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(Video)A Dark-Skinned Girl’s Response to Lupita’s Oscar Win
Long after Lupita Nyong’o won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in 12 Years A Slave I lay in bed awake. Although she was most deserving, past experience has taught us not to anticipate the recognition of talent if possessed by a person of color. We’ve learned to expect very little, to minimize potential disappointment. I replayed the moment from memory multiple times; the images shone like a highlight reel on a projector, illuminating parts of my past self long-ago relegated to the recesses of my mind. The surprise in her eyes as her name was announced. The congratulatory cheers from her peers as she stood and hugged Steve McQueen. The acknowledgment of Patsy’s plight acting as the catalyst for the actualization of her current joy. The pride on her brother’s face, a sense of pride we shared as if she were kin. The stark contrast of her Nairobi-blue gown against the deep sienna of her skin. Her skin. I considered her recent confession of hating her complexion, and began to ponder the quest toward acceptance of my own reflection. I knew I could not rest until I’d spoken these thoughts aloud.
Check the rest on Lupita’s Oscar Win on Black Culture
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Finally getting in to this book.
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I get so scared sometimes. I'm afraid to lose. I'm afraid to try. I'm afraid whatever I do is not enough, because it never is.
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The quieter you become, the more you can hear.
Ram Dass (via disimba)
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Birthday nails for @missbritt247 🎉🎁 (Taken with Instagram at JW Goodsons Full Service Salon)
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IIIIIIIIIIIIIM WATCHING YOU.
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Longevity - Love - Life
We've all had those relationships where we've wanted to make it work or hypothetically spoken about the future. La-de-dah! But, to actually genuinely feel like there's longevity within the relationship is unlikely in most cases. Actually putting yourself out of the 'loved up' box and thinking realistically, you know that you wouldn't have wanted to stay with that specific partner (at the time) for the rest of your life of for years to come. To find someone that you would compromise and sacrifice for, someone who you can learn from, grow from and someone to share your every day life experiences with takes patience, learning and a willing heart. I have found that one. For the first time in my life, I feel it running through every fibre in my body. I found a love worth fighting for.
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