Professor Manu Ampim has a B.S. in Business Management and M.A. in History/African American Studies. –Sculpture Colossal granite head of Amenhotep III Mr. Ampim has taught in the Department of History at Morgan State University (Baltimore, MD), and at San Francisco State University in the Dept. of Ethnic Studies. Also, Ampim has studied at Oxford University in […]
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Elaborate Ancient Egyptian Wig With Hair Ornaments
Crown of the Foreign Wives of Thutmose III In Western Thebes in the tomb of the Three Foreign Wives. This Hair Ornaments is made of Gold, gesso, carnelian, jasper, transparent crizzled glass, opaque turquoise glass. This gold disk from the funerary equipment with its now open spaces for original inlay as well as incised decoration of […]
Read MoreElaborate Ancient Egyptian Wig With Hair Ornaments
Geographic Location of this wig: Africa This is something that women of color still do today instinctively. If you go on Youtube & search “How to make your own wigs from scratch” You will see thousands of videos on this particular subject. What is most impressive to me is that the majority of the African or […]
Read MoreQueens in ancient and medieval times?
The book also list historical achievements of great women. This edition includes over 100 images, 18 maps, a 15 page chronological table, index, and bibliography. I love the blue & gold earing or maybe it’s part of her headress? – Sola Portrait Head of Queen Tiye with a Crown of Two Feathers, c. 1355 B.C.E., […]
Read MoreModel: Francine James
Nationality:Unknown Ethnicity: (Manley Meadows in Kingston, Jamaican) Caribbean/West Indies, African descent. Francine won Pulse’s Caribbean Model Search, She is 5’9 ft tall. Quote: As a young girl, it was always my dream to go to Paris. I never expected it to actually materialise – not even when Mr Cooper did a model search at my high […]
Read MoreThe Theory of Natural Selection?
We asked Historian Robin Walker; If everyone came from Africans who migrated off the continent, how did other races emerge? In 1999 he wrote Classical Splendour: Roots of Black History published in the UK by Bogle L’Ouverture Publications. In the same year, he co-authored The West African Empire of Songhai, a textbook that is used […]
Read MoreFashionable Headscarves
African women have worn headscarves for many years for religious, cultural reasons and even as a fashion statement but they were traditionally worn by older, usually married women. Many also love the convenience of it – it can be a quick fix for a bad hair day. Model: Tico Armand A selection of names for […]
Read MoreThe DNA Journey
We asked people from all over the world to take a DNA test. It turns out that they have much more in common with other nationalities than they would ever have imagined. This video takes us on Carlos’ journey. Carlos is an event manager, model and entrepreneur, who is – or thinks he is! – […]
Read MoreThe Deffufa Temples in Kerma, Nubia, Sudan at least 9,500 years old?
Ancient Architecture and urban planning by the Africans. One of its most endearing structure was the Deffufa, a mud brick temple which ceremonies were performed on top. It is 18 meters tall and comprises three stories. The deffufa is a unique structure in Nubian Architecture. Three known deffufa exist. The Western Deffufa at Kerma, an Eastern […]
Read MoreModel: Selena Marie Johnson
Nationality: American Ethnicity: Haitian, African descent. She stands at 5’9 ft tall with hazel eyes . She Speaks Haitian Creole & English. Quote: What is one thing people may be surprised to find out about you? That I was born in Haiti. Superb Selena was born in Haiti but grew up in Fort Lauderdale, where she was […]
Read MoreCASEY AKA The Case Facee
Nationality: American Ethnicity: Caucasian Father, Native American Indian & African descent mother. Currently in College. Casey, from Florida, shares her story and feelings about how people gave her a hard time because they didn’t see her as the ethnicities she was and how her most important identity is her personal identity beyond race or ethnicity. […]
Read MoreModel: Vanessa David
Nationality: British Ethnicity: Indian, Chinese & St. Lucian (Caribbean/African descent). Vanessa was raised in London and can speak fluent Cockney and a bit of German. She is 5’10 ft tall. Quote: Im a professional high fashion and editorial model, I have been signed with Wilhelmina New York, Oxygen Models & D1 Models. While being agency represented […]
Read MoreFormer NASA Astronaut & The Current Chief Administrator of NASA: Charlie F. Bolden
Before becoming the head of NASA, Bolden was an astronaut who flew into space four times. He commanded two space shuttle missions. Bolden has worked both for the government and for private companies. He is a retired United States Marine Corps Major General. He is also the first African-American to be appointed NASA administrator. NASA’s Bolden: Mars […]
Read MoreAfricans In India as far back as the 4th century?
