One woman’s perspective…Tumblr (3.0; @mspinkla)http://mspinkla.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d57065acee083a91a3daff6a6b3e1122/tumblr_mi9ri5NzQO1qap6kyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://npr.tumblr.com/post/43154409699/utnereader-gather-at-the-table-will-hairston" class="tumblr_blog">npr</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://utnereader.tumblr.com/post/43153997847">utnereader</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong><a href="http://www.utne.com/mind-body/racial-divide-ze0z1302zgar.aspx" title="Gather at the Table">Gather at the Table</a></strong></p> <p>Will Hairston is a white man who descends from one of the largest slaveholding empires in the Old South. The story of his family’s complex web of relationships over many generations, from being slave owners through the recent past, is told in Henry Wiencek’s book <em>The Hairstons: An American </em><em>Family in Black and White</em>.</p> <p>When he was eighteen years old, Will attended the annual family reunion of the “Hairston Clan,” an 800-person-strong gathering of an African-American family with roots in the South and a direct connection to Will. <a href="http://www.utne.com/mind-body/racial-divide-ze0z1302zgar.aspx" title="Gather at the Table">Read more.</a></p> </blockquote> <p>Adding this to the “must read” list. — tanya b.</p></blockquote> <p>Stay openminded…knowledge is power!</p>http://mspinkla.tumblr.com/post/43349482987http://mspinkla.tumblr.com/post/43349482987Sun, 17 Feb 2013 18:03:38 -0500LiteratureHistoryFuture<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/95f2390223b0eb0ea5bd298ec6aa2464/tumblr_mi6319qoSK1rqgjz2o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>She is more than #Beyonce’s little sister!</p><p>She is Solange Knowles…an artist and DJ extraordinaire! #MoreThanMeetsTheEye</p>http://mspinkla.tumblr.com/post/43348718308http://mspinkla.tumblr.com/post/43348718308Sun, 17 Feb 2013 17:54:01 -0500““Let’s rise up to our better self!” - Charles Singleton”http://mspinkla.tumblr.com/post/43347195736http://mspinkla.tumblr.com/post/43347195736Sun, 17 Feb 2013 17:34:49 -0500““Send love and light every time you think of me…then drop it!””http://mspinkla.tumblr.com/post/36123686439http://mspinkla.tumblr.com/post/36123686439Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:53:57 -0500ForgivenessAdult Life<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdruisxvrR1r9yfx9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Framboise…Belgian beer, no gut!</p>http://mspinkla.tumblr.com/post/36123135748http://mspinkla.tumblr.com/post/36123135748Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:42:28 -0500BelgianBeerAdult Life<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md6fwx5Et11rqgjz2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ain’t no bunny else like B!</p>http://mspinkla.tumblr.com/post/36122736782http://mspinkla.tumblr.com/post/36122736782Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:34:31 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md6oa13mKH1qa0uujo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>In a nutshell…</p>http://mspinkla.tumblr.com/post/36122471620http://mspinkla.tumblr.com/post/36122471620Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:29:35 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9x1c6Z6GO1r9yfx9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Summertime in the LBC! #Panoramic #Views #Skylines</p>http://mspinkla.tumblr.com/post/30984585227http://mspinkla.tumblr.com/post/30984585227Thu, 06 Sep 2012 02:43:18 -0400““Love seeks its own level!””<br/><br/> - <em>Anonymous</em>http://mspinkla.tumblr.com/post/30984486986http://mspinkla.tumblr.com/post/30984486986Thu, 06 Sep 2012 02:39:20 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9us7fmjPb1r7ok2to1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://theearthinimages.tumblr.com/post/30920551542/jaisalmer-india-by-ubrodi">theearthinimages</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Jaisalmer, India.</p> <p>By <a href="http://www.trekearth.com/members/ubrodi/">ubrodi</a></p> </blockquote> <p>No limits, no boundaries!