Dr. George Washington Williams, one of the first great African-American historians, through the Internet and film, has recently been brought back to our attention. Dr. Williams, a man generally credited as the first African-American to write a “scholarly general history” of Black people not only in America but antiquity, was born in Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania October 16, 1849. He graduated from Howard University in 1868 and studied at Newton Theological Seminary in Massachusetts, graduating in 1874.
Daily Archives: September 15, 2016
HOW TO MAKE A BABY WITHOUT AN EGG
Today you can have two dads. In the future, you could have two biologicaldads.
The Acronym x Nike Air Presto Is Just as Good as It Looks
Acronym, a Berlin-based apparel label, doesn’t take the easy way out of its collaborations. The brand refuses to slap its logo on a pair of shoes and call it a day, and it’s shown through its work with Nike.
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Ten Things You Didn’t Know You Can Claim On Your Resume
Many more people under-promote themselves on their resumes than the reverse. They leave their most significant accomplishments off their resumes, because they are afraid to claim them!
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The Sixth Mass Extinction Will Be Like Nothing In Earth’s History
The sixth mass extinction—the one that seven billion humans are doing their darnedest to trigger at this very moment—is shaping up to be like nothing our planet has ever seen. That’s the conclusion of a sweeping new analysis, which compared marine fossil records from Earth’s five previous mass extinction events to what’s happening in the oceans right now.
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Oldest Indigo-Dyed Fabric Ever Is Discovered in Peru
The oldest indigo-dyed fabric ever found has been discovered in Peru, pushing back the use of this blue coloring to at least 6,200 years ago.
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The World’s Most Sophisticated ATM Skimmers Are Starting to Appear in America
It might finally be time to abandon cash altogether as a new type of ATM card skimmer that uses a technique called “periscope skimming” has officially been found installed in ATMs in the United States, and from the outside there’s no way to tell that a machine has been compromised.
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