Category: Art
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
The Life And Death Of Thomas Sankara, The Revolutionary President Of Burkina Faso Though his life and his presidency were cut short, Thomas Sankara’s legacy remains compelling to many living in Burkina Faso today. Sankara himself understood that, noting a week before he died: “While revolutionaries as individuals can be murdered, you cannot kill ideas.” […]
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
‘Overwhelmed by old challenges’, Caribbean leaders say COVID-19 has forced a new battle for the survival of their nations Caribbean island nations are under assault from the coronavirus pandemic even as they try to protect their communities from rising seas and raging storms, regional leaders said Saturday at the UN, where they called for bold […]
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The “Alpha Male” Myth
There is no such thing as an Alpha. The Alpha Male has been the idealized male in mainstream culture for decades. Dominate, powerful, imposing, etc., but the idea of the alpha male is a myth. In the non-human animal world, there are no alpha males. Alpha male and female once claimed to rule the wolf pack […]
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Hot Mental Health Summer
Hot Boy/Girl Summer? Forget hot girl or boy or person summer. It’s most likely a hot summer bummer for many us of these days. 2020 was a highly stressful year with the rise of COVID, massive climate change, and global uprisings. 2021 has been no different; even with a vaccine and a new president of […]