“Being the Queen is not all about singing, and being a diva is not all about singing. It has much to do with your service to people. And your social contributions.”
Aretha Franklin (March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018).
youngblood hawke’s album wake up makes me want to write a rollicking fantasy adventure story that still manages to be light-hearted despite all the loss and death surrounding the protagonists’ impossible quest
“Ludwig van Beethoven was of African descent, and the truth of his ethnic origins was covered up through a mixture of white powder worn on his face when out in public, the use of body doubles for portraits, and “euro-centric” historians, hiding the truth of his genetic heritage.“ – src
I’m mad that we aren’t taught this
Okay, that’s just the coolest and most frustrating thing because now I’m trying to get the mental picture of how he’d have really looked.
Steel Phoenix Studios 