April 20, 2013
"the stability of the large world house which is ours will involve a revolution of values to accompany the scientific and freedom revolutions engulfing the earth. We must rapidly begin the shift from a “thing”-oriented society to a “person”-oriented society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism and militarism are incapable of being conquered. A civilization can flounder as readily in the face of moral and spiritual bankruptcy as it can through financial bankruptcy."

— Where Do We Go From Here? Chaos or Community? - Martin Luther King Jr.
as quoted in bell hooks’ “Teaching to Transgress - Education as the Practice of Freedom

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April 13, 2013

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March 31, 2013
"If you give birth to what is within you, the voices you redeem will redeem you. If you fail to find and give birth to them, they become part of what is destroying you."

— Gospel of Thomas

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Filed under: Thomas Gospel give birth find yourself journey 
March 31, 2013
"

Everyone has eaten and fallen asleep. The house is empty. We walk out to the garden to let the apple meet the peach, to carry messages between rose and jasmine.

Spring is Christ,
Raising martyred plants from their shrouds.
Their mouths open in gratitude, wanting to be kissed.
The glow of the rose and the tulip means a lamp is inside.
A leaf trembles. I tremble in the wind-beauty like silk from Turkestan.
The censer fans into flame.

This wind is the Holy Spirit.
The trees are Mary.
Watch how husband and wife play subtle games with their hands.
Cloudy pearls from Aden are thrown across the lovers,
as is the marriage custom.

The scent of Joseph’s shirt comes to Jacob.
A red carnelian of Yemeni laughter is heard
by Muhammad in Mecca.

We talk about this and that. There’s no rest except on these branching moments.

"

— Jalaluddin Rumi, from The Essential Rumi, by Coleman Barks

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Filed under: Rumi Easter Jesus Spring Love 
March 28, 2013
BREAKING: North Dakota becomes first state to ban all abortions

(Source: think-progress, via navigatethestream)

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Filed under: no abortion north dakota ban 
March 27, 2013
The LatiNegr@s Project: Community Called to Aid Poet and Barrio Chronicler Tato Laviera

lati-negros:

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(photo credit: Center for Chicano Boricua Studies - Wayne State U., Detroit)

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Nuyorican poet Tato Laviera’s works have reached out to the hearts and souls of the Puerto Rican community and nourished us for decades. Now this poet, novelist and cultural icon needs us to reach out to…

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Filed under: poet poetry community harlem nuyorican Tato Laviera Puerto Rico novelist cultural icon support love 
March 27, 2013
#1383

thisiswhiteprivilege:

White privilege is when you never get defined by your ‘exotic’ looks.

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Filed under: white privilege exotic but you pass only sometimes 
March 25, 2013
"You have to keep breaking
your heart until it opens."

— Rumi

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Filed under: heart heartbeat heartbreak open 
March 25, 2013

weary of being brave
unwashed clothes
a cold room
silence when she sees the flowers

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Filed under: weary life tired shattered but keep going just keep swimming 
March 25, 2013
"You attract the like energy you put out. The Universe will keep on sending you problems and annoyances that hit an issue you have within yourself as long as they remain useful to you. Once that issue is resolved, the problem no longer stimulates your personal evolution and therefore no longer needs to happen. Happiness therefore lies within a shifting of perspective in the present moment. Choose freedom. Choose liberation. Move from panic to freedom, and watch a world of magic and bliss open itself up to you."

— (via onmyadventure)

(Source: quantumlotus, via onmyadventure)

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Filed under: energy freedom love hope life choose choice 
March 24, 2013
sistahmamaqueen: strugglefest101: If you know what I mean… yes maam!!!! 

sistahmamaqueen:

strugglefest101:

If you know what I mean…

yes maam!!!! 

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Filed under: jedi sith yes sheets love 
March 24, 2013

radastheyscum:

pinklikeme:

geekscoutcookies:


whatshouldntbe:

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE REBLOG THIS. THIS IS SIX MONTH OLD JONYLAH WATKINS. SHE WAS SHOT TO DEATH ON MONDAY IN THE CHICAGO AREA. THERE IS AN OFFER OF 11,000 REWARD MONEY FOR ANY INFORMATION LEADING TO THE CAPTURE OF THE GUNMAN. PLEASE, THIS WONT RUIN YOUR BLOG. I REALLY WANT THIS SPREAD AROUND BECAUSE I KNOW THESE PEOPLE AND THIS HURTS MY HEART AND SOUL TO KNOW THAT THIS IS GOING ON IN MY CITY AND TO THE PEOPLE I LOVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

TO READ MORE ABOUT JONYLAH…

Im here in Chicago. The information about this keeps getting worse and worse. Right now, this “No Snitching” shit needs to pause. or die,whatever. If ANYONE knows the scum motherfucker that did this, turn them in. There is a special place in the darkest corner of hell for them..and an extra seat for the one who knows and doesnt say shit. 

The look on her face…. god…

please please please please reblog

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March 23, 2013

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Filed under: truth speak up arabic devil mute nosilence 
March 22, 2013

Chinua Achebe addresses Palestine Festival of Literature

rest in power, peace

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Filed under: rest in power achebe Nigeria writing change the world love change the world power we are one 
March 21, 2013

frank-e-go-boom:

TW: Racism, Colonization

tortillachronicles:

mycuentame:

Can we get a signal boost? 

On Dec 31st 2012 Bakersfield police arrested Ruth Montaño after a neighbor had complained about barking dogs. Police then racially profiled Ruth and asked her for immigration status. Now Ruth may be taken from her three U.S. born children. 

Call ICE at 202.732.3000 

“I am calling in support of Ruth Montaño, Case No. A205 763 399 and ask that her deportation case be dropped. She is a low priority deportation, she has no criminal record. She has 3 U.S. citizen children.” 

TELL ICE: RUTH SHOULDN’T GET DEPORTED BECAUSE HER DOGS BARKED (Petition - Presente)

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Filed under: apartheid civil rights denied human rights racism ICE injustice cruelty 
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