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Kehinde Thurman

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Black Folks Are Dying and I Just Keep Buying Lipstick. And Crying: On the Emotional and Economic Expense of Existing Through Trauma

August 2, 2016

I have one job. To write us to, and through, the revolution. And while I’m able to serve in a few other capacities, my primary role has always been clear to me. These days I’m failing miserably. Because Black folks are dying and I just keep buying lipstick. And crying. I know exactly when I broke. Less than 24 hours after hearing about the death of yet another Black person at the hands of the state, I woke up to find my community sharing one more hashtagged name of someone who should have[...]

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You Bet Not Come Home Without a Pack of Cigarettes: On Black Girls, Reciprocity, Nicki Minaj, MBK and #BlackLivesMatter (Track 2)

April 22, 2015

Rewind “You bet not come home without a pack of cigarettes.” I was about 14 when my aunt uttered those words as I left the family compound on the Southside of Chicago. Admittedly, I didn’t give much thought to what she said at that moment. It later dawned on me that she was essentially saying, “If you’re leaving this house to spend time with a man (boy), then you better not come home empty handed.” Wait, what? I know she didn’t mean that I should ask a guy to do something for me[...]

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How Could I Be Ugly If You Don’t See Me? On Being Mary Jane, Black Women and Invisibility

April 2, 2015

This week’s episode of Being Mary Jane circled back to a topic the title character wanted to explore in the first episode—ugly Black women. More specifically Mary Jane wanted to address a 2011 Psychology Today article that attempted to show that Black women were scientifically less attractive than women of other races. Many of the topics examined in the episode coincide with a weeklong series of webinars hosted by the African American Policy Forum under the title #HerDreamDeferred. Each d[...]

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We ain’t holding on to nothing but joy in ♌️ season. And it’s always Leo season. 😉
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We ain’t holding on to nothing but joy in ♌️ season. And it’s always Leo season. 😉
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To be clear, Georgia allowing fetuses to be claimed for tax purposes will absolutely end up disproportionately harming Black and Brown folks. It sounds good to think folks will get extra money but there are so many ways it can come back to harm Black and Brown folks. Like when folks claim a fetus one year and don’t claim a child the next year, they’ll be trying to prosecute folks. Or file for child support for the fetus and then miscarry or travel to another state to have an abortion so now they have proof you were pregnant and they’ll be trying to prosecute folks. Just know that a state that doesn’t allow you full autonomy over your body is not a state that wants to help you. It’s a gaht damn setup.
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To be clear, Georgia allowing fetuses to be claimed for tax purposes will absolutely end up disproportionately harming Black and Brown folks. It sounds good to think folks will get extra money but there are so many ways it can come back to harm Black and Brown folks. Like when folks claim a fetus one year and don’t claim a child the next year, they’ll be trying to prosecute folks. Or file for child support for the fetus and then miscarry or travel to another state to have an abortion so now they have proof you were pregnant and they’ll be trying to prosecute folks. Just know that a state that doesn’t allow you full autonomy over your body is not a state that wants to help you. It’s a gaht damn setup.
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And I left the house with no earrings. I feel so naked 😩
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Let’s face it. LeBron could have been filmed with 2 kilos in his bag and folks would still be supporting him and demanding his freedom. Brittney Griner is Black, lesbian and woman. All identities that alone will get you dismissed and disregarded in this country and many others. People will use the guilty plea as evidence that she deserves what is happening. Without considering the many innocent people who plead guilty in this very country simply because the criminal legal system will make your life more hell if you don’t. No one should be caged. And for damn sure not for drugs. We know that more people would recognize that if Brittney was white or male or straight. The other layer is the #equalpay issue that had her over there in the first place. #brittneygriner #freebrittneygriner #freebrittney fuckthesystem #fuckthecriminaljusticesystem
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Let’s face it. LeBron could have been filmed with 2 kilos in his bag and folks would still be supporting him and demanding his freedom. Brittney Griner is Black, lesbian and woman. All identities that alone will get you dismissed and disregarded in this country and many others. People will use the guilty plea as evidence that she deserves what is happening. Without considering the many innocent people who plead guilty in this very country simply because the criminal legal system will make your life more hell if you don’t. No one should be caged. And for damn sure not for drugs. We know that more people would recognize that if Brittney was white or male or straight. The other layer is the #equalpay issue that had her over there in the first place. #brittneygriner #freebrittneygriner #freebrittney fuckthesystem #fuckthecriminaljusticesystem
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Pineapple turmeric #smoothie to help with inflammation. Added some protein, collagen and adaptogens and this yummy goodness is also good for me. #whatKehindeeating
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Pineapple turmeric #smoothie to help with inflammation. Added some protein, collagen and adaptogens and this yummy goodness is also good for me. #whatKehindeeating
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