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This African Comedian Makes White People Cringe as Africans Laugh Uncontrollably
Welcome to Candid Africa in this video we will be watching videos of African Standup comedian from Kenya Njambi McGrath as she makes white people Cringe as Africans laugh. For more of her content please visit @Njambimcgrathcomedy This African Comedian … Continue reading
Is Democracy Doomed? The Global Fight for Our Future | Timothy Snyder | TED
If you think democracy is some kind of inevitable, default setting for the world, then you aren’t going to have it for very long, says historian and author Timothy Snyder. From World War I to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, … Continue reading
Every Society Collapses, Here’s How to Survive…
The news is often determined to tell us that we live in uniquely critical times, beset by political disasters and afflicted by terrible crises and that the demise of human civilisation is surely imminent. We are encouraged to view the … Continue reading
THE ALPHABET EXPLAINED: The origin of every letter
Every letter of our alphabet has a story to tell. Join me for an A to Z of A to Z. I’ll explain… 𐦃 The Egyptian hieroglyphics that became our letters 🏛 Why W is called “double U” 🇫🇷 Why … Continue reading
A Great Day for the Welsh Language
Owen Williams discusses the folklore origins of ‘Yr Wyddfa’, the Welsh name for the no longer accepted ‘Snowdon’. Art & Animation: @grindletoons Audio: Owen Williams twitter.com/@OwsWills Taken from BBC Radio 2 – Jeremy Vine, November 17th 2022
In the 3,700-year footsteps of a king, a barber and a slave | Aeon Essays
Tablet from Gimil-Ninkarrak’s archive for the hire of a labourer, describing Gimil-Ninkarrak as the ‘chief barber’. Courtesy the Louvre Museum, Paris Some 3,700 years ago, an enslaved girl, a barber, and a king crossed paths in a city by the … Continue reading
China‘s BIGGEST traditional communal home for more than 600 people – Fujian Hakka Tulou | EP8, S2
I’ve made my trip to China’s biggest traditional communal home – Fujian Tulou！ Tulou is the family home of Mulan people, and also the traditional home of Hakka people, housing up to 800 people! Luckily, I have met a very … Continue reading
Did Pirates Really Sing Sea Shanties? It’s Complicated
Songs like “A Pirate’s Life for Me” and “Dead Man’s Chest” are as prevalent in pirate lore as eye patches or treasure maps. But these tunes were written more than a hundred years AFTER the Golden Age of Piracy. In … Continue reading
History of the British Empire (in One Take)
Welcome to the British Empire. This video takes an epic tour through centuries of change, resistance and violence, meeting key figures who played important roles in this turbulent era. […]
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