And Chandler! DON'T FORGET CHANDLER!

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This one's for you, mom.

Another victim of cigarettes taken from us at the tender age of 88.

“Szymborska, a heavy smoker, died in her sleep of lung cancer Wednesday evening at her home in the southern city of Krakow, her personal secretary Michal Rusinek said.”

Real people.

Extremely encouraging and has the potential to be even more of a gamechanger. Rock on and OCCUPY THE HOOD!

Occupy The Hood is an autonomous national grassroots movement comprised of activists, organizers and community members working with like-minded individuals and organizations across the US. Occupy The Hood stands in solidarity with any progressive organization or movement who desires and works towards the liberation, benefit and improvement of the quality of life of disenfranchised People of Color.

From Occupation to Liberation, De-Colonize, Empower The Hood.

People of Color, and in particular Black, Brown and Native/Indigenous People, have been disproportionately affected by the issues that the Occupy Movement has recently raised. Unemployment rates double nationwide, disproportionate incarceration rates, wealth gap, subprime mortgages/foreclosures.

Occupy The Hood will work to address many critical issues affecting our communities:

un/under employment, poverty, mass incarceration, political prisoners, school to prison pipeline, police brutality, racial profiling, violence/murders/illegal guns, housing/foreclosures/homelessness/gentrification, health care disparities, educational disparities, food deserts, community development, reparations, economic development, entrepreneurship, gender-specific programs, youth programs, environmental justice, civic engagement, discrimination/racism

Occupy The Hood is officially active in the following Cities: NYC (NY), Detroit (MI), Pittsburgh (PA), Seattle (WA), Philadelphia (PA), Atlanta (GA), Boston (MA), Tacoma (WA), Dallas (TX), Nola (LA), Cincinnati (OH), Portland (OR), St. Louis (MO), Cleveland (OH), Washington (DC), Richmond (VA), Los Angeles (CA) and growing WE ARE THE MOST AFFECTED of the 99%

It has been said that: “Black People are on the bottom of every list that is good, and on the top of every list that is bad.” “When White America has a cold, Black America has pneumonia.”

Black Unemployment Almost double the national average and in many cities/states is triple and quadruple. Unemployment rates nationally for specific groups such as Black Men and Black Teenagers are even more glaring.  USA Unemployment = 9.1%  Black Unemployment = 16.2 % Black males = 17.5%  Black teens almost 41%

Black and Latino Incarceration Rates Black man = 1 in 3 (32%) Latino man = 1 in 6 (17%) White man has = 1 in 17 (5.9%).  It costs $35-50,000 annually (varies state/federal) to incarcerate someone.

Black/Latino Wealth Gap The wealth gaps between whites and minorities have grown to their widest levels in a quarter-century. The recession and uneven recovery have erased decades of minority gains, leaving whites on average with 20 times the net worth of blacks and 18 times that of Hispanics, according to an analysis of new Census data.

People of Color Poverty Rates Poverty rates for blacks and Hispanics greatly exceed the national average. In 2010, 27.4 percent of Blacks and 26.6 percent of Hispanics were poor, compared to 9.9 percent of non-Hispanic whites and 12.1 percent of Asians. Poverty rates are highest for families headed by single women, particularly if they are Black or Hispanic. In 2010, 31.6 percent of households headed by single women were poor, while 15.8 percent of households headed by single men and 6.2 percent of married-couple households lived in poverty.

Native-born vs. foreign-born residents In 2010, 19.9 percent of foreign-born residents lived in poverty, compared to 14.4 percent of residents born in the United States. Foreign-born, non-citizens had an even higher incidence of poverty, at a rate of 26.7 percent.

OCCUPY THE HOOD!

If looks could really kill, then my profession would be staring. Via someecards

Barack is blogging boston terriers in sweaters? Amazeballs.

Look at this face (and these amazing dog sweaters).

CRUE-L AND DYSEXILA’S MASSIVE ( WE MEAN MASSIVEMASSIVE!) GIVEAWAY!!!!!

The two of us got tons of stuff for the holidays and our birthdays that we were sorting through and realized we either didn’t want, or had two of! So we decided, why not give it to the most lovely people in the world—our followers on Tumblr!

Want to win all of the fantastic stuff featured in both pictures for free? JUST REBLOG THIS POST! likes, as usual, will be ignored.

Here are the rules:

YOU MUST BE FOLLOWING BOTH DYSEXILA && CRUE-L

REBLOG UNLIMITED, it will increase your chance of winning, because we will be using a randomizer tool. 

We pay for shipping worldwide!

WE CHOOSE THE WINNER ON VALENTINE’S DAY, OR FEBRUARY 14TH, 2012 AT 9PM NEW YORK TIME!

Everything is unused, brand new, unopened. (except for PINK sweater, worn once.

WHAT YOU GET:

Brown Leather Steve Madden Lace-Up Boots ($150)

Slightly used, BUT STILL VALUABLE Macbook ($1,000)

Denim Diesel Macbook case ($40)

Red Nikon Coolpix S8100 ($300)

Coach Crossbody Purse ($160)

 3 OPI Nail Polishes—Silver Shatter, Turquoise, Hot Pink ($24)

 MAC Lipglass Lip Gloss ($20)

 Viva La Juicy Roll-On Perfume ($25)

MAC Cream Eyeshadow Pen ($25)

L’Oreal Infallible Eyeliner ($15)

Studded Black Leather Jacket ($95)

PINK Stuffed Dog (hey it’s adorable)

Unused Starbucks Gift Card ($30)

9 Connected Urban Outfitters Bronze Bangles ($45)

Betsey Johnson Suede Flowered Heels ($110)

BlackMilk Galaxy Leggings ($90)

Keep Calm And Carry On Bowl ($20)

Unused NAKED Palette 2 with Lipgloss Junkie ($60)

Urban Decay Primer Potion ($20)

Victoria’s Secret 2011 Fashion Show Hoodie with Rhinestones ($100)

Star Wars Tin Lunchbox

PINK Black Yoga Sweater ($50)

 Minnetonka Grey Fringe Boots ($100)

 Steve Madden Chelsea Boots ($70)

 Grey Longchamp Bag ($125)

 Victoria’s Secret Bombshell Temptation Body Mist ($25)

Truly madly Deeply Cheetah Cross Shirt (not pictured)

Silver Bandeau

However, the macbook will not be put into the giveaway until this reaches at least 75K

DO NOT BE AFRAID TO REBLOG, ONLY THE PICTURES WILL SHOW UP ON YOUR BLOG! GOOD LUCK!

Sums it up, imo. 

Romney: I’m so against a woman’s choice.

Santorum: I’m way more against a woman’s choice than you are.

Gingrich: Frankly philosophically historically, I’m fundamentally against those Saul Alinsky Radical feminists more than you. Because I’m a historian.

Paul: Hi! I’m a doctor! So my training tells me women should not have a choice.

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