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feministsmadefromfire:

“Tinashe” -  Means “God is with us” in Shona ( An African language spoken by nearly 80 percent of people in Zimbabwe.)

“Lakeisha” - A Swahili name meaning “favorite one.”

“Ashanti” -  Name of a powerful African empire in West Africa.

“Tanisha” - Hausa of West Africa name meaning “born on Monday.”

“Zola” - Means “quiet, tranquil” in Zulu.    

“Amandla” -  Zulu and Xhosa word meaning “power”. The word was a popular rallying cry in the days of resistance against Apartheid.

“Zendaya” - Means “ To Give Thanks” in Shona

“Latonia” -  A Latin name. Latonia was the mother of Diana in Roman mythology.

“Lulu” - Swahili and Muslim name meaning “pearl” or “precious.”

“Ciara” -  Means “dark-haired” in Irish Gaelic

“Lateefah” - A North African name meaning “gentle and pleasant.”

“Mercedes” - Means “Gracious gifts/Benefits) in Spanish

“Kaya” - Ghanaian language (Ga) phrase that means “don’t go or stay.”  

“Amara” -  The Swahili word amara, meaning “urgent business.” Also the Hindu name meaning “immortal.”

“Shanika” - African Bantu name, meaning “young one from the wilderness.

“Zuri” - Means “beautiful” in Swahili.

“Onika” - Word of African origin meaning “warrior.”

JUST BECAUSE A NAME SOUNDS DIFFERENT DOES NOT MEAN IT’S “RATCHET” OR “GHETTO” THEY HAVE BEAUTIFUL MEANINGS.

EVERY NAME DESERVE RESPECT, NOT TRADITIONAL “WESTERN” NAMES.

DON’T BE IGNORANT, LEARN.

lunar-awakening:

organic-creep:

troyesbirthmark:

written-on-polaroids:

praying-to-be-happy-again:

i hope this doesn’t get any notes.

damn

I was about 8 I think

Fucking 7 years old.

I was six when my family started telling me I need to eat less because i won’t be pretty and no one will marry me. Also my dance teacher used to scream at me in front of 50 other dancers to suck in my stomach and start exercising outside of rehearsals. 

scorpiofactsdaily:

Scorpions are tiny creatures. Closer to the ground. Closer to satan

Me

cloudstrology:

Aries - Crazy In Love

Taurus - ***Flawless

Gemini - Superpower

Cancer - Single Ladies

Leo - Run The World (Girls)

Virgo - I Was Here

Libra - Pretty Hurts

Scorpio - Yoncé/Partition

Sagittarius - Rocket

Capricorn - Ghost / Haunted

Aquarius - XO

Pisces - Heaven