Bleed.While.Becoming

fuckyeaafricans: Nigeria Absolutely gorgeous:) I want this...

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:16:40 -0400

fuckyeaafricans:

Nigeria

Absolutely gorgeous:) I want this outfit:)

skinnyhipster: @Beyonce & JayZ in Cuba. #beyonce #fashion...

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:25:45 -0400

skinnyhipster:

@Beyonce & JayZ in Cuba. #beyonce #fashion #boxbraids #hair

a heart full of honey: goleaftabgardoon: We deserve it to ourselves to be in loving,...

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:19:40 -0400

a heart full of honey: goleaftabgardoon: We deserve it to ourselves to be in loving,...:

goleaftabgardoon:

We deserve it to ourselves to be in loving, thoughtful, caring relationships. Basic attraction isn’t enough. Not now. Not in this place.

Regular exercise doubles the amount of time between bouts of recurrent depression. (I don’t have a source, but I believe it)

Too much…

rudyfrancisco: Myself and Joshua Bennett. May 27. NYC....

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:03:11 -0400

rudyfrancisco:

Myself and Joshua Bennett. May 27. NYC. #GentlemanandaScholar. Painting by @artofandres

Erykah Badu Interviews Kendrick Lamar

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:37:34 -0400

BADU: How do you choose chicks from backstage?
LAMAR: How do I choose chicks from backstage?
BADU: Yeah, what is the protocol?
LAMAR: I try not to. [laughs] I’m too scared. Anybody who knows me knows that I’m probably the most scared person when it comes to that because I’m so caught up in the act of sex, of something going crazy, going out of my control. I’m too paranoid.
BADU: [laughs] So you just pass?
LAMAR: I’ve got to because I’ve seen a situation where it got totally out of hand, where something seemed so innocent, and now this person has got allegations on them. It spooked me. This was before my career really started, though—before any “Kendrick Lamar.” And that right there? It changed my whole perception about certain things. I’ll always keep that in the back of my head.

BADU: So who is your asshole-checker?
LAMAR: Who is my what?
BADU: Your asshole-checker—the person in your crew or your family who let’s you know if you’re being a asshole.
LAMAR: I have two, actually. [both laugh] But the main one is a friend of mine—a lady friend who has known me since high school. She has always been someone, since day one, who has said something whenever I’m an asshole, or also if I’m doin’ something positive—but more so when I’m out of my element.

BADU: What’s your favorite cereal?
LAMAR: Fruity Pebbles. When people ask for my rider, they think I’m crazy: Fruity Pebbles, baked chicken, bottle of Hennessy, and some Polo socks.

BADU: What do you, as a man, envy about what it means to be a woman?
LAMAR: There’s just a certain knowledge instilled in a woman. There are these things that women have that men just can’t grasp: the understanding of love; the understanding of being; having a certain type of care in your heart and knowing when to be compassionate; knowing how to be a confidante…
BADU: That’s a good perspective. Something I envy that men have is that ability to grow a goatee. I think that’d be really hot on me.

nigerianostalgia: Beautiful Hausa girl, 1970sVintage Nigerian...

Mon, 13 May 2013 23:54:44 -0400

nigerianostalgia:

Beautiful Hausa girl, 1970s
Vintage Nigerian photos

"I am not a graceful person. I am not a Sunday morning or a Friday sunset. I am a Tuesday 2am, I am..."

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:34:09 -0400

“I am not a graceful person. I am not a Sunday morning or a Friday sunset. I am a Tuesday 2am, I am gunshots muffled by a few city blocks, I am a broken window during February. My bones crack on a nightly basis. I fall from elegance with a dull thud, and I apologize for my awkward sadness. I sometimes believe that I don’t belong around people, that I belong to all the leap days that didn’t happen. The way light and darkness mix under my skin has become a storm. You don’t see the lightning, but you hear the echoes.”

- Anna Peters (via floralnymph)

Omawumi - If You Ask Me [Video] (by officialomawumi)

Mon, 13 May 2013 02:36:13 -0400

Omawumi - If You Ask Me [Video] (by officialomawumi)

Chidinma - Kedike (by k2hitsRadio)

Mon, 13 May 2013 02:33:39 -0400

Chidinma - Kedike (by k2hitsRadio)

How do you know you’re in love?

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:16:30 -0400

—COMMON: Man, I know I’m in love when I think about her a lot and I’m finding ways to get to that person. Even though I gotta work, even though I gotta take care of other responsibilities, I’m like yo, when am I gonna fly out and see that person? I look forward to seeing them.

