June 2011
16 posts
Video: Curren$y ft. Trademark da Skydiver & Young...
flysolez:
Video: J. Cole – Cole Summer (Episode 1)
flysolez:
Gunbri
beautiful-afrique:
The gunbri is a plucked string instrument from North Africa. It is constructed from a single, carved piece of wood with a goatskin stretched over. It may have been an ancestor of the banjo.
Beautiful Afrique: Happy Independence Day,... →
beautiful-afrique:
Following a series of riots and unrest, the Belgians realised they could not maintain control of such a vast country. The Congo was granted its independence on June 30, 1960, adopting the name “Republic of the Congo” (République du Congo).
Patrice Émery Lumumba was a Congolese independence…
This Is Africa: African Facts: Education facts... →
fyeahafrica:
African immigrants to the U.S. are more highly educated than any other native-born ethnic group including white Americans. Some 48.9 percent of all African immigrants hold a college diploma. This is more than double the rate of native-born white Americans, and nearly four times the rate of…
For You, Little Star: 10 Reasons Why You Should... →
glasscoffin:
By Liz Stanton, CPE Staff Economist
You’ve Been Psychologically Conditioned To Want a Diamond. The diamond engagement ring is a 63-year-old invention of N.W.Ayer advertising agency. The De Beers diamond cartel contracted N.W.Ayer to create a demand for what are, essentially, useless hunks of rock.
Diamonds are Priced Well Above Their Value. The De Beers cartel has...
The Presidential Baby Photo Quiz
mentalflossr:
Are you able to look at baby photos of U.S. Presidents and tell exactly which future Commander in Chief is pictured? If you are, here’s the only chance you’ll ever have to show off that skill.
Take the Quiz: Presidential Baby Photos
