I awoke Monday last with “shimmy shimmy coco pop” in my head. And all at once hand-clapping games seemed extremely, urgently important. It’s been a lovely week of Youtube searches and nostalgic play. While too young for fancy-pants clap tracks, our kids (2 and 4) do like learning the words and/or basic moves. And for me there’s … Continue reading The truth behind 3 hand-clapping games from your childhood
Month: April 2016
Thomas Jefferson spent years raping his slave Sally Hemings. A new novel treats their relationship as a love story.
A new historical novel about Thomas Jefferson is raising eyebrows. Stephen O’Connor’s Thomas Jefferson Dreams of Sally Hemings, which came out on Tuesday, is about our third president’s relationship with Sally Hemings, his slave. DNA evidence has proved that Jefferson and Hemings had six children together while Jefferson kept Hemings enslaved — and Jefferson also enslaved their children, freeing … Continue reading Thomas Jefferson spent years raping his slave Sally Hemings. A new novel treats their relationship as a love story.
Obama Hosts Final White House Science Fair & “It Was Amazing!”
With bittersweet emotion, President Obama attended his sixth and final White House Science Fair on Wednesday, witnessing projects from more than 130 bright students, who presented ideas to save the planet, and treat Ebola, reports NBC News. http://hiphopnc.com/5590521/obama-hosts-final-white-house-science-fair-it-was-amazing/
Empire Stars Grace Gealey & Trai Byers Tie The Knot In A Private Ceremony
They may be enemies on-screen, but Empire stars Trai Byers and Grace Gealey have started a whole new beginning in real life. http://hiphopnc.com/5591211/empire-stars-grace-gealey-trai-byers-tie-the-knot-in-a-private-ceremony/
Beyonce Rocks Cornrows And Fur In Her New ‘Lemonade’ Video Teaser
Hang on to your wigs - Beyonce's new video is set to drop on HBO next Saturday http://hiphopnc.com/5591236/beyonce-rocks-cornrows-and-fur-in-her-new-lemonade-video-teaser/
Tips for Beginners
If you are anything like me whenever you set out on a new journey, in this case a fitness journey, you probably dove head first into the deep end. After all, if we’re going to do this let’s do it right, right? Unfortunately for me that led to two things pretty quickly – injuries and … Continue reading Tips for Beginners
5 Ways Including Days Off In Your Week Helps You Lose Weight
Your body has to adjust & can’t just get used to burning the same amount of calories everyday. Just when your body thinks it might need to store fat because of how healthy you are eating, a couple of less healthy days come along & convinces it that’s not the case. When you […] https://fun2eatagain.wordpress.com/2016/04/08/5-ways-including-days-off-in-your-week-helps-you-lose-weight/
Pick Your Poison
Living a healthy lifestyle is hard now. I know it is. Shoot, today, I don’t feel like going to the gym on my lunch break. But I want a certain lifestyle when I’m 90 years old. And I want a certain body when I head to the beach this summer. Living an unhealthy lifestyle is … Continue reading Pick Your Poison
Bill Clinton Tells BLM Protestors They Are “Defending The People Who Killed The Lives You Say Matter” [VIDEO]
Stumping for HRC at an event in Philadelphia, the Former President had a testy exchange with protestors. It didn’t go well to say the least. http://rickeysmileymorningshow.com/1664838/bill-clinton-tells-blm-protestors-they-are-defending-the-people-who-killed-the-lives-you-say-matter/
Black History and the Effect of Not Being Taught
Written by: Kyndall Dowell Why do we learn about European history more than other races, and why is it that whenever we do learn about these other ethnic groups, we don’t emphasize it as much, but we simply skim through it? Why is it that whenever we learn about Black history it always starts in … Continue reading Black History and the Effect of Not Being Taught
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