January 2012
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Friends can be made anywhere
jondbarker:
I think a lot of people I know struggle to make new friends after leaving school. They may befriend other friends’ friends along the way but keeping to those they know, or knew growing up.
Me, I was always taught to be inclusive. My mother was a child minder - there were always kids I didn’t know who we’d be looking after. It takes as much effort to share as to try and exclude. As...
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January 11th 2012
jondbarker:
Maryanna’s favourite number is 1, I believe. Or 11. She’s born on the 11th January, and loved 11.11.11 last year. That’s her thing. Maryanna’s someone I met in Brooklyn, though previously through mutual interest in music and people. She’s pretty cool, and has her own music - http://maryannasokol.com - which you can listen to and/or buy if you want.
Today, I reminded myself how much...
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I Am Nobody's Nigger
deanatta:
Rappers when you use the word “nigger” remember that’s one of the last words Stephen Lawrence heard, so don’t tell me it’s a reclaimed word.
I am nobody’s nigger So please, let my ancestors rest in peace Not turn in their graves in Jamaica plantations Or the watery graves of the slave trade Thrown overboard into middle passage Just for insurance claims They were chained up on...
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