Escaping the Taliban: The Last Way Out of Afghanistan – DER SPIEGEL

Every day, thousands of people are fleeing the Taliban through the last open route out of Afghanistan. It’s their last hope to escape poverty and desperation – but not everyone makes it.
— Read on www.spiegel.de/international/world/escaping-the-taliban-the-last-way-out-of-afghanistan-a-d1f4132a-bfe0-4417-8b47-69227910dca0

« Les Yanomami pensent et parlent avec l’âme de la terre, des rivières, des montagnes, de la lune, des étoiles et du soleil. »

Où sont les Yanomami ? Ce mois-ci, les Yanomami célébreront le 30e anniversaire de la démarcation de leur territoire, un événement marquant dans la …

« Les Yanomami pensent et parlent avec l’âme de la terre, des rivières, des montagnes, de la lune, des étoiles et du soleil. »

Jolly Monday, Evermore | Filosofa’s Word

Hi … it’s me, Jolly!  Gwammie will be here in a minute … she’s having a bit of twouble waking up dis morning.  GWAMMIE!!!  Huwwy … our fwiends are here! Huh?  Wha-wha-who-how???  {yawn}  Oh … heh heh … hi everyone!  Sorry I’m a little late to the party!  These sleepless nights are taking a toll. …
— Read on jilldennison.com/2022/05/16/jolly-monday-evermore/

May 15, 2022 – by Heather Cox Richardson

Yesterday, an 18-year-old white man murdered 10 people and wounded three others with an AR-15. The shooter traveled more than 200 miles to get to a predominantly Black neighborhood, where he put on heavy body armor and live streamed his attack as he gunned down people grocery shopping. Eleven of those he shot were Black.

Source: May 15, 2022 – by Heather Cox Richardson

Hair Police Teaching Self-hatred

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It’s so predictable. Hard-headed administrators religiously insist that students who do not obey hair-grooming rules must be kept out of school. There’s the usual outcry against exclusion. Things quiet down. And before you know it, there’s another incident. The triggers vary. At times, it’s the irrational fear of lice lurking in dreadlocks. Or, it’s hair that’s too high. Students are expected to conform to regulations that do not always take into account the way their hair grows naturally.

Take, for instance, black people’s hair. In its natural state, as it grows from the root, it stretches up, not down. And it can rise to great heights. In the 1960s, when the Black Power movement flourished in the US and spread to the Caribbean, towering afros were the order of the day. They are making a comeback. Then, if black hair is allowed to lock, the weight of the hair eventually…

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