foreign for me for me for me his house okay I don't know I'm going to walk her out of this real house now it's fine excuse me excuse me excuse me can I hear myself okay now back to business like I was saying all we need to do is practice and dedication okay we're ready now the first step is I needed to do it very subtle in a very subtle way okay one two one two one two one two smile while you're doing it beautiful she's getting it foreign one two years that day we will tell yeah foreign oh look at you she commended all of us what I mean I won't try I won't miss it again I won't try it let me go home to go because I am exhausted I'm hungry I'm tired everything so where are you going from here I'm going to my friend's place now which of your friend I'm going to come Accra Sports you and this your friend I'm not your friend Abby no no go no problem go baby and what do you want what and Nancy you know what I want now listen I don't have any time to spare wow I'm not interested in you now what is it I want the only beautiful girl in this Village why are you doing this Nancy don't you want to get married I want to get my but not to a papa like you who was by your name again UT or whatever you're called I've been nothing like you am I the one that will feed you or are you the one that will feed me I don't understand who I hustle like your fellow man now at least we are designing now we are good sleeper guys I wear bedroom sleepers all these things are material things just to love you my brother don't be deceived material things rule the world foreign you better be careful don't even come close to me to me again welcome back look at you hungry boys my friends you are missing more I know it's not about your mother who is she she's home we didn't have enough Accra today yeah that means I will have some apparel you have to make me for my car because this guy is rich kid because of akara be like you when I grow up for you want to eat akara for dinner I should go my bring a carafe it's not about that thing look at you that if people make a sign you should have been kind of yes now you don't even know what you're saying see you see this art color that's your calling now me that sells it me that makes and sells it it's only the crumbs I used to do huh you should even be tired of eating it now my friend okay see I learned so many new dance steps I want to teach you there's nobody like foreign hey finally they have paid your father his pension yes yes at least I will stop stressing myself too much oh this this is a very good in stepped out let me drop this bag you know my name everybody I'm coming I'm coming let me drop this bag go ahead I'm coming back so that we will dance you know I like westerns yes back to dance today oh my God okay no problem no problem beans won your son won your son tell him to leave me alone why should I leave you alone why why oh you have collected the pension we all have been waiting for for years and you have refused you have refused to provide for us yet oh this was the excuse you've been giving all along oh I have not been paid off and you have not to prepared upon all that you have been paid to come not that you have been pettico did you walk for it you should be ashamed of yourself I wear you I should be sure to make myself really listen don't go out there and make money go and make money like every other young man and stop disturbing my house Papa yeah yes you hate me you hate me right okay that one talk to your son talk to him did I work for the money papa it's okay it's okay oh bees how many cups mama um okay Papa you're going out yes oh okay we don't have food okay as old as you are you are telling me you don't have food in the house papa is that what is shocking you we don't have food in the house now listen anybody in this house who is hungry should go and look for food and eat what kind of problem is this one that place that you're going to is it not food that that you money that you're gonna spend there you go and sit down there and eat your own when you come back you tell us you don't have money for food you can chica who are you doing inside I was folding our clothes are we not going to eat okay this is the only money I have here 250 naira how can we cook with this bye guys my grandmas sugar okay all right remain small for your brother you might come back okay cannot finish this one because you know he went to war it's working this one will be above the oriented hey my stomach is biting me what is that Sugar our money was not enough for sugar let's drink it like that oh thank you please let something away I like that one hey thank you very much for making this the impossible one foreign I always pray God will bless you as you're managing with me I saw suffering with me because don't worry it will be well someday very soon Mama I'm not complaining just eat you're my mother I'm not complaining on them foreign somebody changes where are you coming from wait yo nonsense you come from and you want to hit me okay you have gone to that from one joint to go and eat and drink to stop and you come here start staggering like like somebody that wants to bother and die you are stupid for asking me that question the whole of you are stupid wait my son did not allow me to go out now my brother is blocking the roof wow let me go inside yes idiots no sense yes you see your father you see papaya okay what is wrong with Papa what is wrong with Papa suddenly that man has started misbehaving all of a sudden Papa has money now all of his sudden the Beer Parlor have become his home so which means that is what he has been using his money for you can imagine goes out and comes back every day drunk so actually papa is now a drunkard oh you know the funniest part is that I have been fetching all the rooms in the house even under the carpet do you expect them to keep the money where you see it's as corny as you are now in fact you are even cornea than your father me maduka Connie is not meal I'm not ah I cannot look like your father ogre you look at me in fact per person is even better he has money to drink to drink beer your own do you have anything do you have hmm okay I'm a big boy you know how you talk to me you see in this life in this life I will make all of you proud well me please leave me another one I want to talk about you know the one that annoys me the most is when you are talking to Papa you put your path he'll be he'll be walking like this would you like this as if he's carrying Thriller I would have called him a useless man but he's my father drinking from why do you do you even have she do you have I'm a big boy okay I'm a big boy so thank you I need money for food what's that supposed to mean Kim we are cooking soup today I need money Papa came I said we are cooking soup today I need money why are you doing this when was the last time you provided for our family nobody is a baby in this house what do