[by Linda Thompkins] The Arawak, Carib, and Taino Indians were the first inhabitants of the Caribbean islands. These first inhabitants occupied the present day islands of British Virgin Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Haiti, Trinidad, and Jamaica. Their daily diet consisted of vegetables and fruits such as papaw, yams, guavas, and cassava. The Taino started the process of cooking meat and fish in large clay pots.

The Arawaks are the first people known to make a grate of thin green wood strips o

[by Zack Roberts] The blues is a kind of music that can be vocal, instrumental (blues guitar) or both. It applies the 'blue' notes which are established on a 'minor pentatonic' scale almost all the time, otherwise accepted as the blues scale.

Blues music was deducted from the African-American communities in the U.S. out of job songs, spiritual songs, field hollers, chants, shouts and elementary ballads that rhymed. A lot of aspects of the blues are indicitive of African roots

The call-and-respo

  [by Sussen Marn] The movie industry globally is a multi-billion dollar industry. Hollywood is the flagship of this industry and has been a cease pool of some of the greatest masterpieces of all time. It has some of the oldest production studios, with some having been in the business for over 75 years. Other movie markets have been producing good movies as well; such as the Bollywood movie industry of India and the Nigerian Nollywood African movie industry. The African movies however seem to ex

The unique lending strategy at Advantage Capital Business Loans can prove very helpful to promising African-American professionals seeking necessary financial assistance

At Advantage Capital Business Loans, you'll find a team that is dedicated to providing lending to ambitious and promising small business professionals. While most big banks and traditional lenders have scaled back programs forsmall business loans since the economic collapse, the founders at ACBL understand that a wide array of

[by Andrew Smith] What is your excuse for not speaking Spanish? Since the Internet brought us Spanish radio online, you should not have any excuse. Why should you learn Spanish, you ask? Silly question: so you could go and visit wonderful countries where people speak Spanish, to listen to wonderful Latino songs, read Nobel-winning authors like Marquez. And let's not forget famous Telenovelas, Latin version of soap operas, with much more passion. 

According to the Ethnologue, in 2009 there were

[by Paul A Philips] It is recommended that part 1 be read first, especially if the reader is unfamiliar with this subject. Remember, corporate logos carry symbolic meaning said to be deeply embedded in our collective unconscious. This is why corporations chose these logos in marketing, aware that they inherently attract and influence the public though most remain woefully ignorant of their darker occult new world order connections .

The Pyramid and the All-Seeing-Eye
As seen printed on the back of

• HAS HIP HOP CHANGED THE MINDSET OF OUR URBAN COMMUNITIES?
• PSYCHOLOGIST DR. NIAMA T. MALACHI RELEASES NEW BOOK: “A HIP HOP STATE OF MIND” AS A CATALYST FOR SOCIAL CHANGE

• -- A dynamic study of the hip hop culture and its impact of the Black Community -- 

Are Strippers, Drugs, and Money keeping Hip Hop alive? Or, does Hip Hop continue to survive due to its ability to inspire, motivate, and passionately serve as a voice for its fans worldwide? Has Hip Hop been over commercialized? Has its message

DiversityBusiness. com, the nation’s leading multicultural business website, today announced the Div500, the 14th annual listing of the nation’s top 500 African American owned businesses. Ranging in revenue size from $20 million to over $1 billion, the companies listed on the Div500 represent the nation’s top companies and challenge the long-held notion that African American businesses are small or insignificant.

At the top of 2014’s Div500 are four distinguished companies with over $1 billion in

IN THE BAG -- BUDDING BLACK-OWNED HANDBAG BRAND GROWS SALES BEYOND $350K IN A LITTLE OVER A YEAR

Gregory Sylvia Handbags, created by husband and wife duo, Gregory and Terri "Sylvia" Pope

  Mr. Sylvia is the name that many call him; however, designer Gregory Sylvia is not a single designer at all. Founded by husband and wife duo, Gregory Sylvia is the brain child of Gregory and Terri “Sylvia” Pope. The Popes officially started sales in 2012 and has experienced a steady growth ever since.

After a

If I Only Had a Brain

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Why We Live in a Brain-Dead 

(Zombie-Like) Society

Are You Walking Around in a Fog?

Will You Be Able to Turn Your Brain Back On in 2014?