</p>http://mspinkla.tumblr.com/post/30984290241http://mspinkla.tumblr.com/post/30984290241Thu, 06 Sep 2012 02:31:21 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6r5v2yvah1qz4cuyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://npr.tumblr.com/post/26646497136/so-i-can-wear-this-and-nibble-at-the-hem-if-i-need" class="tumblr_blog">npr</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>So I can wear this and nibble at the hem if I need a snack or my blood sugar drops. A two-fer-one win-win. — Tanya B. </p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://links.laughingsquid.com/post/26643085220/full-length-rainbow-gown-created-out-of-50-000">laughingsquid</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://laughingsquid.com/full-length-rainbow-gown-created-out-of-50000-gummy-bears/">Full-Length Rainbow Gown Created Out of 50,000 Gummy Bears</a></p> </blockquote></blockquote>http://mspinkla.tumblr.com/post/26686525666http://mspinkla.tumblr.com/post/26686525666Sat, 07 Jul 2012 03:26:05 -0400“In regards to national security, nearly two-thirds (65%) of Americans think Barack Obama would be better suited than fellow presidential candidate Mitt Romney to handle an alien invasion.”<br/><br/> - <em>Source: PR Newswire (<a href="http://s.tt/1g4RM"><a href="http://s.tt/1g4RM">http://s.tt/1g4RM</a></a>) via National Geographic Channel <p>I’m sure this poll allows the #POTUS to sleep at night!</p></em>http://mspinkla.tumblr.com/post/26495575594http://mspinkla.tumblr.com/post/26495575594Wed, 04 Jul 2012 11:55:38 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5z0z67A161qhymn9o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5z0z67A161qhymn9o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://enochliew.tumblr.com/post/25574553606">enochliew</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Shearer’s Quarters by John Wardle Architects</p> <p>A self-sufficient home located on a sheep farm atop a hill.</p> </blockquote> <p>The “simple” life</p>http://mspinkla.tumblr.com/post/25716730193http://mspinkla.tumblr.com/post/25716730193Sat, 23 Jun 2012 10:49:11 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5k8wwnfvx1qdy8bjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tballardbrown.tumblr.com/post/25022777421/pardon-me-if-i-remain-skeptical-of-those-who">tballardbrown</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>“…pardon me if I remain skeptical of those who would have us believe that Jay-Z and West make revolutionary art. Do they make music that is fun to dance to and contains occasional references to politics? Absolutely. But if they are revolutionaries, then let us marvel at what a difference 50 years makes: Hampton and Newton wielded guns in the name of class war, while today’s black militants are millionaires with music-video budgets who film fake revolutions in places where real revolutions once took place.” </p> <p>—Cord Jefferson, via Gawker’s <a href="http://gawker.com/5917444/whats-50-grand-to-a-revolutionary-like-me-watch-the-throne-and-the-new-black-power">What’s 50 Grand to a Revolutionary Like Me?: Watch the Throne and the New Black Power</a></p> </blockquote>http://mspinkla.tumblr.com/post/25157069125http://mspinkla.tumblr.com/post/25157069125Fri, 15 Jun 2012 09:34:38 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx7vfbPFuJ1r9yfx9o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>City of Angels…DTLA</p>http://mspinkla.tumblr.com/post/15235513246http://mspinkla.tumblr.com/post/15235513246Fri, 18 May 2012 13:36:11 -0400<p>Lakers Barbie…she’s picture perfect in purple & gold!</p>http://mspinkla.tumblr.com/post/20572765766http://mspinkla.tumblr.com/post/20572765766Fri, 18 May 2012 13:35:07 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3iallYvqF1r9yfx9o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Making deals to make statements!</p>http://mspinkla.tumblr.com/post/22386528272http://mspinkla.tumblr.com/post/22386528272Fri, 04 May 2012 12:17:45 -0400FashionApparel“Came to a fork in the road and went straight!”<br/><br/> - <em>S. Carter</em>http://mspinkla.tumblr.com/post/15235088408http://mspinkla.tumblr.com/post/15235088408Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:03:06 -0400