The name "Kwanzaa" comes from the Swahili phrase, "matunda ya kwanza," which means "first fruits." Many of the first-fruits celebrations -- for example, the Umkhost of Zululand in Southern Africa -- were also seven days long. Kwanzaa was the brainchild of Dr. Maulana Karenga, a ...
Don’t worry about winning, and don’t even try to be good. Just get back up on that damn thing. Other people can take a nice long break after a streak. But Manic Impressives need to be back in the saddle as soon as possible. If we lie around in the dirt too long, we’re li...
Doubters had long suspected LeBron James was in fact a different human being than Michael Jordan. Not only did appearance and playing style indicate such, but he moved to Miami to play with Not Mo Williams. Now we know for sure: Whatever LeBron is, he's only a man. Rashad Mobley, ...
Then take a section of your hair and start twisting at the base until you reach the ends. Ro adds, “The smaller the twist, the tighter the coil. The bigger the twist, the looser the coil.” Just make sure your hair is tangle-free before you twist to avoid damage or split ends ...
I logged into this site after a long time and I have a bit of feedback for the editors. I've noticed that there are many posts , some of which are quite heartbreaking to read, which have only one or two comments and those not very helpful. Editors, I know that you might have ...
Ethicists agree: two wrongs do make a right so long as Bush did it first The aftermath of the 'War on Women 2014' finds a new 'Lost Generation' of disillusioned Democrat politicians, unable to cope with life out of office White House: Republican takeover of the Senate is a clear mandate...
Iran was the largest Shi'ite country in the world and it had supported Kurdish rebels in Iraq long before Saddam Hussein officially assumed the presidency in 1979. Iraq's resistance groups were all too eager to receive aid and to open offices in the Iranian capital. These organizations worked...
But not anymore. “Her word against mine” is no longer a defense for abusive behavior. I don’t know what took so long, or why it happened so suddenly this year. But 2017 will always be cool because lecherous d-bags got what was coming to them. Finally. ...
"It may be a problem to the coaches because the players will stop eating from sunrise until sunset, so it will not be easy during training but that is to do with the religion and I can't prevent them from observing Ramadan. "We are working on this and seeking to find ...
While in the process of documenting the small Muslim community in predominately Buddhist Cambodia’s city of Siem Reap, we were invited to join some of the community for a Ramadan meal. It was just after the time the USA was entering the war in Afghanistan and it was unclear how they ...