†his is my personal curation of Black Excellence, Opulence, Decadence. »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» “If I didn’† define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people’s fan†asies for me and ea†en alive. “- Audre Lorde. A gentleWOman and a scholar| Blackademic| FashionFowardntellec†ual| UrbanPsychologis† (25, Loyola Chicago PhD student, Columbia University Alum, Binghamton University Alum, Queens native) ohh yeahh.. I don’t own the rights to any photos… they’re all borrowed unless stated otherwise… http://urbanpsychologist.tumblr.com/ my semi-professional blogFollow @dopest_drniknakTumblr (3.0; @shortstaqq)http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/df272cb5630e8593e9c758e45e55ec5c/tumblr_mjzljjpeLN1s7ljg5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://suckitthenfxckit.tumblr.com/post/45891342232" target="_blank">suckitthenfxckit</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>chrisetteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee</p> </blockquote>http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/51016208308http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/51016208308Tue, 21 May 2013 16:30:22 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/615dfb408ca614286d8200ec54861f45/tumblr_mj3ikaMVWs1qgv7gho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://lando-was-here.tumblr.com/post/44467250993/lauryn-hill-was-the-first-woman-to-be-nominated" target="_blank">lando-was-here</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Lauryn Hill was the first woman to be nominated for 10 awards in Grammy Awards History, and won 5 of them</span></p> </blockquote>http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/51005067099http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/51005067099Tue, 21 May 2013 14:00:22 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5599f5aa78f809bfe3e3ccf78f7fc0b7/tumblr_mk2p7lroeB1s02hm0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><span class="bqQuoteLink"><em>i<a href="http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/j/jeanmiche351282.html" title="view quote" target="_blank"> don’t think about art when i’m working, i try to think about life.</a></em></span><span> </span><strong>Jean-MichelBASQUIAT</strong></p> </blockquote> <p></p>http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/50996322139http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/50996322139Tue, 21 May 2013 11:30:16 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/35eee142ab809e408443ea2073c9c6c8/tumblr_mn3jfkUAJO1qayozmo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/67b5a08bd19b5eed501f863234e3542b/tumblr_mn3jfkUAJO1qayozmo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5fe0da254da25f2ee7bb3d1c260ef06d/tumblr_mn3jfkUAJO1qayozmo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bcb5a4acd89cc78daa5757f8479361fb/tumblr_mn3jfkUAJO1qayozmo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://receptiveapprehension.tumblr.com/post/50902428439/erykah-badu-janelle-monae-introduce-2013" target="_blank">receptiveapprehension</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Erykah Badu & <span>Janelle Monáe Introduce 2013 Billboard Icon Award Honoree: Prince</span></strong></p> </blockquote>http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/50968371070http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/50968371070Mon, 20 May 2013 23:40:05 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5de9d80a57aedeb55d85d57ea9539d4b/tumblr_mj09lv1WQT1s3j730o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/50958824986http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/50958824986Mon, 20 May 2013 21:30:11 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f413e0db9047daab965e8ef89fcf82a2/tumblr_mn4m9rOWy01qak6ajo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://ablipintime.tumblr.com/post/50957586067/i-saw-janelle-monae-tonight-at-the-chicago" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">ablipintime</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>I saw Janelle Monae tonight at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.</p> <p>It was the best concert of my life.</p> <p>I can’t really describe it.</p></blockquote>http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/50958316138http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/50958316138Mon, 20 May 2013 21:24:07 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d71e842c28a12bb29fe1c27e9e163ec3/tumblr_mn4mgxo7ee1qzhsqxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This happened and I got my life multiple timesssssssss #chicago #janellemonae</p>http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/50957948486http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/50957948486Mon, 20 May 2013 21:19:45 -0500janellemonaechicago<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ef31a7635ba9662483ace98a620376aa/tumblr_mk2l5amWd81rrzgdoo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/50946608518http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/50946608518Mon, 20 May 2013 19:00:14 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/aec52faa72abb06b797ed91ce9ae9fb9/tumblr_mk1q4vJbVk1rrofp4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/50935011490http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/50935011490Mon, 20 May 2013 16:30:11 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cda1740a65e4f700b167b8bdd50e3452/tumblr_mhjrxxi5jE1rjupavo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/55484d2e0bde40a8cd07afafa20e9d27/tumblr_mhjrxxi5jE1rjupavo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://searchingforknowledge.tumblr.com/post/44896374394/accras-cutie-pie-quvenzhane-wallis-charms-all" target="_blank">searchingforknowledge</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://accras.tumblr.com/post/42024266521/cutie-pie-quvenzhane-wallis-charms-all-on-the" target="_blank">accras</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Cutie pie Quvenzhané Wallis charms all on <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2271732/Quvenzhan-Wallis-confidently-chats-Jay-Leno--reveals-wants-meet-Beyonce-Oscars.html" target="_blank">The Tonight Show With Jay Leno</a>, Jan. 31, 2013.