Because sometimes the best art is found in the strangest of places, we take a look at the world's best graffiti artists.Source: Wikipedia
The World’s Best Graffiti Artists: Banksy Source: Wikipedia
Infamous for his biting critique of governmental hypocrisy and institutional abuses of power, many believe that Banksy first became active in England’s graffiti movement sometime in the late 1980s. Today, his enigmatic persona is best known for his stencil-esque pieces that typically offer some form of dark social commentary.
The warrior was buried in the early 7th century C.E. and belonged to a group of fierce Eurasian nomads called Pannonian Avars.Déri MuseumThis Avar warrior belonged to the nomadic group from the steppes of Central Asia who ruled over much of what is now Hungary during the Early Middle Ages.
Around 1,400 years ago, an Avar warrior was laid to rest with his weapons and horse. Now, archaeologists in Hungary have come across his remains — and his shockingly well-preserved set of lamellar armor.
Despite being tried by two juries, Byron De La Beckwith was not convicted of murdering Medgar Evers in his own driveway in 1963 — until 30 years after the crime.In the early morning of June 12, 1963, tragedy struck in the driveway of 2332 Guynes Street in Jackson, Mississippi. At around 12:30 a.m., white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith emerged from a patch of honeysuckle and gunned down civil rights leader Medgar Evers as he exited his car in his driveway.
Many commenters wondered if Chanelle Helm's post was satire, only to find that no, it's quite sincere. YouTube
Louisville-based Black Lives Matter leader Chanelle Helm has some pretty radical suggestions as to what white people can do to improve race relations in the United States. Writing in LEO Weekly, Helm addresses “white people” directly, and rattles off “things I’m thinking about that should change.” Several of these changes involve white people giving away property and homes to people of color.
Though he refused to fire a gun, Desmond Doss became one of the most legendary soldiers of World War II — and saved 75 men during the Battle of Okinawa.If you called him a hero, Desmond Doss would’ve likely corrected you.
The young World War II medic who singlehandedly saved the lives of 75 American soldiers on the Maeda Escarpment of Okinawa in 1945 would say that he only did what was right.