you mean by that hey papa came what do you mean when that money has not come we have been waiting I've been the one suffering working so hard to make sure nobody stops in our house now this money has come you're now telling me that no one is a baby in this family why why listen I don't have your time this morning I have somewhere very important where I'm supposed to be you can have this egg or not I don't have your time this morning I am supposed to be somewhere you're supposed to be somewhere where else if not to go and drink come and carry your grandma come and carry it mix it with the drink useless man I just do not want to insult you but you're forcing me to call you a useless man nonsense are you doing this to me okay cool so if he has almost finished it we judge you God we judge slightly George you're doing he's not just good at all I have been enjoying with my husband when he had nothing I made sure I provided for our home about his money at school he has forgotten me he has forgotten that person who did not disgrace him when he had nothing she knew men and their lifestyle I would advise you keep managing because it doesn't look like one who is ready to change hey Google what wrong did I do to it because I will see you through and if it becomes so difficult please don't forget to reach out at least I can be of Health y you have tried for me each time he hooks me around to you but I know God is watching God is watching papa he sees animals and I believe he will see you soon it's okay because it's really watching I'm tired what is it again now are you still crying listen I've told you that everything is going to be all right I know that and over everything's going to be okay oh look I cannotize my emotions I'm human my heart is heavy it's okay all this will end someday trust me they will all end what's going on it's okay it's okay it's not icing peace where are you going out this early morning are you questioning me when did that one start sister Nancy you know what you're doing is not right you know it's not right you know we've not eaten anything in this house you you went out before and you're about going out again the second time to monitoring Spirit right no that is what you have done to listen if you know that you are back to this Village to come and stress me just carry your wahala back to Grandma's place did you hear me and by the time I'm back make sure you watch those dirty clothes that I sucked in the pocket no sense Mr Nancy I'm hungry oh oh yes for me yeah but let's see I I thought he was supposed to cook in the house yes that's what you better eat anyway I Know Who You Are better not be enough for me let's see your eyes oh hey nice I don't understand though the way you have been avoiding us these days I don't understand me avoid you people how I'm not avoiding you people but you see almost every day hey but you don't used to come to your house like we used to do now uh that one is true but the thing is that my younger sister is around and I don't want her to misunderstand the whole visit of a thing I just want to respect and give her privacy you know and you're free to come to the house but I don't want you to be as frequent as other times you know you understand what I'm trying to say now really yes okay well it's okay now you get house yes it's fine exactly it's okay so tell me how about your new man by the time I'm done with all the rich men in this Village everybody including you all of whom are gonna say I don't arrive D from that that's the spirits my dear but you should exclude me I'm here again now I know just go and die with yourself 3500 was my last card home and I brought why would everybody take it am I it's okay please oh what is okay the fact that my business capital is no more or the fact that we are not even sure of our food again eh what I know is that everything will be okay that's the only thing I know hmm I am very sure yes I am very sure that papa took that one but why would Papa do a thing like that why would Papa take her money when he knows that she doesn't have any other money in this house I thought he has his own money now can't he focus on himself and yeah and his money why he took the money is what I don't know but my mind tells me he's the one how Papa has changed ever since he got his pension is what baffles me Papa now works with shoulder pad so that Papa I'll be walking he'll be walking like this like this sorry because of money so money can change the money hey Papa it's okay mama don't worry don't worry mama let's just wait till he comes back say oh my baby I am going away cause all my mind baby I am going away to this island plus only if I don't come back stay on my mind baby brows can go stay on my mind baby I am going away and if I don't come back if I went there wait why did you steal Mama's money why did you steal our money Madoka do you know you are an idiot able idiot complete idioms so that is the reason you have to stop me from entering my house the house I built with my heart and money everybody idiot my party met here please stay here you will not leave this place until you provide the money you stole ah now for your information Madoka I did not steal your mother's money the money you are talking about is part of the money I give to your mother even before you were born I can see that you are gradually losing it please bring the money so it's not hey ah wrongs can go I hope you like this appointment what kind of man is this Papa do I disgrace Mr Nancy you cannot greet welcome thank you sister Nancy what is it I can't believe you're just coming back since yesterday you left this house meaning sister Nancy what you're doing is not good what are you doing all this why are you wasting away we are orphans yes but we shouldn't allow the situation to Define us life coach and what are you insinuating what I'm insinuating is that sister nurse you don't work but you leave this house every morning and night sometimes you don't even return home at all at all this life you're living is not good it's meaningless it can only lead you to regrets look at her stupid girl look at that big nose I don't even know where you got that from if Mama were alive she would have explained how she got you stupid girl no sense excuse me push me next time my beautiful lady you see her in this Village it will be very difficult for any other single girl I mean any other girl to get married you know why because all the single men in this Village wants and prefer us to everybody you guys said that again if you are to be a man would you do the same oh I mean we are The Happening girls in this Village and all the men want us he just starts we are not in the same level with us exactly low life not in the same class see my darling I am okay with making any mistake in his life if I wake up and I wake up with one hand like this I'm fine like this I'm okay but you see the mistake of getting