Democratic Governance in Pre-Colonial Igboland: A Historical Perspective

Prior to British colonisation in the 20th century, the Igbo people in southeastern Nigeria lived under a republican consultative assembly. Exceptions included the Priest-Kings of Nri and Aro, as well as notable towns like Onitsha, where the Obi ruled as king, and Arochukwu with the Eze Aro. An “Acephalous” Political System The Igbo pre-colonial political system was termed an “acephalous…

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Seen in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by murllss + matchaarchives for ethiopian_girl_skaters (via IG)

year of tiger by 杉泽shanze

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somewhere in Africa

Damn. This is one of the best years for labor in decades.

The SAG-AFTRA, UAW, and WGA strikes were all settled on favorable terms to the workers.

Following a trend that's been slowly spreading around the world including the US, a retailer in the UK is removing its self-checkouts in favor of humans in almost all of its outlets.

Booths, a small chain that has sold groceries in northern England since 1847, has decided its customers belong to the latter category and announced this week that it will be getting rid of the self-checkouts in all but two of its 28 stores. They’re bucking a trend that has remade retail shopping around the world over the last 20 years. [ ... ] Booths, which has about 3,000 employees, said in a statement that having its employees interacting with customers provides for a better experience. “We have based this not only on what we feel is the right thing to do but also having received feedback from our customers,” the company said. “Delighting customers with our warm northern welcome is part of our DNA.”

In Celebration of Becoming Open Source, Threema Is 50% Off - Threema

The Torment of Saint Anthony, 1487, Michelangelo Buonarroti

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please vote for our favourite Italian #tech #startup

FARMAMICO | Premio Unirsi per l'Impresa - Vota le finaliste

A German snapshot of Italy

A deaf ear is followed by death and an ear that listens is followed by blessings.

Samburu proverb

so true! communication is key, comprehension even stronger

Post by Spiritual Coach on VERO https://vero.co/motivator/k9ht-pxMnDqVjGH5TChSfn9S

from today it becomes "climbing the pyramid" as it truly makes better sense

WHITE IS NOT A COLOR. IT IS AN ATTITUDE -and hell I know some black people with white attitude to sell- -remember- ...WE'RE ALL FROM THE SAME STARDUST

Defining Moments in Black History - Reading Between the Lies by Dick Gregory

Hell hath no fury as a woman scorned.

William Shakespeare

Inability to understand sarcasm can be an early warning sign of a brain disease

from the Psychology Facts App