“Pioneering Documentary Filmmaker William Greaves Dies at 87” and other Tweeted Links…

Pioneering Documentary Filmmaker William Greaves Dies at 87 http://bit.ly/1C4yrbX https://twitter.com/shadowandact/status/504829552003416066/photo/1

I'm so glad more people are filming the police.

Bob Marley did his version of a song about a sheriff who said “kill them before they grow” #Ferguson ..long time ago

BREAKING: Senegalese minister of health confirms first case of Ebola virus in the West African country.

in these times you can fool even more people by putting a thing on shelf in a grocery store and calling it food...

We march, we protest but never think to seek african solutions to our problems. #ritual #africanscience #spiritual https://twitter.com/AncestralVoices/status/504370754180624384/photo/1

Why Self-Awareness Is the Secret Weapon for Habit Change http://bit.ly/1tIWwB9

Dakar: donne e ICT rilanciano le zone rurali http://www.wired.it/economia/lavoro/2014/08/27/jjiguene-tech-hub-dakar-donne-e-ict-per-le-zone-rurali/ via @wireditalia @jjiguenetech @mjamme @evec911 @ndeyawa

[]( "Baka Omubo [BakaOmubo]") Double consciousness is the psychological challenge of reconciling an African heritage with a European upbringing and education

Internet operators explore improving African interconnections | ITworld http://www.itworld.com/networking/433503/internet-operators-explore-improving-african-interconnections

[]( "Baka Omubo [BakaOmubo]") My philosophy when sharing nuggests of knowledge with people is not to be preachy and condescending. Who the hell am I?

[]( "Megan Eardley [meardley]") RT @alivingiano: two of these people are tired of having this conversation https://twitter.com/alivingiano/status/504776797540470784/photo/1 cc @AfricasaCountry

in a racist world, there is no distinction between "he doesn't think we are totally awesome" and "he is full of hate and should just die"

If she really had an inner black woman she wouldn't be letting all these strangers touch her hair. #GirlfriendIntervention

pan-African basics: a woman expresses her social status through her hairstyle

[]( "Speak & Spell [TamTamsWorld]") there are people who've spent their whole lives concealing their hair so they know nothing about it. @ZulaQi @NewBlackWoman

[]( "Naomi. [KingLia_]") Don't you realize that you've been trained to feel like relaxed hair is the norm and natural hair is a "decision".

[]( "Baka Omubo [BakaOmubo]") You don't understand how much I want to share the journey of Africanness with a partner. It will be a mini movement that will reach our kids

imposing financial "gifts" on her often distracts away from the fact that she sees nothing about who you are and what you do... #rapeculture

If I hear another Black person compare our behaviors to those of white people I am going to throw up.

apartment-dwelling horrors: yr neighbor is a socialite that can sleep < 5hrs/nite, has no day job with surround-sound TV as teddy bear

.@KinteSpace "feeling in our household that we are a little African country saddled with IMF debt." word. lol

[]( "The_Blackorean ♌️ [LuxuryHMRentals]") An inability to manage your emotions is toxic to everyone around you.

your "greatness" means nothing to her when she finds no greatness in herself

[]( "Telhare'sha McAdoo [thehebrewess]") @For_The_Masses @trueblackpower This is what I'm telling people, but we're so HOOKED on cheap, synthetic American food & entertainment!

[]( "chinenye isika [chyluvchy]") Madagascar: ‘Slaves’ in the Gulf: Malagasy women lured to Middle East http://tmblr.co/Z8Sipv1PEYpU6

You literally cannot understand racism in any national context without a global lens. White supremacy was and is a transnational project.

#Ghana's talented but ignored inventors - http://ow.ly/AFzUO

As the plane takes off, she cries out in Lingala: “Nako kende te!” @Chimurenga_SA http://chimurengachronic.co.za/af-888/

Photoset: dynamicafrica: Nigerian Architect Kunlé Adeyemi’s “Floating School” Highlighted in Al Jazeera... http://tmblr.co/Zub9pw1PDQ6QR

Dr Vandana Shiva lecture in Sri Lanka - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2_0bywVQQM

The Jews in Poland-Lithuania and Russia: 1350 to the Present Day - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33yXUrm5uMs

A humanizing and uncensored @nytimes interview with Andre 3000 Benjamin http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/08/31/arts/music/andre-3000-is-moving-on-in-film-music-and-life.html?_r=1&referrer= https://twitter.com/iamsuede/status/505155628353224704/photo/1

Plato is to Black Thought as the Osmond's were to the Jackson's

Obsessed w/ this blog about Dorothy Dandridge. Beautiful, rare photos + fascinating insights into her life & career: http://bit.ly/1peWRFg

correctness, fastidiousness, precise measurement were foundational tools of ancient agricultural Africa -not fashion trends

Fred Wilson on the rebirth of the personal blog. He's right about owning the domain being important. http://bit.ly/1tbO4f5

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