married to a poor man oh wow poor man God forbid what is a poor man doing with us ask me what is a poor man doing around love listen my mother if I repeat it wow God forbid it should not happen May God forbid that I will make a mistake of marrying a poor man a low life a low budget a low class man a popper no level don't work now take a look at me now oh beautiful Hey listen if you say you are the second most beautiful girl in this Village it is understandable look at Beauty now Beauty they cry baby look at me who is this this one okay okay hold on so where do where do I fall thank you yes said this before I will say it again allow your father be leave him alone okay I can never I will never allow Papa to wrestle I will not have you not seen the way Papa has been treating us in this house okay have you not seen that is Mama's owner as for me maduka I will not allow him to rest I will not he has not done his duties now you know one thing that waffles maze the way you challenge your father when did you start challenging your father like this since the day he forgot that he's our father and he's supposed to treat us as one yes let me ask you a question are you not a man are you not supposed to assist your father eh you want to shout in Echo in Echo are you not the man I am a man but I'm not up to Papa's age when I'm his age I will do what if no I will not do what he does I will I will be a good father you have to wait to get up to Papa's age before you can show that responsibilities acquire you see all these things you are doing don't go and push your father one day and he will fall down and die you you're on your own Papa die let papa die I am here am I not a man yes I am here what is hey what kind of man now you can please just allow me to think allow me to think straight just allow me allow me let me think of the next thing to do please whoa yeah let me even check if he has something living with nobody car okay just stay out of this stay out of this one some kind of pigment this one that you are doing I did not send you I did not send you one guy I did not send you this one I did not he must bring the money today look at him but God this is Moon okay okay if you were not my thought I would just I'll just go look at him if you were not my father come on Kim this is take this money I took it from Papa take thank you this month ah mama oh I got the money is not supposed to be an issue the most important thing is that we have had this money now so use it to buy some of your goods that is beans and use the rest to cook for us plenty of beautiful and he came back drunk as usual that's how maduka was able to deep hands in his pocket and forcefully take the money mama my appetite is calling for offense alarm plenty of Morocco this is what I want to eat right now if you finish the money today what will you eat tomorrow how about come back drunk again and we will take more we will take more thank you maduka why didn't you open today oh why my mother just said you should rest for something hey people are observing a public holiday in this your business when I grew up I want to be like you hey checking off who will nowhere right hey hmm when I was coming to your house the spoon I just came back notice I just came back I just came back that stopped me and told me hello baby I want to know your name it's not my space I'm sure you have brown seeds brownies Nancy you know I care so much about you you know it you know I love you so much you doing this to me I am a graduate engine of it yes you know it I am I am taking care of myself I I'm struggling every day and night so make sure I I I'm okay not like I'm lucky you know I'm starving or something I'm just asking you to to be with me I promise I will take care of you I'll provide all you need please Nancy please hi Beauty and take care of well let me ask you you're working hard like you said but your hard work is not good enough for me it's not enough for me now let me ask you do you have a mirror in your house yes I do do you take a look at yourself in the dressing mirror did you see how tattered I'm hungry you look I I know your plan your plan is for for you to make these Village People to laugh at me okay but it will not work what do I look like to disappoint you how do I look how oh you don't know ah let me tell you you are sick and the sickness is poverty you have financial problem you know what when you solve that you cannot come back to me put Nancy I just told you a while ago that I am not lacking I'm fine I'm okay I just told you a while ago yeah okay where is your car where is your mansion huh okay they use format is well for me from frying pan to fire are you okay when you hustle you can come back to me when you have made money you can come back to me but to see you in this your state listen I have told you that all those things are material things just just love me and I would have to take good care of you you will take good care of me with what material things ruled the world go and make money when you make money you can come back that is if I have chance so I can manage you please don't talk to me because I'm nonsense is that yellow purple because it's fine but I want to eat no money please I still love you Nancy thank you you won't leave me I'm not eating which one do you want me to carry you what's that oh sorry that you're playing with me this memo is Mr Nancy please you know that all this life you're living in you need to change small if not to lead you to destruction it's not good that one starts what's wrong with you why did that one oh okay foreign or not um Amina let me tell you something that has been bothering me um since you came into my life my life has never remained the same again you see I am tired of all these hide and seek games we are playing it's high time we made it official see Amina are you done with that number to calm down let me first settle my family we are going to take this wall after the order you know oh so do you think your family will like me they don't have options because they will like you yeah this is my love my sweet potato foreign I knew I knew I knew that something was wrong when Papa started misbehaving let me go home it is not really good to draw conclusion yet foreign foreign foreign foreign and night I'm always thinking about you you see no other girl can make me feel that way in this Village except you are you serious yes hmm see let me tell you I would like us to have a private conversation yes I wouldn't want my sister to hear what we would be talking about okay so um just give me some time let me just go in and change into something good oh that would be so nice I'll be waiting don't be long okay I will not be long yellow all right foreign is she the blessings for me for me because my roommate is for me for me foreign
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Saturday, 25 February 2023
Let's Categorise Elephants!
