“@251Comms 11 more things about Ethiopia that you didn’t know” and other Tweeted Links…

#Africa #Ethiopia @251Comms 11 more things about Ethiopia that you didn't know http://m.mgafrica.com/article/2014-09-15-10-things-you-didnt-know-about-ethiopia/#.VBl_1JSSxtx

Timbuktu: portrait of a city on the edge of existence – in pictures http://gu.com/p/4xfn9/tw

the first "television" was the night sky, full of superstars, and Blacks watched the cosmic programming every night

ancient Africa had surveillance states too: everything we did and said was seen and heard by children

[]( "African Proverbs [AF_Proverbs]") We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. ~Haida Proverb

(TW) A terrifying, hearbreaking story of James Brown's brutal domestic abuse, bravely told firsthand by his daughter: http://www.vulture.com/2014/09/james-brown-beat-wife-yamma-brown-memoir-cold-sweat.html

[]( "GrooveSDC [GrooveSDC]") I've encountered Black men who get off on unfairly criticize all Black women. And vice versa. I respect your pain but I will not participate

@jmjafrx it's strange to me how even Black historians leave out the Black marriage/love part of the Dred Scott decision

SOUTH SUDAN bans all foreign workers including those in NGOs, banks, hotels and oil firms; orders that they be replaced by locals by Oct 15.

surely, surely when one first asked "What is the meaning of life?" it was in the monumental, technological waste of an imperial battlefield

@KinteSpace also like this one; thinking of ways to merge the two: http://lib.mg/1DjDyFy

So an @Uber driver drove me half a block, accidentally cancelled my ride, charged me $5, had me get out, and picked up another user. 😒

Obama's true test: pardon Mumia » http://lib.mg/1si7k4W

Thanks for RTing my piece in today's Guardian. Very kind! And, um, here it is again for anyone else: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/sep/15/black-womens-sexuality-overpoliced-daniele-watts-handcuffed

And now here's a completely frivolous blog post I've written about New York: http://www.yorubagirldancing.com/2014/09/16/five-things-new-york/

BRILLIANT! Tressie McMillan on the "women who are living feminism in ways that we don’t talk about": http://fw.to/8IZ69kV via @Colorlines

Report says men who dropout of college earn more than women who graduate college #BlackEdu #gender http://www.dailyorange.com/2014/09/report-says-men-who-dropout-of-college-earn-more-than-women-who-graduate-college/

Next Chapter: Mohau Modisakeng on investigating the impact of cultural histories on contemporary... http://www.anotherafrica.net/art-culture/next-chapter-mohau-modisakeng-on-investigating-the-impact-of-cultural-histories-on-contemporary-society?utm_source=feedly&utm_reader=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=next-chapter-mohau-modisakeng-on-investigating-the-impact-of-cultural-histories-on-contemporary-society @another_africa

Jacques Derrida interviews Ornette Coleman / "Sound has a much more democratic relationship to information" » http://lib.mg/1oXabCo

[]( "Ebba Kalondo [EbbaKalondo]") How #Newseek chose its covers for its American edition (left) and its Europe, Middle East & Africa edition.(RT) https://twitter.com/EbbaKalondo/status/504303737914261504/photo/1

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