thechanelmuse:Robert Townsend. The GOAT, the visionary, the…





















thechanelmuse:

Robert Townsend. The GOAT, the visionary, the first Black American superhero to hit the silver screen, my uncle in my head.

This gem, Meteor Man, hit theaters 29 years ago and went on to become a cult classic for ‘90s kids like me, who stayed glued to that VHS. Everybody and they mama was casted in that movie. Give unc his flowers for this and his other quotable, memorable gems. 

nomanwalksalone: BOOK REVIEW: DANDY LION by Réginald-Jérôme de…



nomanwalksalone:

BOOK REVIEW: DANDY LION

by Réginald-Jérôme de Mans

There are so many different kinds of dandyism. Most books on dandies attempt to suggest they are all of many conflicting concepts of the word, so that the very least of the dandies they feature is not just an eccentric who fetishizes dressing well, but also, supposedly, a political revolutionary, an intellectual incendiary, and a retrograde elegant gentleman to (champagne-polished) boot. Dandy Lion: The Black Dandy and Street Style, by Shantrelle P. Lewis, is not one of those books.

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Parable of the Sower, Octavia Butler

neotaissong:

Parable of the Sower, Octavia Butler

“Create no images of God. Accept the images that God has provided. They are everywhere, in everything. God is Change— Seed to tree, tree to forest; Rain to river, river to sea; Grubs to bees, bees to swarm. From one, many; from many, one; Forever uniting, growing, dissolving— forever Changing. The universe is God’s self-portrait.”