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curvyisthenewblack: HAPPY BIRTHDAY CURVY IS THE NEW BLACK! Two...

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:45:49 -0400

curvyisthenewblack:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CURVY IS THE NEW BLACK!

Two years!!!

BESOS!

This Man of Steel - “Fate of Your Planet” Trailer...

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:47:18 -0400

This Man of Steel - “Fate of Your Planet” Trailer was better than IM3

this just happened

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:58:00 -0400

this just happened:

Not sure if somone’s eating egg salad…

fotojournalismus: A Palestinian sets fire to a tyre during...

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:45:20 -0400

fotojournalismus:

A Palestinian sets fire to a tyre during clashes between hundreds of Palestinians and Israeli soldiers outside the Ofer prison after a march marking the 65th Nakba day or “Day of Catastrophe” on May 15, 2013 in Betunia near the West Bank city of Ramallah.

[Credit : Abbas Momani/AFP/Getty Images]

beardedbowtieenthusiast: nosdrinker: this is the greatest...

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:13:29 -0400

beardedbowtieenthusiast:

nosdrinker:

this is the greatest thing to ever happen in my life

😂😂😂

nevver: Zach Driftwood

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:19:06 -0400

nevver:

Zach Driftwood

springwise: Parasol offers solar charging for mobile devices As...

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:52:10 -0400

springwise:

Parasol offers solar charging for mobile devices

As the summer season begins in the northern hemisphere, consumers will be spending more time outdoors – but how to keep all of those electronic devices charged? We recently saw the SUN&CLOUD digital camera offer battery boosts via solar energy, and now New York-based gadget store Hammacher Schlemmer claims to be offering the first available-to-buy mobile-charging parasol. READ MORE…

laughingsquid: Astronaut Chris Hadfield Performs David Bowie’s...

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:47:31 -0400

laughingsquid:

Astronaut Chris Hadfield Performs David Bowie’s ‘Space Oddity’ Aboard the International Space Station

This guy is having waaay to much fun in space

sunsetchasingsunsets: neoafrican: Les Nubians I love them.

Sun, 12 May 2013 15:48:20 -0400

sunsetchasingsunsets:

neoafrican:

Les Nubians

I love them.

Malcolm X’s Grandson Dead In Mexico

Fri, 10 May 2013 11:04:44 -0400

HUNTER WALKER MAY 9, 2013, 11:43 PM 13305

Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of the late civil rights leader Malcolm X, has died while in Mexico. The news first broke when a family friend named Terrie Williams announced his death on Facebook and Twitter. TPM has independently confirmed his death through another source with close knowledge of the situation. According to an associate, Shabazz was beaten during a robbery Wednesday night in Mexico City.

Like his namesake, Shabazz, who was 28, was actively engaged in politics. Juan Ruiz, a member of the California-based labor organization Rumec, told TPM Shabazz was in Mexico City with one of the group’s leaders, Miguel Suarez who had been deported from the United States last month.

“He’s a supporter of our organization” said Ruiz. “He went to Mexico to meet with Miguel.”

A posting made Wednesday evening on Rumec’s Facebook page said Shabazz was in Mexico City with Suarez and wanted to share their story with local media.

Multiple members of Shabazz’s family did not respond to a request for comment from TPM. Officials with the State Department would not confirm Shabazz’s death.

“We are aware of the death of a U.S. citizen in Mexico City. We have been in contact with family members, and at their request we have no further comment at this time,” a State Department spokesperson said in response to an inquiry about Shabazz.

According to Ruiz, Shabazz died after being beaten during a robbery. Though Ruiz is currently in the United States, he said he had been in communication with Suarez who was with Shabazz at the time of his death.

“He was murdered. He was in Mexico City and I believe they attempted to rob him and he didnt allow it, so they beat him to death and he died on his way to the hospital,” said Ruiz. “This is all I can confirm, everything else is under investigation for the meantime.”

Shabazz had a troubled youth. He moved between France, California, and New York with his mother, Qubilah. In 1995, Qubilah was charged with planning to kill Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan with her boyfriend, who was an FBI informant. She was allegedly motivated by a belief Farrakhan was involved in Malcolm X’s 1965 assassination. The charges were subsequently dropped with support from Farrakhan and Qubilah agreeing to undergo psychiatric and substance-abuse treatment. In a 2010 interview with this reporter, Qubilah said she did discuss killing Farrakhan with her boyfriend, but “it was a joke.”

