Month: July 2020

Source: Egyptian archaeologists discover sphinx in Temple of Kom Ombo

 

In 1967, against a backdrop of massive civil unrest, Dr. Martin Luther King wrote Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? and called for the immediate abolition of poverty. In the richest nation in the world, King saw no justification for the evil of rampant poverty and chastised the government’s efforts against the ill as “piecemeal and pygmy.”

Housing efforts were subject to the whims of the legislature, educational reforms were sluggish, and family assistance programs were neglected; all failed to reach the most profound needs of the poor. King’s economic dream was the most direct – a guaranteed income for all Americans. This week, more than 50 years later and against a similar backdrop of racial and economic unrest, we mayors are bringing that dream to life.

Source: Why It’s Time to Adopt MLK JR.’s Idea of Guaranteed Income | Time

The attorney general of Kentucky says he won’t be swayed by celebrities including Beyoncé in deciding whether to bring charges against three white cops in the March killing of a black female EMT during a home raid.

Source: AG says he won’t be swayed by celebs in Breonna Taylor killing

Hair has played an important role in the history of ancient African lifeforms. Their family, social class, beliefs, tribe, and marital status symbolized their context. Various tribes used hair as early as the 15th century to show one’s social hierarchy. Royal members wore elaborate hairstyles symbolizing their prestige.

 

Source: African women’s hairstyles played significant role in the Ancient Africa | The African History