the [violet] vagabond.

King Tutankhamun

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:05:01 -0600

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Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:11:06 -0600

my absolute. fave.

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:36:35 -0600

my absolute. fave.

shit black girls say. lmfao. i died a little more....

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 03:17:00 -0600

shit black girls say.

lmfao.

i died a little more.

@billysorrells

shit girls say. lmbo. i died. @shitgirlssay

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 03:16:00 -0600

shit girls say.

lmbo.

i died.

@shitgirlssay

my next destination. giza, egypt.

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:51:08 -0600

my next destination.

giza, egypt.

pretty much one of the dopest videos i have seen. ever.

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:39:05 -0600

pretty much one of the dopest videos i have seen.

ever.

History: Bombingham

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:11:36 -0600

Birmingham, Alabama, and the Civil

Rights Movement in 1963

The Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham was used as a meeting-place for civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther King, Ralph David Abernathy and Fred Shutterworth. Tensions became high when the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and the Congress on Racial Equality (CORE) became involved in a campaign to register African American to vote in Birmingham.

On Sunday, 15th September, 1963, a white man was seen getting out of a white and turquoise Chevrolet car and placing a box under the steps of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. Soon afterwards, at 10.22 a.m., the bomb exploded killing Denise McNair (11), Addie Mae Collins (14), Carole Robertson (14) and Cynthia Wesley (14). The four girls had been attending Sunday school classes at the church. Twenty-three other people were also hurt by the blast.

Civil rights activists blamed George Wallace, the Governor of Alabama, for the killings. Only a week before the bombing he had told the New York Times that to stop integration Alabama needed a “few first-class funerals.”

A witness identified Robert Chambliss, a member of the Ku Klux Klan, as the man who placed the bomb under the steps of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. He was arrested and charged with murder and possessing a box of 122 sticks of dynamite without a permit. On 8th October, 1963, Chambliss was found not guilty of murder and received a hundred-dollar fine and a six-month jail sentence for having the dynamite.

The case was unsolved until Bill Baxley was elected attorney general of Alabama. He requested the original Federal Bureau of Investigation files on the case and discovered that the organization had accumulated a great deal of evidence against Chambliss that had not been used in the original trial.

In November, 1977 Chambliss was tried once again for the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing. Now aged 73, Chambliss was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment. Chambliss died in an Alabama prison on 29th October, 1985.

Photo

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:06:21 -0600

sick frames.

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 08:22:52 -0600

sick frames.

#Africa. fresh.

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:40:49 -0600

#Africa.

fresh.

Video: In the West African, Ashanti Gold Mine!

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:31:27 -0600

Video: In the West African, Ashanti Gold Mine!

West Africa: Ashanti Gold Mine

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:17:39 -0600

Ghana is one of the largest gold mining countries in the world. The West African region was once known as the Gold Coast. So our class took a trip to the Ashanti Gold Mines. What we thought was going to be a quick tour, soon turned into a 2 hour hike 40,000 feet underground. And another 1 hour wait for the mine elevator to pick up us from down below. Imagine the terror after 30 to 45 minutes pass and you are that far underground. It started to get pretty freaky. But all in all I thoroughly enjoyed the hike in the damp, clammy, musky mine. Minus the whining crybaby girly girls who couldn’t take the heat, or the hike itself. Smh. Suck it up!

We had to wear these fancy outfits before we could go into the mine.

Yes. We had to wear their socks because we had on sandals when we arrived. Gross!

Class photo before entering the mine.

The Ashanti Gold Mine!

Heaviest rain boots ever!

Me and the tour guides.

Elevator shaft headed down!

We are now 41,000 feet under the earth!

And we walk.

This is that moving equipment we are to be aware of. Nasty.

And we continue walking.

Trolley Loco? Crazy Trolley? They speak spanish in Ghana?

So that was the crazy trolley they were speaking of. It literally wisked past our faces. Scary!

Cara and a miner. Peep her clenched fists. It was pretty nasty. LOL.

Yea after 3 hours in the mine we are a little worried. But I kept everyone’s spirits alive by singing “Im a Survivor, Im not gon give up!”

West Africa: Wli Agumatsa Waterfall

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:34:00 -0600

We visited a lot of unique places while in Ghana but my favorite by far was the gorgeous sight of the Wli waterfall before we crossed the border over into Togo. The Wli Agumatsa waterfall is the tallest in Ghana. I was not prepared for the beauty that I was about to encounter. We had to hike through the African forests to reach the site. We ate a picnic dinner [peanut butter and jelly sandwiches] right at the foot of the waterfall shortly after jumping into the spring that bellied beneath the marvel. It was one of the many amazing experiences while in West Africa.

View from the van on the road to the waterfall.

Welcome! or as they say in Twi, AKWAABA!!

Hiking to the site.

OMG.

You can’t really see them but there are bats all alongside the waterfall. Look closely!

Fun in the waterfall.

My classmates and I being silly.

And yet again. Definitely a day to remember!

West Africa: Black Stars Soccer Game!

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:39:55 -0600

I have never been a fan of soccer but after this game I was a changed woman. The excitement and enthusiasm that spilled through the crowds made my first professional soccer experience one to remember.

The rain storm that showered us before the start of kick off did not encourage my change of heart, but being in the midst of a crowd so full of joy even while soaking wet in full clothes will make you smile and cheer along.

The funniest part was a man singing the national anthem so loud and prideful at the end of the game and ridiculously off key. Then he proceeded to douce his face and mouth with an entire water bottle as if he just killed the song. LMFAO. Vanessa and I were in tears [literally]. I wish so badly that I could have caught him on video.

GO BLACK STARS!

We were no too thrilled after the rain storm.

We eventually warmed up to the game. Although we were still freezing and wet!

This dude was out of control. They are very prideful of their soccer team.

Me and my love Katie Sasser showing our Black Stars Pride wrapped in Ghanian flags!

West Africa: Canopy Walk.

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:14:00 -0600

One of the first places we visited while in Ghana was the Kakuma National Park. In the park there is a canopy walkway that covers some of the highest points on the grounds. The walkway is a rope bridge and can hold up to 2 full sized elephants.

The van ride leading up to the park had my palms sweaty from nervousness. But once we hiked through the park up to the point where the canopy walkway begins, I became less nervous. And once on the actual walkway I was completely confident. The view was amazing and I wished we could stay up there and eat lunch on the check points.

This was our tour guide. He was so fine and the accent was sexy. He is a strong, Ashanti man.

The path to the walkway.

One of the bridges on the walkway.

This is how high up we were.

I was clearly enjoying my experience.

This is West Africa. Beautiful.

We were having a great time.

WE SURVIVED.

Class photo after our brave, treacherous walk!

Signage in Africa.

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:38:00 -0600

So while I was in West Africa this summer I could not help but to notice all of the barber shops and beauty salons everywhere! They were literally on every block and sometimes more than one per street.

But the funniest thing was the signage. I saw every male celebrity from Ludacris to Bow Wow to Eddie Murphy on the signs. I even recall a Rick Ross sign at one point. LOL. And the beauty salon signs weren’t much better.

LOL at Ludacris!

Not that weave ponytail tho! Is that Missy Elliott?

Im too through with that needle and thread.

my most favorite of all.

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 13:49:42 -0600

my most favorite of all.

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 13:45:49 -0600

Addicted.

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:15:25 -0600

Serious Law & Order SVU junkie.