mostly hair. all me.

no lashes today. just a whole lotta lip.

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:21:59 -0400

no lashes today. just a whole lotta lip.

"(TRIGGER WARNING) “Don’t you know that slavery was outlawed?” “No,” the guard said, “you’re wrong...."

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:18:29 -0400

“

(TRIGGER WARNING) “Don’t you know that slavery was outlawed?”
“No,” the guard said, “you’re wrong. Slavery was outlawed with the exception of prisons. Slavery is legal in prisons.”
I looked it up and sure enough, she was right. The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution says:

“Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.”

Well, that explained a lot of things. That explained why jails and prisons all over the country are filled to the brim with Black and Third World people, why so many Black people can’t find a job on the streets and are forced to survive the best way they know how. Once you’re in prison, there are plenty of jobs, and, if you don’t want to work, they beat you up and throw you in a hole. If every state had to pay workers to do the jobs prisoners are forced to do, the salaries would amount to billions… Prisons are a profitable business. They are a way of legally perpetuating slavery. In every state more and more prisons are being built and even more are on the drawing board. Who are they for? They certainly aren’t planning to put white people in them. Prisons are part of this government’s genocidal war against Black and Third World people.

”

- Assata (via michellehuxtable)

I tell my students this every single semester.

(via notesofanativesister)

interesting.

spiked headband. available now online. model...

Tue, 07 May 2013 15:20:24 -0400

spiked headband.
available now online.
model @drizzythekitty
shot by me.
#13am (at www.missessmalcolm.com)

spiked headband. available now online. model...

Tue, 07 May 2013 15:14:33 -0400

spiked headband.
available now online.
model @drizzythekitty
shot by me.
#13am (at www.missessmalcolm.com)

i just love how this archway looks. #13am photoshoot. coming...

Thu, 02 May 2013 21:50:09 -0400

i just love how this archway looks.
#13am photoshoot.
coming soon….

@scarlett_lotuss @trippyhippytoni #13am photoshoot. #ChinaTown

Thu, 02 May 2013 21:47:44 -0400

@scarlett_lotuss @trippyhippytoni
#13am photoshoot.
#ChinaTown

"25 Things To Do Before You Turn 25 1. Make peace with your parents. Whether you finally recognize..."

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:31:19 -0400

“

25 Things To Do Before You Turn 25

1. Make peace with your parents. Whether you finally recognize that they actually have your best interests in mind or you forgive them for being flawed human beings, you can’t happily enter adulthood with that familial brand of resentment.

2. Kiss someone you think is out of your league; kiss models and med students and entrepreneurs with part-time lives in Dubai and don’t worry about if they’re going to call you afterward.

3. Minimize your passivity.

4. Work a service job to gain some understanding of how tipping works, how to keep your cool around assholes, how a few kind words can change someone’s day.

5. Recognize freedom as a 5:30 a.m. trip to the diner with a bunch of strangers you’ve just met.

6. Try not to beat yourself up over having obtained a ‘useless’ Bachelor’s Degree. Debt is hell, and things didn’t pan out quite like you expected, but you did get to go to college, and having a degree isn’t the worst thing in the world to have. We will figure this mess out, I think, probably; the point is you’re not worth less just because there hasn’t been an immediate pay off for going to school. Be patient, work with what you have, and remember that a lot of us are in this together.

7. If you’re employed in any capacity, open a savings account. You never know when you might be unemployed or in desperate need of getting away for a few days. Even $10 a week is $520 more a year than you would’ve had otherwise.

8. Make a habit of going outside, enjoying the light, relearning your friends, forgetting the internet.

9. Go on a 4-day, brunch-fueled bender.

10. Start a relationship with your crush by telling them that you want them. Directly. Like, look them in the face and say it to them. Say, I want you. I want to be with you.

11. Learn to say ‘no’ — to yourself. Don’t keep wearing high heels if you hate them; don’t keep smoking if you’re disgusted by the way you smell the morning after; stop wasting entire days on your couch if you’re going to complain about missing the sun.

12. Take time to revisit the places that made you who you are: the apartment you grew up in, your middle school, your hometown. These places may or may not be here forever; you definitely won’t be.

13. Find a hobby that makes being alone feel lovely and empowering and like something to look forward to.

14. Think you know yourself until you meet someone better than you.

15. Forget who you are, what your priorities are, and how a person should be.

16. Identify your fears and instead of letting them dictate your every move, find and talk to people who have overcome them. Don’t settle for experiencing .000002% of what the world has to offer because you’re afraid of getting on a plane.

