agnesgalore:

It’s becoming increasingly clear to me that, though I didn’t think about this at the time, I probably started a blog because I need somewhere to vent my boundless rage that is not random people’s Facebook walls. I mean, one thing among the many thousands of things that are guaranteed to raise my blood pressure is when folks get all “the internet isn’t real, and it’s not a viable platform for communication,” but also like, Facebook fights are dumb, I’m supposed to be an adult now.

So here’s the thing that got me all het up this week: gay marriage.

 

Specifically, these goddamn things: 

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after a long, thought-provoking journey in Birmingham, we head to our first stop in Montgomery! Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church: where MLK first preached and center point of the Montgomery bus boycott #lucfreedomride (Taken with instagram)

second stop in #Birmingham! corner of 19th st and 4th ave: the intersection where the students were attacked by klansmen while police just stood and watched #lucfreedomride (Taken with instagram)

checking out the Nashville Public Library Civil Rights Collection! #lucfreedomride (Taken with instagram)

Fisk University: alma mater of Freedom Riders Diane Nash and John Lewis. Fisk students were also an integral part of the lunch counter sit-in campaigns! #lucfreedomride (Taken with instagram)

almost there! #graduation (Taken with instagram)

check out what @rajpanda, @chrisannie, and I are rockin at graduation on friday! :D #peoplepower #solidarity (Taken with instagram)

senior boat cruise!! :) #chicago (Taken with instagram)

in line to see the @dalailama! (Taken with instagram)

Playing the MJ experience with @chrisannie at the wtc block party!! :D (Taken with instagram)

sdma diversity awards :) with @chrisannie & laura! (Taken with instagram)

no filter. some dope artwork by my mom’s place (Taken with instagram)

fitting the “I” in identity (Taken with instagram)

awww, for student employee appreciation week! SDMA loves us! @chrisannie (Taken with instagram)

goodies for FREE! what a good day :) (Taken with instagram)