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This song reminds me to Love Me first every perfect imperfection about myself I choose to love.
India Arie - Beautiful Flower (by knewways)
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“How can I live one day without music. Your always in my head.”
India Arie (Live in Brazil) - Always In My Head (by vinimotri)
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FEBRUARY 1, 1902: LANGSTON HUGHES BORN
Langston Hughes was born in 1902 and died in 1967. A poet and novelist, he became known as the “Shakespeare of Harlem” during the 1920s and 1930s.
You can find out more about Hughes’s life, in the context of his work and major world events, on A Hughes Timeline.
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Educate yourself—> know your history.
In celebration of this year’s Black History Month, PBS will showcase an expansive lineup of programs profiling the rich history, culture and contributions of African Americans.
From the abolition of slavery to the rise of the black power movement, these programs take a profound look into a variety of historical events and individuals.
Watch full-length black history programs now on PBS.org.
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Lord, Why Did You Make Me Black?
Lord, Lord, Why did you make me black?
Why did you make me someone the world wants to hold back?
Black is the color of dirty clothes; the color of grimy hands and feet.
Black is the color of darkness; the color of tire-beaten streets.
Why did you give me thick lips, a broad nose and kinky hair?
Why did you make me someone who receives that hatred stare?
Black is the color of a bruised eye when somebody gets hurt.
Black is the color of darkness. Black is the color of dirt.
How come my bone structure’s so thick; my hips and cheeks are high?
How come my eyes are brown and not the color of the daylight sky?
Why do some people think I am useless? How come I feel so used?
Why do some people just see my skin and think I should be abused?
Lord, I just don’t understand; What is it about my skin?
Why do some people want to hate me and not know the person within?
Black is what people are “listed” as, when others want to keep them away.
Black is the color of shadows cast. Black is the end of the day.
Lord, you know, my own people mistreat me;
And I know this just isn’t right.
They don’t like my hair or the way I look.
They say I’m too dark or too light.
Lord, don’t you think it’s time for you to make a change?
Why don’t you re-do creation and make everyone the same?
GOD ANSWERED:
Why did I make you black? Why did I make you black?
Get off your knees and look around. Tell me, what do you see?
I didn’t make you in the image of darkness. I made you in the Likeness of ME!
I made you the color of coal from which beautiful diamonds are formed.
I made you the color of oil, the black-gold that keeps people warm.
I made you from rich, dark earth that can grow the food you need.
Your color’s the same as the panther’s, known for beauty and speed.
Your color’s the same as the black stallion, a majestic animal is he.
I didn’t make you in the image of darkness, I made you in the Likeness of ME!
All the colors of a heavenly rainbow can be found throughout every nation
But when all of those colors are blended, you became my greatest creation.
You hair is the texture of lambs wool, such a humble little creature is he.
I am the shepherd who watches them.
I am the One who will watch over thee.
You are the color of the midnight sky, I put the star’s glitter in your eyes.
There’s a smile hidden behind your pain, that is why your cheeks are high.
You are the color or dark clouds, formed when I send my strongest weather.
I made your lips full so when you kiss the one you love, they will remember.
Your stature is strong, your bone structure is thick to with stand the burdens of time.
The reflection you see in the mirror….The image that looks back is Mine.
~RuNett Nia Ebo (1994)
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JANUARY 30, 1948: GANDHI ASSASSINATED
On this day in 1948, Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by a Hindu extremist.
Mahatma Gandhi’s nonviolent movement to free India from British colonial rule inspired American civil rights activists who had immersed themselves in Ghandi’s teachings and viewed non-violence as an effective way to challenge the tyranny of the Jim Crow South.
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KNOW YOUR HISTORY—>”Knowledge is power.”
JAN. 31, 1865: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PASSES AMENDMENT TO ABOLISH SLAVERY
On this day, the House of Representatives passed the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution to abolish slavery. The Senate had passed it almost a year earlier in April 1864.
See what else happened in 1865 - explore the slavery timeline from our 2005 show, “Slavery and the Making of America.” -
Reblog if you are a Black Girl Killing It
Made up of sugar and spice and everything nice.
(via blackandkillingit)
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Fashion is one of the many spices of life.
