...Manifestations...

dreamhampton1: Below are some of my favorite quotes from the...

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 20:10:40 -0400

Below are some of my favorite quotes from the various essays in the book.

by gradientlair:

“My audacity is my fight, to be bigger than my fear. I’ve never been able to summon fearlessness by anger, even when its been a reaction to deep injustice, social or personal; instead its functioned in my life as a kind of a walking meditation, one that has driven me around the world and back.” - dream hampton

“If you mistake the traits of poverty for your personal identity, you risk being locked into a position where you’re unable to advance without betraying yourself.” - Mat Johnson

“We do not require outside help to validate or promote the existence of Black cool, not are we about to sit back and watch our cool be traded and consumed by those who have not worn the heavy cloak of the battered and beautiful Black burden.” - Michaela Angela Davis

“I am not responsible for ‘others’ ignorance or denial about race or white privilege. I no longer carry the burden of navigating other people’s feelings. I will not be quiet for anyone else’s comfort.” - Michaela Angela Davis

I loved this quote because I often gush about Blues music. I think it was a tiny space in time where full Black male emotionality was accepted and seen as strength, not weakness. The music is so rich for this reason.

“Black males have helped create the blues, more than any other music, as a music of resistance to the patriarchal notion that a real man should never express genuine feelings. Emotional awareness of real-life pain in Black men’s lives was and is the soul of the blues.” - bell hooks

This quote is just literary gorgeousness. I can’t lie.

“I am a diaspora chick, so my Blackness spans galaxies known and unknown, Octavia Butler style, Toni Morrison flavored. It’s a beloved kindred thing that has so many more than nine lives, but no shelf life.” - Esther Armah

And obviously, becuase I am a photographer and a Black woman, I feel a pull toward this man’s words.

“The camera became my own way of exercising my subjectivity in the world through persistent visual authorship.” - Dawoud Bey

Read this book!

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Tue, 12 Jun 2012 22:03:34 -0400

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Mon, 28 May 2012 20:02:15 -0400

motherfvckingillest:

#illestmotherfvckeralive

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Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:35:10 -0400

upnorthtrips: BACK IN THE DAY |3/28/95| Big L releases his...

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:14:55 -0400

upnorthtrips:

BACK IN THE DAY |3/28/95| Big L releases his debut album, Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous, through Columbia Records

<====== @TheRealCashFlow I Know You’ve Got Next!!!!

upnorthtrips: BACK IN THE DAY |3/28/95| Ol’ Dirty Bastard...

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:08:25 -0400

upnorthtrips:

BACK IN THE DAY |3/28/95| Ol’ Dirty Bastard releases his debut album, Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version, through Elektra Records

Half-a-dozen. | Mid-Day Links for 3/28/12

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:05:07 -0400

upnorthtrips:

LISTEN | Children Of The Night ft. T.Shirt & Roc Marciano “’86 Mets (3:05 AM)” [prod. By Black Noi$e] (@cotnmusic/@mishkanyc)

The real Mobb Deep talks Knicks’ nickname (@espn/@jaredzwerling)

VIDEO| Rapper El-P Makes Records by Disappearing ‘Into a Hole’ (via @wired/@waterslicer)

50 Greatest Music Festival Moments (via @PigsAndPlans)

READ | J-Zone’s Live Squad Appreciation Post (via @jzonedonttweet/@egotripland)

Killer Mike R.A.P Music Cover & Tracklisting (@thebighomie/@rapradar3)

hellyeahleggo: Biggie, Biggie, Biggie, can’t you see, sometimes...

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:01:59 -0400

hellyeahleggo:

Biggie, Biggie, Biggie, can’t you see, sometimes your words just hypnotize me and I just love your flashy ways, guess that’s why they broke, and you’re so paid

We’re total fucking bad asses @necoled @nekinicole

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:51:51 -0500

We’re total fucking bad asses
@necoled @nekinicole

atisho0: kind of.

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:24:06 -0500

atisho0:

kind of.

dreamhampton1: I Think Aloud about Whitney and World Records...

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:19:22 -0500

dreamhampton1:

I Think Aloud about Whitney and World Records and Addiction and Fame

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shesbombb: ya’ll thought I was done with Rihanna? FUCK...

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:07:50 -0500

shesbombb:

ya’ll thought I was done with Rihanna? FUCK NO!.

@AtlLuxeCars You Need This Dress Or Something Very Similar!!!

bergdorfgoodman: What’s not to love?

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:24:03 -0500

bergdorfgoodman:

What’s not to love?

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Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:51:59 -0500

flavorpill: Feb 11: Break up and hook up in Brooklyn as...

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:46:08 -0500

flavorpill:

Feb 11: Break up and hook up in Brooklyn as ADVENTURE[s] + Nerve Dating present the Broken Hearted Ball at Matchless. Break up songs…then hook up songs. Send them your requests/shout-outs-kiss offs. You know you want to.

GREAT CONCEPT!!!

lovequotesrus: Photo Courtesy: etiquetteforalady

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:02:04 -0500

lovequotesrus:

Photo Courtesy: etiquetteforalady

launicavida: Kimbra’s mashup of “Two Weeks” by Grizzly Bear and...

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:41:08 -0500

launicavida:

Kimbra’s mashup of “Two Weeks” by Grizzly Bear and “Head Over Heels” by Tears for Fears for Triple J’s Like a Version program.

Wishful Thinking!!!

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:02:53 -0500

Wishful Thinking!!!

laughingsquid: Obey Peace and Justice Ornament OBEY!!

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:39:11 -0500

laughingsquid:

Obey Peace and Justice Ornament

OBEY!!

18-15n-77-30w: afroscot: http://thebottomline.as.ucsb.edu/2011/...

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:34:13 -0500

18-15n-77-30w:

afroscot:

http://thebottomline.as.ucsb.edu/2011/03/grammy-winner-sings-and-seduces-at-campbell-hall

I’ve discovered Esperanza Spaulding…and I am smitten.

LOVE HER!!!!

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