assata shakur

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assata shakur, a member of the black panther party, political and social activist was imprisoned in the 1970s for some trumped up, bogus charges. she somehow escaped from prison (!!!!!) and fled to cuba; she has lived in exile there as an ex political prisoner and refugee since the early 80's.

lemme just say, while random, but related,

it's about fucking time we had some congressional hearings on COINTELPRO.

if you aint familiar, COINTELPRO was an FBI program that functioned to repress political dissidence in the US beginning in the mid 1950's into the early 70's.

some shadyass motherfuckers.

COINTELPRO initiatives in many ways were responsible for assata's arrests and those of countless other politically engaged peoples including other members of the BPP as well as those involved in efforts of the American Indian Movement. 

and while COINTELPRO may have been officially terminated in 1971, we all know some shady ass shit is still going on today.

so fuck that noise.

i love you, assata

for continuing to speak out against social injustice.

i believe in living.


By Assata Shakur


i believe in living.

i believe in the spectrum

of Beta days and Gamma people.

i believe in sunshine.

In windmills and waterfalls,

tricycles and rocking chairs;

And i believe that seeds grow into sprouts.

And sprouts grow into trees.

i believe in the magic of the hands.

And in the wisdom of the eyes.

i believe in rain and tears.

And in the blood of infinity.



i believe in life.

And i have seen the death parade

march through the torso of the earth,

sculpting mud bodies in its path

i have seen the destruction of the daylight

and seen bloodthirsty maggots

prayed to and saluted



i have seen the kind become the blind

and the blind become the bind

in one easy lesson.

i have walked on cut grass.

i have eaten crow and blunder bread

and breathed the stench of indifference



i have been locked by the lawless.

Handcuffed by the haters.

Gagged by the greedy.

And, if i know anything at all,

it's that a wall is just a wall

and nothing more at all.

It can be broken down.



i believe in living

i believe in birth.

i believe in the sweat of love

and in the fire of truth.


And i believe that a lost ship,

steered by tired, seasick sailors,

can still be guided home to port.

when doves cry

please believe, if i could, i would wear a lace mask, all day, every day.

marilyn minter

i discovered artist marilyn minter maybe 2 years ago. i had read about the release of her limited edition bag for intermix on a fashion blog and fell in love with her. the bag originally retailed for less than 50 bucks and now the shit is going for like 250 on ebay. her work is fire.

some erotic, sexy, high-fashion shit.

the make up is so so so dope.

homegurl even got down wit SUPREME on some limited edition skate decks.

rosie, i love you, everything about you.

aww rosie, you so cute and pretty. hey wooooody!

UMMMMM, ROSIE WIT PAC, SAY WHAT??!!! tell me this don't get you amped.

 

gurl, look atchu. so so fly. rollerblading game was killin shit.

90's fashion. i see you, rosie.

she's legendary.
smart, ill steaze. rosie is the truth.
"the racism, the sexism, i never let it be my problem, it's their problem. if i see a door comin' my way, i'm knockin' it down. and if i can't knock down the door, i'm sliding through the window. i'll never let it stop me from what wanna do"
TELL EM.
she does maaaaaaad activism in the puerto rican community and hiv/aids work and homegurl was arrested for disorderly conduct when protesting some american naval air weapons training in PR aka we dropping bombs where we aint supposed to and your babies are gon be born with birth defects type shit.
you can not knock the rosie perez hustle.

feist fever

while this sesame street joint is a few years old, it warms my little goody heart and makes me so happy.


i love feist.
her album 'the reminder' is one of my favorite albums, ever.

LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE


SHE IS JUST FUCKING AMAZING.

cindy's signature sty-leee

cindy sherman is one of my favorite american artists.

i love cindy because she appeals to my love of prosthetics and dress up and portraiture. she uses herself in all of her photographs and creates these fucking enchanting and haunting characters that provide commentary on the gendered and confused world we often live.

                                                                        

she is amazing.

madam heidi fleiss

there's something so infectious about heidi fleiss.

i just really love her.

for running a high-priced brothel and for going to jail for tax evasion, to her love of exotic birds and to thinking up a stud ranch and to her stint on celebrity rehab.

i got heidi's back, always.