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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

Streetart – Rémi Tournier @ Saint-Projet, France

Rémi Tournier @ Saint-Projet, France Rémi Tournier @ Saint-Projet, France Title: Héritage Location: Saint-Projet, France Artists: Rémi Tournier …

Streetart – Rémi Tournier @ Saint-Projet, France

Review: The Woman King

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   This film is excellent.  Gut-wrenching, and difficult to watch on many levels (#metoo, slavery, complicity, violence), but it tells a truth that has long needed telling.  Going into the film knowing about the role of this kingdom in the trans-Atlantic slave trade, I wondered how they would deal with the topic, and they in fact dealt with it head-on, intelligently, and also very well emotionally. They also made excellent use of the topography -they even used the termite mounds!  So, the film, for me as a Black woman, even as a light-skinned Black woman, was extraordinarily satisfying. From the barbarity of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, to the terrors right at home of sexual abuse (or collusion with it) or physical abuse by family members or guardians, this film hits the mark on every level, not shying away from taking on the truth of the most difficult topics, acknowledging the…

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Review: The Woman King — Inspiring Critical Thinking and Community via Books, Lessons, and Story

This film is excellent.  Gut-wrenching, and difficult to watch on many levels (#metoo, slavery, complicity, violence), but it tells a truth that has long needed telling.  Going into the film knowing about the role of this kingdom in the trans-Atlantic slave trade, I wondered how they would deal with the topic, and they in […]

Review: The Woman King — Inspiring Critical Thinking and Community via Books, Lessons, and Story

Bridges — Kaushal Kishore

There may beblamesdubietydistancesconfusions,but neither I nor youare bad,but we don’t peep insidewhen out are wordscruelunwanteddyspnoeic,ever-readyto burn bridges,whatever we have… But in the ocean of words,there are onesthat carry bricks ofloveaffinityhonestyresiliencebeneficence,ever-readyto touchand enter hearts,to make bridgesto join hearts… Let’s find outsome of them,together… –Kaushal Kishore

Bridges — Kaushal Kishore

Did You Know – Barnum’s Animal Crackers

In Dianes Kitchen

Did you eat Barnum’s Animal Crackers when you were a kid or maybe you still eat them? Do you know why they put a string on the original boxes from 1902? Read the answer at the end of this post.

Do they still make Barnum’s Animal Crackers? According to Wikipedia the rotary dies are still used today. Barnum’s Animals Crackers are all produced in the Fair Lawn, New Jersey, bakery by Nabisco Brands. More than 40 million packages of Barnum’s Animals Crackers are sold each year, both in the United States and exported to 17 countries worldwide.

Today the box has changed and they have a handle instead of the string. About five years ago the animals on the box were freed from their cages as shown in the bottom picture.

The original string was put on the box because it was meant to be hung as a Christmas ornament…

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