Ignorance Driven Knits

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Thu, 23 May 2013 22:37:19 -0400

spiritualinspiration: A lot of time people think that when they...

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:36:06 -0400

A lot of time people think that when they have a need, that if God wanted to, He could just automatically meet it. But Jesus didn’t say, according to your need be it unto you; He said, according to your faith. That’s why it’s so important to have an attitude of expectancy every single day. If we want God to move in our lives, we have to approach every day filled with faith and hope. The scripture tells us in Romans that “faith comes by hearing the Word of God.” The more you have the Word of God in your life, the more your faith will grow and the more you will see Him working in your life. God longs to bless you, and He’s given you everything you need to be successful in life. Remember, all things are possible to those who believe! Believe in His goodness today and take a step of faith toward the life of blessing God has prepared for you!

madriche: wordsaretimeless: therealchet: [All Innocent. All...

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:35:49 -0400

madriche:

wordsaretimeless:

therealchet:

[All Innocent. All Killed. All Black. All Unarmed.]

- Aiyana Stanley

- Amadou Diallo

- Corey Brown

- DeAunta Terrel Farrow

- Derrick Jones

- Emmett Till

- Guy Jarreau Jr.

- Jimmell Cannon

- Kenneth Harding

- Kiwane Carrington

- Orlando Barlow

- Oscar Grant

- Ousmane Zongo

- Patrick Dorismond

- Ramarley Graham

- Reginald Doucet

- Rekia Boyd

- Ronald Madison

- Sean Bell

- Steven Eugene Washington

- Tarika Wilson

- Travares McGill

- Trayvon Martin

- Victor Steen

- Wendell Allen

never forget them. remember these names like you do Anne Frank.

"Most Whites find it easy to ignore residential segregation. I experienced a good example of this..."

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:27:12 -0400

“Most Whites find it easy to ignore residential segregation. I experienced a good example of this inattention when I told a lunch-table’s worth of White colleagues at the Center for Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences about the linguist John Baugh’s project on “linguistic profiling” (Baugh 2003). Baugh has developed a matched-guise test in which a single speaker uses a “White professional,” a “Latino,” or a “Black” voice in making telephone inquiries about the availability of advertised rentals in the San Francisco Bay area. The “White professional” voice is much more likely to yield an invitation to make an appointment to look at the property, while the other accents are more likely to result in a response that the rental is no longer available. My colleagues, all sophisticated scholars, were genuinely surprised at this result; several mentioned that they had thought that this sort of discrimination had long since disappeared.”

- Jane H. Hill, The Everyday Language of White Racism (via wretchedoftheearth)

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This is like when me and my white soon-to-be husband were looking for places. I’d call up and they’d say, “Come on down! Get an application!”. Because I don’t “sound” black.

Then I’d walk in 2 minutes later and they’d be all, “Oh. Sorry, we just rented it.”

Then I’d send him in and he’d get an application.

The best part? Walking back in while he was completing the application. “Oh, they gave you an application? But they told me it was just rented. ODD. THAT. I’m going to report them so let’s just skip this place, m’kay?” The looks on their faces and the pathetic apologies were just too much fun.

Used to deal with the same thing with road trips. Hotels would tell me that there were no vacancies, but my white roommate would go in and get us a room, usually cheaper than advertised.

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(via faboomama)

I do similar stuff at restauants and other places of business with my white bf. At least it makes it easier to know where not to go!

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Reblogging again for the commentary

(via darkjez)

But we’re just supposed to *trust* and think everything is an *isolated* incident.

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Not so sophisticated scholars, were they? I mean this really, really shouldn’t be all that surprising.

(via stfunithingas)

It shouldn’t be surprising, but I guarantee that most white people find it unbelievable

(via wretchedoftheearth)

I’m going to reblog this every time I see it on my dash. My parents pointed out how this phenomenon worked when we were moving to PA (they’d get steered to crummier neighborhoods and have to insist on being shown others). Housing discrimination is still pretty widespread and the gatekeepers? Tend to either intentionally or due to unchecked bias reinforce the status quo.

(via invisiblelad)

It always floors me the things people are surprised at. Meanwhile, every person of color is sitting here like, “Oh. Must be another day that ends in Y, and in other news, water is wet.” Like, really, people are surprised by this, and whenever they show surprise at learning stuff that we go through, I have to poker face, lest I end up giving them the most disbelieving side eye in history because how do you NOT know this? But then, you know. Some people have the privilege of being able to be unaware it because it’s not a problem they have to deal with. :/ (via lori-jaye)

Reblogged again for commentary

(via covenesque)

Sounds like my friends when they were looking for a place in Midtown memphis(mostly white liberal middle class area)… they said people would invite them to see the places and then would either suddenly become unavailable or they would just ignore their phone calls.. but the Obama’s said “no more excuses.. work harder”…

(via jcoleknowsbest)

Sort of had this issue with an acquaintance of my boss. The application was approved and all systems were go until the potential tenant (a Black person) faxed in a copy of their picture ID. Suddenly, the landlord didn’t want to rent the home out anymore. A real estate agent on behalf of the client threatened to pursue legal action and the acquaintance asked us for advice.

I read the email and was like, “pbbft, your landlord fucked himself over. what do you want us to say? have fun getting sued, you should’ve known better.”

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Officially in love with sara-huynh

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All of this beautiful commentary.

