Prince presenting Halle Berry – 42nd NAACP Image Awards. Halle Berry was recognized as best actress in a motion picture for her role in Frankie & Alice. https://youtu.be/mmXssz_O89A?t=26s She is an American actress, film producer, and former fashion model. She won an Academy Award for Best Actress in 2002 for her performance in the romantic […]
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Recommended Book To Read: From Columbus to Castro The History of the Caribbean
Unknown, Forgotten or Accidentally left out of your history books by mistake. This book is about 30 million people scattered across an arc of islands — Jamaica, Haiti, Barbados, Antigua, Martinique, Trinidad, among others-separated by the languages and cultures of their colonizers, but joined together, nevertheless, by a common heritage. For whether French, English, Dutch, […]
Elite 18th Dynasty Family
A shrine on the banks of the Nile River in Egypt served as a memorial to an elite 18th Dynasty family that appears to have been originally from Nubia. archaeology.org/news (Courtesy © The Gebel el Silsila Survey Project) Read more and see other beautiful ancient art gebelelsilsilaepigraphicsurveyproject.blogspot.com/2015/12/six-nk-statues-and-intact-relief-scenes Remains of a Nubian temple in Sudan thought […]
Robert Bauval’s findings on the Giza Pyramids & Sphinx
Bauval was born in Alexandria, Egypt, to parents of Belgian and Maltese origins. He attended the British Boys’ School in Alexandria (now El Nasr Boys’ School) and the Franciscan College in Buckinghamshire, England. He left Egypt in 1967 just before the Six-Days War during the presidency of Gamal Abdel Nasser. He has spent most of […]
A photo of the Oba’s Pyramid before the 19th century in Benin, Nigeria
Please keep in mind that these photos are over 100 years old. I did the best I could, so you can see the details better. The Kingdom Of Kush traded with the rest of the world, all parts of Africa & especially The West African Kingdoms. Kush was at the trade center, that linked India, Europe, […]
Roman Men & The Sabine Women
There was a shortage of available women for all of these men, so Romulus and the Romans organized a festival where surrounding peoples and their families were invited. While the male’s were inebriated, the daughters and single women were kidnapped and they all retreated behind Rome’s defenses. When the Romans refused to return the women, […]
7 Pyramids found off the coast of South East African Island of Mauritius
Have fun searching for it on Google Earth! Located at 20 ° 26 ‘.8.15 “S latitude and 57 ° 39’2. 60” E longitude these pyramids fascinate! What is immediately striking is that the stones are washed and arranged exactly as in Tenerife, ( Canary Islands) in other words, without mortar. Like the pyramids of Tenerife, […]
In The 1990’s New Pyramids Were Found Off The Coast of North West Africa?
9 pyramids in Tenerife and 2 pyramids on La Palma 6 lava stone step pyramids in Güimar/Tenerife 3 lava stone step pyramids in Icod, Sta.Barbara, La Mancha/Tenerife. The Canary Islands have been known since antiquity. Until the Spanish colonization between 1402 and 1496, the Canaries were populated by an indigenous population called the Guanches, whose […]
Satellite images show ancient structures off the coast of Sierra Leone, West Africa
Marcello Cosci (1929- 2009) was former head of Siena University’s archaeological photo-interpretation department. After extensive studies of satellite imagery for 3 years, Professor Cosci arrived at the remarkable conclusion that Sherbro Island off the coast of Sierra Leone had features that matched Plato’s description of Atlantis. Or this could be an ancient African civilization before […]
Estimated bt 98.2 – 2.6 Million Years Old: The Blue Eye Of The Sahara, Africa
This strange ancient formation from Mauritania has been dated to have occurred about 98.2 – 2.6 million years ago. This was used by NASA in the earlier stages as a land mark to navigate. The manner of its birth has been hotly contested. The location of this is in Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, […]
In 2013 A Large Underwater Pyramid Was Found Near Azores Islands
The pyramid was found in an area of the mid-Atlantic that has been estimated to be underwater for about 20,000 years. Reports from the Portugese American Journal claim archeologists from the Portuguese Association of Archaeological Research (APIA) have found archaeological evidence on Pico island supporting the notion that human occupation of the Azores predates the arrival […]
Ancient burial structures of former Kings from Qa’ableh, Somali, Africa
Most of these historical sites have still yet to be fully explored. The town is believed to harbor the tombs of former kings from early periods of Somali history, as evidenced by the many ancient burial structures and cairns (taalo) that are found here. Qa’ableh is a town in the northern Sanaag region of Somalia. […]
The Great Wall of Zimbabwe, Africa
–www.zimbabwetourism.net Great Zimbabwe is a ruined city in the southeastern hills of Zimbabwe near Lake Mutirikwe and the town of Masvingo. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Zimbabwe during the country’s Late Iron Age. Construction on the monument by ancestors of the Shona people began in the 11th century and continued until the […]
The Loropeni Ruins in Burkina Faso, Africa
Estimated to be 11-16th Century Its imposing stone walls ruins of Loropéni consist of imposing, tall, laterite stone perimeter walls, up to six metres in height is the best preserved of ten fortresses in the Lobi area and is part of a larger group of 100 stone enclosures that bear testimony to the power of the […]
Megalithic Stones in Bouar, Central African Republic
