“Alprentice ‘Bunchy’ Carter: Murdered To Dismantle the Black Panther Party” and other Tweeted Links…

Alprentice “Bunchy” Carter: Murdered To Dismantle the Black Panther Party [blackthen.com]

Activist MarShawn McCarrel commits suicide on the steps of the Ohio Statehouse [blavity.com]

The latest ‘Strolling’ episode explores racism, classism, and freedom in Jamaica [blavity.com]

Brazil’S First Dark Skin Globeleza Carnival Queen Was Stripped Of Her Title Because She Was ‘Too Black’ [kathmanduk2.wordpress.com]

Why I started embracing my natural hair in the workplace [finally!] [blavity.com]

5 notable black women directors you should’ve heard of before now [blavity.com]

Afro Latino Component of Black History [blackstarnews.com]

The children of Soviet Africa search for their own identity [calvertjournal.com] via @calvertjournal

Julian Assange’s 3.5 Year Detainment in Embassy Ruled Unlawful [wired.com]

‘The Ghetto Tarot’: Haitian artists transform classic tarot deck into stunning real life scenes [dngrminds.net] via @DangerMindsBlog

Women in the Black Panthers | Watch Independent Lens PBS online [bit.ly] via @ThirteenWNET

Supreme Court halts Obama’s plan to dramatically reduce carbon emissions [theverge.com]

After More Than 30 Years, Ana Mendieta’s Films Are Digitized | BLOUIN ARTINFO [blouinartinfo.com] @elicianan @megafunkmega

Check out this article: Interview with Kenyan Digital Artist and Photographer Osborne Macharia - [africandigitalart.com] @another_africa

Portland: the foodie (and drinkie) capital of America @mindovermunch @overcookedvegan [telegraph.feedsportal.com]

“Organic honey is a sweet success for Cuba as other bee populations suffer” @overcookedvegan @mindovermunch [gu.com]

Cuba for sale: ‘Havana is now the big cake – and everyone is trying to get a slice’ [gu.com]

Eco-Friendly Tiny Houses for Writers Rise in NorCal Mountains [curbed.com] via @Curbed

Leopard on the loose mauls six during prowl around Indian school [telegraph.feedsportal.com]

never come at your child with the implication that it will never know how you feel and what you think because they do and will

the “old school” were “liberal arts” and sciences institutions that expected it's graduates to be whole beings of the entire universe

Friendly, Intimate San Diego Comic Fest Takes Over President's Day Weekend [kpbs.org] via @KPBSnews

Some Russians have built the perfect apocalypse survival vehicle [theverge.com]

still waiting on that @Blavity or [blackthen.com] writer to draw a parallel between #Uber and August Wilson's JITNEY -c'mon kids!

Helen Hughes Dulany, 1930s Socialite Turned “Over-Worked Genius” of Industrial Design [core77.com]

Twitter Beefs Are Now Front Page News in The Boston Globe [wired.com]

Marshawn Lynch Saved ALL $49 MILLION of His NFL Salary, Retired from Football, Opened a Store in Oakland [urbanintellectuals.com]

Lloyd Gaines Disappears After Court Orders Him Admitted to University of Missouri Law School [VIDEO] [blackthen.com]

What Happens When Each State Is Renamed According to Its Education Level [attn.com] via @attn

June 12, 1967 – US Supreme Court Strikes Down Bans on Interracial Marriage [VIDEO] [blackthen.com]

John Henry “Jack” Yates: 17th Century African-American Leader in Houston [blackthen.com]

Black History Month: 12 Facts About Jerry Lawson, Creator Of The Video Game Cartridge [techtimes.com] @megafunkmega

Brooklyn, Illinois: Oldest Incorporated Black Town, Founded by Priscilla “Mother” Baltimore [blackthen.com]

YouTube just acquired a startup that helps musicians sell direct to fans [theverge.com]

every American history of the mobile phone should begin when laws were passed to make the use of African drums illegal

Why Sarcasm Is Such a Problem In Artificial Intelligence [science.slashdot.org]

Motherhood is no threat to creativity, author Zadie Smith says | via @Telegraph [telegraph.co.uk]

talking directly to “white” people about “racism” is like talking to someone smoking crack who knows crack is wrong but, hey, it’s crack

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The African Avengers and Nigerians making their own Nigerian... [guardian.tumblr.com]

Ancient hook-ups with Neanderthals left lasting effects on our health [arstechnica.com]

Neanderthal DNA can influence everything from your skin to your cigarette habit [theverge.com]

30 percent of science teachers give misinformation about climate change [arstechnica.com]

Mamie Smith: First Recorded African-American Female Blues Vocalist [blackthen.com]

Black people are overprepared to deal/undeal with a failing person of color but often have nothing prepared for a successful one.

Song on dangers of skin bleaching grabbing headlines in Ghana [youtu.be] @another_africa @JuneCarol_E @JulieDash

since i was 16 yrs old i thought he was saying "the european man is here" --it's "european canon" [youtube.com] @JanelleMonae

How to Animate a Poem: Alberto Mielgo’s ‘Gentrification’ @tmrdevelops [create.adobe.com]

Video Visualizations: If the Solar System's Planets Were Closer to Earth @tmrdevelops [core77.com]

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