hailneaux:

mahershalaali’s photo https://instagram.com/p/65G7Xxttg9/

saffronandgolab:

Tajrish Bazaar in Tehran, Iran in 2018

Taken by me

africanaquarian:

woc culture is watching your mom coddle your brothers while making you learn to do everything and also watching them become the lazy, useless men you hate

silkwrapped:

men are so dumb sometimes you just want to laugh at them but you can’t because they’ll probably kill you or some shit

rithmeres:

please make sure that wherever you’re at in life, you don’t treat it like a transitory period. don’t waste your college years wishing to already be graduated & have a job. don’t waste your single years wishing for someone to be in love with. if/when those things come, they will come in due time and they will be good. but there is nothing like looking back and feeling empty because you wasted literal years ignoring what you had because you were hoping for something better. while it’s important to better yourself and reach for your goals, don’t neglect the present because that’s where you are now and it’s your now that determines your future. 

i feel like this is important for black travelers who are driving long distances:

sad-but-rad-universe:

muse-of-mbaku:

lowkeylioness:

joncat71:

chubbygirlindreamland:

jlbi245:

laylamajandra:

alwaysbewoke:

cajunnspicee:

whatsavagesays:

ashrae720:

marley-gang:

sneakershoptalk:

narcissismonhigh:

blackgirlshit:

furbytheminx:

furbytheminx:

ankh-niggas-anonymous:

but what are some sundown towns do y’all know of? like if someone were to do a cross-country trip, what are some towns they should absolutely not go through?

Small towns in south ga and noth fla

Ga: Jonesboro, tifton, Albany, valdosta, Macon

Fla: Gainesville, Perry, Madison, Marianna, Quincy, Jefferson county, hell I wouldn’t stop in Tallahassee either

Texas: Vidor, Orange, Deep Santa Fe

Texas: Jasper & Lumberton

I’m from Albany and recently the police beat up a young brother for no reason. They were attempting to say he had drugs but he of course had nothing.

If you go to Stone Mountain and find yourself on the trails close to night leave because they still have active Klan rallys up there

I was driving through north Florida during the day and I felt uncomfortable

The Negro Motorist Green Book was guide for black folk traveling in the 60s. It’s gives a breakdown of sundown towns. 50 years later, I’m sure it’s still relevant.

I feel like the Deep South is just a gamble.

Ohio…just in general

Central Florida, especially the little towns. If you must stop to pump gas, pay away the pump and get outta there asap

Once you get out of St. Louis county start being careful.

St. Genevieve, MO is definitely a no go for me if I’m traveling south.

If traveling in Louisiana stay away from small town with low speeding zones. If you are to go into those please drive the speed limit and don’t stop for gas. You will get a ticket for tint of your car. If your military I pay you drive the speed limit and don’t have a military tag. Get gas in the daylight.

I’m glad you’re looking out for your bros, at the same time it’s a pathetic look at the country in the 21st century.

Saving this and reblogging for myself and my tumblr fam stay safe love you guys (also check the notes for comments on more cities to avoid)

Ohio: Hartville, Sebring, Salem are all in NE Ohio. Had the worst experience of my life in Hartville.

Mississippi. Just. All of it. Especially if you’re LGBT and a POC.