while studying ancient afrikan culture i’m forced to ask myself what makes history written on paper more valid than history carved in stone?

madriche:

our ancestors spent thousands of years documenting life for us to remember in order to assist us through time and space. we’ve gone out of our way to deny it. suddenly the term “stay solid” takes on a new meaning. 

I was writing with my heart, not my keyboard. I was writing what I felt should be written.

On today’s Fresh Air, Internet activist Wael Ghonim talks about how his Facebook page helped start Egypt’s revolution. (via nprfreshair)

─ As recently as July 2011, the U.S. government authorized the sale of tear gas to the Egyptian military government - despite the fact that since February 2011, the armed forces in Egypt have repeatedly used tear gas and other weapons to forcibly disperse protesters. ─

rightsandhumanity:

Urge the U.S. State Department to stop authorizing the shipment of weapons, ammunition, and equipment that Egypt’s government could use to violently suppress human rights.

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