As a little girl, I grew up in the country, life was so simple and free.  Everyone knew one another and gathered at each others home.  I had a aunt who could really do some real good cooking!  People don't cook like they did back in the day.

To zip forward, my first visit to Africa was Senegal one there, I felt as though time had reversed to days of my younger days...Senegal felt like home!  My second trip was Ghana; since I love the Motherland so much and plan to return, I became a Travel  Agent

[ Doug Smith ] The Feedback from cantstophiphopworldwide.com/ suggests that the world of hip-hop is shaping up for a major bang as thousands of unsigned hip-hop artists grab at the opportunity to stream their music to the world for a tiny fraction of what they would have to pay on most other music websites. The website management, Can't Stop Hip Hop, says cantstophiphopworldwide.com/ was launched to cater to the growing numbers of very talented unsigned hip-hop artists who were previously unabl

THE SHOCKING TRUTH ABOUT EASTER -- WHAT THE EASTER BUNNY AND EGGS REALLY MEAN, AND WHY MANY CHOOSE NOT TO CELEBRATE

Two women wearing extravagant Easter hats ~ 

Easter is a very popular annual holiday celebrated by millions around the world every April. It is generally celebrated on a Sunday to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. But it can also involve rabbits (bunnies), color-painted eggs, white baskets and sometimes actual activities such as an “Easter egg hunt” or pictures being ta

HIP-HOP MOGUL RUSSELL SIMMONS IS HIRING INTERNS AND MORE

-- Both internships and jobs available at Global Grind --

Russell Simmons, known to many as the godfather of Hip-Hop, is looking to hire both interns and employees to work for one of his companies, GlobalGrind.com. The popular web site chronicles celebrities (and blogs), lifestyle content, entertainment news, fashion, music, and politics with an authoritative voice.

He is particularly looking for college students with an interest in and e

I want to tell you about my day in the museum.  You know that my daughter lives just outside Paris and so I come here to France to spend as much time as possible with her.  Today, after taking her to school, I went to the Louvre to test out my new camera.  Yes, I brought a new camera a couple of weeks ago and I wanted to take it to a museum to give it a try.  I don't know if I am satisfied with the camera but I had one of productive and rewarding days I've ever spent in a museum.  

I guess that y

[by Ben Pate] Trying to decide where to go for a family vacation can be very challenging. You want something that will be memorable and exciting. Also, you want to find something that is unique and doesn't break the bank to pay for. If you consider yourself to be the adventurous type you should consider going on an African safari. Children will love seeing all of the exotic animal life that they probably thought did not really exist. If you are going to travel to Africa, however, you will need t

HOW THE BOB MARLEY ESTATE STILL MAKES MILLIONS EVERY YEAR -- EVEN THOUGH HE DIED MORE THAN 30 YEARS AGOBob Marley, the late reggae music icon, was named last year by Forbes magazine as the fifth top earning dead celebrity. He is actually the only Caribbean artist to grace a Forbes list, which is mostly dominated by North Americans and Britons.

How much is his estate worth?

Reportedly, Marley's estimated net worth is around $130 million dollars. As both a singer and songwriter, Marley is credited

[by Nigel Le Monnier] Many of us have used herbs at some point in time for several reasons, whether it was the green tea we had with toast for breakfast, the herbed chicken for lunch, or for relief of that stuffy nose using a garlic herbal remedy; suffice it to say, we know deep within that "natural extracts" are good for us and their benefits, ethereal.

Perhaps our belief of this fact has become skewed overtime, or better yet shaken from its once enduring perspective as drugs take centre stage i

[by Paul A Philips] As I have stated before the matrix of control over our planet is shaped by just a small number of elite individuals known as the 'dark cabal,' made up of extremely wealthy families and associates. They are able to implement their planned secret global domination agenda from the money made through ownership of banks and major corporations. -Thus, in effect, we are living in a corporatocracy, a corporate based run and controlled world: The Presidents and Prime Ministers, i.e.

[by Sam Edwards] Living a pain-free lifestyle isn't easy, especially with how busy all of us are on a daily basis. Between work, kids, and extracurricular activities - it's no wonder our bodies get exhausted and start hinting that they are not happy (aka pain). Nothing is worse than coming home from a busy day, only to have a nauseating headache, or to find that your hands are too sore to dig into your favorite gardening activities. For the worst of those times, realize there are some Natural Pa