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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Ophelia DeVore, the pioneering former model who went on to open a legendary modeling agency and a school for people of color, on why she took her business international. The video is by the National Visionary Leadership Project which was co-founded by Camille Cosby and Renee Poussaint.
Models and actors who came through her school included Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson, Ellen Holly, Richard Roundtree
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not just a groundbreaker, she was one of the most successful models of the 1950s and 1960s. Signed to Ophelia DeVore’s modeling agency, she went on to model in advertisements for Kodak, Bulova and countless other brands.
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Legendary model agent and Vogue Italia editor-at-large Bethann Hardison is one of the most stunning women we know. It’s no wonder—in the ’60s and 70s, she was a boundary-breaking fashion model!
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was a model and cover girl. She also appeared in several films, most notably as the title character in Salome, a 1972 film by director Carmelo Bene, and several films by Andy Warhol.
In January 1965, a sketch of Luna appeared on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar.She became the first African American model to appear on the cover of British Vogue (March 1966); the photograph was by David Bailey.”
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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
The name Nubian (nub) actually means gold
Ark of the Covenant?
Ancient Ruins Of Nubia
South African Ruins 
Ancient Hairstyles
Negus is an Amharic word for King
Lalibela Rock-Cut Churches
Dressing Well Is A Form Of Good Manners -Tom Ford
Just a seeker after the truth
Take care of your body, it's the only
place you have to live- Jim Rohn
The word Ethiopia in Greek
means burnt face or complexion
In Latin, the word Africa means “sunny,”
Aphrike in Greek means “without cold.”
