my witness is the empty sky

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Sat, 18 May 2013 09:36:13 -0400

so-treu: Georgia town allegedly diverting sewage to black...

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:26:31 -0400

Georgia town allegedly diverting sewage to black neighborhood

Rochelle, Ga. made national headlines recently when Wilcox County high school held its first-ever integrated prom last weekend.

Now, nonprofit environmental law organization Earthjustice is targeting the town for another instance of racial discrimination: its sewage treatment.

According to Earthjustice, “White residents of Rochelle live on the south side of the city’s railroad track. African-Americans live on the other side.” The city maintains pipes in the predominantly white neighborhood, but not the African-American side. “As a result,” writes Earthjustice, “untreated sewage backs up and overflows into the streets and the yards of residents on the north side of the tracks.”

“Sewage overflows my pipes and flows under my house. It’s time somebody did something about it. They [the white community] live comfortably and I want to live comfortably, too,” said Rochelle resident Rufus Howard.

Howard is one of nine Rochelle residents represented by Earthjustice, who will file a lawsuit under the Clean Water Act if the city does not resolve the issue in 60 days.

see, this is why i just kept it moving with that prom story. b/c one, the integrated prom shit happens EVERY year, like i saw Morgan Freeman’s doc about that one school in MS having it’s first integrated prom back in ‘09, so i really, just, outrage fatigue at the prom thing. (and because i mean how many segregated proms happen across the country just by dent of schools being being more segregated TODAY than they were in 1960? everyone wants to point at the South and be like “oooh backwards” and let the rest of the country and the education system itself off the hook)

and two, integrated proms, hell integrated anything, DOES NOT STOP shit like this. THIS is what white supremacy looks like. THIS shit is structural. THIS is what determines whether black people live or die, or at least have wellness and health.

like, FUCK your prom.

lyriquediscorde: One more word and you won’t survive :: songs...

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:48:09 -0400

lyriquediscorde:

One more word and you won’t survive :: songs and poetry

Keep Art Alive :: Art by Jolene Lai

Blurred Lines
(by me)

Bloodlines and bribery,
simple breaths…

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THERE IS NO WAY IN HELL MERIDA WOULD WANT TO DRESS UP FOR HER...

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:25:18 -0400

THERE IS NO WAY IN HELL MERIDA WOULD WANT TO DRESS UP FOR HER CORONATION

SHE DIDN’T WANT TO WEAR THAT FUCKING DRESS FOR THE GAMES WHAT MAKES YOU THINK SHE’D WANT A FANCY DRESS TO GET A CROWN

FUCK THAT

buzzfeedlgbt: Janelle Monae is the Dapper Queen Bow.Down.

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:12:22 -0400

buzzfeedlgbt:

Janelle Monae is the Dapper Queen

Bow.Down.

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Thu, 16 May 2013 14:24:14 -0400

“HOLD STILL AND LET ME TAKE YOUR PICTURE” I WANT IT COULD...

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:36:01 -0400

“HOLD STILL AND LET ME TAKE YOUR PICTURE”

I WANT IT

COULD YOU IMAGINE WHAT TSA WOULD DO IF YOU TRIED TO GET ON A PLANE WITH THIS OH GOD

rubywhiterabbit: calderonbeta: feralcastiel: can you imagine if twitter existed in the 1800s abe...

Thu, 16 May 2013 04:48:28 -0400

rubywhiterabbit:

calderonbeta:

feralcastiel:

can you imagine if twitter existed in the 1800s

abe lincoln tweeting shit like “wow this play sucks just shoot me”

too soon

HE WAS SHOT IN 1865

"Being alone is better than sitting next to a lover and feeling lonely."

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:12:25 -0400

“Being alone is better than sitting next to a lover and feeling lonely.”

- Richard Linklater (via fashionfever)

-Friedrich Nietzsche one of my favorite quotes.

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:24:22 -0400

-Friedrich Nietzsche

one of my favorite quotes.

lookslikeazipper: Right so im walking home and I see this guy rolling a cigarette under a...

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:36:04 -0400

lookslikeazipper:

Right so im walking home and I see this guy rolling a cigarette under a streetlamp and when he clicked his lighter THE FUCKING STREETLIGHT WENT OUT

I stopped in my tracks and stared at this guy who looks up at me then to his lighter and hes as surprised as me then he takes his thumb off the trigger and THE STREETLIGHT TURNS BACK ON

HE GAVE THE MOST SURPRISED LOOK OF ANYONE EVER AND THEN SHOUTED “LATER MUGGLES” AND FUCKING RAN OFF

AM I DREAMING

shesasurvivor: yeahwriters: ofreisandmen: DEAR LORD OF THE...

Wed, 15 May 2013 04:48:30 -0400

shesasurvivor:

yeahwriters:

ofreisandmen:

DEAR LORD OF THE RINGS THANK YOU!!!!!

It is my civic duty to reblog this.

This has been driving me crazy my entire life.

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Tue, 14 May 2013 19:12:08 -0400

indigenousdialogues: Renowned Pakistani artist, Saeed...

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:24:05 -0400

indigenousdialogues:

Renowned Pakistani artist, Saeed Akhtar
Face VI
48” x 48”

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Tue, 14 May 2013 09:36:14 -0400

gryffin-dyke: yagazieemezi: Awesome Styro-Art “I went in to...

Tue, 14 May 2013 04:48:12 -0400

gryffin-dyke:

yagazieemezi:

Awesome Styro-Art

“I went in to the dealership for my free oil change and saw this cup sitting there. The cashier said that a young man had come in to have some work done and it was going to take about three hours. “I’ll just doodle” he said, and grabbed a ball point and a coffee cup.

~ this was done 100% with a regular ball point pen.”

a link to the story on messynessychic.

blackcatalystrecords: This totally warrants a reblog.

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:12:10 -0400

blackcatalystrecords:

This totally warrants a reblog.

"I have a million things to talk to you about. A million things we have to talk about. All I want in..."

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:24:11 -0400

“I have a million things to talk to you about. A million things we have to talk about. All I want in this world is you. I want to see you and talk. I want the two of us to begin everything from the beginning.”

- Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood (via furples)

spillyrhead: 1111nt3rnationalquich3: HAHAHAHA. I love Karen

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:36:01 -0400

spillyrhead:

1111nt3rnationalquich3:

HAHAHAHA.

I love Karen

spineye: amandaonwriting: Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (BPA) -...

Mon, 13 May 2013 04:48:27 -0400

spineye:

amandaonwriting:

Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (BPA) - Resource for Crime Writers

SOURCE

well you never know when this might come in handy.