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Jamaican Patois (NOT English!)

Langfocus Published on 14 Jul 2019 This video is all about Jamaican Patois, aka Jamaican Creole, the English-based creole language of Jamaica. Special thanks to Irina Bruce and Derrick Ricketts for their feedback and help with the Patois samples in … Continue reading →

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Ralph Bakshi | Animation’s New Wave

Any-Mation Published on 21 Feb 2019 Ralph Bakshi is a powerful figure in the history of animation. Seeing how bored he was with the conventions of the day, he seemed to single handedly forge a path of controversy and success … Continue reading →

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Street Artists Revive Spanish Village w/ Murals Celebrating Local Tradition – My Modern Met

Street artists NeSpoon and Regue Fernández transformed a community in Belorado with murals depicting “bolo boliferano” and local lacework. Thanks to a local cultural organization, two street artists are using their work to bring back tradition and create a larger … Continue reading →

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After Years of Searching, I Finally Found My Black Indian Community

The blood of two peoples runs in us, and we want everyone to know we are still here   Dropping off a book at the Hampton Public Library, I glance at the counter and see a licorice-red flyer that says, … Continue reading →

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How Aboriginals Made Australia

– Cogito – Published on 16 Apr 2019 Didgeridoos, boomerangs, and an ancient hunter-gatherer lifestyle. These tend to be the first thing to come to mind when we imagine Indigenous Australians. Only with the arrival of Europeans was agriculture introduced. … Continue reading →

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Mini-model of Stonehenge reveals how voices would have carried in original ancient monument

A team of researchers at the University of Salford in the U.K. has revealed how voices would have sounded 4,000 years ago inside of the Stonehenge monument. The group made a recording of their efforts and posted the results on … Continue reading →

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There is a light that never goes out — Down by the Dougie

“When it shall be said in any country in the world my poor are happy; neither ignorance nor distress is to be found among them; my jails are empty of prisoners, my streets of beggars; the aged are not in … Continue reading →

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It’s Taken 10,000 Years For Pigs To Become Pigs – ScienceBlog.com

Call it a case of Jurassic Pork. It seems the common pig took a rather strange route to become the pig it is today, according to a team of international researchers that include a Texas A&M University genome expert. The team … Continue reading →

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A green resistance: plants and enslavement

Have you seen the new design for our Slavery Remembrance Day posters and leaflets for 2018? They are all around the city centre and waterfront promoting Slavery Remembrance Day and the Unity Carnival. A big, pale yellow flower sits in … Continue reading →

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7 Side-By-Side Victorian And Modern Images Of The Same Exact Locations In England

On Stride juxtaposed historical photos of seven English cities from the end of the 19th century and modern times. The project shows how these cities have transformed in the past 125 years from architecture to lifestyle and even fashion trends. … Continue reading →

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7 Nests That Will Change How You Think of Birds

SciShow Published on 4 Aug 2019 There are estimated to be over 18,000 different bird species with a wide variety of nest shapes and sizes. From teeny, adorable cups to massive compost mounds, the diversity of birds’ nests is definitely … Continue reading →

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Intricate Beadwork Adorns Handmade Mardi Gras Suits by Demond Melancon

For the past three decades, Louisiana-based artist Demond Melancon has created highly detailed Mardi Gras Indian suits using millions of hand-sewn small glass beads. Each suit takes several months to create and features custom patches that tell stories about African … Continue reading →

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