Where’s Brooklyn At? The Most Awesome 12-Year-Old Metalheads on the Planet Hail From Flatbush
- Liz Dwyer shared in Music, Race and Brooklyn
Who says black kids from Brooklyn only listen to (or create) hip hop? Two talented 12-year-olds, Malcolm Brickhouse and Jarad Dawkins of the band ‘Unlocking the Truth” are absolutely destroying played-out musical stereotypes with their serious heavy metal skills. Sure, they get bullied for rocking guitars and black nail polish, but check ‘em out and you’ll see that their skill is undeniable.
Instagrammers Capture Protests in Brazil
Thousands gathered in Brazil’s largest cities starting over the weekend and running through tonight to protest what started as a fight against bus-fare increases and has evolved into one of the biggest movements since the nation’s military dictatorship ended in 1985. Protesters are voicing frustration about a variety of issues, including inflation, government corruption, tax rates and the cost and delays associated with next year’s World Cup soccer tournament.
In São Paulo, thousands took to Avenida Paulista to march and wave Brazilian flags. In Rio de Janeiro, marchers stormed Avenida Rio Branco. In Brasilía, protesters danced atop the roof of the Congresso Nacional. To view more photos, visit the #vemprarua and #protestorj hashtags.
33 Photos of Famous Dads Hanging Out With their Daughters
- Tasbeeh Herwees shared in Photography and Father’s Day
LIFE dug into their archives and collected photos of famous fathers hanging out with their daughters. Click through to the link for some delightful vintage photos of Orson Welles with his baby daughter Rebecca, Pablo Picasso walking his daughter through a cobblestone street, and Steve McQueen kissing his daughter good night.
“We Are The 15 Percent”: Interracial Families Respond to Cheerios Backlash
- Tasbeeh Herwees shared in Lifestyle, Families and Race
Last month, Cheerios debuted a commercial featuring an interracial family to much acclaim. Some people, however, didn’t find it so heart-warming. Racists rushed to the comments section with xenophobic invectives. In response, a husband-and-wife interracial couple created this Tumblr of crowd-sourced photos of interracial families. The title refers to the percentage of interrcial families in the U.S., according to the Census Bureau.
Join EFF in Calling for a Full Investigation Into NSA Surveillance By Emailing Congress Today
- Meghan Neal wrote in Technology, Privacy and Policy
It’s time for a full accounting of America’s secret spying programs—and an end to unconstitutional surveillance.
How To Go Back to School in Something Completely Different
- Andrew Price wrote in Education, Careers and Exploration
Last summer, I took a more or less calculated risk. I left my wonderful, full-time job (at GOOD, as a matter of fact) and went back to graduate school. This was a change, to say the least. Especially given that I had been in the working world for several years. And was moving from my home in sunny Los Angeles to Edinburgh, Scotland, which is sort of like going to serve in the Night’s Watch. And was going back for computer science after studying philosophy and working as a writer. I changed just about everything at once. Even my cash flow reversed!
Unless there’s no doubt whatsoever that you are doing exactly what you were put on this earth to do (maybe you’re Lionel Messi, or, you know, the Lionel Messi of accounting or whatever) you’ve probably wondered what it would be like to switch gears and go explore that other thing you were always interested in. Well, I did it, and I’m here to report back.
Amazing, Addictive, and Creative Uses of Google Earth and Google Maps
- Meghan Neal wrote in Technology, Internet and Art
Google Maps and Google Earth are pretty awesome on their own—you can see the whole world on your laptop in the comfort of your living room. But what’s even more awesome is the myriad way artists and developers are using these tools to create games, videos and photo series that are a delight to the eye.
Except that it did. As of today, Facebook supports hashtags.
How will this change Facebook?
A Crowdfunded Cross-Country Train Full of Changemaking Millennials
- Patrick Dowd wrote in Technology, Innovation and Service
This August, 40 pioneering millennials will embark on a train journey across the country. Where early pioneers went west, these millennials will go east—from the San Francisco Bay to the District of Columbia—stopping in ten cities along the way to explore local examples of innovation and advance creative projects of their own design.
Let’s Preserve The Most Biodiverse Floral Kingdom on Earth
- Evan Eifler wrote in Push For Good, Environment and Science
By area, the Cape Floristic Province of South Africa is the most biodiverse floristic kingdom on the planet. To give you an idea, there are 30 percent more plant species in the Cape Floristic Province than in the entire United States, yet the area it covers is less than that of Alaska. An amazing 69 percent of that biodiversity occurs nowhere else on earth. Only four to six percent of the renosterveld vegetation type remains, and it is in danger of being lost forever to modern agricultural technology and indifferent, uninformed land use decisions. In fact, all regional varieties of the renosterveld are now listed as “critically endangered” by the South African government.
Floral kingdoms across the world
Snoop Lion on Gun Control: End the Violence, Move Forward in Peace and Love
- Snoop Lion wrote in Living, Music and Creativity
Growing up in the streets of Long Beach, I’ve seen lots of homies fall victim to gun violence. Whether they were the ones behind the barrel or in front, in the end it never worked out. As I hear more and more stories in the news about violent acts of terror and school shootings that leave innocent kids dead, it makes me upset to live in a world full of negativity. Now more than ever, I feel the need to speak up and encourage our youth to come together to stop gun violence. That’s why I started my “No Guns Allowed” movement, inspired by my song of the same name that features my nephew Drake and my daughter, Cori B.
love these. #fortheloveof #skyviews
The phenomenal photographer Paul Octavious was the speaker at May’s CreativeMornings/Chicago.
Above are a few shots from his series: The Things I Saw from JFK ✈ SFO. Check out more of his work here and stay tuned for his talk to be uploaded here.
#MotivationMondays
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Follow Hillary Clinton, ‘Pantsuit Aficionado,’ on Twitter
- Tasbeeh Herwees shared in Twitter and Politics
Because her bio—which describes her as both “hair icon” and “glass ceiling-breaker,” among other things—and meme-inspired Twitter icon promise some really interesting tweets, whether or not she becomes the next U.S. president.
This Sandy Hook Elementary Teacher’s Paying America’s Kindness Forward
- Kaitlin Roig wrote in Education, Empathy and K 12 Education
As I fled Sandy Hook Elementary on the morning of December 14, 2012, clutching two of my student’s hands tightly, I thought, “thank you, thank you.” From that moment on I realized it is not the moment that defines you, it is how you react to the moment that defines you.
As I reflected in the days following, I knew we had to make a choice for ourselves, our students, our nation, and our world. If we were going to choose love, kindness, compassion, empathy, and hope after such terror and destruction, then we needed to teach this to our students. But at this point, I still had a large question to answer. How?
