"Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape." -Bell Hooks

Via CB

Let's celebrate our 2SLGBTQIA+ sisters and brothers openly

#blackwomen #blackLGBTQ #LGBTQ #blackqueer #blackfeminists #blackauthors #blacktheorists #blackeducators #blacksocialcritics #blackamerican #blacksky #addtoblacksky #blacklove

Cornel West is 72 today.

Bo Diddley died 17 years ago today.

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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blachistory #blackphilosophers #blacktheologians #blacktivists #blackpoliticians #blacksocialcritics #blackintellectuals #blackfirsts #blackguitarists #blacksingers #blacksky #addtoblacksky