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the bad dominicana: Origin of Discrimination Against Afro-Filipinos and Negritos in Filipino Communities Part I

Sun, 28 Oct 2012 16:44:27 -0700

the bad dominicana: Origin of Discrimination Against Afro-Filipinos and Negritos in Filipino Communities Part I:

Note:

-Negrito: the term used to refer to Australoid people native to South and Southeast Asia. Neither “Negrito” nor “Negro” has the same connotation as used in America, though they are sometimes used as insults by lighter-skinned Filipinos. They are thought to be…

arronsingh: There is an ancient Indian saying~ Something lives...

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 08:28:57 -0700

arronsingh:

There is an ancient Indian saying~ Something lives only as long as the last person who remembers it. My people have come to trust memory over history. Memory, like fire, is radiant & immutable while history serves only those who seek to control it, those who douse the flame of memory in order to put out the dangerous fire of truth. Beware these men for they are dangerous & unwise. Their false history is written in the blood of those who might remember & seek the truth.
~Floyd ‘Red Crow’ Westerman

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Mon, 24 Sep 2012 23:44:16 -0700

sawlisaloni: final-problem: sawlisaloni: Say hello to Kulsoom...

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:33:04 -0700

sawlisaloni:

final-problem:

sawlisaloni:

Say hello to Kulsoom Abdullah, Pakistani-American #Weightlifter currently competing in the #Olympics2012 #weightlifting (Taken with Instagram)

Whye images like this not getting more reblogs? Oh, right, because too many people are squealing about Ryan Lochte or Sam What’s-His-Face-Gymnast or Tom Daley. That’s fine. I’ve done my share, and those are some dudes. But WHY IS A SUCH A HUGE BASE OF TUMBLR FANS NOT REBLOGGING PHOTOS LIKE THIS? I went through the “olympics” tag for a good hour at a fast pace and saw nothing like this. Nothing. (Granted this isn’t from the olympics, but I couldn’t find similar images amid the mass of male gymnasts and swimmers.) THIS IS THE FIRST OLYMPICS IN WHICH EVERY NATION HAS SENT AT LEAST ONE FEMALE REPRESENTATIVE. Celebrate it, ladies. Remember it. It matters. It’s special. Gorgeous women like this one are special. Not just ones in sporty bikini bottoms playing beach volleyball. They are special too. But they’re not the only ones. Show off these female athletes of all shapes, sizes, colors, orientations, and nationalities. They deserve it. They earned it.

Ur so right on this…. Thank you so much!!! & If ur a non-muslim Double Thanks to U!!! :D:D

These are just some o the things I did while in SD. or as many...

Sat, 28 Jul 2012 01:54:00 -0700

"hiking" with nat nat/jo on a d*ck rock

brothersister holdin it down for inay.

LOVE my mom and pop

runnin errands with pops. <3

Me/Rachelle bein awk at el camino

reconnecting with kuya

tryin not to let auntie baby down

Andrea w/ baby. Most down coworker.

love these young men - VIPI

and of course this boy at applebeezies

These are just some o the things I did while in SD. or as many photos tumblr will let me upload in one post….>:|

Summer was good to me tho. Fam, friends, love and Paradise Hills always teachin me so much. It’s my first day back home and I was feeling a little homesick for a minute. But its late and I take a deep breath and know I’m ready for whats next.

It was a nice welcome back tonight kickin it at Love, Lemons & Libations with beautiful womyn/trans of color! woopty woop! saw some dope ass films by these local media-makers:

Yvonne Tran - “Undeliverables”
Lailan Huen - “Recognition, Standards & Respect”
Alex Lee - “A Night in the Woods”
Melinda James - “16 Seeds”
Caroline Le - “La Petite Salon”
Alice Choe - “Wanna Jam?”

Also shared exciting conversation around solidarity (heart to fart or Reciprocal relationships of respect and another r) with my good friend Kay. We go way back, from the same province, to SD, to the bay! We out here tryin to figure out how to come back home one way or another.

