divinity within

ᴄʜᴀᴋᴀ ᴋʜᴀɴ Los Angeles, 1977, by Bruce Talamon.

Sankofa. A Ghanaian adinkra symbol literally translating to “go back and take it” which is generally interpreted to mean “in order to know one’s future one must understand one’s past”. Ever since visiting Ghana, I have noticed sankofa throughout New York City.

vintage post cards.

James Baldwin talking about love

The Sun's Gonna Shine (Les Blank & Skip Gerson, 1969)

Source : Nothing But The Girl ; The Blatant Lesbian Image ; A Portfolio and Exploration of Lesbian Erotic Photography - Edited by Susie Bright and Jill Posener

Source: Out In America; A Portrait Of Gay and Lesbian Life , by Michael Goff and the staff of OUT magazine

Source: Speaking In Whispers; African-American Lesbian Erotica , by Kathleen E. Morris

Source: butch/femme; Inside Lesbian Gender - editor Sally R. Munt , photo editor Cherry Smyth

Source: The Persistent Desire: A Femme-Butch Reader, edited by Joan Nestle

Source: The Book Of Uncommon Women; An Uncommon Legacy Foundation ( 1994)

Cuban Dance Series, Photo by Isabel Muñoz, 1995

Afro-Cuban dancers, 1951 🖤🤎🖤🤎🖤