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"If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive. "- Audre Lorde. A gentleWOman and a scholar. Documenting my state of transition all the significant nothings... things I may or may not care about... words of wisdom... pictures speaking volumes... dope music I love... thoughts, writings, questions etc... All things ME (24, Near future Howard U PhD student, current Columbia University Counseling Psychology Grad Student, Binghamton University Graduate, Queens native ummmmmm anything else... ask?) ohh yeahh.. I don't own the rights to any photos... they're all borrowed unless stated otherwise... Follow @NaturalNikNak

hypnotiqone:

Why Cornel West Can’t Seem to Find Love and Justice in His Own Life

heartbreaktherapy:

Raise the bar for yourself.. #robseven # #heartbreaktherapy #se7ensjewels #silenceovernoise #fromanariesheart #begreat #love #life (Taken with instagram)

wordsneedspace:

smiles.

sanspower:

Dancers, Mott Haven, August 1979, from the Faces in the Rubble series

Photo Credit: David Gonzalez

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"love ain’t up to me, but leave it up to me, i love you."

� dwele love ultra (via memevida)

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nubianprep:

daddy’s girl…

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"Human beings are funny. They long to be with the person they love but refuse to admit it openly. Some are afraid to show even the slightest sign of affection because of fear. Fear that their feelings may not be recognized, or even worse, returned. But one thing about human beings puzzles me the most is their conscious effort to be connected with the object of their affection even if it kills them slowly within."

� Sigmund Freud (via raeenwahya)

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safari-black:

BLACK PANTHERS - FREE FOOD PROGRAM ( Children eating summer Lunch)

Yes feed our babies! Feed the People, every 2nd and 4th sunday in ATL!

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ericaspeaks:

I’ve never been this deep in love with any man in my life. And I don’t think I ever will be.

I’m honestly done with any other guy. I refuse to fuck up a good think. 2+ years of hard work won’t be fucked up for anyone who wants nothing more than to get in my pants. I won’t allow it.

AHHHHH I feel the same!!!

God, Love, Wisdom, Hope & Psychology: Different Styles of Love

thisisnotpsychology:

Not everyone experiences love in exactly the same manner.

Research has shown that love comes in several different forms or styles (see, Lee and Regan). For the most part, people experience love as a blend of two or three of the styles listed below. Essentially,…

"Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence."

� Erich Fromm, humanist psychologist and philosopher (1900-1980). (via edminster)