from menelik charles on facebook
‘Blue-Black’ has typically been…
A phrase which suggested one was ‘ugly’ in Black America. But I have a much better interpretation of the phrase: ‘beautiful’.
Can I get a witness?
(c) Menelik Charles.
Nathan Hare Witness. Witness.
FROM AMSTERDAM NEWS ATI ELIHUGHES.COM
TrFibute to Elombe Brath
Elombe Brath
BLACK BEAUTY IN MANY ASPECTS! AND THAT BEAUTIFUL BLACK WOOLLY HAIR SHINES!
AMERICAN DAD
Air Date: Sunday, January 29, 2012
Time Slot: 9:30 PM-10:00 PM EST on FOX
Episode Title: (DAD-6
SUNDAY, JANUARY 29
–“AMERICAN DAD” – (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT) CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1
STAN’S DREAM OF JOINING THE GOLF CLUB FALLS SHORT ON AN ALL-NEW “AMERICAN DAD” AIRING SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, ON FOX
Patrick Stewart (“X-Men”), Cheech Marin (“Cars 2”), Gabourey Sidibe (“Tower Heist”) and Hulk Hogan Make Guest Voice Appearances
When Stan finally has enough money to afford a membership at the golf club he has worked at for the past thirty summers, his hard work and perseverance prove to be futile when the club gives a membership to Steve first. However, things are not all what they seem when Stan realizes who the club owner really is on the all-new “Stanny Tendergrass” episode of AMERICAN DAD airing Sunday, Jan. 29 (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX (DAD-615) (TV-14 D, L, S V)
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Aso-Oke also called Aso-Ofi by certain sub-ethnic groups, among the Yoruba people, is the traditional cloth used in the Oke-Ogun and other areas where you find large rocks, hills or highlands.
These places get cold during the dry season early mornings, so this cloth originated in those areas, due to necessity, the video displays the traditional way (which is still used to date) of weaving this cloth in the Yoruba hinterlands, this video comes from Iseyin town, popular for Aso-Oke, some footage from other areas of Republic of Benin and Saki.
The cloth is hand woven as said before, and custom designed to taste. The craft is a true labour of love and this was surely the progenitor of what we call ‘blue jeans’ today. Many parts of Africa, India and the Orient make similar woven cloth, in a similar fashion if not identical.
The Aso-Oke is mandatory during traditional Ifa wedding ceremony, as part of the ‘load’ the bride-groom will bring for the bride, this is spoken about in detail within the recent book by S.Popoola & F.Oyesanya called Ikunle-Abiyamo. Which deals with the issue of marriage and the requirements according to Ifa. Aso-oke as with other cloth shows unity with people and specifically aso-oke acts as a symbol to unify a couple in marriage, which the groom provides to show-prove comfort, warmth and means, a must in traditional African marriage namely among the Yoruba people & Ifa followers.
The sue of cloth, and namely this traditional cloth, can not be substituted, in present day the use of lace is the vogue in Nigeria, yet the women to show opulence, will still wear a ‘gele’ head tie or waist wrapper made of this aso-oke, to accentuate their attire or show their means.
It is also common place to see several women use this aso-oke in unison to commemorator marriage, family, community group, relationship or so many other things.
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ZULU WOMEN ARE PROUD WEARERS OF WAIST BELTS BEADED TO PERFECTION!
from theblackestblackpoets.blogspot.com
BLACK POETRY TO MOVE BLACK PEOPLE BACK TO GREATNES
Sunday, June 6, 2010
AN OPEN POEM TO REGINA KING-WHO SAYS BLACK WOMEN SHOULD TRY WHITE/OTHER” BOYS” SINCE BLACK MEN SEEM TO BE SCARCE!-THE ONLY REAL MEN ON THE PLANET ARE BLACK MEN-WELL WORTH PRAYING FOR!
THERE IS A BLACK MAN
FOR EVERY
“REAL” BLACK WOMAN
CAUSE GOD MADE
IT LIKE THAT!
BY YEYE AKILIMALI FUNUA OLADE
Regina King-say what?
“look for a white/other boy
In place of a seemingly/missing
From/yr/life
Real man/
BLACK man?
Sister-say what?
Ain’t no pale/looking
Lame/not/cool
Not/hip/no/rhythm
No/SOUL/no/ass
white boy
Can’t say nothing to
Me, Sister!
Black Me
Wants my
FINE/swinging/DARK
COOL/looking
HIP/SOULFUL
Bop/walking
REAL/MAN
BLACK MAN
Forever and ever!
After all
GOD MADE THE BLACK MAN
FOR THE BLACK WOMAN!
And God don’t make
Mistakes!
Sisters-PRAY for
That BLACK MAN
God’s got ‘specially
For BLACK you!
Sisters- BE THAT RESPECTFUL/
LOVING/BLACK WOMAN
And God will
Show BLACK
YOU that
BLESSED
BLACK
MAN!
Copyright 2010 YEYE AKILIMALI FUNUA OLADE
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AS you can see, I’m a beautiful girl because I’m dark in complexion. I like to look nice and beautiful always. My mum always encourages me every time I appear clean, that, I’m black and I’m shining. I sweep my room, lay my bed and clean our sitting room always. I learn how to be clean from my mum because she dresses well. She is my role model when it comes to looking good. - Iremide Oyelaja, 10-year-old, Pry 4.
from concreteloop.com
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Saturday, April 22, 2006 /
BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL
BROWN IS HIP
PUERTO RICAN IS OKAY
BUT WHITE AIN’T SH–!
word!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Look ebony black to milk chocolate brown to dark caramel is the MAJORITY of Afican people in Africa and throughout the diaspora (including them AfroLatin Mofo). WE NEED TO REP. REMOVE MIXED WHITES PASSING AS black from the center of our universe and but in a CHOCOLATE MAN AND WOMAN. THAT’S WHAT WE CAME FROM. BIG BANK TAKE LITTLE THERE MORE OF US THAN THEM. To all my Chocolate Beauties keep your head up. And to my butter pecan homies yall beautiful too. REMEMBER
Black is indeed Beautiful
77.
BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL! 