January 2011
48 posts
This Is Africa: Calestous Juma: Why I'm optimistic... →
fyeahafrica:
An interview of Professor Calestous Juma of the Practise of International Development at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. On the future of growth in Africa
How can African nations feed their people?
The power of science and technology…
Africa's Relic.: Facebook →
lovevoxie:
Between today and tomorrow, the New FB Privacy setting called “Instant Personalization” goes into effect. The new setting shares your data with non-FB sites & it is automatically set to “Enabled”. To remedy :::Go to Account>Privacy Settings>Apps & Websites>Instant…
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60 Awesome Search Engines for Serious Writers →
etiquette-etc:
writingadvice:
Finding the information you need as a writer shouldn’t be a chore. Luckily, there are plenty of search engines out there that are designed to help you at any stage of the process, from coming up with great ideas to finding a publisher to get your work into print. Both writers still in college and those on their way to professional success will appreciate this...
Dear Other Continents,
shereenyaa:
THANK YOU
whatafricaisnot:
Please stop using me as an example when referring to starving children. There are hungry kids EVERYWHERE.
Sincerely, Africa.
When you order takeout and the doorbell rings:
WatchCLICK THE SQUARES
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Protests signal the end of Egypt's 'Pharaoh... →
socialisimo:
The Egyptian people’s demonstrations have not only broken the barrier of silence but have also driven the first nail into the coffin of the “Pharaoh complex” deeply rooted within the Egyptian psyche.
We Egyptians have always seen our ruler as a faultless deity – or as the late President Anwar al-Sadat described himself, a Pharaoh. We have long thought it was inevitable that...
if you know anyone in egypt.
reelaroundthefountain:
carpe-cerevisi:
If you know anyone in Egypt, please pass this on to them. To bypass government blocking of websites, use numerical IP addresses: Twitter ”128.242.240.52” Fb ”69.63.189.34” Google ”172.14.204.99”. A French ISP offers free dial up internet access ~ +33 1 72 89 01 50 Login password: toto. Please pass this on and share.
Again, reblogging for anyone who...
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Party Like it's 1999
loveaq:
dappledthings21:
If you played with Barbies,
Polly Pockets,
Beanie Babies,
Tamagotchi,
Slip N’ Slide,
And Satan Furbies,
Listened to the Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, NSync and the Spice Girls
On Hit Clips, a Boom Box, or a Walkman,
Collected and traded Pokemon cards,
Wrote with Gel Pens,
Wore butterfly clips,
And Snap Bracelets,
And...
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: People are concerned with how firm your abs are,... →
fuckyeahblackpower:
People are concerned with how firm your abs are, not your beliefs. How straight your hair can become, not your path in life. How much money you spend on a loved one, not the time with. What kind of car you drive, not what ambition drives you. What clothes are on your body, not the soul that…
: Hypothetically speaking: If you had a chance to... →
fuckyeahblackpower:
Hypothetically speaking: If you had a chance to tell God what characteristics you wanted at birth (physically, emotionally, mentally, personality-wise) what would you tell him? What would the ideal you be? If you had a chance to be born into privilege avoiding much of the struggle and hardship…
REBLOG WITH YOU COUNTRY'S FLAG
Sarah Rector: The Richest Colored Girl in the... →
“Oil Made Pickaninny Rich – Oklahoma Girl With $15,000 A Month Gets Many Proposals – Four White Men in Germany Want to Marry the Negro Child That They Might Share Her Fortune.” This headline, which appeared in The Kansas City Star on January 15, 1914, was just the first of many newspaper and magazine headlines during the next decade about Sarah Rector, the richest black child known to the...
dominickbrady:
Wow. Inaccurate.
nobodyfamous:
i remember seeing this a few months ago…amazing.
arainert:
Amazing.
glasspassengers:
A picture began circulating in November. It should be “The Picture of the Year,”… or perhaps, “Picture of the Decade.” It won’t be. In fact, unless you obtained a copy of the U.S. paper which published it, you probably would never have seen it. The picture...
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Tumblrinas and tumblrinos, I missed you guys so...