Behold, B. Hargette

An Epiphany From Last July That I Could Have Written Today

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:00:49 -0400

My problem isn’t that I love folks too much. Jesus proved aint no such thing. My problem is that I love often, and every time – I think I mean it, more than (if not as much as) before.

Today's Epiphanies (as expressed on Twitter)

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:44:00 -0400

3. I came to spread light. Put that on my tombstone. If nothing else manifests of my existence, of that much I am certain.

2. Essentially, social networks warrant outside opinions on your day-to-day experience without direct invitation. That’s not what I’m here for.

1. Fears don’t materialize solely in negative situations. Sometimes, they’re revealed in what you speedily claim as goodness.

0. “Pray like you’re drowning.” #message

Real talk, crip walk.

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:13:21 -0400

Real talk, crip walk.

"Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men’s blood and probably themselves will not be..."

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:57:44 -0400

“Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men’s blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will never die, but long after we are gone will be a living thing, asserting itself with ever-growing insistency. Remember that our sons and grandsons are going to do things that would stagger us. Let your watchword be order and your beacon beauty. Think big.”

- Daniel Burnham, architect (1864-1912) - The man that built some of the worlds first skyscrapers and created urban plans for Chicago, Washington DC, San Francisco, Cleveland, and Manila before the profession of urban planning existed. (via jonathanmoore)

eveewing: “I sighed a flock of birds.” [Angel Nafis]

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:00:38 -0400

eveewing: “I sighed a flock of birds.” [Angel Nafis]

Photo

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:59:47 -0400

joshuabrandonbennett: Over the years, my best friend and I have...

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:08:40 -0400

joshuabrandonbennett:

Over the years, my best friend and I have talked quite a bit about the strange position of being cinephiles that never see ourselves on screen. Most recently, we spent the trip uptown speculating whether or not there could ever be a widely successful black drama series, one with robust characters that, you know, actually lived full lives and had complex emotions. Of course, The Wire came up as a potential answer, but neither of us were sure if that show fit exactly what it was that we were gesturing toward. These are slippery, fugitive terms after all. Black film. Black television. At its core, I think, our search was about the desire for onscreen portrayals of black life that didn’t feel deeply pathological. After all, as I heard a brilliant artist-activist in Boston so eloquently state this past weekend, “We are not always oppressed. We are not always downtrodden. We are not always sad.”

In any case, I absolutely love this trailer. The last line in particular.

What Josh said. Indy films for the ever-win.

"won’t you celebrate with me what i have shaped into a kind of life? i had no model. born in..."

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:04:38 -0400

“won’t you celebrate with me
what i have shaped into
a kind of life? i had no model.
born in babylon
both nonwhite and woman
what did i see to be except myself?
i made it up
here on this bridge between
starshine and clay,
my one hand holding tight
my other hand; come celebrate
with me that everyday
something has tried to kill me
and has failed.”

- Won’t you celebrate with me, Lucille Clifton

I call this photo: “Despite the fact that I look chunky, I...

Thu, 09 May 2013 14:48:17 -0400

I call this photo: “Despite the fact that I look chunky, I received what may be great news. Down but not out!”

Oh, my word.

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:16:21 -0400

Oh, my word.

"The quickest way to get someone’s attention; is to no longer want it."

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:14:40 -0400

“The quickest way to get someone’s attention; is to no longer want it.”

- Andrew Schultz

Is it not the right time to mention that Meek Mill’s House...

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:10:00 -0400

Is it not the right time to mention that Meek Mill’s House Party popped in my head? Aint I a walking contradiction?

I like the way you work it. No diggity. I gotta bag it up.

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:06:08 -0400

My jam.

"Black is the queen of colors."

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:16:07 -0400

““Black is the queen of colors.””

- Auguste Rodin

Photo

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:15:48 -0400

"And, if I know anything at all, it’s that a wall is just a wall and nothing more at all. It..."

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:17:01 -0400

“And, if I know anything at all,
it’s that a wall is just a wall
and nothing more at all.
It can be broken down.”

- Assata

That's Just Fine With Me

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:19:56 -0400

Gram: Speaking of looking nice, I saw a video of you on YouTube. You looked really nice! (voice trails off) ..but I resent your navel being out.
Me: My navel?! I love wearing belly shirts!
Gram: You're just like your mother!

How to Live With Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:09:14 -0400

Adult Daughter: Act like somebody is watching.
Eccentric Mother: I want them to watch. Everybody knows that about me. I don't understand why you don't want to watch. I'm so delightful.

Photo

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 12:35:33 -0400

Well one day you goin’ understand..

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 12:34:06 -0400

Well one day you goin’ understand..