Bouar megaliths – Nana-Mambéré. In the surroundings of Bouar city are found some 70 groups of megalithic stone settings (tajunu), most likely created in the Neolithic age. Sites contain burial cists and upright stones. Tallest stones are up to 5 meters high. Bouar megaliths 7440 BC. “In some parts of Africa megaliths survive which are […]
The Nubia Museum
Yes, this is real. There is officially a Nubian Museum in Egypt. Aswan’s rather fantastic Nubian Museum is one of Egypt’s best and a must for anyone interested in the history and culture of both ancient and modern Nubia. It documents the riches of a culture that was all but washed away with the building […]
Remains of a Nubian temple in Sudan thought to be around 2000 years old
A ritual altar, a sacred boat base, and a hieroglyphic inscription have been discovered in the remains of a temple in Sudan thought to be around 2,000 years old. Source-archaeology.org/news Over 200+ pyramids in Sudan Pyramids discovered in ancient Sudanese cemetery: 2,000 Remains of Ancient Palace Discovered – LiveScience
A Statue Of An Egyptian King Sculpted
All Done By Hand From Limestone. This was created in only a few days. Artist seen here – Mr. Robertson The owner, Jacques Belony, created this company to satisfy customers through precise art works and creativity. At Jacques Stone Masonry, they offer a wide range of masonry services. Not only do they specialize in natural stone and […]
The Beauty Of Sobek
Head of Queen Neferusobek Berlin Egyptian Museum Sobekneferu (sometimes written “Neferusobek“) was an Egyptian woman reigning as pharaoh after the death of her brother Amenemhat IV. She was the last ruler of the 12th Dynasty and governed Egypt for almost 4 years from 1806 to 1802 BC. Her name means “the beauty of Sobek.” Sobekneferu had an older […]
World’s 2nd largest diamond: 1,111-carat found in Botswana, Africa
The 1,111-carat stone was recovered from its Karowe mine, about 500km (300 miles) north of the capital, Gaborone. It is the biggest diamond to be discovered in Botswana and the largest find in more than a century. Botswana is located in Southern Africa and bordered by South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe. It is a mid-sized […]
404 carat diamond unearthed in Angola, Africa
Lucapa Diamond Company CEO Stephen Wetherall says the 404 carat diamond unearthed in Angola is the 27th largest diamond in the world. It’s worth is estimated at 10,000,000. ‘It’s the biggest diamond ever recorded from the country of Angola and it’s the biggest diamond ever recovered by an Australian diamond miner.’ But it still pales […]
The science of skin color
When ultraviolet sunlight hits our skin, it affects each of us differently. Depending on skin color, it’ll take only minutes of exposure to turn one person beetroot-pink, while another requires hours to experience the slightest change. Brazilin Model: Vanessa Fonseca What’s to account for that difference, and how did our skin come to take on […]
Women & Education
November 14, 1960 was the first day of first grade for Ruby and a memorable date in American history. Ruby was the only African American student to attend William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans. She was the only one of six other students who lived in her neighborhood and were given the choice to […]
The Lovings
The film focuses on the battle to overturn laws against mixed-race marriages. Seven years after a marriage that Virginia deemed illegal. The case was brought by Mildred Loving, a black woman, and Richard Loving, a white man, who had been sentenced to a year in prison in Virginia for marrying each other. Their marriage violated the state’s […]
Egyptian Eyeliner
Egyptian mummy mask of a Queen from the 19th dynasty During the reign of Ramesses II Ca. 1200 BCE (This is made out of Wood). These ancient artisans were very talented. This carved image of her almost looks like she’s coming to life.-Sola Egyptian Eyeliner May Have Warded Off Disease | Science Eyeliner was first […]
Benefits Of Ancient Essential Oils: Frankincense & Myrrh
Frankincense—also known as olibanum—and myrrh have been traded in North Africa and the Middle East for upwards of 5,000 years. Frankincense was charred and ground into a power to make the heavy kohl eyeliner Egyptian women famously wore. Sacks of frankincense and potted saplings of myrrh-producing trees appear in murals decorating the walls of a temple […]
Prince William Has Indian Ancestry?
DNA testing has revealed that Prince William will become the first British monarch of Indian ancestry. A clear genetic line has been drawn between the Duke of Cambridge and a half-Indian woman, potentially marking him as the first King whose bloodline is descended from the country. Analysis of saliva samples on relatives of Prince William […]
Queen Charlotte’s Mysterious Origins
Featured in The Sunday Times on June 6th, 1999 newspaper article. -D.Fizzman The connection had been rumoured but never proved. The royal family has hidden credentials that make its members appropriate leaders of Britain’s multicultural society. It has black and mixed-raced royal ancestors who have never been publicly acknowledged. An American genealogist has established that […]
In Search Of Maternal Ancestors
I’m not sure how accurate this is, but I thought this was interesting enough to share. I was told to use 3 separate companies for testing because each company has their own personal data base. For this result 23andMe – DNA Genetic Testing & Analysis was used. Will share the others in the near future. Try this your self […]
Old Portraits Of Beautiful West African Women
I love the intricate hairstyles and GOLD accessories. African artisans designed and custom made jewelry too. These are some of the most inspiring and amazing portraits of beauty… Grooming was a way of life. Maybe this explains our love for fashion, accessories, jewelry and intricate hairdos. “In and Out of the Studio: Photographic Portraits from West Africa,” opens today. The […]