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A Portrait of the first King of Haïti with his family
Quote: A rare find!! An intimate portrait of the first king of independent Haïti, Henri Ferdinand Christophe along with his wife And daughter circa 1811. – by an unknown artist of the Haitian school, circa 1811, Portrait of King Henri Christophe with his wife and daughter. Henri Christophe (1767-1820), reigned after the Haitian Revolution (1791-1804) […]
Read MoreSpending more on clothes than ever
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. –Model Alisa Maria With black buying power expected […]
Read MoreEffective Aid for Haiti after Hurricane Matthew
Haiti was hit the hardest. Death toll exceeded 800. –The Pan African FUNDRAISING: Those of us with long experience in Haiti want to ensure assistance is getting where it is needed. We are compiling a list of organizations whose work on the ground we have direct experience with. This list is incomplete but we will […]
Read MoreHaiti / Ayiti 1804 Tattoos
The only slave uprising in history to end with the foundation of a new country—went on to inspire countless other revolts throughout the United States and the Caribbean. English translation from Haitian Creole : “What doesn’t kill you strengthens you” A bloody, thirteen-year revolution ensued, a complex web of wars among and between slaves, whites, […]
Read MoreModel: Sany Liriano
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 […]
Read MoreMarie Antoinette & Her Music Tutor Joseph Boulogne Of African Ancestry
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 […]
Read MoreForgotten or Unknown: Virgin Islands Hull Bay Skeletons Dated 1250 AD?
Two skeletons of Negro males have been recovered from a grave in Hull Bay near the Danish Virgin Islands. Controversial theory as to how the bones came to be. Read More Analysis of the Hull Bay Skeletons – St. Croix Archaeology Archaeological Reports . – Google News From the The Virgin Islands Daily News – Aug 1, 1975 […]
Read MoreMovie: Cristo Rey
With English subtitles. Geographic location West Indies/Caribbean. Hispaniola is the site of the first European settlement in the Americas by Christopher Columbus on his voyages in 1492 and 1493. Based on a true story, this is an official selection of the Toronto International film festival. In a shantytown of Santo Domingo, Haitians and Dominicans struggle amidst a […]
Read MoreModel: Tsanna Latouche
Nationality: (Ajax, Ontario) Canadian Ethnicity: Indian and Jamaican She is 5’10 ft tall. Quote: The craziest thing I’ve ever had to do on a shoot: Shooting at night in the sea with what I was convinced were baby sharks. I’m best known for my (eyes, freckles, hips, etc.): Cat like eyes. She has been jetting around the […]
Read MoreSocialite, Actress & Author: Cathy Guetta
Nationality:French Ethnicity: Her father was a Cameroonian army officer and her mother French. Occupation: Event Organizer She speaks English and French. Cathy Lobé was born in Dakar, Senegal. She spent her childhood in Toulon, as well as in Senegal. Shortly after moving from Dakar to France, she became the manager of a night club and organized […]
Read MoreModel: Chrystèle Saint-Louis Augustin
Nationality: French Ethnicity: Guadeloupean / Martiniquais (Caribbean /West Indies) African descent. Ms. Augustin speaks French and English. She is 5’10 1/2 ft tall with blue eyes. Quote: Both my parents and my brother are dark skinned but the West Indies are a mix of genes from different countries and you never know what skin color your baby […]
Read MoreCatherine Flon
Catherine Flon was the goddaughter of Jean Jacques Dessalines and played a huge role in the Haitian Revolution as a nurse. She is not really remembered and revered as nurse, but widely recognized in all Haiti as a heroine for sewing the first Haitian Flag in Archaie. Her image is on their currency:
Read MoreThe Golden Ratio Formula for Beauty?
It has long been said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and thought that beauty varies by race, culture or era. The evidence, however, shows that our perception of physical beauty is hard wired into our being and based on how closely the features of one’s face reflect phi in their proportions. […]
Read MoreIncredible Human Journey Out Of Africa
Dr. Alice Roberts travels the globe to discover the incredible story of how humans left Africa to colonise the world — overcoming hostile terrain, extreme weather and other species of human. She pieces together precious fragments of bone, stone and new DNA evidence and discovers how this journey changed these African ancestors into the people […]
Read MoreOrigin and Meaning of the word Maroon
As early as 1655, runaway Africans descendants had formed their own communities in inland Jamaica, and by the 18th century, Nanny Town and other villages began to fight for independent recognition. In the New World, as early as 1512, African descendants had escaped from Spanish and Portuguese captors and either joined indigenous peoples or eked out […]
Read MoreModel: Julia Ogun
Nationality: Russian Ethnicity: Her mother is Russian and Her father is Nigerian, African. She speaks Russian, Spanish and English. She is 5’11 ft tall. Currently Living In Moscow, Russia. Education: Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University) (MIPT) Research Interests: Mathematical Physics, Partial Differential Equations, MATH EDUCATION, Differential Equations, and Nonlinear hyperbolic equations. Orange Models […]
Read MoreBrazilian Actress & Model: Débora Nascimento
Nationality: Brazilian Place of birth: Sao Paulo, Brazil. She is 5’10 ft tall. Television Actress, Model and Personality. Débora Nascimento began her acting career as the lead character of the short film Cérbero, directed by Gastão Coimbra, and making a guest role on a television show called Paraíso Tropical novel/soap, as Elisa. Q&A with Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Brazil’s population […]
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