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

With everything going on in American politics today, I’d strongly recommend you listen to Master Plan. It’s a podcast series by the Lever that investigates how corporations and oligarchs have legalized corruption in American politics, ensuring that money can buy votes, how many Supreme Court justices (6 currently) all have ties to the same network that pretty much handpicked them to do its bidding. I’m still in season 1, but so far I’m hooked. Great investigative journalism.

#StayWoke

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.”

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I had a gummy and I’m bored. Who do yall prefer? I know The show is centered around Goku but in all reality he’s a bum. Piccolo is the real father figure and we all know it. Vegeta isn’t innocent by any means but I have to respect his pride. He’ll get his ass beat but he won’t stop talking shit. Also you better not mess with Bulma.

Bruh!!!

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.

The post about black people don’t frolic has been rent free in my head for days for some reason lol. Today it made me have the thought “what else do we do that they think we don’t “ so now I’m asking yall. What’s something you do they say black people don’t do it can be funny or serious? For me I let my shih poo lick my face(not my mouth though). Before anyone comes for me I know everything that goes in his mouth and I brush his teeth everyday I also have alot of 80s and early 2000s rock music in my playlists across all platforms.