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"The West wants us to believe that the only civilization is the civilization of the Western world...."

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:05:36 -0400

“The West wants us to believe that the only civilization is the civilization of the Western world. Take the French president. One day he said that Africa needs to get into history. Come on! Europe needs to join history. The arrogance! They believe that the only way of surviving in this world is to embrace that civilization, but they overlook that the Western civilization is about to fall apart, quoting that nice expression from our elders … They don’t understand they need people from the outside world. America does understand this because America is a country of immigration. People came from everywhere around the world to build a nation. In France they don’t understand that. They are still talking about identity, and the French identity means having white skin and blue eyes, and speaking French without an accent.”

- Alain Mabanckou

iamekirakine: Gladys Knight & Janet Jackson

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:20:14 -0400

iamekirakine:

Gladys Knight & Janet Jackson

Jade - Ou Sé

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:26:00 -0400

Jade - Ou Sé

"France embrace American artists Afrocentric arts but HATES it when it comes from local black people."

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:20:23 -0400

“France embrace American artists Afrocentric arts but HATES it when it comes from local black people.”

- Nicky Lars (via thebumrush)

rootsnrooftops: London 1970’s

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:25:48 -0400

rootsnrooftops:

London 1970’s

fatjadeloves: “You can see inside me..”

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:02:21 -0400

fatjadeloves:

“You can see inside me..”

smh

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:02:05 -0400

*smh*

"I never met the love of my life…maybe in the next life."

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:21:55 -0400

“I never met the love of my life…maybe in the next life.”

- Cesaria Evora

Photo

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 08:55:45 -0400

caribbeancivilisation: Set in Trinidad & Tobago, Captain...

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 06:42:33 -0400

caribbeancivilisation:

Set in Trinidad & Tobago, Captain T&T tells the story of a six-year old boy called “Thin Foot” who seeks to be his own superhero.

"It is expressions of affection rather than money and power that attract real friends."

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 06:35:12 -0400

“It is expressions of affection rather than money and power that attract real friends.”

- The Dalai Lama (via ffirouzeh)

Photo

Fri, 31 May 2013 08:24:03 -0400

"I know it feels like you have all these options and when you make a decision, you lose a world of..."

Fri, 31 May 2013 08:23:29 -0400

““I know it feels like you have all these options and when you make a decision, you lose a world of possibilities. But the reality is, until you make a decision, you have nothing at all.””

- Janet Finch (via theceesupreme)

upnorthtrips: peace to power and my whole unit..

Thu, 30 May 2013 07:35:13 -0400

upnorthtrips:

peace to power and my whole unit..

Swé - Holiday I could do with a holiday.

Tue, 28 May 2013 13:28:50 -0400

Swé - Holiday

I could do with a holiday.

"Guadeloupe devastated and destroyed, its ruins still smoldering with the blood of its children, its..."

Tue, 28 May 2013 04:24:50 -0400

“Guadeloupe devastated and destroyed, its ruins still smoldering with the blood of its children, its women, and its old men put to the sword; Pelage himself victim of their guile after having betrayed in cowardly fashion his country and his brothers; the brave, immortal Delgres thrown into the air along with the debris of his redoubt rather than submit to chains. Magnanimous warrior.”

- Jean Jacques Dessalines

Proclamation to the Haitians, April 28, 1804

weareallafricans: Yep

Mon, 27 May 2013 08:03:30 -0400

weareallafricans:

Yep

chasitynoblues: He would never have to utter a word. His facial...

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:44:22 -0400

chasitynoblues:

He would never have to utter a word. His facial expressions are enough.

"There is no African, myself included, who does not appreciate the help of the wider world, but we do..."

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:44:09 -0400

“There is no African, myself included, who does not appreciate the help of the wider world, but we do question whether aid is genuine or given in the spirit of affirming one’s cultural superiority. My mood is dampened every time I attend a benefit whose host runs through a litany of African disasters before presenting a (usually) wealthy, white person, who often proceeds to list the things he or she has done for the poor, starving Africans. Every time a well-meaning college student speaks of villagers dancing because they were so grateful for her help, I cringe. Every time a Hollywood director shoots a film about Africa that features a Western protagonist, I shake my head — because Africans, real people though we may be, are used as props in the West’s fantasy of itself. And not only do such depictions tend to ignore the West’s prominent role in creating many of the unfortunate situations on the continent, they also ignore the incredible work Africans have done and continue to do to fix those problems.”

- Uzodinma Iweala, “Stop Trying to ‘Save’ Africa”

(via cammyyy)

sweetlydifficult: ashthepainter.com

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:09:34 -0400

sweetlydifficult:

ashthepainter.com