Nerdy black girl from Michigan. Community development is my jelly and my jam. Beyoncé is life. Go Blue! Opinions are my own.
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Linda Martell, Country’s Lost Pioneer
She was the first Black female solo artist to play the Grand Ole Opry, but her promising country career was plagued by racism and ended almost as quickly as it began.
Rolling Stone's 2020 profile: rollingstone.com/music/music…
Obviously it’s all perfection but PROTECTOR?!? Excuse me while I go hold my baby and sob. #COWBOYCARTER
I’m physically overwhelmed by this album. Once again she delivers a beautiful, thoughtful, musical experience. What an unbelievable body of work. #COWBOYCARTER
“Nahel’s story is the lighter that ignited the gas. Hopeless young people were waiting for it. We lack housing and jobs, and when we have jobs, our wages are too low,” said Samba Seck, a 39yo transportation worker in the Paris suburb of Clichy-sous-Bois.
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What’s the secret to being a functioning member of day time society and having a newborn? Seriously… how is my brain supposed to work with no sleep? Is there a TikTok hack for this? This can’t just be what it is, right? RIGHT? 😩
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Expulsion motions have been filed against 3 Tennessee state representatives who interrupted a session on the House floor for a gun control protest
Earlier today, they were stripped from their committee assignments & their membership IDs were shut off newschannel5.com/news/some-h…
When I realized the oscars wasn’t in Hot Tops bc it was the read I knew @ThisIsTheRead was going to be perfect. Kid Fury covered all the points. They are PLAYING👏🏾 IN HER👏🏾FACE!
Official recommendations from USDA WIC website on maintaining your milk supply. Who knew it was this easy 😑
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“Black Women, in particular, are so well socialized to push ourselves past healthy limits that we often do not know how to set protective boundaries that would eliminate certain forms of stress in our lives”
- bell hooks, Sisters of the Yam (pg. 40-42)
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Trevor gives thanks to the fans who supported him over the last seven years and the Black women who shaped his life.
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I don’t know who needs to hear this but there’s literally no reason why companies that doubled their profits during the pandemic can’t afford to give paid sick leave to the workers who make it all possible.