Got to build with my good friend Castro! Gonna be a big year teaching at Arise High School working with my 10th graders in World History and English. I am so fortunate to be plannin with my homie ride or die Castro. We gon plan fa sho!

And to top it off, I learned how to cumbia a little. Got my little sassy soccer kick groove on. LOL. Here’s the jam to kick off the end of my summer and the beginnin’ of a new year consisting of but not limited to: rebirth, tranformations, tears of stress, preparation, lack of sleep, coffee, love more love, and shiiiiiiit.

Los Angeles Azules “Como te voy a olvidar” ~ “How am I going to forget you?”

So far so good. Bout to miss SD real soon.

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 12:02:46 -0700

So far so good. Bout to miss SD real soon.

Consuelo Duero Tolentino 01/28/17 - 07/01/08 Rest in Peace Inay...

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 06:21:00 -0700

Consuelo Duero Tolentino

01/28/17 - 07/01/08

Rest in Peace

Inay ~ Miss Dinalupihan ~ Miss ‘di-nalupigan’ ~ not conquered ~ Miss fighting heart

Maraming Biling

May sikap kahit na ano man

Salamaat sa pagpapamahal sa lahat

She watches the planes go by and waits patiently for her daughter and son to arrive. Lonely heart with strength clenched in fist, Lonely Lola waits.

Sign hung across her chest in search of a husband, smoking cigarettes inside out while washing clothes, “Tingnan mo yung muka ko,” face so cold when she needs to, and a lottery ticket for the simple wishes and good luck to all the apos sa tuhod at talampakan.

Missin’ my Inay today but keepin’ her bidings and good luck in my pockets this summer.

ctemachtiani: This is a short film about gender hegemony, a...

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:10:45 -0700

ctemachtiani:

This is a short film about gender hegemony, a collaborative project by Angelica Tolentino, Marisol Nuno, Max Anders and Castro Temachtiani. We explore concepts of colonial trauma, heteronormativity, gender queerism, patriarchy and the need to re-define masculinity.

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Mon, 25 Jun 2012 12:05:55 -0700

ancestryinprogress: onebrownwoman: Caring for myself is not...

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 23:28:19 -0700

ancestryinprogress:

onebrownwoman:

Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare. - Audre Lorde

instant reblog forever and always.

rapsbestfriend: Danny Brown - Grown Up

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 00:48:57 -0700

rapsbestfriend:

Danny Brown - Grown Up

"you are a horse running alone and he tries to tame you compares you to an impossible highway to a..."

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:56:02 -0700

“you are a horse running alone
and he tries to tame you
compares you to an impossible highway
to a burning house
says you are blinding him
that he could never leave you
forget you
want anything but you
you dizzy him, you are unbearable
every woman before or after you
is doused in your name
you fill his mouth
his teeth ache with memory of taste
his body just a long shadow seeking yours
but you are always too intense
frightening in the way you want him
unashamed and sacrificial he tells you that no man can live up to the one who lives in your head
and you tried to change didn’t you?
closed your mouth more
tried to be softer
prettier
less volatile, less awake
but even when sleeping you could feel him travelling away from you in his dreams
so what did you want to do love
split his head open?
you can’t make homes out of human beings
someone should have already told you that
and if he wants to leave
then let him leave
you are terrifying
and strange and beautiful
something not everyone knows how to love.”

- - Warsan Shire guerrilla mama medicine: for women who are difficult to love. (via theanimalnamesofplants)

fyeahindigenousfashion: Indigenous Style Icon of the Week:...

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 23:13:04 -0700

fyeahindigenousfashion:

Indigenous Style Icon of the Week: Rigoberta Menchú (K’iche’ Maya)

Rigoberta Menchú Tum is an indigenous Guatemalan, of the K’iche’ ethnic group. Menchú received a primary-school education as a student at several Catholic boarding schools. After leaving school, she worked as an activist campaigning against human rights violations committed by the Guatemalan armed forces during the country’s civil war, which lasted from 1960 to 1996.

