Category Health

Historical and modern Africa

Cannabis has been used in an entheogenic context – a chemical substance used in a religious, shamanic, or spiritual context[1] – in India and Nepal since the Vedic period dating back to approximately 1500 BCE, but perhaps as far back as 2000 BCE. There are several references in Greek mythology to a powerful drug that […]

African women and skin bleaching: The case of singer Mshoza | InformAfrica.com

The pantsula queen also stupendously told Sunday Sun the following: “I love the fact that I look younger and my skin is clear. I want to be like Michael Jackson. I know that black is beautiful. I don’t hate being black. I’m just enhancing my beauty. I loved myself when I was dark, and I […]

Why You Should Consider Not Eating Pork | Collective-Evolution

According to an investigation by Consumer Reports, 69% of all raw pork samples tested (of about 200 samples) were contaminated with a dangerous bacteria known as Yersinia enteroclitica. This bacteria can cause fever, gastrointestinal illness, diarrhea, vomiting and cramps. Ground pork was more likely to be contaminated than pork chops. This pork also tested positive […]

African Boys Attacked at Bronx School, Called “Ebola”: Advocacy Group | NBC Southern California

The Department of Education says it’s aware of the complaint and that it dispatched additional security to the boys’ school. Senegal is one of several West African countries where Ebola cases have been reported, but there have been no new cases in that country since late August, according to the CDC. via African Boys Attacked […]