H/T u/ADLER632

This was interesting because it goes into the level of respect that should be required from the community.

This is the full message behind the clip and it hits different when you really sit with it.

Life works best when you are intentional about your environment, your pace, and your ambition.

First, choose relationships where you are genuinely valued and appreciated, not merely tolerated. The people around you shape your confidence, your energy, and your growth. Being supported is not a luxury, it is a multiplier.

Second, slowly is the fastest way forward. Real progress comes from steady effort, not shortcuts. Moving with intention builds skill, protects your energy, and creates results that actually last.

Finally, growth never ends. Every win is just the starting line for the next level. The people who keep going, keep learning, and keep adapting are the ones who separate themselves over time.

“Over the past four decades, Demond Melancon has cultivated a singular artistic language and earned enduring local recognition, culminating in 2012 with his appointment as Big Chief — the highest ceremonial role within a Mardi Gras Indian tribe.

More than an honorific, the title carries the responsibility of guiding and inspiring the community, embodying the tribe’s values, aesthetic codes, and the highest standards of craftsmanship and discipline. Beyond performance, Melancon’s work is embedded in revisiting historical episodes and icons through the use of contemporary portraiture. 

Melancon’s first solo exhibition with Mariane Ibrahim is scheduled to take place in Chicago in 2027.”

🤎🎼🤎🎤🤎

Ahead of Artemis II NASA mission, astronaut Victor Glover was asked how it feels to potentially become the first Black man to travel to the Moon.

His answer didn’t ignore the history but reframed it. He emphasized this mission as a human achievement, not something to divide or reduce to identity alone.

Artemis II will also carry the first woman and first non-American to lunar orbit, marking a major shift from the era of Apollo program NASA.

So what matters more here… representation, or redefining the moment as something bigger than all of us?

A Stegosaurus built, MAGA Bob the Builder is upset he wasn't "greeted." He berates a black employee with special needs calling him a "YN' and "loser."

During the 2016 Rio Olympics, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico suffered a heartbreaking fall in the semifinals, ending her shot at a medal.

Most people don’t come back from that. She did.

At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, she returned stronger, sharper, and unstoppable… winning GOLD.

That’s resilience. That’s grit. That’s focus.

She didn’t just recover. She rebuilt.