One Of The #Illest Joints Out There Still; #beats, #rhymes, #production #Wu #GZA #RasKas #LatheDarman

"... enough about me, it's about the beats, not about the streets and whose food he about to eat" - MF Doom - 'Beef Rap' #nutritionalvalue #nutrition #chickenstirfry #grain #beans #brownrice #vegetables #mfdoom #realhiphop #rap

One of my favorite spots in #NYC #Inwood #park Not all of it is a #ConcreteJungle #exploreNYC #PhotoToaster

Color and/in your diet should go hand and hand. Maximize your #nutritional intake. #kiwi #nutrition #tropicalfruits #healthyfoods #yourbodyandfood

Won this piece #canyoubelieve at a #bid for a #salvagesale @ my job; one of three is not bad. No signature though, likely local artist form somewhere outside the U.S., no problem though, still happy about the #acquisition. #PhotoToaster #localart #supportlocalartists

American History here... "there can be no justice on stolen land"

Iko and Eko twin albino brothers.

Have U Ever Heard of the “Muse Brothers”???

George and Willie Muse, albino brothers living in the rural South during the late 1800s, is stirring. According to accounts, the brothers were kidnapped as boys, sold off to a local carnival sideshow and paraded around the country. The brothers were tricked by a bounty hunter working for a sideshow promoter and taken away from their mother. The man told the brothers that their mother was dead.

The brothers learned to play guitar and mandolin, which became a feature of their act. Amazingly, they were never paid for their work and it was rumored they were sold among other promoters like slaves.

Lew Graham, a manager for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, marketed them as Eko and Iko, the “Ambassadors from Mars” discovered by spaceship wreckage in California’s Mojave Desert. The name would remain with them until they retired. In 1927, the brothers were reunited with their mother, Harriet. The Ringling circus came to Roanoke and Mrs. Muse tracked down her boys. The reunion was bittersweet, however, as she couldn’t keep her sons from returning to the circus. Mrs. Muse fought for her sons and their freedom, enlisting the help of a local attorney to sue Ringling for back pay and for keeping the brothers in bondage. Ultimately the lawyer won a settlement for the Muse brothers and from then on they were paid by the circus. Missing the road, the Muse brothers rejoined Ringling and were able to earn enough money to buy their mother a home. Mrs. Muse died in 1943. The Muse brothers continued to perform and as they reached towards the tail end of their performing life, they were reportedly happy.

The brothers, who never married, retired in 1961 and lived the rest of their lives in Roanoke, Va. George, the eldest of the brothers, died in 1971. Willie lived until the age of 108, passing in 2001.

WHAT IS YOUR EARLIEST HUMAN MEMORY?

My earliest memory is the panic felt during hurricane David in the late 70's (have never done the research to learn when it precisely passed through the Caribbean,) our family temporarily moved just two - three blocks away, from our home with zinc roof, to my uncle's apartment.

Once there, I remember heavy rain, and the women of the family (Grandma, my mother and aunt) scream from the second floor at these two older men who were drunk playing outside in the rain.

Love rainy days, not so much hurricanes.

A glass of beer while food shopping for Christmas #luckysmarket #schlafly #coffeestout #merrychristmas #familytime #beer #food

"Where small representatives be acting like made men (and women!)" #TBT About six years ago, my babies when they did not have the pleasure of sharing life with our third one. #glaciersofice #raekwonthechef #chefraekwon #wutangclan #bboys #bgirls #PhotoToaster

When your team is down 4-0 no face to show. #efc #premierleague #pl

3AM y Tu y tu gente todavía en vino y cigarros, y entra Silvio... #ojala #silviorodriguez #70s #musicalatina #revolucion #family #familia