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18-15n-77-30w: Tat

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 20:13:01 -0400

18-15n-77-30w:

Tat

blunthought: Romance is about the possibility…

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 20:09:58 -0400

blunthought:

Romance is about the possibility…

You know what’s cool? Pictures of Barack Obama doing a dramatic...

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:27:44 -0400

You know what’s cool? Pictures of Barack Obama doing a dramatic reading of Where the Wild Thingsare the White House Easter Egg Roll. You know what’s cooler? A looped video of him growling while reading. But you know what’s coolest? This GIF, created by The Atlantic’s resident photo and video goddess, Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg. The original photos are by The Associated Press’ Susan Walsh. Enjoy!

Photo

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:26:06 -0400

i love smith b/c we have PRAXIS!

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:39:15 -0400

My plans for the summer are as follows: Internship: thanks to Praxis, I’ll be working at an...

Spring Break Is Almost Here: 4 days to go!

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:07:34 -0400

FROM THIS TO….. THIS! YEAH SPRING BREAK!

Black History Month: Why No One Seems to Care?

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:53:25 -0500

The answer is: I don’t know, no se! I have no idea why people don’t care about black...

J-Term!

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:54:00 -0500

This J-Term I participated in my second and final year of the wonderful, Phoebe Reese Lewis...

Jay-Z & Kanye West - Ni**as In Paris -Hmmmm, here I go...

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:09:00 -0500

Jay-Z & Kanye West - Ni**as In Paris

-Hmmmm, here I go again! I’ve been obsessed with this song recently and in the midst of my excitement and love for it, I have issues!

I think of one of my favorite Smith professors when I think about the complication of the use of the n-word. It is used loosely in music and ordinary conversations as any other word, and there is definitely a lot of discussion happening in the academic world about its use in popular culture.

My conflict is one of hypocrisy because, clearly, I love this song that has the n-word in its title, but at other times I don’t condone it. These other times involve non-black people and I don’t know just others. I’m just having trouble with the idea that sometimes I hear the word and its fine, but other times I hear it and it bothers me.

I guess my concern is like the normal one: I don’t want to use the word around some people who think that repeating it makes them more connected to my culture or my personal experience. Then it gets really complicated when you think of the history of the word and I just have to keep thinking about it….(The art of the half-formed thought)!

I’ll revisit this later

Thanksgiving!

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:09:52 -0500

Ahhhhhh! The Peter Pan Bus hit a TSA car in the middle of heavy traffic in NYC! That’s the...

BLACKOUT AT SMITH COLLEGE! This weekend has been chaotic and...

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:23:00 -0400

BLACKOUT AT SMITH COLLEGE! This weekend has been chaotic and rather precarious. On Saturday night there was a regional power outage that affected the entire city of Northampton, surrounding towns, and the state of Connecticut (there may be more places, but I’m not sure). At Smith, we had no campus-wide power for 2 days: Saturday night, Sunday, Sunday night, and the power was restored on Monday morning.

I had fun for the most part, the only thing was that I hate being alone in the dark and cold, so I camped out in some of my friend’s rooms. I really feel bad for those who don’t have friends in situations like this! No offense hermits!

Anyway, this isn’t the first or the second time that I’ve experienced a power outage. In Memphis, we have frequent thunderstorms, tornadoes, and flooding as a result, so the power is always at risk during these types of weather.

Experiencing this at Smith, where I am not surrounded by family, makes me so much more grateful for what I have. We attend one of the most elite institutions of higher education in the country and most of all we have wonderful staff and administration that actually CARE about our well-being (they kept us updated every chance they could over the weekend).

I’d like to thank Smith College Dining Services, Facilities, cleaning crews, and all other departments that kept this campus running smoothly over the weekend. We couldn’t have survived without them. We are smart, but some of us got a little beside ourselves, and lost sight of the privilege that we actually have.

I am thankful to attend a college like Smith, I really felt safe and cared for over this weekend. That’s love! Go Smith!

Here’s a picture of the snow as it first began to fall:

vintageblackglamour: Nichelle Nichols @RealNichelle - Hair and...

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:18:22 -0400

vintageblackglamour:

Nichelle Nichols @RealNichelle - Hair and makeup test photograph, 1966.

Doesn’t she look like Beyonce?

My favorite rapper right now! He’s deep and he’s...

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:07:00 -0400

My favorite rapper right now! He’s deep and he’s from the SIP (Mississippi)! We share a goal: making people recognize places in this country that don’t get enough credit. Don’t judge him by his voice, or his looks, judge his lyrics. He has a powerful message…..

Diversity? Am I a boutique multiculturalist?

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:29:00 -0400

So, I’m hosting an event this week. It will feature a rather captivating film that addresses...

nationalpost: Mystery of oldest recorded supernova solved. In...

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:09:14 -0400

nationalpost:

Mystery of oldest recorded supernova solved. In 185 A.D., Chinese astronomers noted a “guest star” that mysteriously appeared in the sky and stayed for about eight months. By the 1960s, scientists had determined that the mysterious object was the first documented supernova. Later, they pinpointed the object, known as RCW 86, as a supernova remnant located about 8,000 light-years away but remained puzzled at how the star’s spherical remains were larger than expected.

That's good writing!

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:02:45 -0400

I am sooooooooooooooo glad I finished my 8 page midterm paper! I must say that writing about...

vintageblackglamour: Langston Hughes in the 1920s.

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:56:47 -0400

vintageblackglamour:

Langston Hughes in the 1920s.

My new hair idol! Love this man!

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:11:02 -0400

My new hair idol! Love this man!

The Kreayshawn Controversy Explained

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:30:00 -0400

I’ve had many people ask me: What’s the deal with this whole Kreayshawn thing? After my...

i love this movie!

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 10:14:16 -0400

i love this movie!