Stephen Colbert salutes UVA’s Class of 2013 | Speaking from one generation to another.
You do not owe the previous generation anything.
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Source: beeishappyI love to love, but I'm an introvert. I tend to ramble, but I treasure concise thought. My life is pretty well organized but I love cleaning up a mess. I like to read, but I love to write.
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"Be of service. You are taking your degree into a society dominated by concentrated poverty and a vulnerable middle class, a society where it is harder to pay for education, harder to find a job, harder to buy a house and harder to hold onto those things even if you manage to get them. You are entering adulthood during a period of mass incarceration and near constant war. There is a lot for you to do. Service is the rent you pay for the space you take up on the earth, and as a relatively privileged American you take up a lot of space. We are the most consuming, polluting, wasteful nation on earth. So your rent is steep. Pay it with service."
- Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry’s advice to Class of 2013 (via bitchwhoisyou)
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Source: angryblackgirlsunitedBlack Girl In Suburbia (documentary trailer)
Black Girl In Suburbia is a feature documentary that looks into the experiences of Black girls growing up in predominately white communities. This is a different look into suburbia from the perspective of women of color. This film explores through professional and personal interviews the conflict and issues Black girls have relating to both white and Black communities.
Black Girl In Suburbia intends to spark an open dialogue about race, identity, and perspective among all people, in hopes that these discussions will allow us to reconsider perceptions of ourselves, others and the communities in which we live and share.
Release date 2014
http://www.blackgirlinsuburbia.com
Your support is appreciated!
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Black-…Oh hey my life. I wonder how much I’ll see myself in there! Though I have immigrant parents from two different countries, so that adds a whole ‘nother layer of complexity.
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A TED Talk That Might Turn Every Man Who Watches It Into A Feminist? It's Pretty Fantastic.
This is, hands down, my favorite TED Talk of all time. That isn’t hyperbole. I spent three days trying to pull out some highlights to share and ended up with a second-by-second recap of the whole dang thing.
Just hit play, and let the awesomeness wash over you (but especially pay attention around the 10-minute mark because that’s when things get really good).
Feminism isn’t just for women.
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This is my body not yours
“Do not be afraid of a world in which women know themselves, their voice and their power. That world has arrived.”
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the hair, the lyrics, the groove. Janelle Monae ft Erykah Badu in “Q.U.E.E.N.”
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Justin Vernon sings the blues
A first listen of Justin Vernon’s new project, The Shouting Matches, and their new album “Grownass Man”