<br/><br/><br/></p> </blockquote> <p>Bringing this REALLY CUTE pic back</p> </blockquote>http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/50923648230http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/50923648230Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:08 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc1ngr3GGH1rrd1ieo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/50914554633http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/50914554633Mon, 20 May 2013 11:30:29 -0500http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/50878074281http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/50878074281Sun, 19 May 2013 21:59:29 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/385b7db35b93234ab0902691ab2482c6/tumblr_mlkkz6RCCy1qbnokdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ranaa.tumblr.com/post/48462469107/jefferson-pinder-black-power-white-light" target="_blank">ranaa</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Jefferson Pinder, <em>Black Power/White Light</em></p> </blockquote>http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/50877977074http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/50877977074Sun, 19 May 2013 21:58:14 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/890c393c49dc8db6bb91f7a7035967e1/tumblr_mn2hiyfMel1qcwnv4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://youngblackandvegan.tumblr.com/post/50873154061/black-male-excellence" target="_blank">youngblackandvegan</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>black male excellence</p> </blockquote>http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/50877887070http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/50877887070Sun, 19 May 2013 21:57:04 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6dec6952bd8b6ff94656d0dc6b286c8b/tumblr_mn2b8dUPhI1qc52lxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thetpr.tumblr.com/post/50877739942/msnbc-never-become-so-enamored-of-your-own" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">thetpr</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://msnbc.tumblr.com/post/50859798329/never-become-so-enamored-of-your-own-smarts-that" target="_blank">msnbc</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>“Never become so enamored of your own smarts that you stop signing up for life’s hard classes. Keep your conclusions light and your curiosity ferocious. Keep groping in the darkness with ravenous desire to know more.” <a href="http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/05/19/my-advice-to-graduates-be-ignorant-make-mistakes/" target="_blank">Melissa Harris-Perry outlines her life advice for graduates</a>. </span></p> </blockquote> <p>Her and Phylicia Rashad are the oldest women that I think I would date.</p></blockquote>http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/50877864819http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/50877864819Sun, 19 May 2013 21:56:47 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7f30703147deeacb91541f68f7d6d2d1/tumblr_mhq2phus9W1rpc1rco1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://hip-hop-lifestyle.tumblr.com/post/42315438750/mighty-mos-def" target="_blank">hip-hop-lifestyle</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong><em>Mighty Mos Def</em></strong></p> </blockquote>http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/50875777948http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/50875777948Sun, 19 May 2013 21:30:24 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3aa126cfaf6ada75dc63267a9e8436e8/tumblr_mi1i4zBaWP1qbq492o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/50864242883http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/50864242883Sun, 19 May 2013 19:00:26 -0500“She who writes the movie owns the script and the sequel.<br/> So why ain’t the stealing of my rights made illegal?<br/> They keep us underground working hard for the greedy,<br/> But when it’s time pay they turn around and call us needy.<br/> My crown too heavy like the Queen Nefertiti<br/> Gimme back my pyramid, I’m trying to free Kansas City.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.directlyrics.com/janelle-monae-queen-lyrics.html" target="_blank">JANELLE MONAE - QUEEN LYRICS</a> (via <a href="http://a-lw.tumblr.com/" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">a-lw</a>)</em>http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/50861570219http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/50861570219Sun, 19 May 2013 18:24:28 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltrgbgbcOB1qdhbfwo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/50852780975http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/50852780975Sun, 19 May 2013 16:30:25 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3a1f622b14afef50fda9b50ede4826fd/tumblr_mi8xy4qmfM1rf8jivo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/50840511414http://shortstaqq.tumblr.com/post/50840511414Sun, 19 May 2013 14:00:25 -0500