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African American Artists (stunning)

AA Boomers

Artisan Arts Online

Black Art Blog

Black Commentator

Doyle's

Gallery Gondwana

Hastings City Art Gallery

James Loveless

Mitchie Gallery

Mything Links

Negro Artist

Schoeni Art Gallery

Walker Collection

I am *so* happy to finally find the name and title of this piece.

Sources: Nasher|Google|Eh, La-Bas

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Source

And I do have one...

Is that normal is pretty.

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This post mostly inspired by brightfame's Cygnus Beta.

Sources: the dailies|multibeautiful

Some of these are joyful, some of these are loving, some of these are full of grief.

India.Arie's Brown Skin, original version.

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Got pretty/thoughtful videos or poems to share? Please link.

Charles Gilchrist. Com

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Got pics of poc extras in Trek TOS? Happen to know the names of any of the characters/actors pictured? Please say as much. Thank you!

Neece Clark Studio

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What: Un-named fic
Who: Supes, Clark, and Lois
From: DC
Why: Because Bear shouldn't fic. And this is why.

What: Mourning
From: Saving Grace
Who: Grace Hanadarko, Earl, Butch Ada, Ham Dewey
Why: A tongue, a ring, four hearts.

What? The Near Gnome-Dwarf Shirtsleeve Debacle
From? The Middleman
Who? Wendy Watson and the Middleman
Why? Because 'Great Barrier Reef' and the league of gnomes don't nearly trump pretty wrists.

What: Of Belonging To Another
From: SG-1
Who: Sam Carter, Vala Mal Doran, Sarah Gardner
Why: Because it takes a while if at all.

What: Chaff and Grain
From: SGA
Who: Teyla Emmagan; John Sheppard
Why: Sometimes, Teyla needs help. And cross-cultural communication can make friendships a bit fraught and some ceremonies are for the whole family.

What: Origin Story
From: The Dark Knight (Movie: Oldman, Ledger, Bale, etc)
Who: Jim Gordon. Barbara Gordon. The Bat.
Why: Because heroes stand tall in their hearts first.

What: Z is for Zat'(some'thing)
From: SG-1
Who: Teal'c, Sam Carter, Jack O'Neill, Daniel Jackson
Why: Because Teal'c is wise, lies well, and Sam Carter wins at life.

What: Side by Side, They Both Get Bright
From: Stargate SGA
Who: Teyla Emmagan, John Sheppard, Kate Heightmeyer
Why: Because tea isn't always a part of taking calm.

What: Look At the Princess
From: Farscape
Who: Aeryn Sun, Ka D'Argo
Why: Choosing love and life over love and death. But.

denim_queen thought of this. She's keeping the master list here.

01. Look at the list and bold those you have read.
02. Italicise those you intend to read
03. Underline the books you LOVE.
04. Reprint this list in your own LJ so we can try and track down these people who've only read 6 and force books upon them.

While the authors on the big read's list are great and fantastic reads, it's not a very diverse list. Not everyone grew up with Jane Austen sitting on the shelf or went through a program where Wuthering Heights was required reading. Some of us may have had Alex Haley sitting on the kitchen table and others may have had to write a paper on Dictee.

This isn't the first time, where I've seen fantastic authors and poets neglected.

So this list is an attempt to change something for the better. So that the next meme that comes out about books will have Joy Harjo sitting next JK Rowling sitting next to Bharati Mukherjee sitting next to Charles Dickens and so on and so forth.

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