Exploring the Queer History of the Old West… Yeehaw – YouTube

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0AOwdODmMA[/embed] The west was always queer. Much more so than you’d think. From unapologetic lesbians paving their own path to trans folks looking for freedom to the gay cowboys just searching for love, beneath the sands and dry earth lay the stories of LGBTQ folks waiting to be remembered. But while that history is full…

Destroying Ancient Artifacts for Profit Is Nothing New – YouTube

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvwFUkeN_-w[/embed] In the last couple weeks, a tiktok account went viral for (allegedly) breaking a 3000 year old bowl for profit. Tragically, the destruction and looting of ancient artifacts is nothing new. Come learn with me about mummies, explosive archaeology, bone stealing, corpse medicine, and a criminal craft store.

The History of Aksum Ancient Kingdom – YouTube

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDqKNvQv43I[/embed] The Aksum Kingdom was one of the ancient kingdoms that existed in the continent of Africa.The Kingdom was very wealthy, influencial and powerful.It’s territory can be found in the present day Ethiopia and some parts of Eritrea. At a time, the Kingdom’s influence got to part of middle east.Trade was a huge source of…

Diver Discovers Underwater Treasure Beneath Pharaoh’s Tomb – YouTube

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWVZ8T8v_qk&t=13s[/embed] Underneath a 30 foot high, 2,300 year old pyramid and cut into the earth’s bedrock is the tomb of an ancient Pharaoh, ruler of the Kingdom of Kush. These southern neighbors of the ancient Egyptians were similar to their neighbors of the north in several ways. They enshrined their leaders in pyramidal tombs, only…

Racism for Sale – BBC Africa Eye documentary – YouTube

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0DJlSqlmEw[/embed] In February 2020, a shocking video began to circulate on Chinese social media. A group of African children are being instructed, by a voice off-camera, to chant phrases in Chinese. The kids repeat the words with smiles and enthusiasm — but they don’t understand that what they’re being told to say is “I am…