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.”
this photo from May [...]
on the cover of JET, July 11, 1974 [...]
Moore worked as an arranger for MGM and arranged music for the 1938 film The Duke Is Tops. Moore also helped Horne and Dorothy Dandridge develop their nightclub performances and coached, arranged and/or wrote songs for Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland,Pearl Bailey, Ava [...]
Composer, arranger and vocal coach Phil Moore giving singing lessons to a 22-year-old Marilyn Monroe at the legendary West Hollywood nightclub, the Mocambo, in 1949. Ms. Monroe was quoted in Ebony magazine in 1960 as saying, “I will always be grateful to Phil Moore for his patience… he [...]
singer and actress in Russia in the [...]
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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
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place you have to live- Jim Rohn
The word Ethiopia in Greek
means burnt face or complexion
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Aphrike in Greek means “without cold.”
