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To celebrate the anniversary of one's birth is such a beautifully selfish act and, simultaneously, it is a deep acknowledgment of a universal connection. Today I celebrate having made it around the sun again. Safely. Stronger where I need to be. And weaker where I need to be too. Around the sun again and ready to encounter new opportunities for exploration and wonder. New paths to elevation. New distortions that will give way to harmony. New frequencies that will give way to balance. New vibrations that will take me to subversive depths and blissful heights. Onward ever, backward never; I go hurtling into the black, radiating pure light. ⚡ . . 📷 by my dear @lannistuart #birthday #earthstrong

When is now? Whenever that was, this is what you need on a day like today in a month like this month in a year like this year in a place like this place. So I encourage you, whoever you are, and wherever you are, to step out into deep space sound. Big up Warren Sinclair and @equiknoxxmusic for this trippy @nts_radio playlist and for featuring ...me? Me. Question. Answer. Question. Repeat. Question. Again. ~ @riddim.writer Listen via @nts_radio or @equiknoxxmusic #newmusicalert #newsound #definenew #future #vibe #out

This isn't the first time, but I do wish it could be the last time that "reggae" / "girls" / and "no pay" are used in a sentence. Remember, it took 34 years for Sister Nancy to see royalties on her "Bam Bam" record. But I digress... Jamaica's female footballers not only earned the right to play in the Women's World Cup, they earned paychecks. So put some respect on their names and talents and pay them. Now. Regrann from @cedellamarley #reggaegirlz #payup #womensworldcup #Jamaica #reggae

🎥 via @nts_radio - Yes to this! As women we do not have to compromise. And blessed be the woman coming into music today, for she is fortunate to have successful examples of women before her who have not compromised. I remember a number of years ago @iamtanyastephens said, "I have no gender; I'm a beast." And more recently, when a student of mine asked her about being a "female deejay," she explained the inherent bias in the question, as no one asks men about being male deejays. Today the women in this video redefine gender by claiming a femininity free of subordination and subjugation. They claim a feminine birthright free of less than and lowered expectations. They claim a femininity that is audacious and independent. Big up @sparkiebabyofficial @jah9online @isetsankofa @lilaike @officialjazelise @shaniquemarie and all the women featured in this NTS video footage. Big up the women doing the most and doing it all righteously despite the patriarchal bullsh*t that litters the path to greatness. Many talk about the future being female. Revise that. Humanity's past is female and in the spirit of Sankofa we are going back to get it. #ntsradio #interviews #music #jamaica #women #rise #rolemodels #sankofa #rockersinternational

In 1903, W. E. B. DuBois wrote that "the problem of the 20th century is the problem of the color line." We are almost 20 years into the 21st century and still facing the problems of our past. Bleaching/ whitening / lightening/ brightening the skin is a means to an end for those who partake. Therefore, skin bleaching will only end when racism and colorism end. When there are no longer real or perceived *benefits to having a particular skin color, racism and colorism will end. And when there are no longer real or perceived *obstacles to having a particular skin color, racism and colorism will end. Until then, this colonial legacy mixed with skin science will continue hurting people across the world. Rather than finding new brightening creams that claim to be safer or gentler on the skin, everyday we must work to dismantle this global culture of race and color opposition. We must work to destroy the color binary. And remember, skin bleaching isn't about self-hate. It's about global hate. It's about colonial hate. It's about an inherited culture of hate that crushes non-white individuals world-wide. Thank you for creating this rich photo-story @edmaximus and thank you for sharing this body positive meme @elders.and.ancestors - #regrann #EndHate #endracism #endcolorism #equality #dubois #webdubois #allblackisbeautiful #nobleach #handwashonly

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