DAY 3 OF THE 31-DAY GRATITUDE AND SELF-LOVE CHALLENGE

My 1st trip to Paris awakened my humanity. #FabGratitude

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I am #EfabulousHB.

I am exhausted daily because I give 104.76429% from the time I put on my shoes.

F*** your colorism!

At this time, I am going to try and explain why colorism is just as pervasive as racism. It is not a synonym for racism, but it is just as toxic to children of color - especially Black American children. Colorism is Willie Lynch syndrome in action!  col·or·ism ˈkələrˌizəm/ noun US noun: colorism; noun: colourism …

Susan B. …. What now?

I will cut off this right arm of mine before I will ever work or demand the ballot for the Negro and not the woman." -Susan B. Anthony ... Please make sure you know your Black American and general American history before you ask me to support your hero(s). A lot of so called historical …

Listen to: The Horror, The Horror: “Get Out” And The Place of Race in Scary Movies

Listen to: The Horror, The Horror: "Get Out" And The Place of Race in Scary Movies - http://one.npr.org/i/513329775:516558046

Who are “WE” really?

If that's NOT who we are; who are we ... Really?

(Shared Article) This sh*t is for us?: All my n*ggas, and Black people who don’t do the N-word. – RaceBaitR

From the article:  It was Baldwin who said that the word belongs to white people. So, what is the problem with reading to a crowd of white people something sourced from their own historical imaginations? Again, to quote Baldwin, “You’re the nigger, baby, it isn’t me.” ******************** This was by far the best prose I …

“At NASA, everyone pees the same color…”

At NASA, everyone pees the same color...

Giving Up on White People | Village Voice

http://www.villagevoice.com/news/giving-up-on-white-people-9345891 This was the gripping text from the article: "In this election, White people did not vote against their self-interests. They may have voted against a self-interest — a few actually — but not their most important one: The preservation of White supremacy. Retaining the value of a Whiteness they believed to be increasingly devalued superseded everything …

[SHARING AN ARTICLE]What Being Biracial in a Black-and-White World is Like

Author: By Callie Folke - Oct 05 2016 Original article is listed at: https://www.freshu.io/callie-folke/what-being-biracial-in-black-and-white-world-is-like ********** As the mother of a Bi-racial / Black & White Superstar, reading the article was indeed refreshing and it also sadden me because I haven't figured out how to raise a child of color with a dual national, dual racial background in a …