The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. -Saint Augustine
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“We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically.” ― Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. - Arthur C. Clarke
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“I've never been a millionaire but I know I'd be just darling at it.” ― Dorothy Parker
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Nationality: Brazilian Ethnicity: Portuguese, Indigenous & Afro-Brazilian. Born in São Paulo, she stands at 5’9 1/2 ft tall, with light maroon eyes. Famous for large eyes & full lips. Give this woman a cosmetics contract. -Sola Ms. Tavares was was discovered by an assistant of Mega Model Brazil, standing behind the counter of a restaurant where she works with […]
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Nationality: Dominican / Swiss Ethnicity: Born in La Vega, Dominican Republic, African Descent. Ms. Liriano was brought up in Zurich, Switzerland but currently resides in Milano, Italy. Fluent in 4 languages: English, Spanish, Italian & Swiss German. She stands at 5’10 Ft Tall. Class of 2014 KV Zürich Business School , Zürich, Switzerland. sany liriano – WOMEN DIRECT MILANO / WOMEN […]
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Dufuna Canoe is a canoe discovered in 1987 by a Fulani cattle herdsman a few kilometers from the village of Dufuna in the Fune Local Government Area, not far from the Komadugu Gana River, in Yobe State, Nigeria. Radiocarbon dating of a sample of charcoal found near the site dates the canoe at 8500 to 8000 […]
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Caesar, Morituri te salutant! [“Caesar, Those about to die salute you.!”] The city was becoming an important trade center. Probably in the first half of the sixth century, the Carthaginian admiral Hanno founded several colonies along the coast of what is now Morocco and proceeded to the gold river Senegal, and even reached Mount Cameroon. […]
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Beautiful ancient mosaic. Virgil is seated between the muse of epic poetry, Calliope (on the left), and Melpomene, the muse of tragedy, who carries a theatrical mask. The poet holds a scroll containing part of his Aeneid. Bardo National Museum, Tunis. -History of the ancient world. The Tunisia Museum The national Bardo Museum is a […]
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For this result I used AncestryDNA I used this company because they have the largest database. When I first read the results & saw this map, I wasn’t really shocked. I knew I was of mixed heritage. It also explains and help me understand my appearance. I’m mostly composed of African & European Ancestry. Like many […]
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Why the men of Abergele carry the rare marker is not yet known, but its high frequency could be due to the settlement of the town during the 1st to 4th centuries AD by Roman soldiers. –The Last Legion Movie Still- 2007 A more likely Roman genetic legacy in the British Isles lies in the […]
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Their ancestors were said to be from indigenous women who intermarried with Chinese Ming sailors when they were shipwrecked. The earliest contacts between Kenya and China. Six centuries later, the descendants of these Chinese sailors are visible in Lamu where China’s ancient Maritime Silk road terminates. In Siyu village, archaeologists have discovered artifacts like porcelain and […]
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Nationality: German Ethnicity: German & Ivorian, African Ms. Gohou stands at 5’10 ft tall. She’s fluent in English & German. Some of her hobbies are painting, skiing & hiking. She has a university degree as a psychologist before starting her modeling career. Booked by the likes of L’Oreal , Chanel , Givenchi and Balmain . A life […]
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Nationality: French Ethnicity: Her Father is from the Ivory Coast, African. Ms. Jones was raised in Paris, France. She is fluent in English & French. Many took notice of Jones’ poise, 5’10” frame, gorgeous wide eyes, and pillowy lips. SHOWS WALKED: Prada, Nina Ricci, Paco Rabanne, Maison Martin Margiela, Viktor & Rolf, Sacai, Giambattista Valli, Sonia Rykiel, […]
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Before Prince there was Le Mozart Noir / Joseph Boulogne, Le Chevalier Saint Georges portrays the remarkable life of a man who overcame the adversities of class, race and society to become a international superstar in 18th century France whose work has fallen into neglect due to the prejudices of history. –Marie Antoinette -film still […]
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Experts say the remains are those of a Sub-Saharan African woman and date from between 896 AD and 1025 AD. At the time of the discovery, the force said a Roman cemetery had been found near to the site which could explain the findings. Believed to have traveled more than 3,000 miles from Africa. Gloucestershire […]
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Nationality: American Ethnicity: African descent Biles is the 2016 Olympic individual all-around, vault and floor gold medalist. She was part of the gold medal-winning team dubbed the “Final Five” at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She also won the bronze medal for the balance beam during the Olympics. Biles is a three-time […]
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Nationality: (Sherman, Texas) American Ethnicity: African descent Sherri Frances Howard is a former athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She is the older sister of 1988 relay teammate Denean Howard. More fascinating is she has a B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering from California State University. She competed in the 1980 Olympic trials in the […]
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There are two different kinds of Yoruba monarchs: The kings of Yoruba clans, which are often simply networks of related towns (for example, the oba of the Egba bears the title “Alake of Egbaland” because his ancestral seat is the Ake quarter of Abeokuta, hence the title Alake, which is Yoruba for Man of Ake. […]