Let’s categorize elephants! The common ancestor of all elephants looked like this. It gave rise to three different branches, including the extinct mastodons and extinct stegodons over here, the Asian elephants and extinct mammoths over here, and the African bush elephant and the African forest elephant over here..
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Amy Lee - VEVO Stylized
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(logo whooshes) - Hi, I'm Amy Lee from Evanescence and this is my Vivo Stylized. ♪ Do what you, what you want ♪ ♪ If you have a dream for better ♪ ♪ Do what you, what you want ♪ ♪ 'Til you don't want it anymore ♪ I love fashion. I'm a creative person ♪ Remember who you really are ♪ so any real excuse to express myself, I'm gonna use it. (thumping electric guitar music) (logo whooshes) I usually just do a big round of designs right before we go on tour and get some stuff going. So I have my own look on stage. It's not so easy shopping for stage clothes. I kind of feel like it's a big time saver if I just create my own thing. I'm in a really lucky position where I can go, "Okay, I've got these designs." "People, help me make 'em." I like asymmetrical things. I kind of like a little bit of chaos. When it comes to the band, I wanna dress to fit the music. So it's really just about that, just having fun, being creative and expressing myself, but also kind of like fitting the creativity of the sound.
It's really limitless as far as glitter and and glam because it's, you know, you're on stage you wanna have a little bit of something kind of funky going on. Yeah, it's cool. It's sort of like Halloween every show. ♪ Be a way we can break through ♪ (logo whooshes) (relaxing piano music) This is a new one I haven't actually worn yet but I think it's super cool. Inspiration was zombie ballerina. I used to make my own clothes in high school. It started with just like making Halloween costumes every year and then that became really fun and then it was like, "I'm just gonna make my own clothes." It's cool, but stuff just falls apart. There were a couple times at school where my clothes would just start falling apart and be like, "I have to go to the bathroom." "Does anybody have a needle?" No, nobody has a needle Cause you're the only nerd sewing her own clothes. (Amy chuckles) (logo whooshes) I found this actually in Nashville when we were still recording.
It's like, it's not real, but it's like a little foxy tail. But somebody told me, you have to make sure and wear it on the side, not on the back. 'Cause that means something sexual. I don't know. I'm not really sure. Does that mean something? Somebody said that, I think they're actually probably messing with me. (logo whooshes) "What you want." I think the way that the song feels is so raw and in your face and now and real and I wanted the video to feel real like that. This is from the video in the live performance section. It's just, just sleeves to put on top of whatever you got going on and got a bunch of, I don't know, movement.
It's sort of like the whole long hair thing is a prop too. It's like hair. Anything that swings around just makes it look like more stuff is going on, on stage. You can do really anything in a photo shoot or music video. I'm not, I don't have to worry about tripping on it. Like there's all these rules for stage.
It's gotta be like, okay, my boob's not gonna pop out. I'm not gonna stomp on a really really long flowing skirt and fall on my ass. Cause I've definitely done that plenty of times before. I thought that that was really good because it's edgy but it's still feminine. You know, you don't wanna lose that. I'm a chick. I'm proud of that. That's part of what's hardcore about this actually, in a way. (chuckles) ♪ Do what do what you want ♪ ♪ (logo whooshes) ♪ This is a really cool super basic but I end up using this basic kind of stuff more than anything at the end of the day.
It's got a lot of movement, you know? So I can move a little bit less on stage and be like concentrating on hitting those high notes. I used to wear corsets a lot more when I wasn't as confident on stage. It's silly. It's like, "Okay, yeah, you're goth," but what really wasn't all about that part of it? It just makes me feel like you're about to ride a roller coaster and you're strapped in and you're not gonna fall out.
(laughs) This goes on top of everything. We wore it in the video, we wore it on stage almost every time I wore it last time I was on TV. Just this perfect thing that makes everything look better. I think in any kind of creation when you're working on something, you have a vision. It's very specific, but then as you just kind of gotta go with the flow like maybe it's better if you rip that sleeve off, go for it. (chuckles) Gotta be a little bit of open minded always. Yeah. This is one of the new designs too. It's okay. One shoulder here, one shoulder free and it kind of goes to one side and you get this cool thing with a pair of tight pants. It's a really cool feeling. Creating anything and then watching it actually after all the work happened, making a record, designing something and then having it come to life wearing it on stage, watching a performance.
