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Queen Amanirenas Of Kush In Nubia

Queen Amanirenas Of Kush In Nubia

Amanirenas (also spelled Amanirena) was one of the greatest kandakes, or queen mothers, who ruled over the Meroitic Kingdom of Kush in Nubia, (a region from Southern Egypt to Northern Sudan). Amanirenas was the second of several “Qore and Kandake’s” (the title given to ruling Queens). She reigned over the kingdom between 40 BC to […]

Model: Kia Archer

Model: Kia Archer

Nationality: Unknown Ethnicity: Bahamian & Haitian, African descent She stands at 5’8ft tall. elitemodel.com/div/miamiwomen/model/kia-archer Ethnic groups: Afro-Caribbean, European, Indo-Caribbean, Latino or Hispanic (Spanish and Portuguese), Chinese Caribbean, Jews, Arab, Indonesians (Javanese), Amerindian, Multiracial Languages: Spanish, English, French, Dutch, French Creole, English Creole, Haitian Creole, Caribbean Hindustani, among others. The Caribbean Plate, the region comprises more than […]

The feeling of rejection in the brain

The feeling of rejection in the brain

Brain Scans Show Rejection Really Hurts. Romantic rejection, causes physical pain, according to a new study of brain activity. Now MRI brain scans of people jilted in real life show “activation in brain areas that are actually tied to the feeling of pain,” said study co-author Edward Smith, a psychologist at Columbia University in New York […]

Why exercise is good for the brain

Why exercise is good for the brain

Working out keeps your brain young, suggests a new study from Columbia University and the University of Miami.  The benefits of physical exercise, especially aerobic exercise, have positive effects on brain function on multiple fronts, ranging from the molecular to behavioral level. According to a study done by the Department of Exercise Science at the […]

Prince Harry’s Girlfriend: Model & Actress Meghan Markle

Prince Harry’s Girlfriend: Model & Actress Meghan Markle

Nationality: American Ethnicity: Her father is Caucasian (Dutch and Irish descent) & mother is African-American. Markle has been in a relationship with Prince Harry since July 2016. In September 2017, during an interview with Vanity Fair, Markle spoke in public for the first time about her love for Prince Harry saying, “We’re two people who are really happy and in […]

Alpha

Alpha

An alpha male is the dominant male in a community or group. Zoologists and related scientists typically use the term to describe top-ranking male animals, but people also apply it to human beings, typically referring to adult men rather than boys. In either case, an animal or person with this label usually is an excellent […]

Science Explains The Effects Money Has On Your Brain & Emotions

Science Explains The Effects Money Has On Your Brain & Emotions

“Once we started using money, we found very reliable activation in these emotional circuits. This suggests that it’s not just sex, it’s not just drugs, it’s not just food that activates these circuits, money also activates these circuits and it does so very powerfully.” Could the fact that an ancient part of our brain gets […]

Science: Male Pheromones & Women’s Superior Sense of Smell?

Science: Male Pheromones & Women’s Superior Sense of Smell?

A study published in December 2008 found that women can tell when a man is interested from the scent of his sweat. Researchers say the odorless pheromones found in male perspiration can have a dramatic effect on both a woman’s mind and body. A new study found exposure to male pheromones can boost a woman’s […]

Model: Tyra Banks

Model: Tyra Banks

Nationality: American Ethnicity: African descent Tyra Lynne Banks is an American television personality, producer, businesswoman, actress, author, former model and occasional singer. Born in Inglewood, California, she began her career as a model at age 15, and was the first African American woman to be featured on the covers of GQ and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, on which she […]

Model: Jany Tomba On The Cover of Essence Magazine at 60 years old

Model: Jany Tomba On The Cover of Essence Magazine at 60 years old

Nationality: American Ethnicity: Haitian, African descent ”In the 1960s, the 1970s, black models shined, and very, very few shined as lustrously as Jany Remponeau Tomba, who became one of the very first black supermodels in America. Her modeling career spanned three decades, with her face appearing on the cover of American Girl, Woman’s Day, Mademoiselle, […]

Scientists explains why women of color ages 10 to 20 years slower

Scientists explains why women of color ages 10 to 20 years slower

Do YOU have the younger gene? Scientists identify genetic recipe that knocks years off our age – and you’re twice as likely to have it if you are black. Harvard scientists led a study involving almost one million people with private genetic database 23andMe and found one in ten white and a fifth of black […]

Science: Intelligence comes from a woman’s X chromosome?

Science: Intelligence comes from a woman’s X chromosome?

A mother’s genetics determines how clever her children are, according to researchers, and the father makes no difference. Women are more likely to transmit intelligence genes to their children because they are carried on the X chromosome and women have two of these, while men only have one. –Eve biting the apple? Laboratory studies using […]

Differences between men & women in the brain?

Differences between men & women in the brain?

A pioneering study has shown for the first time that the brains of men and women are wired up differently which could explain some of the stereotypical differences in male and female behavior, scientists have said. The researchers believe the physical differences between the two sexes in the way the brain is hardwired could play […]

Estrogen gives females softer skin?

Estrogen gives females softer skin?

Estrogen makes women have soft skin and curves, high lilting voices, and breasts. –Photography by Krishphoto. Model Tyrie Rudolph. In the skin, estrogens affect skin thickness, wrinkle formation and skin moisture. Estrogens can increase glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), such as Hyaluronic Acid, to maintain fluid balance and structural integrity. They can also increase collagen production in the skin, where […]

Model: Kirby Griffin

Model: Kirby Griffin

Nationality: Georgia, American Ethnicity: African American She stands at 5’9 Ft tall with green eyes. Griffin was discovered in Miami Beach while vacationing. She joined IMG Models in New York City and has appeared in a multitude of advertising campaigns throughout magazines, billboards, storefronts, websites, music videos, and television commercials around the world. After attending […]

Early humans migrated out of Africa through Egypt rather than Ethiopia?

Early humans migrated out of Africa through Egypt rather than Ethiopia?

A study of present-day genomes of north-east Africans suggests the northern route through Egypt and the Sinai was more likely. DNA evidence proves early humans survived last Ice Age. Study: Early humans had better levels of gender equality than now. Jawbone discovery pushes birth of humanity back 400,000 years. Early humans migrated out of Africa […]

Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos and his second wife Maria of Antioch

Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos and his second wife Maria of Antioch

Italy (c. 1150) Found in the Vatican Library, Rome. Artist: Unknown Manuel I Komnenos  was a Byzantine Emperor of the 12th century who reigned over a crucial turning point in the history of Byzantium and the Mediterranean. His reign saw the last flowering of the Komnenian restoration, during which the Byzantine Empire had seen a […]

Africa’s Richest Woman Is Worth $3.2 Billion?

Africa’s Richest Woman Is Worth $3.2 Billion?

Nationality: Angolan Ethnicity: African father & Russian mother. Isabel dos Santos is an Angolan investor considered by Forbes to be the richest woman not only in Angola, but the whole of Africa. In 2013, according to research by Forbes, her net worth had reached more than three billion US dollars, making her Africa’s first billionaire woman. She is […]