weird noises about it

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I dont think ill ever get over the red/blue jackets

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So many words to say. None of them are in the Bible.

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hi. just a reminder

your feelings are real. even the small / messy ones.

you don’t have to explain your discomfort. or prove your pain.

if it hurt, it matters. if it happened, it counts. 

even if it was while holding a sandwich and no-one flinched.

love, someone who believes you

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ARCANE LEAGUE OF LEGENDS: 2x06 - “The Message Hidden Within the Pattern”