colorgoddess:

What can you say to someone who claims that your great grandparents, your ancestors, are not “real”, and did not exist? I’ve shared some of my story here, but I decided to share a bit more, and why this continued denial and prejudice against Black Indians’ right to be proud of their whole…

Be proud of who you are and never let the words of another hurt you, I am Paiute and live in NC now.   There is a Tribe in Lumberton, NC that had a hard time getting recognized by the fed gov and I learned that a lot of Black people back in the day that were slaves co inhabited with the natives by hiding from the white men.  I met a lot of Black people that have the same issue as yours.  Stay spiritually focused and be proud. 

stfuconservatives:

Story was broken by Americans Against The Tea Party facebook page.

What a dickhead!  He should be held accountable for his stupidy!

(via proto-flake)

vanillaandlavender:

pg-99:

huh.

Oh wow.

Is that a good or bad thing?  What was he doing meeting with the Russian President?  Huh? How is our relations with N.Korea and Russia?  Irony, well glad the troops are home.

(via custerdiedforyoursins)

custerdiedforyoursins asked: Ugh. What a jerk. It seems like he's just making up excuses for not bailing her out to ease his conscience. Oh well. He's a stubborn old man.

Yup, but lets just keep faith because thats all we have.

thedailywhat:

Fun Fact of the Day: As first pointed out by an unnamed Harvard music major, the song used to score the anti-gay, Christian-centric political ad released this week by GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry was heavily inspired by composer Aaron Copland’s “Appalachian Spring” (SFW link, NSFW site).

Copland, a gay American Jew, was also known to have supported the Communist Party.

[hpronline / spaceghetto.]

aheram:

When it was announced that the United States will be withdrawing from Iraq by the end of Dec. 31, commentators began propagating the disgusting meme that this is the beginning of a “post-war” period for both Americans and Iraqis.

In response, I asked “What ‘post-war’ period?”

This…