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Thu, 23 May 2013 17:25:34 -0400

spiritualinspiration: “About midnight Paul and Silas were...

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:24:44 -0400

spiritualinspiration:

“About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains came loose” (Acts 16:25–26, NIV)

Paul and Silas were put in jail for spreading the good news. It wasn’t fair. They were beaten with rods without a trial. It was unjust. As they sat in the prison, bloody, bruised and uncomfortable, they began to sing praises to God. As they were singing praises to God, all of the sudden, there was a great earthquake. The prison doors flung open, the chains fell off, and they walked out as free men. What happened? They praised their way to victory!

Friend, if you’re going to live in victory, you have to know how to praise in your midnight hour — when things seem the darkest, when you’re in pain, disappointed, lonely or experiencing a loss. When you praise Him no matter what, that’s when God can enter your situation. That’s when He can break your chains and set you free!

Remember, a sacrifice of praise is when it costs you something, when you don’t necessarily feel like doing it. Praise Him, not because of how you feel, but because He is worthy! Praise Him in your midnight hour and get ready to embrace the freedom He has planned for you!

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Thu, 23 May 2013 00:43:10 -0400

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Thu, 23 May 2013 00:42:26 -0400

spiritualinspiration: “Keep Reaching, Keep Dreaming, Keep...

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:37:16 -0400

spiritualinspiration:

“Keep Reaching, Keep Dreaming, Keep Striving! God knows your value; He sees your potential. You may not understand everything you are going through right now. But hold your head up high, knowing that God is in control and he has a great plan and purpose for your life. Your dreams may not have turned out exactly as you’d hoped, but the bible says that God’s ways are better and higher than our ways, even when everybody else rejects you, remember, God stands before you with His arms open wide. He always accepts you. He always confirms your value. God sees your two good moves! You are His prized possession. No matter what you go through in life, no matter how many disappointments you suffer, your value in God’s eyes always remains the same. You will always be the apple of His eye. He will never give up on you, so don’t give up on yourself.”

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Wed, 22 May 2013 21:33:05 -0400

can we love our job?

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:32:20 -0400

tieralynne:

i really wanna enjoy my place of work.

i hate it when people say, “everyone hates their job”

well i don’t wanna be one of those people.

i wanna be able to actually feel inspired at my work.

that isn’t a crazy thing. i know it isn’t.

its possible.

” Sometimes when the end of the road looks too far, just...

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:09:42 -0400

” Sometimes when the end of the road looks too far, just stay consistent in your efforts and you’ll reach there before you know it” -Jordan A. Coburn #quote #motivation #road #travel #lifemessage

When I look at Life, this is what I see! Nothing but Growth and...

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:01:31 -0400

When I look at Life, this is what I see! Nothing but Growth and Potential Growth! Roots as Standards, Trunk as Backbone, Branches as connections, leaves as people… #life #growth #potential #analogy #GoGreen

nyassamufasa: OH LAWD THIS IS LIFE. KELLY ROWLAND. WHAT ARE...

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:10:20 -0400

nyassamufasa:

OH LAWD THIS IS LIFE.

KELLY ROWLAND.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME.

THIS IS PERFECTION.

LET ME BE YOU.

hamdoullahcava: Muhammad Ali on the Vietnam War Draft

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:45:52 -0400

hamdoullahcava:

Muhammad Ali on the Vietnam War Draft

africanmag: The real Africa.

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:44:04 -0400

africanmag:

The real Africa.

knowledgeequalsblackpower: Ran across a great book while doing...

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:38:27 -0400

Chelsea Griffie, rock climber

Shelton Johnson, Yosemite National Park Ranger

Darryl Perkins, Master Falconer

Elliot Boston III, mountaineer

Frank and Audrey Peterman, conservationists

knowledgeequalsblackpower:

Ran across a great book while doing research on racism in the environmental movement.

Black & Brown Faces in America’s Wild Places

Each person interviewed talks about what they do outdoors and when/how they first became attracted to nature. They also discuss their views on (usually) being the only Black/Brown person in a “wild place” and on what they think keeps other people of color from experiencing the wild outdoors (variety of reasons given… poverty, too many responsibilities at home, not wanting to expose themselves to overt racism in small town America, etc.) .

The author of the book is Dudley Edmondson, a Black nature photographer/writer. So yeah.. the book has amazing photographs but also a great message: “Nature without question is for everyone.”

The purpose of the book is to encourage more Black people to discover nature and also for people to quit talking about what we don’t do. We (can) do everything!

I’m a nature enthusiast myself, and I’d love to not be the only Black person for miles and miles all the time. I cannot remember ever having any racist experiences on any of my little adventures… however, people in the book share some unfortunate stories. But, don’t let a fear of racist events stop you from enjoying nature. The land is a part of our culture! It is only in the last hundred years or so that Black people have become urbanized. Before this, we always had a relationship with nature. It’s time to reconnect!

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Mon, 20 May 2013 23:37:16 -0400

poetsdream: cascill: jimb0slyf3: This should be a top news...

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:31:04 -0400

poetsdream:

cascill:

jimb0slyf3:

This should be a top news story.

Passion

Too sweet not to reblog man.

theessentialsofcool: Janelle Monáe by Katie Mazikins

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:30:01 -0400

theessentialsofcool:

Janelle Monáe by Katie Mazikins