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wanderlustarias

@wanderlustarias

obstacles these strong black women overcame 

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ankhofa

#StrongBlackWomen

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unapologetically-black

Overcame? Are you sure? Because a couple or a few of these women still show MANY signs of psychological trauma.

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radicalmenofcolor

Let black women be weak sometimes. And let black men be nurturers sometimes.

-D

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thedaddy-she-alwayswanted

Black women it’s okay to lean on us! It’s okay to be weak sometimes, it’s okay to cry!

when someone tells you they’re in love with you, 

that’s some serious shit.

they’re basically saying

“i am completely vulnerable to you.

you have the power to destroy me emotionally,

but i trust you won’t.”

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skwad55-deactivated20171013

haha

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funkycodex

indeed

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cafab

they also threatened their oppressors with armed self defense and a lot of em were scary communists

#anti racists pleathe dont make them seem soft to defend bey

“As long as we keep at it, as long as we don’t get discouraged, as long as we are out there fighting the good fight not just on one day, or one month, but every single day, and every single month, I have no doubt that we’re going to live up to the promise of our founding ideals—and that all these young children who are standing in front, no matter who they are or where they come from, they’re going to have the opportunity to achieve their dreams.” —President Obama

Depression isn’t pretty. But having depression doesn’t make you ugly.

Anxiety is a burden. But having anxiety doesn’t make you a burden.

You aren’t your problems. You deserve respect and patience.

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theexfiles-deactivated20190101

whenever someone says “mental illness is all just in your head!!” all i can think of is

brain: here's a good memory with someone who ended up really hurting you
me: why did you bring me this
brain: just because