Telling my kids this is Lady Liberty. @therealmariskahargitay #ladyliberty #lawandorder #lawandordersvu #justakidfromaustin @nbclawandorder @wolfentertainment @nbc @peacock
Both my Great-Grandmothers were refugees in their own countries fleeing racially motivated t€rrorism and persecution. My Great-Grandmother Victoria Henderson was in her early 20’s when her and her family fled the #TulsaMassacre and made it to Manor, Texas with her extended family. Two generations after slavery they lost everything and would have to start over there. My Great-Grandmother Queen Esther Harrison fled the Florida/Georgia line just before the #RedSummer of 1919. She left in 1916, walking most of the way to Harlem seeking refuge after t£rrorists set fire to her home and attempted to unalive her brother. She searched for him but fled the potential violence against her and her community before she could find him. She was 17 years old, she never saw him again. Today I honor them both for the unshakeable joy, their presence and wisdom. But not for their resilience. That kind of resiliency is born out of oppressive circumstances like #Tulsa and the countless others attacks the ancestors survived. There is a danger in simply celebrating their resiliency in the face of crushing oppression. Refugees, like my Great-Grandmothers can find joy amidst oppression, but they shouldn’t have to. Instead of praising resilience, we must condemn the oppression that forces it to be created and make certain we mitigate the circumstances that cause further this kind of resiliency in the future. We need to dismantle oppressive systems, not create more resilient families. Let’s be careful not to celebrate a family’s ability to adapt oppression and instead challenge the oppressive systems themselves. I honor them in all the ways, particularly their ability to adapt to a society that tries to erase their successes. #foundationalblackamericans #wearehere #justakidfromaustin
Both my Great-Grandmothers were refugees in their own countries fleeing racially motivated t€rrorism and persecution. My Great-Grandmother Victoria Henderson was in her early 20’s when her and her family fled the #TulsaMassacre and made it to Manor, Texas with her extended family. Two generations after slavery they lost everything and would have to start over there. My Great-Grandmother Queen Esther Harrison fled the Florida/Georgia line just before the #RedSummer of 1919. She left in 1916, walking most of the way to Harlem seeking refuge after t£rrorists set fire to her home and attempted to unalive her brother. She searched for him but fled the potential violence against her and her community before she could find him. She was 17 years old, she never saw him again. Today I honor them both for the unshakeable joy, their presence and wisdom. But not for their resilience. That kind of resiliency is born out of oppressive circumstances like #Tulsa and the countless others attacks the ancestors survived. There is a danger in simply celebrating their resiliency in the face of crushing oppression. Refugees, like my Great-Grandmothers can find joy amidst oppression, but they shouldn’t have to. Instead of praising resilience, we must condemn the oppression that forces it to be created and make certain we mitigate the circumstances that cause further this kind of resiliency in the future. We need to dismantle oppressive systems, not create more resilient families. Let’s be careful not to celebrate a family’s ability to adapt oppression and instead challenge the oppressive systems themselves. I honor them in all the ways, particularly their ability to adapt to a society that tries to erase their successes. #foundationalblackamericans #wearehere #justakidfromaustin
Both my Great-Grandmothers were refugees in their own countries fleeing racially motivated t€rrorism and persecution. My Great-Grandmother Victoria Henderson was in her early 20’s when her and her family fled the #TulsaMassacre and made it to Manor, Texas with her extended family. Two generations after slavery they lost everything and would have to start over there. My Great-Grandmother Queen Esther Harrison fled the Florida/Georgia line just before the #RedSummer of 1919. She left in 1916, walking most of the way to Harlem seeking refuge after t£rrorists set fire to her home and attempted to unalive her brother. She searched for him but fled the potential violence against her and her community before she could find him. She was 17 years old, she never saw him again. Today I honor them both for the unshakeable joy, their presence and wisdom. But not for their resilience. That kind of resiliency is born out of oppressive circumstances like #Tulsa and the countless others attacks the ancestors survived. There is a danger in simply celebrating their resiliency in the face of crushing oppression. Refugees, like my Great-Grandmothers can find joy amidst oppression, but they shouldn’t have to. Instead of praising resilience, we must condemn the oppression that forces it to be created and make certain we mitigate the circumstances that cause further this kind of resiliency in the future. We need to dismantle oppressive systems, not create more resilient families. Let’s be careful not to celebrate a family’s ability to adapt oppression and instead challenge the oppressive systems themselves. I honor them in all the ways, particularly their ability to adapt to a society that tries to erase their successes. #foundationalblackamericans #wearehere #justakidfromaustin