I dunno, you tried something and it and it worked. (logo whooshes) That's about it for me, for my Vivo Stylize. It's been fun hanging out with you guys and showing you some of our backstage gear. I'll see you on the road. We're gonna be touring a whole bunch now for the next, I don't know, years. So, see you out there..
Why Do We Say "African American"?
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In June 2020, in the wake of massive protests against police brutality and the death of George Floyd, a Black man who was killed during his arrest in Minneapolis, the New York Times made an unprecedented move. They announced that from then on, they would be capitalizing the ‘B’ in ‘Black’ to “describe people and cultures of African origin, both in the United States and elsewhere.” It was a big moment not only for Black people, but also for the term “Black” itself. As is the case for many communities, “Black” isn’t the only accepted word that’s been used to describe Black people.
There are other “ethnonyms,” or names that refer to ethnic or racial groups. Perhaps its most famous contemporary is “African American,” a term that has become somewhat less popular in recent years in the U.S. But let’s take a look at the history of both terms. After all, if we’ve learned anything on this channel, it’s that language is a constantly changing thing. Perhaps by digging deeper, we can gain a deeper understanding of just how difficult it is to encapsulate different peoples and cultures under one umbrella, and how what appears to be the end of a linguistic journey is often just the beginning. Before we get into the nuances of the different words people o f African descent have used to describe themselves, we should probably start with, well, Africa itself.
Not just the continent, but the word. Africa is a massive, massive chunk of the earth, and is home to many different cultures that don’t necessarily see themselves as belonging to the same group. Indeed, it’s the most diverse continent in the world. It is, after all, where our human history begins. The history of the word “Africa” is contentious, and scholars have been left with just theories. We know the ancient Romans coined the term, but we don’t know where they got it from.
Still, historians agree that the first known reference to “Africa” was around 2000 years ago when the Romans used it to refer to Carthage, a rival empire located in present day Tunisia and Northern Algeria. Of course, the Romans weren’t the first and only people to give this region a name. The ancient Greeks called the continent “Libya.” But what did the ancient Africans call themselves? Well, the many, many tribes and cultures there had a number of names and concepts to describe themselves. But ultimately, the Roman term “Africa” won out among Europeans, even though, in the minds of the ancient Romans, the name only applied to a small portion of the northern coast of the continent. That’s possibly because as Europeans moved further south into the continent, they just brought the name with them.
Thus, the word “Africa” came into popular usage. So that’s where we get “Africa,” but now comes another piece of the puzzle: Where did we get the word “black,” and how did it come to be thought of as interchangeable with “African?” It’s important to get into, because while the term “Black” is gaining in popularity today, the term “African American” actually rose to prominence because it was considered more appropriate than “Black” or “colored.” In other words, “African American” exists because it was once seen as a sort of remedy to the perceived inappropriateness of “black,” a word that has historically been used for people of sub-Saharan African descent, particularly those who were enslaved.
It was at a news conference in 1988 in the Chicago Hyatt Regency O’Hare Hotel that civil rights activist Rev. Jesse L. Jackson announced that Black people preferred to be called “African American.” Jackson said: “To be called African American has cultural integrity . . . It puts us in our proper historical context. Every ethnic group in this country has a reference to some land base, some historical culture base. African-Americans have hit that level of cultural maturity.” And why transition to “African American” from “Black”? Well, as Black Studies scholar E. Patrick Johnson notes, the word has a “difficult history” that goes back to at least the 14th century Europe where “black” took on a moral dimension.
It was used to describe evil and corruption, something that was tainted or soiled. It came in handy when time came to justify the enslavement of an entire group of people, and was used to associate dark-skinned people with immorality. It was used, in essence, to make it seem like they didn’t have the same kind of souls. But during enslavement, “black” was not the most prominent word used to describe the people stolen from their homes in Africa. “Colored” people and “negro” were much more common, and it wasn’t until after emancipation in 1863 that “black” came into more popular use. Though, as E. Patrick Johnson mentions, this wasn’t necessarily positive. Instead, the increased prominence of the word “black” was due to “black codes,” which limited rights post-emancipation. The word being used to justify white supremacy meant that using it in any other context would be an act of reclamation, and like many words affecting marginalized groups that get reclaimed, not everyone in the community is down with it. But the word’s complicated history also made it a potent tool for Black activists and revolutionaries to recontextualize its power: as a word that referenced a brutal history, put in the hands of the people it once denigrated.
This way of thinking found a powerful advocate in W.E.B. Du Bois in the early twentieth century. Du Bois was a critic of racial biological essentialism, or the idea that people are born into different races that determine, among other things, their intelligence and potential. He published The Souls of Black Folk in 1903, a seminal work on race in America that boldly recontextualized the word “Black.” For an example of how it was received, the Nashville Banner wrote in its review that The Souls of Black Folk was, “dangerous for the Negro to read, for it will only incite discontent and fill his imagination with things that do not exist, or things that should not bear upon his mind." Another person who embraced the word “Black” was Stokely Carmichael, an organizer who brought wide attention to the term “Black Power” during the June 1966 Meredith March Against Fear in Mississippi.
