Bloggin' While Black

Donald Glover talking about the comments he received during his...

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 14:06:00 -0400

Donald Glover talking about the comments he received during his campaign to be the next Spider-Man (x)

“I was talking about it with Dan Eckman, who directed my Bonfire video. Can you imagine that trailer? That would be dope. Like it makes sense… a poor black kid in Queens. Like it just fits.”

brokeymcpoverty: smalltownboytm: stfuconservatives: reuters: ...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 06:23:02 -0400

brokeymcpoverty:

smalltownboytm:

stfuconservatives:

reuters:

Warren Andrews had just finished putting up balloons for his stepdaughter’s 18th birthday party at their suburban home in Mayflower, Arkansas, when his wife came inside and said something was wrong. After stepping out of his house, and taking one glance, he immediately dialed 911.

“I don’t know what’s going on, but I’ve got a river of oil coming down the street at me,” Andrews told the operator. Five minutes later, the slick of noxious black crude spewing from a ruptured Exxon Mobil pipeline was eight feet wide, six inches deep and growing fast.

In this photo, spilled oil from Exxon pipeline runs through a neighborhood in Mayflower, Arkansas on March 29, 2013. Reuters was recently given access to the photo from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Exxon is refusing to let reporters anywhere near the accident. They’re also controlling the airspace above the spill. They don’t want you to see what’s happening. TOO BAD, EXXON.

Signal boost the shit outta this, y’all.

wow.

Well damn

dumbesttweets: The #HollaCourse. Not the Holocaust. Jesus be a...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 06:12:41 -0400

dumbesttweets:

The #HollaCourse. Not the Holocaust. Jesus be a fence, a dictionary and some sense because I am unable to deal!

And he’s telling folks to go pick up a book. Someone needs to slap him with one.

…

collage student: 9/30 "begat poem"

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:58:28 -0400

collage student: 9/30 "begat poem":

justku:

I opened I want to slap you and out flew her throat

I opened up her throat and inside was a safe

I opened up the safe and inside were her bags

I opened up her bags and inside was a bottle

I opened up the bottle and inside was a stream

I opened up the stream and inside were the stones

I…

My homegirl sick wit it

brain-food: Artist Jay Shells channeled his love of hip hop...

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 08:38:45 -0400

brain-food:

Artist Jay Shells channeled his love of hip hop music and his uncanny sign-making skills towards a brand new project: “Rap Quotes.” For this ongoing project, Shells created official-looking street signs quoting famous rap lyrics that shout out specific street corners and locations.

serpentine913: Someone we all should know……David Adjaye. David...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 05:20:05 -0400

serpentine913:

Someone we all should know……David Adjaye.

David Adjaye (born 1966) is a world renown, prize-winning architect who was born in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Africa. Adjaye currently lives and base his firm in London but maintains a home in New York City. He is undoubtedly one of the world’s preeminent living architects. His resume include designing both private and public structures on nearly every continent including the Harlem Affordable Housing Complex in Sugar Hill, NYC (shown above, first two photos) and The Pavilion for Miami Design and well as the Francis George Library in Washington, DC (shown above, last two photos). The Pritzker Prize is the “Oscar” of the architecture world, awarded annually to a sole architect for recognition of their body of work and many believe that Adjaye will be the first person of African descent to be awarded the Pritzker.

Inspiration

joshyyrey: This is why I love the internet Lol

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 06:05:43 -0400

joshyyrey:

This is why I love the internet

Lol

Ty'Ronda Shannon

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:55:20 -0500

littleknownblackhistoryfacts:

First person to begin every sentence with, “at the end of the day…”

George "G-Money" Spencer

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:55:03 -0500

littleknownblackhistoryfacts:

First person to end every sentence with “…it is what it is.”

readabookson: http://www.sendspace.com/file/t1ldg4 I need a...

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 13:30:32 -0500

readabookson:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/t1ldg4

I need a copy of this

alikakarez4u: Pete Fecteau how does this NOT have more...

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 06:04:29 -0500

alikakarez4u:

Pete Fecteau

how does this NOT have more notes!?

geekscoutcookies: This made me drop my drink. I am DONE

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 05:44:16 -0500

geekscoutcookies:

This made me drop my drink. I am DONE

2012 nappyafro Awards: Top Honors

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:41:46 -0500

2012 nappyafro Awards: Top Honors

thatblckgrl: chron-o: went from president to real nigga in...

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 12:06:11 -0500

thatblckgrl:

chron-o:

went from president to real nigga in seconds.

*so damn funny. lmao

dumbesttweets: #WidGawdless. Wait. WAYMENT. Does this child...

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 16:39:34 -0500

dumbesttweets:

#WidGawdless. Wait. WAYMENT. Does this child mean “regardless?” *kicks every trashcan in my house* WID GAWDLESS. iCan’t.

trapsvision: #beardgang #beard

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 20:35:23 -0500

trapsvision:

#beardgang #beard

thatplate: I can see that. The blood is on the left, the sweat...

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 14:00:53 -0500

thatplate:

I can see that. The blood is on the left, the sweat is on the bottom & I’m pretty sure those are tears on the right.

(submitted by Sasha)

...that place...

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 07:53:03 -0500

I’ve been hitting the gym hard, but haven’t had the loot to eat like I need to eat to lose weight. Then again, prisoners get swole on 3hots and a bunch of bullshit.

I’ve been trying to keep this logo thang going, but nobody wants to pay me. Doesn’t stop folks from asking for my work though. Either I’m not good as I think I am, or folks are just cheap…maybe its’ both?

I was once told that something is stopping me from my “greatness.” I’m at the point…that I just don’t think I’m great. I feel horribly mediocre at best and powerless to change it. I feel like even with my best effort…I’ll still be in that place….horribly mediocre. Everyone isn’t great…some of us are just the regular folk.

I watched a video the other day and they asked, “are you living your life or are you just existing?” I’m starting to wonder if my life consists of just existing.

I’m not pouting or crying out for help…I’m just thinking outloud….

What if I’d spent more of my life making better choices instead of trying to recover from the bad ones?

720 new personal record

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 08:54:37 -0500

720 new personal record

Voting Rights Act Challenge Gets U.S. High Court Hearing

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:57:59 -0500

Voting Rights Act Challenge Gets U.S. High Court Hearing:

leh504:

knowledgeequalsblackpower:

sinidentidades:

The U.S. Supreme Court will consider overturning a signal achievement of the civil rights movement, agreeing to hear a challenge to part of the 1965 Voting Rights Act in a case loaded with racial and political ramifications.

Acting three days after minority voters propelled President Barack Obama to re-election, the court yesterday said it will review a provision that requires all or part of 16 mostly Southern states to get federal approval before changing their voting rules. Opponents say that “preclearance” provision is no longer warranted.

With the justices already considering whether to roll back university affirmative action, the court’s current term is now a potential watershed for the legal rules governing race. Chief Justice John Roberts has questioned the constitutionality of the preclearance rule, which the Obama administration used this year to stop Republican-backed voter-identification laws in Texas and South Carolina from going into effect.

Preclearance “has been one of the most powerful tools in the civil rights arsenal,” said Heather Gerken, a professor at Yale Law School in New Haven, Connecticut, who specializes in election and constitutional law. “It’s made more of a difference in improving the civil rights of African Americans than any other statute I can think of.”

The court will hear arguments early next year and rule before its term ends in late June. The justices yesterday also agreed to decide whether states can collect DNA samples from anyone arrested for a serious crime.

Pay close attention.

~Very, VERY interesting…