In 1997, when he was 12-years-old, Shabazz was living with his grandmother, Betty Shabazz when there was a fire in her home. Betty subsequently died as a result of injuries sustained in the blaze. Shabazz plead guilty to setting the fire and was sentenced to 18 months in a juvenile facility with possible extensions. During his trial, Shabazz was described in psychiatric testimonyas a paranoid schizophrenic with psychotic episodes.

Shabazz was released after four years. In an interview with the New York Times he admitted to setting the fire and said he did so because he wanted to be sent back to live with Qubilah. In a 2011 conversation with the Amsterdam News, Shabazz would not discuss the fire that killed his grandmother and implied he was not responsible.

“I was coerced,” said Shabazz, who added that he was working on a book about his life.

After being released from juvenile detention, Shabazz became involved with the Bloods street gang. In 2002, he was arrested for allegedly robbing a man after a party. Shabazz was convicted of attempted robbery and spent several years in prison.

In 2011, Shabazz told the Amsterdam News he was working on a book. He also said he believed his family was being persecuted “by select businessman and government officials.”

“I’ve been a target my entire life. My family is targeted,” he said.

Last month, the Iranian state-owned news outlet Press TV published a lengthy statementattributed to Shabazz in which he claimed he was being harassed by the FBI and police in upstate New York due to time he spent in Syria and his attempts to travel to Iran. Shabazz hadappeared on Iranian television in April 2012. In the statement published by Press TV, Shabazz accused multiple U.S. government agencies of having “set the climate for my grandfather’s assassination, and made my family a long-suffering casualty of COINTELPRO, and other anti-Black repression programs.”

thefuckshitmagnet: doncheftw: ratchetmess: Ok, we stand...

Fri, 10 May 2013 10:57:56 -0400

thefuckshitmagnet:

doncheftw:

ratchetmess:

Ok, we stand corrected THIS IS THE MOST FUCKED UP HARLEM SHAKE OF ALL TIME

I laughed uncontrollably.

MI DED MI DED LLAAAAHD GAD MI DEDDDD!!!

Harlem Shake & Bake

jsmooth995: T-Paining Too Much: The Meme-ification of Charles...

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:26:12 -0400

jsmooth995:

T-Paining Too Much: The Meme-ification of Charles Ramsey

So many big questions to ask about Cleveland, so much to grapple with. So much that is unthinkable but needs so direly to be thought about. I feel like it’ll be a while before I can say anything intelligent about it. But in the meantime here are some thoughts about the side questions around the Charles Ramsey phenomenon.

super1eklectic: fuckyeahsoapdivas: JEANNE COOPER ♠ ...

Thu, 09 May 2013 09:00:37 -0400

super1eklectic:

fuckyeahsoapdivas:

JEANNE COOPER ♠
“In 40 years, I’ve spent half of my lifetime with ‘The Young and the Restless.’ And I know a lot of people who have spent their lifetimes right along with me. That makes me very proud. Very proud.”

Rest in peace, Jeanne Cooper (October 25, 1928 - May 8, 2013)

SHE DIED?!!!!! THE FUCK?!!

She was practically a part of my family growing up R.I.P.

xoxoclaire: Claire’s Life: @ElleMagazine’s 4th Annual Women in...

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:23:45 -0400

xoxoclaire:

Claire’s Life: @ElleMagazine’s 4th Annual Women in Music Celebration. I wore a @PeterPilotto Michon skirt, @AlexanderWangNY tank, and @JimmyChooLTD pumps. See the full recap here!

laughingsquid: Ray Harryhausen, Stop Motion Animation Pioneer...

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:42:48 -0400

laughingsquid:

Ray Harryhausen, Stop Motion Animation Pioneer (1920-2013)

You knew Charles Ramsey was going to be autotuned sooner or...

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:00:18 -0400

You knew Charles Ramsey was going to be autotuned sooner or later, right? Draft #1

theartofanimation: Darren Rawlings

Tue, 07 May 2013 09:12:21 -0400

theartofanimation:

Darren Rawlings

beautiffulcurls: IG - sammigold_x Follow and submit your...

Tue, 07 May 2013 09:08:20 -0400

beautiffulcurls:

IG - sammigold_x

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