Her father, Vicente Menchú was a member of the guerrilla movement Guerrilla Army of the Poor and died in 1980 during the Burning of the Spanish Embassy. In 1981, Rigoberta Menchú escaped to Mexico. In 1982, she narrated a book about her life to Venezuelan author and anthropologist Elizabeth Burgos, “Me llamo Rigoberta Menchú y así me nació la conciencia” (My Name is Rigoberta Menchu and this is how my Conscience was Born), which was translated into five other languages. The book made her an international icon at the time of the ongoing conflict in Guatemala. She received the Nobel Peace Prize (1992), served as the presidential goodwill ambassador for the 1996 peace accords, and received the Prince of Asturias Award (1998).

Since the Guatemalan Civil War ended, Menchú has campaigned to have members of the Guatemalan political and military establishment tried in Spanish courts. In 1999 she filed a complaint before a court in Spain because prosecutions of crimes committed during the civil war are practically impossible in Guatemala. On December 23, 2006, Spain called for the extradition from Guatemala of seven former members of Guatemala’s government on charges of genocide and torture, including former military rulers Efraín Ríos Montt and Óscar Mejía. The most serious charges include genocide against the Mayan people of Guatemala.

In February 2007, Menchú announced that she would form an indigenous political party called Encuentro por Guatemala and that she would stand in the 2007 presidential election. In the election, Menchú was defeated in the first round, receiving three percent of the vote. Several candidates of her party were threatened and two of them were killed.

Menchú has become involved in the Indian pharmaceutical industry as president of the company Salud para Todos (Health for All) and the company Farmacias Similares, with the goal of offering low-cost generic medicines. She is also one of the founding members of the Nobel Women’s Initiative, which works to help strengthen work being done in support of women’s rights around the world.

Menchú has dedicated her life to publicizing the struggles of Guatemala’s indigenous peoples during and after the Guatemalan Civil War (1960–1996), and to promoting indigenous rights in the country. She is the subject of the testimonial biography I, Rigoberta Menchú (1983) and the author of the autobiographical work, Crossing Borders.

Battled recently at R16. This was my first 8on8 first time...

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 23:58:18 -0700

Battled recently at R16. This was my first 8on8 first time battlin with some bay area bboys. Humbled and excited to battle and train during the summer. Just gotta heal my wrists :/

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Wed, 13 Jun 2012 17:52:46 -0700

withrevolutionarycries: praisethelorde: poemajones: In...

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 14:16:49 -0700

withrevolutionarycries:

praisethelorde:

poemajones:

In pictures:

Celebrating Ivory Coast’s large ladies

An exhibition celebrating the ample figures of some African women has opened in Ivory Coast’s main city of Abidjan. “I wanted to fight the corner for so-called ‘big’ women who in their day were disliked and even imprisoned by the attitude that they weren’t beautiful,” Ivorian painter Augustin Kassi said at the opening.

Augustin Kassi is the SHIT.

Oh gawd i love the color

somebody quick,

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 11:34:57 -0700

wickedetiquette:

withrevolutionarycries:

wickedetiquette:

i need more basic bitch gifs

my fav ^^^

these two i think are useful as well.

yasss thank you!

newance: Lola Mosser bathes her pictures in house cleaning...

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 11:32:40 -0700

newance:

Lola Mosser bathes her pictures in house cleaning products causing them to undress layer after layer.

"What sort of love is permeated by jealousy? You are jealous because you are unaware that everything..."

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 11:27:37 -0700

“What sort of love is permeated by jealousy? You are jealous because you are unaware that everything you need is inside you.”

- Peter Deunov (via eatcakey)

How Psychiatry Mistreats People of Color

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 09:29:44 -0700

How Psychiatry Mistreats People of Color:

rararamyeon:

File under: Facts POC already knew.