December 2011
28 posts
“People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.”
– Melchizedek, in The Alchemist (via theangelontherun
)
“It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.”
– Paulo Coelho, (The Alchemist)
4 YEARS ago on this day
I moved to NYC. With only $800, dreams, optimism, and my suitcases. I don’t regret that decision one bit. I came alive in NYC. I found other parts of me in NYC. I learned to believe in the beauty of my dreams no matter how much they may change.
Thank you NYC, the wonderful people I have encountered while living here, and most of all, thank you God, for holding me. Not one night have I...
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"Political power, properly so called, is merely...
Karl Marx, The Communist Manifesto
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“I think people are into themselves more today than they used to be. There’s no...”
– Nathan Morris (Boyz II Men)
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“This is the thing: When you hit 28 or 30, everything begins to divide. You can...”
– Relevant magazine
(via Diana : megburns : haygirlhay : luciwithani)
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The Occupy Student Debt Campaign
You can sign the Petition here
As signatories of one these three pledges, we have engaged in an act of mutual aid, either by opting to participate in a debt strike, or by supporting one. By adding our voice to the call to strip higher education of its dependence on debt bondage, we are translating the precepts and working ideals of the Occupy movement into an initiative for action.
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"Mumia Abu-Jamal on Black Love"
“Black love itself, in a profoundly Negrophobic nation such as ours, is a radical thing, for it opposes the mainstream trajectory of U.S. life, policy and culture. We need to deepen and expand that ethos, so that it becomes a social force that has the power to attract, and with it, build. As in the discussion on church, social movements – especially radical and revolutionary movements –...
Lock My Body, Can't Trap my mind →
Great interview of Mumia Abu-Jamal penned by Dream Hampton.
MTV Casting for Women Who Wants to Do Big Chop →
naturalguru:
Is your hair your obsession? How are you struggling with your hair? Do you feel natural hair would let you embrace your true self, and you want to go for the “big chop?” Why now? What has held you back up to this moment? We would like to follow someone who is ready to do the “big…
“Remember back when you were a kid, and you thought there were actually people...”
– Joe Rogan (via cultureofresistance
)