Shantel September 30, 2019

The Weekly Edit

Hi babe – we’re back at it again! How is September almost over?! OMG!

I hope you’re having a fabulous day so far. This is the Weekly Edit so don’t waste your precious time looking on the internet to see what hot, new and on-trend.. I gotchu!

xxo.

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Morning thoughts 💭 Forever grateful to Twitter

Morning thoughts 💭
Forever grateful to Twitter educating me, making me laugh & making me cry all at once. #amplifymelanatedvoices #blacklivesmatter #ldnblm
Ps. I tagged everyone I could find, please LMK who I missed 🤎

“You can’t have the rhythm without the blues.”⁣
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To say that the past few days have been heavy + draining is truly an understatement. So much coming from all angles - Conservatives, Democrats, The far-left, The far-right, Celebrities voicing their often (uninformed) opinion. I try reading opinions that differ from mine to stay abreast of what others think but sometimes it’s hard to read. In addition to my mind racing about the overarching question of.. What now? What happens next? I’ve had to take time off of Instagram yesterday to evaluate that for myself -⁣
Where do I want to go from here?⁣
How can I make a significant change in my own life?⁣
How can I educate myself because there is so much that I still don’t know?⁣
One thing I’ll say for sure is that not everyone is going to get it, and this moment in time will not eradicate racism in America, or globally. That I know for sure - it’s not about being pessimistic, but rather being a realist and hopeful for the future.⁣
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I’ve seen a lot of people have a HUGE awakening and look deep inside themselves and for that, I’m grateful and I’m hopeful. At the end of the day, racism is a very real thing. Colourism is a very real thing. Having a co-worker once tell me “that she doesn’t even consider me Black, just a tanned version of her.” HUH? Because I look & sound different than the Black people you see on TV or in Movies? Do you see how that’s problematic? Racism is Prejudice + Power and I’ve been repeating this message to a lot of people over the past few days - it works hand in hand. …and real change, means evaluating both sides of the coin. Just because you’ve never seen something or haven’t experienced it personally - doesn’t mean it’s not real. Black people are not a monolith and we all have our own experiences but I don’t think I’ve ever met a Black person or a person of DEEP colour that has not experienced racism/prejudice because of their skin colour and phenotype. Isn’t that something?⁣
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From all ethnicities and economic backgrounds one thing Black people share, is pain — and this is the first time in my entire life that all people are finally getting a glimpse of what that pain is all about.

Thank you so much for all the words of encourageme

Thank you so much for all the words of encouragement and solidarity that has made it way through this account over the past few days - I sincerely appreciate it. I appreciate every DM/comment/repost etc. to spread the word as far as possible.⁣ I went on a run this evening, just to TRY and clear my head. My parents called me just to check-in and I could’ve bursted into tears right in the grocery store.. it’s all so heavy, it’s all so sad 💔
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The work doesn’t stop and I just want to stress how important it is to stay focused on what matters and the real message. Keep having these conversations online AND in private - with your children, friends, co-workers, colleagues and the like. You don’t know what you don’t know and for far too long, this sort’ve thing has been incredibly easy to turn a blind eye to.⁣
Like, I mentioned in my previous post, there are tons of resources that you can reach out to if you’d like to help/learn/donate/spread the message 🤍✨
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Finally, I want to encourage everyone who needs it to laugh, cry, call someone who will soothe your soul and block every single troll and ignorant person that comes across your path, xxo.⁣ #ProtectYourPeace 🤍🕊
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lots of love, always all ways!⁣
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PS. No YouTube video today, new video will be up on Thursday ✌🏾

Sharing the quote I keep returning to over and ove

Sharing the quote I keep returning to over and over again.⁣
👉🏾 Swipe left 👉🏾 for my thoughts and see⁣
👇🏾 below👇🏾for some action items on how YOU can HELP ✊🏾 — Stay strong + safe 🤍✨⁣
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SIGN: standwithbre.com to sign Breonna Taylor’s petition!!!!!⁣
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TEXT: FLOYD to 55156⁣
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DONATE: @reclaimtheblock , @mnfreedomfund, @naacp, @nationalbailout, @phillybailout
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***QUESTIONS: Check out @askapoc - which is a safe space for non poc’s to ask questions***

“It’s a serious thing just to be alive on this

“It’s a serious thing just to be alive on this fresh morning, in this broken world.”
Sending YOU peace in your heart + mind today 🤍🕊✨

Well, it’s safe to say that my attempt at going

Well, it’s safe to say that my attempt at going heat-free for the entire quarantine period is way over.
FYI, I wrote a blog post on the Best Heat Protectants for Natural Hair and it’s up on the blog, SimplyShantel.com — these are all ones that I truly swear by to keep your hair as healthy as possible under a little 🔥— SimplyShantel.com and direct link in my stories 🤍✨
#naturalhaircommunity #naturalhair #naturalhairrocks