“China Woos African Leaders At Africa-China Confab In Jo-Burg” and other Tweeted Links…

China Woos African Leaders At Africa-China Confab In Jo-Burg [blackstarnews.com]

View from brother Roger Hu's window, Beijing, five minutes ago. #thatsnotfog [twitter.com]

Environmental Protection Agency sets new renewable fuel standards for 2016 [arstechnica.com]

'I paid a US cheque into my Barclays account - and became unbankable' [telegraph.co.uk]

exchange currency explained by a guy on the internet [youtube.com]

An Argument About Sexual Assault and Race at Harvard Law School [newyorker.com]

“Internet trolls have learned to exploit our over-militarized police.” http://nyti.ms/1ShT8aJ

Multiracial churches and black erasure: Why won’t you say our names? [blavity.com]

Pink Franklin Murder Case 1910: The NAACP’s First Major Legal Case [blackthen.com]

Meet the 11 Most Powerful Female Museum Directors [wmagazine.com] via @wmag

'The arts give students the ability to cope with uncertainty' @june_e @mikemassenburg [telegraph.co.uk]

Thom Yorke thinks Google and YouTube are engaging in Nazi-like art theft [theverge.com]

Alfred Nobel died on this day in 1896 – here is the surprisingly dark story of his legacy [brainpickings.org] [twitter.com]

Mabela becomes 1st black S. African woman to command vessel [youtube.com]

Here’s Why Ava DuVernay’s Barbie Sold Out Within Minutes After Hitting the Market [theroot.com] via @TheRoot

"#AFROFUTURISM - AFRICAN SCIENCE FICTION SHORTS", 16th December 2015, 8 - 10.15pm @ hackesche höfe kino Berlin [contemporaryand.com]

Diahann Carroll Named Recipient of the 2016 ABFF Hollywood Legacy Award [blogs.indiewire.com] [twitter.com]

Setsuko Hara, actress - obituary [telegraph.co.uk]

Photo Of The Day: Mos Def hangs out with Seun Kuti in Lagos @PulseNigeria247 [pulse.ng]

A Conversation with Daryl Sledge, filmmaker and director [blavity.com] @megafunkmega

Slave Theater Brooklyn: Sold to Developer for $18.5 Million #bedfordstuyvesant #commercialrealestate [brownstoner.com]

Knowledge of self is great start to teach.Culture helped for awhile.That has been corrupted.The fam is the best school but destroyed by GOVT

indigenous Alaska under the Forest Service [youtube.com] @ChiefElk @TamTamsWorld

The Zong Massacre: The Drowning Of More Than 100 Slaves For The Insurance Money [blackthen.com] via @4blackthen

Rikers Inmates Learn How To Code Without Internet Access [developers.slashdot.org]

French Farmer-Activist José Bové on Paris Protest Ban: "We Are in Prison in Our Own Home" [democracynow.org]

article: [hyperallergic.com] [twitter.com]

15 Powerful Works of Fiction Published by Black Authors in 2015 [theroot.com] via @TheRoot

Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. ~R.W. Emerson [twitter.com]

The Elaborate Charade to Obfuscate Who Writes Pop Music @megafunkmega [theatlantic.com]

why rappers don't quip about the Thulsa Doom perm? [twitter.com]

Star Wars reviving an old art form in Malaysia [youtube.com] @JuneCarol_E @mikemassenburg

I think it's mentally healthier to think of the #StarWars prequels as demo reels for ILM/SkywalkerRanch facilities and of course Disney ($$)

Making a vintage #StarWars AT-AT toy walk with an #Arduino #Genuino [blog.arduino.cc] [twitter.com]

Toddler loses eyeball after errant drone slices it in half [arstechnica.com]

Watch the gorgeous first trailer for stop-motion adventure Kubo and the Two Strings [theverge.com]

Creation In Progress // #willpowerstudios #interactiveart #PLAYISPOWER [vine.co]

Play with my Code [codepen.io] via @tmrdevelops

Machine Learning Works Great—Mathematicians Just Don’t Know Why [wired.com]

NPR's bespoke audio CMS used to run all the shows crashed for most of Weds after a server went down. I hope everyone's getting a drink!

Middle-aged mothers are Britain's worst 'hidden drinkers', experts warn [telegraph.co.uk]

What Happens When you Drink Apple Cider Vinegar and Honey on an Empty Stomach in the Morning [healthycures.org] @overcookedvegan

'We need to encourage teenage girls to aim higher' [telegraph.co.uk]

Netflix To Re-Encode Entire 1 Petabyte Video Catalogue In 2016 To Save Bandwidth [hardware.slashdot.org]

Google WiFi in Uganda [youtube.com] @africatechie

My ride back when #BeverlyHills adopted its bike plan in 1977. This Tues. let's tell Council: "Time to update it!" [twitter.com]

[]( "patt morrison [pattmlatimes]") Thieves stole my #prius catalytic converter in the night. Once I get my car back, I'll be putting dog poop underneath it to foil others.

the kids living in boats in London [youtube.com] @TamTamsWorld

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