At 19, Carmichael had been the youngest person arrested in the 1961 Freedom Rides, and had gone on to become a prominent voice in Black activism. “Black Power” caught on and was embraced by the Black Panthers, which was founded in 1966 in Oakland, California, by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. They aligned with socialism and Marxist political philosophies, and they believed revolutionary change was required to root out racism. But some prominent factions of the movement weren’t too keen on the term “Black Power.” Roy Wilkins, the then executive director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, condemned it as “anti-white separatism,” and Martin Luther King Jr.
Said the phrase “falls on the ear as racism in reverse.” But it’s not a matter of figuring out who is right and who’s wrong here, rather it’s about realizing that these debates are not new and are likely to continue. An essay in 1904 by Black activist Fannie Barrier Williams tackled the subject of shedding the then popular term “Negro” in favor of “colored” or “Afro-American.” She preferred “colored,” saying it was a “name that is suggestive of progress toward respectful recognition.” And indeed, “colored” would go on to become a prevalent term for Black people in the U.S.
Its eventual association with Jim Crow, however, saw it become taboo in the ensuing decades. In the end, no one person’s word is final. It’s better and more accurate to think of this as an ongoing conversation about identity, inclusion, and language. Language is a powerful tool that can oppress and empower. That’s why slurs are so often at the center of debate, and why reclamation is such a tricky process. Black rising in popularity over African American doesn’t put a period on the discussion so much as it introduces more question marks. Black scholars and sociologists are now asking, for example, if the word “white” should be capitalized as well.
Some say it shouldn’t be, as it refers to a skin color and not a shared experience, while others say this argument gives white people a pass on having to reckon with their identities. Not capitalizing it, in other words, makes it seem like less of an identity or a culture, and thus absolves white people from having to think of their actions in the collective like so many nonwhite communities are pushed to do. Whatever the future holds, the common thread in both past and present is the desire of marginalized people to use language to put a name to their experiences, empower themselves, and connect with one another.
It’s likely that will remain the case. If we’ve learned anything over the past few months, it’s that voice is a powerful thing that can change the world. It’s important to be mindful of what you say..
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AUDC: Kalani Comes BACK! Abby's CALL-BACK! (S2 Flashback) | Dance Moms
ABBY LEE MILLER: This week, we're not going to have a skill. Because this week's theme is the unconventional, unexpected, maybe a few surprises. I've decided to shock you with this one. Come on out. TINA INAY: My jaw dropped. Like I didn't expect Kalani to get cut. And then I didn't expect to see her again. I mean it was like-- Kalani and her mother Kira have no idea why they're here today. So they don't know that I have my callback card. Would you like to rejoin the competition? Yes. You're sure? Thank you so much. You're welcome. I never thought that I would use a callback card. Everybody gets one shot in this life. You blow it, too bad, it's over. But I don't think Kalani blew it.
I think my other two judges did. Thank you so much. MELANIE HUELSMAN: Oh god. Here we go again. I was so surprised to see Kalani. I do believe she gets some special treatment. It's not fair. It really isn't. ABBY LEE MILLER: OK, you're going to go take your stuff off and join the others. JOJO SIWA: Honestly, I love Kalani. I have nothing bad to say about her. I mean, yeah, here and then she'll get honestly really annoying.
But I'm happy for her. In keeping with our unconventional theme, the mother of the challenge winner gets to choose the three dancers that will be in the bottom three. Oh boy. You definitely want to win this challenge. Today, for our unconventional challenge, Nito is going to teach you a Wushu combination. Wushu is often used in fight scenes choreographed in movies.
NITO LARIOZA: Step with the left, 3, 4, open up, 5, 6, 7, 8. TYLER ATWOOD: When I was little, I did martial arts. And I went to, I think, a green belt. So I'm not nervous at all. I got this. NITO LARIOZA: One more time. So we stop. - Watch. - Right here, like that. Boom, boom, boom, boom. Hammer fists. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Yeah. Now that you have all learned the choreography, we're going to put it to practical use. You will take on Nito.
If you survive and get past him, then you battle me. JESSALYN SIWA: (LAUGHING) That's great. Get her, JoJo. 1 and 2, 3, 4, 5-- TINA INAY: Trinity has won two challenges. Does she want to win every single challenge? Absolutely. Sorry, but Trinity does have an advantage. She's a gymnast. Trinity is going to kill this routine like she does every other. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. 5, 6, 7, 8. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7-- Ha! 8. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. KIRA GIRARD: Every single challenge, Trinity is always the tiger coming to get you. So Kalani needs to win this and prove she has what it takes.
