Posted this 5 months before he died, how relevant this is right in this moment. He's been gone 7 years this week, thank you so much for the reminder
#DickGregory
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Russell Wilson says God told him to raise Baby Future as his own, after his first date with Ciara.
"Even Jesus himself, like Joseph, he was a stepdad."
"I'm a man's man" should not translate to supporting violence against women (or any other marginalized community we intersect) and I really wish Black men understood that.
@Frediculous
Puts in perspective how much it all is predicated on women's autonomy and willingness to deal with whatever in the name of being partnered.
Its both yelling and the silent treatment. It’s insulting you when you’re excited about accomplishments and attempting to steal your moment by drawing attention from you. Its a lot of things both subtle and overt.
A reminder that DV is also punching walls. It’s putting holes in them. It’s slamming doors so hard it cracks the frame. It’s throwing things. It’s raising their fist.
It’s the threat of violence. The fear that they’ll hit you, even if they haven’t yet
Doulas do not make a ton of money at all, Black ones are making even less. We don’t do this work to get rich we do it to save lives. But we deserve funding. We deserve to be covered by insurance and we deserve our own national accreditation similar to PALS or DONA
If you really want to get your lady a push gift, cover food and cleaning the first month. Hire a chef to meal prep and a maid to clean.
But I’m a practical gift kinda person
I think the most amazing thing about this economic crisis is how many businesses are propped up on debt, people are shamed for not saving or living paycheck to paycheck. When clearly paycheck to paycheck is the American lifestyle.
@Frediculous
I really believe the vast majority of grandmothers and great grandmothers were simply surviving. They said and did what helped them survive and many of them didn't. We just romanticized what we was mostly hidden from us.
I remember reading an Usher interview where he was saying always gets requests to have sex to his music and how the girls would go crazy cause he would be singing during the act sometimes. 😭 That man is a menace.
It shows a lack of critical thinking skills when you say "I'mma support this person who has done terrible things because he is Black and so am I". Cause y'all understand easily how all skinfolk ain't kinfolk and what an opp is when it comes to snitching.
They are typical yt hoes who love Black men but hate Black women. Khloe was putting filters on her daughter to lighten her skin. Which is why I never understood why Black ppl in general ever idolized them.
Honestly i stopped caring if Jordyn was wrong long time ago, Khloe is 13 years her senior THIRTEEN, like that's a lil ass girl to her and she was weird for unleashing a full out attack on her JUST to be cuddled up with that cheating n*gro a few weeks later. So ion wanna hear it!!
People who have been in relationships/marriages for decades are either going to tell you the brutal truth about what they had to look past to keep it going, or tell you “ what works for us may not work for you but it works for us”
And I think it’s important to remember that.
If you can accept the fact someone can walk out of your life at any time, or die, or change into someone you don’t know anymore, you can love from a place of bravery and not fear.
Its crazy men and women get on here and see what other ppl are doing in their relationships and decide what they getting from their partners ain't enough. We was never supposed to have this much visibility into other people's lives.
Fetuses will take whatever they need from you in pregnancy. Which leaves many pregnant ppl at a deficiency in things like Iron, calcium, or other essential compounds your body needs to function.
The college vs no college debate can be simplified by telling teens they need a skill set and if you’re Black, credentials. It’s about far more than making money or avoiding debt.
I care about children far more than adults, like there is a large gap between the effort I will put in for grown folks and the effort I’ll put in for children.
Hitting your children teaches them that someone who hurts you can still love you, and that’s a horrible lesson for impressionable young ppl who will later be adults to learn.
Happy Birthday to the Queen. One of our first cultural anthropologist. She understood the need to document Black American culture and experiences, and she did it beautifully. 💕
Happy Birthday, Zora Neale Hurston (January 7, 1891– January 28, 1960)!🎈
Hurston was an author, anthropologist & filmmaker. A central figure of the Harlem Renaissance, she examined Black American & Caribbean folklore, & how folklore contributed to race, identity & politics.
I have so much more patience for children. They are brand new on this earth. Meanwhile plenty of people are in their 3rd, 4th, 5th, sometimes 6th decade exhibiting zero growth and self awareness.
Love looks like ease to me.
How do we make this easier on both of us?
How does my partner bring joy to me, how do I bring joy to them?
How do we resolve conflict? How often are we in conflict?
What is our rhythm and our cycles?
I honestly deeply believe in love and connections that transcend lifetimes, I just don’t think its forced, persuaded or manipulated into your life. It just is.
And now next time she’s going to have to go to a shelter that has greater security measures and will kick out residents who put other people at risk. Setting boundaries means shifting expectations.
I have a long-time friend who was with an abusive partner. One time after he assaulted her, she came to live with me. I didn't ask for rent I just had ONE condition: do not EVER let him know where I live. If you go see him, meet somewhere else.
3 days later, she invited him over
Being in that income space of making too much money for certain assistance but clearly not enough money to not need assistance is so frustrating. Like how are ppl supposed to navigate out of that?
I swear Oloni’s threads are just a creative writing challenge cause ain’t no way you letting a man give you chlamydia FOUR times, just because the sex is good.
Ladies please take note of the things these men say, especially if you date men. These are the red flags we talk about. I been cutting men off for tweets since 2011. Don't take these words lightly.
My least favorite thing about them is they will force you to leave them. They never have the courage to admit they’re not happy and just start over.
They cheat, gaslight, treat you poorly hoping you’ll leave all to avoid being “the bad guy” when their behavior made them that.
Black women representing 70% of college grads and they in the comments saying “They still broke cause they got student loan debt” ok so pls go to trade school. Do something.
Black women really be on GO at all times.
@moms4housing
is starting a narrative that is bigger than one city. It’s a conversation we’ve been long overdue for.
I think this why Breakfast at Tiffany’s hit me like it did. Both characters were so resistant to ownership it took them a second to realize they really loved each other.
I've had Condola's exact conversation, so it's really interesting to see ppl read her as bitter and messy for wanting to keep her baby. And ppl only feel that way cause she's ruining THEIR fantasy.
The funniest thing about the Russell vs Future saga is how in love Ciara was with that man to name her son "Future".
That's the part that really be eating Nayvadius up!