Peanuts, June 5, 1953

Wake up, it’s time to be conscious again.

Big Sean Dedicates Video With A Social Message Award To His Grandmother At VMAs

Inspiring video, inspiring words.

Hey everyone, My name is Leon Langford, I recently published a book based off of my love of anime, manga, and light novels and my desire for diversity in the YA lit world.

I was hoping you could help with just a simple reblog.

Streetslam Volume One is on sale on Amazon Kindle for 2.99. *If you have don’t have a Kindle, you can download the kindle program to your mac or pc for free*

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B012025TA6 Summary: After the death of his mother, Devin Maxwell joins Titan Force, an organization that collects supernatural artifacts using super powered agents. Devin quickly rises to become a brash, yet successful agent under the field name: Streetslam. He forms a pseudo family with his friends and fellow agents at Titan Force. Devin’s allegiances are put to the test after an enigmatic billionaire offers him the chance to revive his mother, but only if he turns on his new family and steals a mysterious item from the Titan Force vault.

Featuring: -A black main lead with superpowers. -Anime style battles. -Characters dealing with depression, poverty, abuse, and recovery. -A diverse and robust cast, featuring strong black women, strong hispanic women, and a trio of super powered sisters. -Anime tropes such as BIG ASS swords, long evolving story arcs, a military organization that has no problem hiring teenagers, and even a character with animal ears.   Thanks for all the support!

“The best mind-altering drug is the truth.”

Lily Tomlin (via elige)

Ain't that the truth!

The city of Los Angeles founded

On this date, [September 4] in 1781, the city of Los Angeles was founded. This episode is part of African American history and heritage.l

Originally established as El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles, the second largest city in America was founded by 44 pobladores (people of color) from (then) New Spain, now called Mexico. The heads of the eleven founding families were Antonio Clemente Villavicencio, a Spaniard; Antonio Mesa, a Negro; Jose Fernando Lara, a Spaniard, Jose Vanegas, an Indian; Pablo Rodriquez, and Indian; Manuel Camero, a Mulatto; Jose Antonio Navarro, a Mestizo; Jose Moreno, a Mulatto; Basillio Rosas, an Indian; Alejandro Rosas, an Indian; and Luis Quintero, a Negro. The two Spaniards and three Indians had Indian wives; the remaining six had Mulatto wives. Despite their varied racial background, they shared a common language, culture and religion since all were Spanish subjects and Catholics.

The first Spanish civilian settlement in Southern California, the pueblo helped provide food for the soldiers in the presidios and secure Spain's hold on California. When an election was held in Los Angeles in 1788, Jose Vanegas, an Indian, became its first mayor. Manuel Camero, a Mulatto, and Felipe Garcia were elected to the first city council a year later. Juan Francisco Reyes, an early Mulatto settler served as mayor from 1793- 1795. Originally the owner of the San Fernando Valley Rancho, he traded it to the Franciscans in 1797 so they could establish a mission there. Tiburcio Tapla, the grandson of a Negro, Felipe Tapia, became a powerful figure in Los Angeles after 1833 serving three times as mayor and later as a judge. Catarina Morengo, granddaughter of the Mulatto founder Jose Moreno, married General Andres Pico of the famous Pico family. Her brother-in-law, Pio Pico was the last Governor of California under the Mexican regime. The Pico brothers had some Indian & African ancestors and central Los Angele’s Pico Boulevard is named after the family.

Several descendants of the Negro founder Luis Quintero are living in Los Angeles today. A grandson served as mayor of Santa Barbara; Eugene Biscailuz, a great grandson, as sheriff of Los Angeles. Maria Valdez, a granddaughter, once owned the rancho, which is now known as Beverly Hills. These are only a few of the many individuals of varied backgrounds who made important contributions to the development of Los Angeles, a great cosmopolitan city that now ranks second largest in the United States of America.

See also:

- Cajon Pass brought first black pioneers to San Bernardino Valley

- ALLENSWORTH: CALIFORNIA’S FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY

- The Root.com: Blackness In Los Angeles Is Historic and Trend Setting

- First black mayor, Fatburger founder: These are some snapshots from L.A.’s black history

- Mexicans of African Descent Established Los Angeles on This Day in 1781

- The History of South Central Los Angeles and Its Struggle with Gentrification

“The quality of your life does not depend on what you have or what you do, but rather the state of your awareness.”   ~Anon I mus (Spiritually Anonymous)