NITO LARIOZA: 5, 6, 7, 8. Ha! ABBY LEE MILLER: All right. You're safe. Come on, Tyler. Earn it. Yes, high. NITO LARIOZA: 3! - Ooh. Sorry. Good work. I'll let you go. Good job, buddy. Kalani and Trinity. Come out and stand side by side. Trinity, when you did the combination who did you look at? Right in the eye. You didn't think of that, did you? Kalani, I'm glad you're back.
But Trinity just won her third challenge. When she won I was all happy, and then it just kind of sunk. It's like, oh my goodness. I'm very stressed about this reward. I'm nervous to do this trio. Tina is a real dance mom. And she has the same thoughts I do. Getting rid of her three strongest competitors. So I don't believe that they would pick my daughter to be in the bottom three. First up, please welcome Trinity, Haley, and JoJo for a dance called Walk the Plank. (SINGING) I wanna go with you to the end. I wanna know that you're here to the end, to the end, end, end, end, end. Hey! I wanna go with you to the end. I wanna know that you're here to the end, to the end. Yeah. To the end. Yeah. To the end. Get up off of that floor. Come on over here. Since we're being unconventional this week, I'd like the moms to come on out. They had you jump into the shark-infested waters with the sharks.
Trinity, there's something going on. You shine in class and choke on stage. Sickle feet. Inverted knees. You need to fix that. Trinity, Trinity, Trinity. You had this kind of like cheerleader approach. How you were, like, hitting things has this little, like, bounce in between it that you have to get out of. Just think about the emotion as opposed to you saying I did it, I did it. Haley, on the other hand, I was afraid. I was afraid you were going to fall. One time you actually stepped off that middle triangle. So you were already bitten by the sharks. I don't know if you were afraid of the jumps, but you were going through the motions. You started strong, and then I think you lost a little confidence. And then you were trying to get it back. And instead of feeling on edge for what you're about to do, we're feeling on edge for your performance. Dun, dun, dun. Walk the plank. Go. MELANIE HUELSMAN: Haley's back heel stretch was an absolute disgrace.
Enough is enough. Tina, come on out and stand next to Trinity. This task that I have to do is heart-wrenching. It's not going to be easy at all. Tina. Yes. I'm going to name each dancer. I want you to say "safe" or "elimination." Understood? Yes. We're going to start with your daughter. Safe. Gianna. Safe. Ally. Elimination. Kalani. Safe. Mckaylee.
Elimination. Tyler. Safe. Travis. Safe. We have two contestants remaining and one spot in the bottom three. Haley. Elimination. That means JoJo you are safe. Please join your mother. Tina would be foolish to put JoJo in the bottom three. Nobody puts JoJo in the bottom three. Can the moms of Ally, Mckaylee, and Haley please come join them downstage? Mckaylee, you have a second chance. Haley, Ally, one of you is going home tonight. Ally, you better wish upon every star you see tonight and bring it back to the stage. Unfortunately, Haley, today is not your day. It always goes back to your technique. Thank you so much for giving me this opportunity. And I would take all the correcti-- corrections that you give me. Thank you for giving my daughter the opportunity to be able to let her live one of her dreams dancing for you. One more round of applause for Haley.
Thank you so much. I never got to show them the real me. My daughter didn't want to listen to me before we went on the stage. She just, like, I'm going to do it. I'm going to do it. And it is what it is. I just wish I could stay. .
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Why so many African Elephants Don't Survive their First Year
Across Africa, from Namibia to Uganda, elephant babies are trying to keep their heads above water, trying to suckle, to keep up with the herd, to make it to adulthood. But one third of baby elephants will die in this first year of life. And sometimes the threat to a baby's survival comes from within the herd. It's been a good year. The elephant herds of Uganda are increasing. In the 1980s, they were poached to the brink of extinction in the country. Now there are more than 5000 individuals. The land is green. There's plenty to eat. Newborns are almost lost in the grass. It takes a whole herd to raise a baby elephant. Female elephants help look after each other's calves. It's called alloparenting. In the process, young females learn how to care for their siblings and calves are given a better chance of survival. The babies are born after almost two years of gestation. This long development time gives them another survival advantage.
They can stand and walk immediately after birth so they can reach their mother's milk. They will rely on it for the first year. Each day, the baby elephant gains almost 1kg, or two pounds of body weight. Scientists have discovered that the composition of elephant milk differs from that of all other mammals, as well as being different for Asian and African elephants. It actually changes as the baby grows. The protein, mineral and fat content increases during lactation, providing more energy as the baby develops. But despite the best care a herd can offer, about one third of baby elephants will die in this first year of life.
They will never reach adulthood. There are many threats. Water, the thing elephants need the most can also kill them. Adults need to drink up to 189 liters, or 50 gallons a day. Despite the raging torrent, the family has to cross, but babies can't swim until they're several months old. Adults have evolved ways to push their young along. They used their trunks like arms to usher them to safety. In Namibia, water isn't always plentiful, but elephants can smell it from up to around 19 kilometers or 12 miles away.
