Madeline: Mama, I know you’re crying because your dad died
“Yes he did baby. Do you know what died means?”
Madeline: Yes, it means he won’t ever be alive again. But don’t worry, he’s still your parent”
(Source: sagerbara)
Madagascar:
Beautiful Magadascan women: c. 1898
(the beauty and power of these women made me cry)
Felt the same way as I was scrolling through these photographs of these incredibly beautiful women. Their elaborate hairstyles and equally as immaculate clothing just blows me away.
This has made my day.
Afrique, mon Afrique.
(via themrswiththefro)
Gordon Parks, Dr. Kenneth B. Clark conducting the Doll Test, Harlem, New York, 1947
In the “doll test,” psychologists Kenneth and Mamie Clark used four plastic, diaper-clad dolls, identical except for color. They showed the dolls to black children between the ages of three and seven and asked them questions to determine racial perception and preference. Almost all of the children readily identified the race of the dolls. However, when asked which they preferred, the majority selected the white doll and attributed positive characteristics to it. The Clarks also gave the children outline drawings of a boy and girl and asked them to color the figures the same color as themselves. Many of the children with dark complexions colored the figures with a white or yellow crayon. The Clarks concluded that “prejudice, discrimination, and segregation” caused black children to develop a sense of inferiority and self-hatred. This photograph was taken by Gordon Parks for a 1947 issue of Ebony magazine. (via)
You want to know what is exceptionally fucked up?
The same study was replicated in 2008. Dark-skinned children still by far selected the white doll. Repeatedly.
Dr. Kenneth B. Clark - Panamanian
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When I was 6 and saw this for the first time in my grandmothers basement, I thought it was cotton candy and tried to eat it.
(Source: simply-quotes, via midwestmandy)
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