Both my Great-Grandmothers were refugees in their own countries fleeing racially motivated t€rrorism and persecution. My Great-Grandmother Victoria Henderson was in her early 20’s when her and her family fled the #TulsaMassacre and made it to Manor, Texas with her extended family. Two generations after slavery they lost everything and would have to start over there. My Great-Grandmother Queen Esther Harrison fled the Florida/Georgia line just before the #RedSummer of 1919. She left in 1916, walking most of the way to Harlem seeking refuge after t£rrorists set fire to her home and attempted to unalive her brother. She searched for him but fled the potential violence against her and her community before she could find him. She was 17 years old, she never saw him again. Today I honor them both for the unshakeable joy, their presence and wisdom. But not for their resilience. That kind of resiliency is born out of oppressive circumstances like #Tulsa and the countless others attacks the ancestors survived. There is a danger in simply celebrating their resiliency in the face of crushing oppression. Refugees, like my Great-Grandmothers can find joy amidst oppression, but they shouldn’t have to. Instead of praising resilience, we must condemn the oppression that forces it to be created and make certain we mitigate the circumstances that cause further this kind of resiliency in the future. We need to dismantle oppressive systems, not create more resilient families. Let’s be careful not to celebrate a family’s ability to adapt oppression and instead challenge the oppressive systems themselves. I honor them in all the ways, particularly their ability to adapt to a society that tries to erase their successes. #foundationalblackamericans #wearehere #justakidfromaustin
Both my Great-Grandmothers were refugees in their own countries fleeing racially motivated t€rrorism and persecution. My Great-Grandmother Victoria Henderson was in her early 20’s when her and her family fled the #TulsaMassacre and made it to Manor, Texas with her extended family. Two generations after slavery they lost everything and would have to start over there. My Great-Grandmother Queen Esther Harrison fled the Florida/Georgia line just before the #RedSummer of 1919. She left in 1916, walking most of the way to Harlem seeking refuge after t£rrorists set fire to her home and attempted to unalive her brother. She searched for him but fled the potential violence against her and her community before she could find him. She was 17 years old, she never saw him again. Today I honor them both for the unshakeable joy, their presence and wisdom. But not for their resilience. That kind of resiliency is born out of oppressive circumstances like #Tulsa and the countless others attacks the ancestors survived. There is a danger in simply celebrating their resiliency in the face of crushing oppression. Refugees, like my Great-Grandmothers can find joy amidst oppression, but they shouldn’t have to. Instead of praising resilience, we must condemn the oppression that forces it to be created and make certain we mitigate the circumstances that cause further this kind of resiliency in the future. We need to dismantle oppressive systems, not create more resilient families. Let’s be careful not to celebrate a family’s ability to adapt oppression and instead challenge the oppressive systems themselves. I honor them in all the ways, particularly their ability to adapt to a society that tries to erase their successes. #foundationalblackamericans #wearehere #justakidfromaustin
Both my Great-Grandmothers were refugees in their own countries fleeing racially motivated t€rrorism and persecution. My Great-Grandmother Victoria Henderson was in her early 20’s when her and her family fled the #TulsaMassacre and made it to Manor, Texas with her extended family. Two generations after slavery they lost everything and would have to start over there. My Great-Grandmother Queen Esther Harrison fled the Florida/Georgia line just before the #RedSummer of 1919. She left in 1916, walking most of the way to Harlem seeking refuge after t£rrorists set fire to her home and attempted to unalive her brother. She searched for him but fled the potential violence against her and her community before she could find him. She was 17 years old, she never saw him again. Today I honor them both for the unshakeable joy, their presence and wisdom. But not for their resilience. That kind of resiliency is born out of oppressive circumstances like #Tulsa and the countless others attacks the ancestors survived. There is a danger in simply celebrating their resiliency in the face of crushing oppression. Refugees, like my Great-Grandmothers can find joy amidst oppression, but they shouldn’t have to. Instead of praising resilience, we must condemn the oppression that forces it to be created and make certain we mitigate the circumstances that cause further this kind of resiliency in the future. We need to dismantle oppressive systems, not create more resilient families. Let’s be careful not to celebrate a family’s ability to adapt oppression and instead challenge the oppressive systems themselves. I honor them in all the ways, particularly their ability to adapt to a society that tries to erase their successes. #foundationalblackamericans #wearehere #justakidfromaustin
Healing ❤️🩹 Taken in #Midtown in early April. Posted when it applied.