This herd is making a beeline for a man-made watering spot in Etosha National Park. A new study has found that in warm weather, elephants can lose up to 10% of all the water in their bodies. That equates to about two full bathtubs a day, the highest level of daily water loss ever recorded in a land mammal. It's a relief to drink, but still, the herd must stay alert. Baby elephants are intelligent little beings, but they aren't born with the instinct to use their most important appendage - their trunk. They can't use it to grasp food or to suck up water. This can make drinking awkward and precarious. A youngster falls into the trough. He calls to alert the adults. The herd reacts in unison. The water isn't deep, but the panicked baby could easily drown. The trough is narrow and hard to access. The females can only watch on while the youngster remains stuck. Many trunks, but no rescue, until a mature female finally lifts him to safety. Even at natural waterholes, like this one in Namibia, where there's plenty of room to move, female elephants must stay calm when dealing with emergencies so as not to panic others in the herd, especially their calves.
Mud baths should be enjoyable, not traumatic. This matriarch gives a youngster a helping trunk, a lesson for baby and another young member of the herd. But Elephant Society isn't always so cooperative. Researchers at Mushara Waterhole in Namibia have witnessed a darker side of the elephants' nature where danger doesn't lie outside the herd, but within it. This baby and his mother are chased away from the water by the matriarch. The calf just wants some fun, but he sent back to his mother by the other females. Despite living with the herd for the last 5 years, the mother is left to care for her baby alone. Most of the herd begins to move on, turning their backs on the mother and her calf.
Two females even throw irritating dust at the parent. The baby has become weak. The stress of rejection may have left the mother unable to produce enough milk. The calf needs to drink around 2 litres of milk every 2 hours. He's getting weaker by the second and is now unable to stand up to feed. If he doesn't drink soon, he will die of dehydration. Why is this baby destined to die while others are saved? Researchers think this cruel behavior is evidence of a pecking order within the herd. Each elephant has their place in the hierarchy and that status is passed down through generations.
This isn't in keeping with our perception of elephant behavior, Herds can break up in places where poaching occurs, but not usually in places like this, where the herd is protected and there's enough food and water. Here in the Namibian desert, resources are scarce. No baby gets left behind. Each one of them is precious. Elephant herds are complex societies. We can only observe and try to understand the dynamics at work within them. In understanding their behaviour at much deeper levels, we may also be able to help them survive.
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Nigeria's first fashion designer: Shade Thomas-Fahm | V&A
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My name is Victoria Fọlashadé Thomas-Fahm. I was born September 22nd, 1933. I was brought up in a Yoruba community. My parents came from Akinmorin in Oyo. They used to refer to them as Ara-Oke. I remember the day I was traveling. They all came to the port to wish me goodbye. I arrived in London. When we got to Edgware Road, the high street, and I saw mannequins – they were like human beings. But there was all different fashions. I think this is what I'm caught out for. I've made up my mind. I couldn't believe it. I said i'm taking this to Nigeria. This. To Nigeria. The concept of designing is an art. You learn how to sketch but you must have the feeling. From the college where I attended, they taught us the real basics of fashion, and they teach you the art of balancing by showing you a human being as he is.
I came back home on the 7th of July and we had an Independence Ceremony on the 1st of October. At that time it was new. I presented myself by giving fashion shows, for collecting money for the blind or for one charity or the other, but of course I was happy to do it then. I point out to you, at that time that they were voluntary models – they were not charging me, they were happy to do it. And so I had a beautiful collection of important ladies, professional ladies. Fashion is part of the basics of living abroad. That's where I learned the reaction of women, and even men to fashion.
At that time, I had done this skirt called 'Yere'. This yere is usually a common print fabric, usually in calico, and they use it like a skirt underneath. Even that is not decent enough. When the dress slips off, the yere shows. So I thought, if the yere are changed into skirts, and these skirts gain their way into big shops like the USC Shop Kingsway, like the UTC, like the Leventis Store. And the wrapper, what I did was put a zip – it looks draped – like you're wrapping it, but there's a zip inside to hold it together. So that when you bend down to pick something, it doesn't slip off that was the idea. Well I wasn't a fashion designer abroad. I qualified a few months after I came back home, but I was a model. I was doing modelling and I was highly rated because of my figure, and my neck and all that. I was highly favoured. British Pathé: "Princess Margaret was there to see the glamorous presentation. The Nigerian look: a mixture of traditional and modern that were made for each other. Behind the scenes, Nigerian designer Shade Thomas assisted with a production which brought to London some of the world's top models representing commonwealth countries." You must have heard of Fashion Designers of Nigeria.
It has been going on for more than 30 years. And they're all over Nigeria now. They're bringing in new fashions in our fabric, which I advocate up till now. And our fabric can suit every client..
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