No respect for racists. No sympathy. No patience. No understanding. Nothing. They don’t get to deny entire groups of people their humanity and still expect to have their humanity respected.
Cautiously, I allowed myself to feel good at times. I found moments of peace in cheap rooms just staring at the knobs of some dresser or listening to the rain in the dark. The less I needed, the better I felt.Charles Bukowski, Let it Enfold You (via heavydrug)
Vantity Fair’s Gatsby Glamour | Joséphine Baker
A collection of portraits and illustrations from V.F. during the Jazz Age. Enjoy, old sport.
In this country, ‘American’ means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate.Toni Morrison (via raptivist)
Legendary Black women in film/television! Diahann Caroll (77), Cicely Tyson (79), Nichelle Nichols (80), Ruby Dee (90).
