Empowered AfroLatina

afrodiaspores: In Rhythms of Resistance: African Musical...

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:11:59 -0400

In Rhythms of Resistance: African Musical Heritage in Brazil, the author inventories “Afro-Brazilian Religious Songs: Cantigas de Candomblé/ Candomblé Songs”:

Contains 14 recordings made by Gerard Béhague in 1967-75 at candomblé (Ketu and Gêge) ceremonies in and around Salvador. The songs are sung in Yoruba and Fon, with occasional exclamations in Portuguese…There are songs for Oxóssi, god of hunters; Oxumaré, who symbolises the rainbow; Ogun, god of iron and war; Orixalá, god of creation; and Exú, messenger of the gods, trickster, and guardian of crossroads, who is ritually sent away at the start of each ceremony.

A former student paid tribute:

If one seeks to encapsulate the essence of Dr. Béhague’s scholarly contribution, it might well be that he established the examination of the art musics and traditional musics of Latin America as a legitimate endeavor of musicology and ethnomusicology…The insistence upon the legitimacy of these musics [“musics that had often, theretofore, been unknown, marginalized, or disparaged”] must be counted as one of Dr. Béhague’s signal accomplishments.

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"In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully..."

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:52:28 -0400

“In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.”

- Buddhist Saying (via babyheroin)

florestadoamazonas: Alberto Henschel - Negras da Bahia

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:14:19 -0400

florestadoamazonas:

Alberto Henschel - Negras da Bahia

I saw this on fb but I was looking for one with kinky...

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:13:51 -0400

I saw this on fb

but I was looking for one with kinky hair.

-_-

The Wretched of the Earth: ihaveabsolutelynoidea: here’s the thing about sex, sexualization, rape...

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:05:13 -0400

The Wretched of the Earth: ihaveabsolutelynoidea: here’s the thing about sex, sexualization, rape...:

ihaveabsolutelynoidea:

here’s the thing about sex, sexualization, rape culture and the phrase “sex sells”

sex does not sell. at all.

the objectification of women’s bodies is not sex. focusing on breasts or gentials or ass in order to sell a product or an idea is not the same thing as sex….

nezua: Pawel Kuczynski

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:40:17 -0400

nezua:

Pawel Kuczynski

lasiguanaba: Maya Women reversing that White Settler-Colonial...

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:38:44 -0400

lasiguanaba:

Maya Women reversing that White Settler-Colonial Gaze.

exotic white ppl we see u

weirdgasm: Ding ding ding ding ding ding! Give this kid the...

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:38:25 -0400

weirdgasm:

Ding ding ding ding ding ding! Give this kid the grand prize!

The Angelina Jolie op-ed was great and all but...

Wed, 15 May 2013 01:51:50 -0400

It was exemplary of the absolute luxury of those who have the resources to do preventative treatment.

Healthcare shouldn’t be a luxury.

Must be really great to have that access.

-_-

Dave Chappelle’s Lil Jon voice WHAAAAT?!: nothing makes me madder than when people try to push fucking curl...

Wed, 15 May 2013 01:49:22 -0400

*Dave Chappelle’s Lil Jon voice* WHAAAAT?!: nothing makes me madder than when people try to push fucking curl...:

theuppitynegras:

nothing makes me madder than when people try to push fucking curl definition/curl patterns/curl bullshit on peple with 4c hair.

it’s always about having fucking curly hair

no my shit is not curly

my fucking hair is nappy and I’m fine with that

no shade to curly naturals but the whole…

exactly.

There are different textures but it seems ‘natural’ only means curly.

Stop it already. Even within this ‘natural hair movement’ there’s still white supremacy ideals of what an appropriate natural is. Curly.

No.

negrodocumentary: Eight minute preview of the two-hour Negro: A...

Mon, 13 May 2013 10:47:48 -0400

negrodocumentary:

Eight minute preview of the two-hour Negro: A Docu-series about Latin Identity- Edition 1 DVD.

ORDER YOUR DVD HERE

lostruth: Power Structure of Oppression

Sun, 12 May 2013 18:36:28 -0400

lostruth:

Power Structure of Oppression

r3ef: yes

Sun, 12 May 2013 17:15:21 -0400

r3ef:

yes

lanegrabarbuda: whyvoneenee: WOW that’s awesome Beautiful...

Sun, 12 May 2013 17:01:41 -0400

lanegrabarbuda:

whyvoneenee:

WOW that’s awesome

Beautiful hair!

Look at this perfect human being

maymay: “Repeat Rape: How do they get away with it?”, Part 1 of...

Sun, 12 May 2013 16:56:27 -0400

It turns out that if you ask the right questions in just the right way, some men will actually tell you that they're rapists. They'll just…admit it.

The key is, don't use the word rape. Just ask them what they've done.

Researchers asked 1,882 men: "Have you ever tried to have oral sex with someone by using (or threatening to use) physical force—twisting their arm, holding them down, etc.—if they did not cooperate?"

and: "Have you ever had sexual intercourse with someone, even though they didn't want to, because they were too intoxicated to resist your advances?"

120 answered yes.

(That's rape.)

1,882 men…

120 rapists.

They admitted to a total of 483 rapes and attempted rapes. 483!

Whoa.

maymay:

“Repeat Rape: How do they get away with it?”, Part 1 of 2. (link to Part 2)

Sources:

College Men: Repeat Rape and Multiple Offending Among Undetected Rapists,Lisak and Miller, 2002 [PDF, 12 pages]

Navy Men: Lisak and Miller’s results were essentially duplicated in an even larger study (2,925 men): Reports of Rape Reperpetration by Newly Enlisted Male Navy Personnel, McWhorter, 2009 [PDF, 16 pages]

By dark-side-of-the-room, who writes:

These infogifs are provided RIGHTS-FREE for noncommercial purposes. Repost them anywhere. In fact, repost them EVERYWHERE. No need to credit. Link to the L&M study if possible.

Knowledge is a seed; sow it.

smmfh

The Mowry twins annoy me.

Sun, 12 May 2013 16:52:50 -0400

thegoddamazon:

I don’t know why…

Same.

I used to be thee biggest fan. Now? Please leave.

YYYYAAAAAASSSSS

Sun, 12 May 2013 16:51:34 -0400

YYYYAAAAAASSSSS

lanegrabarbuda: thecakebar: Smores Hot Chocolate...

Sun, 12 May 2013 16:40:14 -0400

lanegrabarbuda:

thecakebar:

Smores Hot Chocolate Tutorial

EmpoweredAfrolatina… Lol…

Wayment.

Do you know what pisses me off? When people with resources refuse to go fucking learn

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:27:28 -0400

searchingforknowledge:

And I wanna learn but have limited resources.

*very limited resources.