(the ritualized word game based on exchanging insults, usually about members of the opponent’s family). Other influences cited include the hipster-jive announcing styles of 1950srhythm-and-bluesdeejays such asJocko Henderson; the Black power poetry ofAmiri Baraka, Gil Scott-Heron, andthe Last ...
This web site contains U.S. demographic information. It includes lists of the most common first names and last names, the popularity of first names by state and for given years, and statistics on ethnicity in the United States. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, Population Anal...
spider lily signals the arrival of fall. Another popular Japanese name for Lycoris radiata is Manjushage (曼珠沙華, Manjusha-ge or Manjusha-ke), taken from the name of a mythical flower described in Chinese translation of the Lotus Sutra. It is called by over 1000 other local names in ...
Siblings can write their names and stick them on the back or bottom of the heirlooms they want. The scrawl-and-stick ritual can become part of your family get-togethers, and it shouldn't be a one-time thing. People's tastes and wishes change. Say a grandchild is hugely enamored with...
It's also fun to hear about the names that they come up with and whether it is a family name or something new they came up with. Each year the Social Security Administration releases its list of the top baby names of the year and it's always fun to see what pops up on the list....
About one-third of these cases occur in non-Hispanic Black or African American.In addition, many young people do not realize they have an STI, as many infections have few, if any symptoms. When you’re not aware you have a sexually transmissible disease, you are more apt to spread it ...
In certain African cultures, when a child is born plays a large part in choosing the child’s name. In Ghana’s Akan culture, the day a child is born decides the child’s name. But each day has different names for boys and girls. For example, a boy born on Friday is named Kofi,...
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For example: “Love is a fruit in season at all times and in reach of every hand.”— Mother Teresa Love isnota fruit; however, the meaning of the comparison is easily understood. Here’s another example: “She was the black sheep of the family.” ...
On the way home Saturday afternoon, I stopped in Mauston for dinner. When I came out of Denny’s half an hour later, night had fallen. I drove south on the highway, into the black. Strange optical effects vexed the darkness. The sky ahead—which should have been black stippled with ...