While enjoying the comfort and loving warmth of our home, we rarely think of people who are out there in the cold weather, without having a shelter or a blanket to keep them warm during the night. Most people feel sympathy for the homeless, but it is not enough to keep them warm. Actions speak louder than words. There are over 3,000 homeless people in France, and this winter, the temperatures were shockingly low.
California is named after a black queen.
History is interesting. The deeper one digs, the more likely one can find many possibly true stories and explanations for the same incident. Take the case of the origin of the name of the state of California.
US woman found out she was NOT black aged 70 when her African-American mother told her she was adopted.
A 75-year-old woman who was adopted by a black couple when she was a young child waited 70 years before discovering that her biological parents were white. Verda Byrd of Converse, Texas says that she lived her life under the assumption that she was an African-American. The woman formerly known as Jeanette Beagle was born in September 1942 into a family of 10 children. When her father, Earl Beagle, walked out on the family in 1943 and her mother, Daisy, was severely injured after falling in a trolley accident, the children were removed from the home. Jeanette was then adopted by Ray and Edwinna Wagner, a financially secure black family in Newton, Kansas, and she grew up as their only child. The couple then changed the girl’s name to Verda Ann Wagner. Vera lived in a financially secure household thanks to her father, who earned a good living as a railroad porter. She was always regarded as a fair-skinned black child. My adoptive mother, Edwinna Wagner, never told me that she had adopted a white baby,’ she said.‘She took it to her grave that she had a white daughter.’ Byrd got married twice and had a daughter. In 2013, Edwinna Wagner revealed to Verda that she had been adopted, though she did not reveal anything about her real parents. That’s when Verda decided to search for her biological parents. She was shocked by what she discovered. I grew up not questioning birth or anything else because it was never told to me that I was born white.’ Byrd’s story is now the subject of an autobiography, Seventy Years of Blackness. She first revealed her story in 2015, around the same time when the nation was riveted by Rachel Dolezal. Dolezal is a former NAACP leader in Washington state whose life unravelled after she was outed as a white woman pretending to be black. Dolezal, who legally changed her name to Nkechi Diallo in 2016, was charged last year with theft by welfare fraud, perjury and false verification for public assistance. She has said previously that she grew up near Troy, Montana, with religious parents and that she began to change her perspective as a teenager after her parents adopted four black children. She decided to become publicly black years later, after a divorce. The ruse worked for years until 2015, when her parents, with whom she has long feuded, told reporters that their daughter was born white but was presenting herself as a black activist in the Spokane region. The story became an international sensation, and she was fired as head of the Spokane chapter of the NAACP and kicked off a police ombudsman commission. She also lost her job teaching African studies at Eastern Washington University. Byrd rejects any attempt to liken her story to that of Dolezal. She lied about her race,’ Byrd said. ‘I didn't lie because I didn't know.’
National Geographic's Travel Photo contest.
National Geographic's 2019 Travel Photo Contest has kicked off, and there are already some pretty spectacular entries in the mix. Think extraordinary landscapes, inquisitive wildlife, sneak peeks into people's lives around the world, and jaw-dropping natural phenomenons; all captured in a whole host of creative ways. The competition is still open for entries but National Geographic has offered a sneak peek of some of the photos they've received so far. Here we take a look at 10 of our favourite ones, but be warned that they will give you serious travel envy...Think you have a photo that could be a strong contender? The contest is accepting entries until May 3 at 12pm (EDT).
Between Heaven and Earth.Two groups of climbers make their descent from the icy slopes of Huayna Potosi. For many, this is their first 6,000-meter peak, resembling an achievement of a lifetime. For everyone, their respective mountain to climb is different, but mountains like this one are no stranger to changing the way your mind works.The moment of recognition of this growth of physical and more so emotional stature is one of the rawest, transcendent, and blissful moments in my life, which is captured here.
Red Fronted Brown Lemur, Madagascar
While lemurs are endemic to the island of Madagascar, even within the island there are diverse habitats which are home to a number of species of lemurs. The red-fronted brown lemur is found in southwestern part of the island, in its dry lowland forests. It feeds mostly on fruits, leaves, and flowers - often leaving the comfort of the trees in search of seeds.
Colorado River
As is known, the Colorado River is very shallow due to the active use of water from it for agricultural purposes. And when it reaches the ocean in Mexico it is almost dry. Aerial shot was taken from a Cessna.
We Ride Together, We Fly Together
Participants in the annual Golden Eagle Festival, show off their skills. The festival is held in Bayan-Ölgii aimag, West Mongolia. The eagle hunters are celebrating their Kazakh heritage and compete to catch small animals such as rabbits and foxes. Eagle hunting has been practised in Central Asia for thousands of years, although nowadays it is preserved only in the Kazakh culture where the traditions are still alive and well kept.
Boy, 10, took own life after school bullies wrote ‘kill yourself’ on his tablet.
A 10-year-old boy took his own life after being told "kill yourself" by sick school bullies, his mum has claimed. Little Kevin Reese Jr, who was in the fifth grade, was reportedly a target of relentless abuse by cruel trolls at Robinson Elementary School, in Texas, USA.
woman helped her boyfriend understand anxiety with this amazing list.
We may be getting better at talking about mental health on a societal level but sometimes it's the one-on-one, intimate conversations that are the most daunting of all.
The stunning winners of a prestigious drone photography competition revealed.
It’s photography taken to another level. These are the jaw-dropping winning and runners-up still images in the SkyPixel 2018 Aerial Storytelling Contest, which attracted over 30,000 submissions from drone photographers and videographers from 141 countries. The grand prize winner in the still image category is Deryk Baumgartner, who used a Mavic Pro drone to capture a sun-bathed Mont-Saint-Michel in northern France emerging out of the fog, framed by ribbons of water.
A baby in South America was born with her own twin growing inside of her.
A baby in South America was born with her own twin growing inside of her. The infant welcomed to a mother in Colombia, was born in February of this year with her partially formed twin inside her abdomen.
'Unwanted, unexpected and unsolicited': Boxer kisses reporter on lips during interview.
HEAVYWEIGHT BOXER KUBRAT Pulev has been criticised for kissing a female reporter at the end of an interview following his fight in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
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