Month: April 2019

Several Vietnamese supermarkets have started using banana leaves to wrap vegetables in an effort to reduce plastic waste. – VnExpress International

Source: Vietnamese supermarkets go back to leaves, leaving plastic bags – VnExpress International

Hi guys,

In case you’re wondering, this is charles williams, my 1st Capoeira Angola teacher.

Whenever I see him do some incredible human feat like he did last night at our tuesday class, it makes me think about our human potential, and where we can go if we focus ourselves… and why someone might want to keep us from fulfilling our potential.

Norway has become the first country to ban deforestation. The Norwegian Parliament pledged May 26 that the government’s public procurement policy will be deforestation-free. Any product that contributes to deforestation will not be used in the Scandinavian country. The pledge was recommended by Norw…

Source: Norway Becomes World’s First Country to Ban Deforestation – EcoWatch

On Fridays, some students are given a backpack with eight individual frozen meals.

Source: School district turns unused cafeteria food into take-home meals for kids

In an office in Berlin, over 100 language experts are focusing their attention on creating the best language learning app possible. One million people are already actively using it, so what makes it so good?

Source: How This Expert-Designed App Gets Complete Beginners Speaking A New Language In 3 Weeks

A woman abducted from Africa as a child has been identified as the last known survivor of the slave ships that took kidnapped West Africans to the United States.

Source: Last survivor of US slave trade identified – CNN

Tomas van Houtryve followed Mexico’s long-forgotten northern boundary to meet families who have lived in the region, now forming part of the United States, for centuries.

Sherrexcia Rolle is adding a little #BlackGirlMagic to the predominantly white aviation industry.

Source: This 29-Year-Old Black Woman Runs A Privately Owned Airline Worth $90 Million | National News | BET |

“I’m half American and half Eritrean—as much as I am a black person from America, I am a black person from Africa too.”

Source: ‘The Habesha Community Lost Royalty Today’: Young Eritreans Mourn the Loss of Nipsey Hussle – OkayAfrica

A suspect wanted in the shooting death of Nipsey Hussle was identified by police Monday night.

Source: Nipsey Hussle shooting: Police identify suspect | abc7.com