https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quXNOvaIBAY
I’ve already made a video right after it became viral, but on June 26th 2022 this was tweeted by a former maiko.
Younger generations are being exposed to endless possibilities for their future through positive representation. Now, little Black children everywhere are seeing themselves in ways that older generations were never exposed to, especially through books, clothing, media and toys.Produced by the Black-owned start-up Purpose Toys, HBCYoU Dolls are the latest (and cutest) set of culturally-relevant dolls…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quXNOvaIBAY
I’ve already made a video right after it became viral, but on June 26th 2022 this was tweeted by a former maiko.
Water Margin, deemed as the most brutal and immoral classical Chinese novel, had been banned periodically & whitewashed. In this episode, I will talk about what this controversial is novel is all about and how it greatly influenced Japanese literature. In japan, this novel is called Suikoden.
In a new documentary, aired by Channel 4 on British television last week, archaeologists presented new evidence describing how the Great Pyramid was constructed. The new insight comes from papyrus discovered in the ancient port of Wadi al-Jarf, on the Red Sea. Source: Ancient Papyrus Provide Insights To How The Great Pyramid Of Giza Was…
At the Metal Museum in Memphis, Tennessee, a new exhibit just opened that features an Indigenous artist’s exhibition, Royal Portrait, emphasizing the importance of Indigenous matriarchs through reimagining royal regalia and portraiture. Source: Royal Portrait: The Regality of Indigenous Women | Arts & Entertainment
In this episode of Awful Archaeology we discuss the mysterious discovery known as The Baghdad Battery.
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1sWyoPRQ-4[/embed] A few weeks ago we did a video on runes and futhark and mentioned some of the runes and symbols from Iceland, like the Helm of Awe, or Aegishjalmr. Afterwards we got loads of messages asking about this Icelandic magical stave, Vegvisir, and whether this one counts as an Old Norse runic symbol?
World”Extremely rare” 1,850-year-old bronze coin found in waters off Israel’s coastJuly 26, 2022 / 12:43 PM / CBS/AFPIsraeli archaeologists on Tuesday displayed a rare and “remarkably well preserved” Roman-era bronze coin dating back 1,850 years, depicting the moon goddess Luna, the first such find in Israeli waters.The coin minted in Alexandria in present-day Egypt featuring…
As the world’s attention is focused on Pope Francis’ visit to Canada to apologize for abuses Indigenous peoples suffered at the hands of Catholic missionaries in residential schools, Indigenous groups are calling for the Vatican to return tens of thousands of Indigenous artifacts and art held by the museums.The Vatican’s Anima Mundi Ethnological Museum houses…
Actor Samuel L. Jackson gained Gabonese citizenship after tracing his ancestry to the Benga tribe. According to The Guardian, “Jackson traced his roots to the Bantu tribe in Gabon. The Bantu people are speakers of Bantu languages, comprising several hundred indigenous ethnic groups in sub-Saharan Africa, spread over a vast area from Central Africa across…