“The Girl with Bangs” Acrylic on canvas

it will pass. it will pass. it may feel heavy, but it will pass.

‘the hours behind you’ 🎨 lynette yiadom-boakye.

— “the cheek curl” 💋🪞👩🏾ྀིྀིྀིྀིྀི | “the cheek curl” was one of the hairstyles of the 1960s for black women & this is a 1963 edition of beauty trade — a black hair publication, that displays the look.

no noise november. everyone shut up

i found my smile again

Roberto Cavalli Inspired 🤎

“She found out why the caged bird sings” Gouache and colored pencil on paper

“my mother was my first country. the first place I ever lived.” – lands Nayyirah Waheed, Poet & Activist

No one did it like Kevyn Aucoin 🤌🏾

Ngl some of you are walking love letters, and you don't even realise it. You light up rooms, shift atmospheres, and inspire people just by being you. It's really a very precious gift.

i saw this interview on tik tok where MBJ says if he could pick a song for the juke joint scene it would be "back that azz up" by juvenile so i mixed it in there. here it is :

Showalter Symmetry.

Happy Valentine’s Day ❤️

I've seen no fewer than 15 Black women post about matching to OB/GYN this week, which is such a gift to our society given the horrific state of maternal mortality in America. These brilliant doctors are going to keep so many women safe throughout their careers.

You have to choose. You can have ChatGPT, or you can have water. You can have Claude, or you can have clean soil. You can have Grok, or you can have a survivable future. You cannot have both.

I’m a fan of historical context, a lore whore, if you will, so I loved this. Please listen to Yo’ Favorite GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING Cousin explain the history, and proper usage of “clock it,” the hand gesture most have been doing wrong, and the meaning behind it.