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Roman; Thyreatis, Greece (c. 170 C.E.) –Tom Ljevar This marvelous bust is one of the very few documents of an actual black person from Greek and Roman antiquity. Memnon was a pupil and protégé of the well-known Athenian entrepreneur and philosopher Herodes Atticus. It was found more than a century ago in one of several […]
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This portrays two fighters dueling with shields and swords. The influences of these mosaics are rooted in late antique impressionism that could be seen in frescoes, manuscript paintings and many pavement mosaics across villas in Africa, Syria and Sicily during the 5th century. The utterances they shout at each other are reproduced in written form: fol! […]
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Jan Gossaert was one of the first painters of Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painting to visit Italy and Rome, which he did in 1508-09, and a leader of the style known as Romanism, which brought elements of Italian Renaissance painting to the north, sometimes with a rather awkward effect. Beautiful intricate design gold breastplate / […]
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Breviary of Marie de Saint Pol The Breviary of Marie de Saint Pol is an illuminated prayer book, made in Paris c. 1330-1340. It was commissioned by Marie de Saint Pol, Countess of Pembroke (c. 1304-1377). Marie founded the Hall of Valence Mary in Cambridge in 1347, now better known as Pembroke College. cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-DD She […]
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The occasion was front-page news in Britain, in Ghana, and many other countries. Coverage in newspapers around the world ranged from the hostile to skeptical to admiring. He was born in Kumasi to Nana James Appiah and Nana Adwoa Akyaa, members of the Ashanti imperial aristocracy. Joe Appiah, a Ghanaian political figure and former diplomat […]
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The back story: The Chief of the Bechuanaland Protectorate (now known as Botswana) Seretse Khama & his English wife, Ruth Williams that he married in 1948. It was a whirlwind romance. Seretse didn’t seek consent from his uncle because he knew it would be denied, but Ruth had to ask her father George, who argued that […]
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Found in Sub-Sahara Africa? Older than the ancient Egyptians? “Today, however, the more than 20,000 years old Ishango bone is considered to be the first evidence of a calculator in the world, although in the Lebombo mountains of Zwaziland a similar find has been dated to 35,000 years ago. Named after the place where it was […]
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Ethiopia’s ancient and advanced system of mathematics is the same sophisticated system that modern computers use today. The strange and ancient method of multiplication that Ethiopian merchants used for thousands of years is explained. Using an example of multiplying 11 by 15 and using coffee beans as counters, the method of halving the 11 and […]
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Black or white, East or West, single or married, mothers or childless, women were now a fundamental part of the aeronautical-research process. –Courtesy of William Morrow Working as a research mathematician at Langley was a very, very good black job — and it was also a very, very good female job. They had learned the […]
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Nationality: Portuguese Ethnicity: Portuguese & Namibe, Angolan, African. Ms. Baldaia Speaks Portuguese & English. Elsa is 5’10 ft tall and won Elite Model Look Angola 2011. Elsa Baldaia participated in Shanghai, China, in the Elite Model Look International contest, having been in the top 15. She traveled to foreign places like Paris, South Africa, United States, Spain and Germany to name a few. […]
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Nationality: French Ethnicity: Mauritius, African. Ms. Viala speaks English and French. She is 5’11 ft tall and was a finalist at Elite Model Look France 2011. Beautiful make-up the brownish coral/peachy color looks great with her skin tone. Mauritius, an Indian Ocean island nation, is known for its beaches, lagoons and reefs. –mueden Population: 1.296 million (2013) […]
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They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but did that same euphemism exist in antiquity? –artwork Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics is a system of writing that utilized symbols to denote specific meanings. Many contemporary Egyptologists contend that the grouping of hieroglyphics symbols offers a phonetic pronunciation of the words utilized. They imply that these […]
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The keystone cuts were found near the tombs of King Remhai & King Kaleb? Once carved, molten metal was poured into the joint to strengthen it and stop lateral movement of ancient megalithic stones. I’m not sure as to why it seems like the general populous doesn’t know that Ethiopia has a 7,000+ year old history. I […]
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Curious looking Image from Roman Pompeii? Heracles stands beside the enthroned Lydian Queen Omphale. Above him is the winged goddess Nike, and a Satyr-boy or the god Pan holding a set of pipes. By his feet are an eagle, a lion, and the hero’s infant son Telephos suckling a doe. Museum Collection: Museo Archeologico Nazionale di […]
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You wouldn’t believe it if you looked on the runway, at an ad campaign, or heck...anywhere, but people of color are buying more luxury goods than ever. Nielsen just released its consumer report on black Americans, and the market research firm's findings were, to say the very least, quite eye-opening. With black buying power expected to to reach $1.7 trillion by 2017, the report notes how increasingly important it's become for brands to market to black people. Sadly, getting companies to realize this has been a struggle. According to the report, $75 billion dollars was spent last year on television, magazine, internet, and radio advertising, yet only $2.24 billion was spent on media focused on black audiences. A puzzling figure indeed. Read More
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