17. Make a habit of cleaning up and letting go. Just because it fit at one point doesn’t mean you need to keep it forever — whether ‘it’ is your favorite pair of pants or your ex.

18. Stop hating yourself.

19. Go out and watch that movie, read that book, listen to that band you already lied about watching, reading, listening to.

20. Take advantage of health insurance while you have it.

21. Make a habit of telling people how you feel, whether it means writing a gushing fan-girl email to someone whose work you love or telling your boss why you deserve a raise.

22. Date someone who says, “I love you” first.

23. Leave the country under the premise of “finding yourself.” This will be unsuccessful. Places do not change people. Instead, do a lot of solo drinking, read a lot of books, have sex in dirty hostels, and come home when you start to miss it.

24. Suck it up and buy a Macbook Pro.

25. Quit that job that’s making you miserable, end the relationship that makes you act like a lunatic, lose the friend whose sole purpose in life is making you feel like you’re perpetually on the verge of vomiting. You’re young, you’re resilient, there are other jobs and relationships and friends if you’re patient and open.

”

- January Nelson, 06/25/12 (via leon-lyone). I got 3 years. Lehgo (via khaleighdreams)
two years.

fresh off the runway.

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:49:44 -0400

fresh off the runway.

its about to go zooooooown. boobiiiieesssss. 😜 (at Aveda...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:35:05 -0400

its about to go zooooooown. boobiiiieesssss. 😜 (at Aveda Institute)

gold ear cuff. available now. model @drizzythekitty shot by...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:37:55 -0400

gold ear cuff.
available now.
model @drizzythekitty
shot by me.
#13am #13am #13am (at www.missessmalcolm.com)

pink beanie. mickey sunnies. available now. model...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:19:54 -0400

pink beanie.
mickey sunnies.
available now.
model @drizzythekitty
shot by me.
#13am (at www.missessmalcolm.com)

houseofladylovebomb: ashiondesigner: yes bitch Yasss

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:34:25 -0400

houseofladylovebomb:

ashiondesigner:

yes bitch

Yasss

all the photos from this shoot were taken on my iphone. i...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:32:53 -0400

all the photos from this shoot were taken on my iphone. i couldn’t get a photographer for weeks.
too busy. too experienced. not interested. too expensive. the list goes on. but #13am is mine. so i took them myself.
@drizzythekitty is so amazing as a model and girlfraaan. 🙆
gold ear cuff.
available now.
#13am #WhoGonStopMeBoo (at www.missessmalcolm.com)

sunday. april 28. i will be a model in avedas catwalk for water...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:39:53 -0400

sunday. april 28. i will be a model in avedas catwalk for water fashion hair and make up show.
please show ur support by purchasing a $20 ticket from me asap.
all proceeds go to help countries receive access to clean water.
come support me and my aveda family. 😄

mickey sunnies. going on site tonight. model...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:28:09 -0400

mickey sunnies.
going on site tonight.
model @drizzythekitty
shot by me.
#13am #SpringItemsComing
(at www.missessmalcolm.com)

showing off my favorite asset. my babies....

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:27:34 -0400

showing off my favorite asset. my babies. #CanIGetABiscuitWithThemThighs #BreastAndThighs #IWantPopeyesNow #IGetEmFromMyMama 😃 (at Georgetown)

13am photoshoot today in atl. ft my girlfran @drizzythekitty...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:33:26 -0400

13am photoshoot today in atl. ft my girlfran @drizzythekitty shout out to us. hair make up and wardrobe all her. styling and photog by me .🙌
#13am #WeMadeItHappen #ATL #EarCuff (at Piedmont Park)

started from the bottom now we hair.

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 15:45:01 -0400

everybody has had the painful experience of either u or someone else trying to detangle ur hair by starting from the roots. this is a huge no no. starting from the roots is not only painful but very damaging to ur hair. u are ripping hair out of ur head from the root as well as breaking the hair. when u are ready to detangle ur hair u need to start from the bottom and work ur way up. detangle the very bottom first. then move up and inch and detangle that portion. do this all the way to the root. once u have reached the scalp then and only then should u run the comb/brush through the hair starting from the roots.
try this technique. it is very healthy and important especially if u are trying to grow and maintain long hair. u will notice a lot less shedding of hair and tears.

new pieces coming soon. iphone5 cases. ear cuff. hair...

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 15:08:44 -0400

new pieces coming soon.
iphone5 cases.
ear cuff.
hair chain.
#13am #13am #13am
photographer needed ASAP.! 😊 (at www.missessmalcolm.com)

sunday. april 28. i will be a model in avedas catwalk for water...

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 11:24:59 -0400