var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-17416243-3’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @beautone)http://beautone.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3wx5pTPvU1r4vkdvo2_250.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3wx5pTPvU1r4vkdvo3_250.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3wx5pTPvU1r4vkdvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong><span>James Baldwin & Bayard Rustin</span></strong></p>http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/50988964106http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/50988964106Tue, 21 May 2013 09:00:47 -0500James Baldwinbayard rustinphotoBlack radicalism<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5e61d4f26372762a9ec71c7080c39a5b/tumblr_mmjqsie1i81s5lhhvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span>Grace Jones + Rick James</span></strong><span></span></p> <p></p>http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/50985570364http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/50985570364Tue, 21 May 2013 07:37:34 -0500grace jonesrick jamesphotophotograph<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a2f8e8b2eb211c6da6cc3b6fa92809b2/tumblr_mmr8f3Jy1h1r6m2leo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8e28bb40741f54901d462eca5159ad63/tumblr_mmr8f3Jy1h1r6m2leo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>On May 13, 1985, Philadelphia police dropped explosives containing C-4 on the roof of a house where members of the black liberation & social justice organization MOVE lived.</strong></p> <p>Right before, police attacked the house with 10,000 rounds of ammunition in 90 minutes, knowing that children were inside. The house burned for 45 minutes before hoses were turned on.</p> <p>Eleven people, including founder John Africa, five adults & five children were killed. The incident also destroyed 65 homes in the area, leaving 250 homeless. Witnesses reported police officers shooting at those trying to escape from the fire that ensued.</p> <p>MOVE continues to advocate for prisoners’ rights & for the release of Mumia Abu-Jamal & nine MOVE members who were found guilty of the murder of a police officer in 1978.</p>http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/50426689803http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/50426689803Tue, 14 May 2013 11:31:08 -0500MOVEbombing1985philadelphia<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2d43b6507b94521a495cd0defc4bd35f/tumblr_mm950bL7f61qe0lqqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>A Wolverhampton Disco, England, 1978. Photo by Chris Steele- Perkins.</span></p>http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/50419717324http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/50419717324Tue, 14 May 2013 09:00:54 -0500black britishUKwolverhamptondisco1978black culturesound systemdance<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d2e76f2bbdd57a46504bcab3d3507004/tumblr_mms52tBsMd1qhtqfko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Book Cover: Samuel Delany—Sklaven der Flamme (1978). </strong></p> <p><strong>German edition of Captives of the Flame (1963). </strong></p>http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/50418769900http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/50418769900Tue, 14 May 2013 08:37:36 -0500Samuel R. Delanybook coverbook coversbook artGermanCaptives of the FlameSklaven der Flamme1978<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6648d310bfd1944f3549b637d8350771/tumblr_mlp7z3iO2k1rasnq9o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><span>“Berlin, capital of the GDR/Berlin, Hauptstadt der DDR” (</span><span>1965)</span><span>. </span><span>West-Berlin is represented by a big blank space on this map.</span></strong></p>http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/50386276560http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/50386276560Mon, 13 May 2013 20:27:17 -0500mapmapscartography1965gdrddrcapitaleast germanyBerlinost-berlinwest-berlin<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m00quvZFgG1rq7remo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>West Indian immigrants arrive in London, after their journey from Southampton Docks (<span>Photo by Haywood Magee, </span>1956)</strong></p>http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/50260917345http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/50260917345Sun, 12 May 2013 10:00:46 -0500black britishimmigrationphotograph1956haywood mageelondonukSouthampton Docksdiaspora<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bae40b0b0c50f68ddbd1f986022a7c2e/tumblr_mmeu0unM3R1qhtqfko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Urkel-Os Cereal</strong></p>http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/50169030597http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/50169030597Sat, 11 May 2013 10:00:42 -0500steve urkelurkelUrkel-Os Cerealphotoblack nerdblack geek<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PvgUUmKk1BE?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><h1 id="watch-headline-title">1987 Rita Dove Interviewed on German TV Show Literaturcafe <span>“Deutschland ist für mich—war für mich— eine Möglichtkeit mich auseinanderzusetzen, die ganzen Komplex von Ich-Seins und Andersseins […] als [eine] Schwarze Frau. Eine gute Gelegenheit meine eigene Identität zu erforschen.”</span></h1></p>http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/50111541892http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/50111541892Fri, 10 May 2013 16:00:48 -0500rita doveinterviewgermanygermantelevision1987deutschdeutschland<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5c07954bb0a6ea7ed2ebbe8be3041b36/tumblr_mm17w7RtFW1rpjil8o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><span>Angela Davis introducing James Baldwin at UC Berkeley </span></strong>(<span>April 19 and April 26, 1974)</span></p> <p><span>Audio here:</span></p> <p><a href="http://dpg.lib.berkeley.edu/webdb/mrc/search_vod.pl?avr=1">http://dpg.lib.berkeley.edu/webdb/mrc/search_vod.pl?avr=1</a></p>http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/50088791484http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/50088791484Fri, 10 May 2013 09:00:00 -0500photophotographyangela davisJames Baldwinblack intellectualsuc berkeley1974<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fb76f58e30ae0a4f8310170e27960d53/tumblr_mltj9uqOEM1qdb1jzo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>“Until the mid-60s, indigenous Australians came under the Flora And Fauna Act, which classified them as animals, not human beings. This also meant that killing an indigenous Australian meant you weren’t killing a human being, but an animal.