vintageblackglamour:

Tennis players at the New York State Negro Tennis Championships, at the Cosmopolitan Tennis Club in New York City, August 1940. From left to right: Louise Graham, Mt. Vernon, NY; Katheryn Neal, Columbia, SC; Katheryn Watson, Columbia, SC; Vivian Russell, Columbia, SC; Myrtle Beavers, New York City; Beryl Lyroke, Boston MA and Lamarr Turpi, Poughkeepsie, NY. Photo by Bettman/Corbis

madamethursday:

[Image: A macro that features a picture of singer Rihanna, a slender Black woman, smiling and leaning a bit against a solid red background. The text reads: “Hey girl, Lorde says the true feminist deals out of a lesbian consciousness whether or not she ever sleeps with women. …but I’ve always heard participatory action research is best. Love, Rih.”]

thebaddominicana:

owns the fuck outta ryan goslings privileged rich white male ass.

You’re sitting there in the dark. But don’t worry, there’s nothing to be afraid of.

Don’t be Afraid of the Dark | 2011

Hollywood is a business. And I don’t fault it for that. It’s a business about money and advertising, and we don’t translate in the foreign market. And a lot of people want to indict Hollywood for that, but I don’t think it’s just an indictment on Hollywood; it may be more of an indictment on people who go to the theatre to put their money down – to see what? You see a film with a predominantly black cast and you don’t see it as inclusive, but you see a film with a predominantly white cast and it is. Why?

I want to be a pioneer; I want to take on the responsibility and the weight of something bigger than myself, which is more diverse storylines, especially for African-American actresses. But I can only do what I do. I certainly can’t change Hollywood’s complete perception of black actresses – I need help.

fuckyeahginatorres:

When I became an actress I quickly realize that the world liked their latinos to look Italian. Not like me. So I wasn’t going up for Latina parts. I was going up for African American parts. […]

Regardless of the fact that I spoke the language better and understood the culture better, those [stereotypical latina] weren’t the parts that…I could take seriously. Suddenly you have to explain why I look how I look. And then it gets complicated. And nobody wants complicated.

Gina Torres | Black & Latino

I’m a long way from home. I’ve had to learn how to take care of myself.

Rosario Dawson as Priscilla Kitaen (Voodoo) | DC Dream Cast