A farmer buries freshly harvested potatoes in Gojal Valley of Hunza, before winter. Buried under the frozen earth, the potatoes remain fresh and useable, for several months. The ancient storage method is used vastly throughout the Gilgit-Baltsitan region.
Author: Mahogany Revue
True Love Conquers All – Order From Beyond
“A very poor woman called a radio station asking for help from God. A non-believer who was also listening to this radio program decided to make fun of the woman. He got the woman’s address from the radio station and told his secretary to carry a large amount of foodstuff to the woman. However, he Read More…
History- Historian-SLAVE TRADE
The last American slave ship arrived in Mobile, Alabama, in 1860, despite the illegal importation of slaves. On board were approximately 160 West African individuals who had been captured and enslaved. One of the captives, named Cudjo Lewis, was acutely aware of the potential erasure of his birth culture as he toiled in this new Read More…
A Great Woman Erased From History By Idiots.
The branding of the syrup was a tribute to this woman’s gifts and talents. Now future generations will not even know this beautiful woman existed. What a shame. The world knew her as “Aunt Jemima”, but her given name was Nancy Green and she was a true American success story. She was born a slave Read More…
What I Learned by Traveling 150,000 Miles on Greyhound
Levitt is a singer, songwriter, and creator of The Greyhound Diaries, a journey over 150,000 Greyhound miles to shed light on others struggling to get by Maybe it’s the hypnotic rumble of the bus wheels beneath me. Or sitting side-by-side with a stranger, as if I’m in a bar or a confessional. Maybe it’s the Read More…
Winning By A Hair
For cyclists, it’s a drag when you don’t shave your legs. By Charles Digges When I first gave up my running shoes for a road racing bike in 2016, I was confronted by a scroll of unspoken rules I would be expected to follow if I were to be taken seriously as a congregant in Read More…