</span></p> <p><span>To this day, Australia breaks every code of the Geneva Convention when it comes to indigenous Australians and their human rights. The “public housing” that the government has given them are one-bedroom shacks with no running water, no electricity and no gas, that entire families are forced to live in. These shacks are in communities in the outback, as far away from “civilised” society as possible. Out of sight, out of mind.”</span></p> <p><span>via </span><span> </span><a href="http://eatcakey.tumblr.com/post/48898043969/until-the-mid-60s-indigenous-australians-came">eatcakey</a></p>http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/49959246448http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/49959246448Wed, 08 May 2013 16:29:23 -0500australiaindigenoushuman rightsgenocide<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/966f683014813f860d7991685c6f7c4a/tumblr_mlrkc3T6Uv1qzwh9fo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><h4><strong>Toyin Odutola—</strong><em><a href="http://toyinodutola.com/gauging-tone">The Story of the Hunt Glorifies No One. Homage to Chinua Achebe</a> </em>(2013)</h4> <p>Metallic marker on black board. 40 x 32 inches. </p>http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/49935878317http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/49935878317Wed, 08 May 2013 10:00:43 -0500artblack artcontemporary artChinua Achebetoyin odutola2013<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e9a467eccf13101e3e309664123c8f69/tumblr_mi9szkxBxJ1qap9gno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>“Hands Off Angela Davis” - Third World Women’s Alliance, New York, 1972</span></p> <p>Photo by Luis Garza</p>http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/49880718335http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/49880718335Tue, 07 May 2013 16:32:32 -0500Third World Women’s Alliance1972angela davisprotestsHands Off Angela DavisphotoLuis Garza<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/61106016" width="400" height="224" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>Afro-Cubans and Sierra Leoneans Bridge the Gap in Documentary They Are We (2013)</strong></p> <p><span>Can a family separated for 170 years by the transatlantic slave trade sing and dance its way back together again? THEY ARE WE tells a story of survival against the odds, and how determination and shared humanity can triumph over the bleakest of histories.</span></p> <p><span>via </span><a href="http://fashionistazapatista.tumblr.com/post/49036998477/yourhue-afro-cubans-and-sierra-leoneans-bridge">fashionistazapatista</a></p>http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/49853781746http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/49853781746Tue, 07 May 2013 08:43:26 -0500Afro-Latinoslaverysierra leonediasporaafricadocumentaryThey Are We2013<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/16bfc64fde917d86b23f87b41d235d95/tumblr_mlqnveCX6f1s6xln9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><span class="messageBody">Octavia Butler’s senior class photo from John Muir High School in Pasadena, California (</span><span></span><span>1965)</span></strong><span><br/></span></p> <p><span class="messageBody">via </span><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://jalylah.tumblr.com/post/48800231229/ayanaahj-octavia-butlers-1965-senior-class">jalylah</a></p>http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/49774057275http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/49774057275Mon, 06 May 2013 09:00:37 -0500octavia butlerphotophotographyclass photo1965pasadenaafrofuturism<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fa011e36bcd469009971bef30f3e235c/tumblr_mmary0zu0O1qi85gzo1_250.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1e5a94d595cce6e73af9a07d7dab6a9a/tumblr_mmary0zu0O1qi85gzo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong><span>James Brown: Revolution Of The Mind (1971)</span></strong></p> <p>via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://afrosurrealsanfrancisco.tumblr.com/post/49632574301/james-brown-revolution-of-the-mind-happy-80th-to">afrosurrealsanfrancisco</a></p>http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/49693201401http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/49693201401Sun, 05 May 2013 11:01:12 -0500album coverartjames brown1971Revolution Of The MinRevolution Of The Mind<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e045a5c4d8654c0410c12a46b4e6bed5/tumblr_mloltrQeK51qhtqfko1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5c80f7a4e8a71cb274a57aa3da882e31/tumblr_mloltrQeK51qhtqfko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/aefc26738e48b4887881312dbc12e3dc/tumblr_mloltrQeK51qhtqfko3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b61518e4d9a8cd797a7715ba5a83d709/tumblr_mloltrQeK51qhtqfko4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Krista Franklin—…voyage whose chartings are unlove (2012)</p>http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/48952794679http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/48952794679Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:09:52 -0500...voyage whose chartings are unloveKrista Franklinblack artcontemporary black artafrosurrealismmiddle passageslavery2012<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a75914851819c58053e9956c82ff3521/tumblr_mld0x1NMN81rqqrcko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Rashid Johnson—<span></span>Cosmic Slop (<span>2011)</span></strong></p> <p>black soap, wax, 72.5 x 49.5 x 1.75 inches </p> <p>via <a href="http://jalylah.tumblr.com/post/48138166258/studiomuseum-rashid-johnson-b-1977-cosmic">jalylah</a></p>http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/48928702367http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/48928702367Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:00:43 -0500rashid johnsonartblack artafrofuturismCosmic Slopp-funk2011contemporary artcontemporary black art<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0f2eaf9c26c40920e145dbf73c8deb75/tumblr_ml3wxjEGA21qjze2ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Single Parent Household. Downtown 88—Hebru Brantley </strong></p>http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/48876121037http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/48876121037Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:00:35 -0500afrofuturismhebru brantleyartblack artcontemporary black artcontemporary art<p><strong>R.I.P Richard Iton: <a href="http://open.spotify.com/track/6tUyUaHaltGOV7LRhoAVvo">4hero – Play With The Changes</a></strong></p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/993cdecaf1f50d00a90d8ff3c3407b8b/tumblr_inline_mltgw4wc7g1qz4rgp.jpg"/></p> <p></p>http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/48856266681http://beautone.tumblr.com/post/48856266681Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:18:01 -0500