Nature and humans can create bizarre things, and there are some absolutely strange places around the world. They can make you fascinated or scared and will neve... Read More...
What was the impact of American migration to Texas and parts of Mexico on Mexican American relations in the mid-19th century?
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When I arrived in Mexico about two decades ago to begin research on the early history of Africans and their descendants there, a young student politely told me ... Read More...
It’s no accident that Ernesto “Che” Guevara is as well-recognized as Coca-Cola or Mickey Mouse. One of the big reasons, apart from his revolutionary exploits, i... Read More...
One of America's most popular ethnic cuisines is unquestionably Mexican. How far we have come from those hard, crisp tacos and lard-laden refried beans. Dating ... Read More...
Mexico has a long and rich tradition of dance. This includes the dances performed by the indigenous groups, as well as dances brought by the Spanish and other E... Read More...
Hip-hop is the new rock in Latin America; it is the counterculture where the youth convene for a safe place of enjoyment.
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African Americans played a vital role in the development of cave tour routes and the visitor experience throughout the 19th and early 20th century. The first ... Read More...
In July, hundreds of pilgrims made their way to an isolated town in the northwest of Haiti, called Anse-à-Foleur or Ansafolè. The journey celebrates a black sai... Read More...
When I hunt, usually on white people’s land, I wonder if they know who lived there before. Or what would happen if I was just some random Black man on their p... Read More...
When Karen Schirack, 67, slipped on her way into her house in January and broke her left femur in multiple places, she had a decision to make. Should she get su... Read More...
The Equal Justice Initiative is using soil to document the lynchings of more than 4,400 African-descended people between 1877 and 1950.
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Scotland
Though the Celtic peoples of Scotland were long ago converted to Christianity, traces of the Pagan past can still be found, even among the most popula... Read More...
The early mornings. The arduous trek. The exhaustion and doubt, but the determination to persevere. The exhilaration when you reach the top. If you’re an avid c... Read More...
“We aren’t anything new. We aren’t reinventing the wheel. People of color have been active in skydiving for a long time, but it hasn’t been captured anywhere.... Read More...
Inspired by African American guitar virtuosos of the first half of the 20th century, artists like Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Eddie Van Halen, Rick Nielsen and ... Read More...
Often we get to know each other by talking which foods we like. Perhaps even more often, we get to know each other by talking about which foods we hate. Enterta... Read More...
"Statistics consistently show that African-Americans represent only about 2% of pilots in both military and commercial aviation. Early exposure to aviation is... Read More...
We’re jetting off overseas more than ever but that doesn’t mean we like it, with as many as one in four travelers admitting to a fear of flying. Here’s what y... Read More...
As spiritual tourism becomes popular in Vietnam. Dong Pagoda, Kito Statue, Linh Ung Pagoda, Shakyamuni Buddha Statue, and Linh Son Tien Thach Pagoda are 5 t... Read More...
If there’s one thing everyone should learn about traveling it is that the planning process can be especially overwhelming and lengthy when other people are invo... Read More...
I’m Black. I’m Hispanic. I’m a woman.
And I’m an American who has lived “outside their native country” in Cameroon, Costa Rica, and now Istanbul, Turkey. Acc... Read More...
Today the AAFFM stands as the first and so far the only free standing African American Firefighter Museum in the United States.
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The people in Villaseca, Chile are some of the most the eco-conscious on the Planet, using only sun-powered ovens to cook all their food. With these ovens, whic... Read More...
With the violent crime rate increasing disproportionately in urban communities, it's no surprise that a recent phone survey of black voters found that 80 percen... Read More...