—KENDRICK LAMAR: How do you know you’re in love? When your heart feels it instead of your mind and your penis don’t. You know, it’s deeper than that… That’s when you know.

—PETE ROCK: Oh man you feel it right here, *touches heart*, right there, it’s like cupid’s shooting you in the heart, that shit’s just BOOW! Lots of people say they don’t believe in love at first sight, but I do, it’s happened to me.

—A$AP ROCKY: You know you in love cuz you don’t want nobody else but that person. You know, that’s how you know for sure. Like you could see a million other bad bitches, but you know, but it don’t even matter, you stuck.

—BIG BOI: Your heart flutters a little bit, you like to kiss on the mouth a lot, your neck get hot when you kiss on the mouth, that type of stuff. Stuff like that, yea.

—QUESTLOVE: I THINK WHEN THAT PERSON CONSUMES YOU.

andrewclifton: Toyin Alonge, a beautiful bride on her wedding...

Sat, 11 May 2013 21:36:37 -0400

andrewclifton:

Toyin Alonge, a beautiful bride on her wedding day #photog #wedding

"Though we tremble before uncertain futures may we meet illness, death and adversity with..."

Tue, 07 May 2013 22:31:31 -0400

““Though we tremble before uncertain futures
may we meet illness, death and adversity with strength
may we dance in the face of our fears.””

- Gloria Anzaldua (via eyesofadiaspora)

chargaux: #repost via @krisbliss ! we’re about to rock...

Sun, 05 May 2013 00:29:44 -0400

chargaux:

#repost via @krisbliss ! we’re about to rock this shit with @jennahbellmusic and Malcolm Parson at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe ♛

I must say: what a delight to witness this magic of “Cosby kids” (Jennah Bell, Malcom Parsons, Charly et Margaux) rehearse and perform at the Nuyorican poets cafe; it was extreme pleasure:) Please don’t stop creating such beauty with strings:)

"In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully..."

Sat, 04 May 2013 01:50:48 -0400

“In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.”

- Buddhist Proverb (via ajarfullofdreams)

nnedioma: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi33GuzaY6g Seyi...

Thu, 02 May 2013 19:01:29 -0400

nnedioma:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi33GuzaY6g

Seyi Sodimu - Love Me Jeje

Throwback Thursday for my Tumblr Nigerians.

This video was so cool back then. lol

:)I remember this; …what’s your name, enhen kilo wi?—looking like a faith evan & biggie couple

npr: (via Lady Mechanic Initiative Trains Women For ‘The Best...

Thu, 02 May 2013 18:54:49 -0400

npr:

(via Lady Mechanic Initiative Trains Women For ‘The Best Job’ : NPR)

In Nigeria, the Lady Mechanic Initiative trains women to fix cars. Founder Sandra Aguebor-Ekperuoh started the initiative after having a vision from God.

She has trainee mechanics all around the country. Some of the young women are from disadvantaged backgrounds, some former sex workers and others just hugely enthusiastic.

Faith Macwen, who graduated from the Lady Mechanic Initiative in 2009, now works for a top automobile company in Nigeria.

Macwen says men at work were initially dismissive. “Actually, at first, the male were feeling, ‘You can’t do it, that it’s our world.’ But we made them realize — I made them realize — we can do it. I want other ladies to take up the opportunities. Go out. When you have a flair for something, go in for it,” she says. “Don’t let anybody tell you you can’t do it. You can do it.”

Photo: Ofeibea Quist-Arcton/NPR

Invocation by Aja Monet: Cook County Board of...

Wed, 01 May 2013 23:25:59 -0400

Invocation by Aja Monet: Cook County Board of Commissioner’s Meeting (by AjaMonet)

alysiasache: For the Lord God Almighty reigns!!

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:26:47 -0400

alysiasache:

For the Lord God Almighty reigns!!

kofobaptist: Agbalumo. agbalumo dun dun, omo oba lo ma mu:)

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:38:53 -0400

kofobaptist:

Agbalumo.

agbalumo dun dun, omo oba lo ma mu:)

iamforevernigerian: miss-tolutolu: Rolling in the Deep Igbo...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:45:06 -0400

iamforevernigerian:

miss-tolutolu:

Rolling in the Deep Igbo Version

Let’s make this go viral!

“di scars of your rove dey reave me breathreas i can’t help feeling we coulda had it all ewoo ewoo”

rofl