follow your passions + whatever excites you. that is what you should be doing. that is what you’re meant to be doing with your time & energy.

a failed colonial project and dembow

i love that jimani is mentioned because this is my grandmothers actual hometown i LOVE TROLLS

nationalists in my mentions because i was born in the states and Spanish is my second language + i speak up about deportations, erasure of blackness in Dominican history and deforestation in Dominican republic.

"If you were born and raised Dominican, you would have a Dominican pov & not a Haitian one. If you are not going to respect DR, THE LAND OF YOUR PARENTS, make the effort to remain silent and let Haitians and Afrocentric Black people insult us." i cant make ts up

has anyone done research on why the Spanish Caribbean doesn't eat or cook spicy food? Haiti has pikliz and those don't exist across the made up border. wassup with that.

nationalism is a disease

hearing this song for the first time and i have tears in my eyes open.spotify.com/track/7qO7TzlA…

A fun fact on Veteran’s Day… Jose Luperon, brother of Gregorio Luperon (pictured below) served as a captain in the United States Civil War under the Union troops.

embarrassing? nah i’m shazamming that and tipping my hat to the dj for putting me on

chicago up 10000 points

i’m obsessed

Mo is the best show on netflix rn♥️

Jamaican Dancehall over some New Orleans Bounce.

🇩🇴 locrio is more like jollof 1. Both made in 1 pot with a 🍅 paste base which creates the color, paella gets it from saffron and is cooked by layer. 2. Both use long grain rice—paella uses short grain rice. 3. Paella is a festive dish, locrio is an everyday subsistence dish.

🇩🇴 federation of ⚽️ sends a letter to Guatemala alleging racism (chants of fucking blacks) and dirty practices such as the delaying of entry of the team bus to prevent players from warming up. 🇩🇴 team won the game 4-2 as the soccer program continues to ascend in world rankings.

any where MAMICANA🍍 LA BACANA 🦋 & YAYA at