Take this life slow dear one. There will be others and you will need the lessons from this one. Second slide by @lauri.poldre #mehcadbrooks #wearehere #spiritualgangster #justakidfromaustin
Take this life slow dear one. There will be others and you will need the lessons from this one. Second slide by @lauri.poldre #mehcadbrooks #wearehere #spiritualgangster #justakidfromaustin
There comes a time when you just have to say… what’s been left unsaid. What’s been left in our heads and should be in the ether. A heart feels heavy when the truth is eager to be revealed. There’s no sealing what’s unhealed, kinsugi is gold not steel. Without the words there’s just gray matter in our fields. More Love #morelove #mehcadbrooks #spiritualgangster #newmusic #justakidfromaustin
There comes a time when you just have to say… what’s been left unsaid. What’s been left in our heads and should be in the ether. A heart feels heavy when the truth is eager to be revealed. There’s no sealing what’s unhealed, kinsugi is gold not steel. Without the words there’s just gray matter in our fields. More Love #morelove #mehcadbrooks #spiritualgangster #newmusic #justakidfromaustin
Living my dream, living my dream No matter what you say Live in my dream, living my dream No matter who gonna hate Living my dream, living my dream No big deal just my fate Living my dream. #spiritualgangster #livingmydream #newmusiccomingsoon
Living my dream, living my dream No matter what you say Live in my dream, living my dream No matter who gonna hate Living my dream, living my dream No big deal just my fate Living my dream. #spiritualgangster #livingmydream #newmusiccomingsoon
Explaining Manifestation through physics. The Laws of Constructive and Destructive Interference. Interference is a phenomenon that occurs when two or more waves overlap and combine to form a new wave pattern. The interference of waves can be constructive or destructive, depending on the phase relationship between the interacting waves. #Constructive interference occurs when the crest of one wave aligns with the crest of another wave, and the trough of one wave aligns with the trough of the other wave. This alignment results in the amplification of the wave (your vibe), creating a new wave with a higher amplitude than either of the original waves. The new wave (the collective vibe) has an amplitude equal to the sum of the amplitudes of the individual waves. This results in a wave with greater intensity (brightness, loudness, etc., depending on the type of wave). Meaning when you meet someone who is, or engage in a situation that is reflecting your vibration then your collective vibration expands by a multiple of how dope that other vibe is! So yes, there is a law of #physics that is telling us that we have the ability to affect what happens when it comes to creating our own vibes, affecting others and what we are attracting through constructive interference. And conversely, the Destructive Interference occurs when the crest of one wave aligns with the trough of another wave. This alignment causes the waves to cancel each other out, resulting in a new wave with a lower amplitude than the original waves, and in some cases, complete cancellation. Meaning something or someone that is not aligning with your vibe can completely cancel out your mood and your ability to control your gravitational pull to something you want. A perfect example of this is noise canceling headphones. They work from Destructive Interference. This post is to say, not only do we need to protect our energy, but also be aware of how powerful our energy is in affecting others, situations and outcomes. We have the power to change the world through our intentions, our vibes and our frequency… and physics proves that. Asé. #wearehere #spirituality #consciousness #morelove