India and Africa have a shared history that runs deeper than is often realized. Trade between the regions goes back centuries – 4th century CE Ethiopian (Aksumite) coins have been found in southern India. Several African groups, particularly Muslims from east Africa, came to India as slaves and traders. On settling down in the country, […]
Read MoreFemale Superhero: Storm
Storm was one of the first black comic book characters, and the first black female, to play either a major or supporting role in the big two comic book houses, Marvel Comics and DC Comics. Within these two companies, her 1975 debut was only preceded by a few male black characters. While not the first black […]
Read MoreActress & Singer: Florence Kasumba
Nationality: German Ethnicity: Kampala, Uganda, African She currently lives in Berlin. Ms. Kasumba portrayed as a Security Chief in Captain America: Civil War. She stole the whole movie with one line ” Move. Or you will be moved”. The public can’t get enough and would like to see more of her character evolve in the […]
Read MoreCornrows from the 1920’s
Zanzibar postcard, circa 1920’s Zanzibar is one of the Indian Ocean islands. It is situated on the Swahili Coast, adjacent to Tanganyika (mainland Tanzania) Occasionally called the “Spice Islands,” Pemba and Zanzibar (or Unguja) are renown for cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg production. Zanzibar (the island) has a growing tourism industry. worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/zanzibar
Read MoreEmpress ‘Adélina Lévêque Soulouque’ of Haiti
Adélina Soulouque (b. c. 1795-after 1859), née Lévêque, was Empress Consort of Haiti from 1849 until 1859, as wife of Faustin I of Haiti. Adélina was the daughter of Marie Michel Lévêque, a Haitian of mixed-race heritage. She had a long-term relationship with Faustin Souloque for many years. It was only in December 1849 that […]
Read MoreTutankhamun’s gold funerary mask & real head shape
Tutankhamen was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, during the period of Egyptian history known as the New Kingdom or sometimes the New Empire Period. He has since his discovery been colloquially referred to as King Tut. What is behind the mask of Tutankhamen? The inscription on the shoulders and the back of the […]
Read MoreElite 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 […]
Read MoreEx-Model, Actress & Singer: Vanity AKA Denise Katrina Matthews
Nationality: Canadian Ethnicity: She is African American and German. Born Denise Katrina Matthews, Vanity is a glamorous Canadian ex-model and lead singer of the all-girl group “Vanity 6” of German and African/American , she specialized in playing sultry female characters often in trouble with the law. (CNN) Vanity fronted the group Vanity 6 but was best […]
Read MoreModel: Damaris Lewis
Nationality: American Ethnicity: African descent. Her parents are from the West Indies/ Caribbean. Ms. Lewis also went on one of Prince’s tours as an dancer. Damaris Lewis is an American model that appeared in the 2009, 2010, and 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues. Lewis was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Prince’s muse: His […]
Read MoreModel: Belouka Almonacy
Nationality: Unknown Ethnicity: Haitian, African descent. She is 5’11 ft tall. Stunning in black and white Haiti is a Caribbean country that shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic to its east. Though it’s still recovering from a 2010 earthquake, many of Haiti’s landmarks dating to the early 19th century remain intact. These […]
Read MoreWhy are places near the equator hotter?
On earth, the equator receives more sunshine than do the poles. This is due to simple geometry of the earth’s curvature, a given amount of sunshine in a beam falling on the equator, which points directly at the sun, has a much more intense effect than the glancing rays spread over a much larger area […]
Read MoreModel: Carmen Lee Solomons
Nationality: South African Ethnicity: She is categorized as Coloured in South Africa but she is 100% African. She was born in Cape Town, South Africa. Ms. Solomons is 5’9 ft tall. Photographer: shamayim When asked, what is your ethnicity? Miss Solomons said “I’m 100% African.” As a reminder, the Cape Coloureds are a mixed-race population who are the plural majority in […]
Read MoreModel: Dalianah Arekion
Nationality: (Santander, Cantabria, Spain) Spanish Ethnicity: European & Maurican, African. She’s 5’10 with blue/green eyes. Dalianah’s sun-kissed beauty is a genetic blessing from a Spanish Mother and a Mauritian Father. She speaks French, Spanish and English. Quote: African girl around the world. On the advice of a friend, Dalianah visited Traffic Models in Barcelona, and in […]
Read MoreModel: Devan Nykole
Nationality: American Ethnicity: African descent. She has gray-green eyes. I would like to see this young woman more often in the fashion and acting world. This photo above is just captivating and I had to share it with the rest of you. View her photos and videos below. From The Ground Up VFILES | Devan Nykole […]
Read MoreModel: Nyadak “Duckie” Thot
Nationality: Australian Ethnicity: South Sudan, African. Nikki Perkins’s baby sister Nyadak “Duckie” Thot below was on Australia’s Next Top Model Cycle 8 television show. She made it to the top 3 finalist. www.digitallivre.com Duckie’s Height is 5’9. 1/2 ft tall. pridemodels.com.au/melb/models/view/duckie Quote: Thank you so much Jaton Couture this moment was everything & more. ️ Runway show […]
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 MoreQueen 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 […]
Read MoreModel: Sara Naomi
Nationality: American Ethnicity: African descent She is 5’11 ft tall. For more Photos go to> farabale.co Photographer: Elvis Piedra Hair Stylist: Shawnese McDaniel Makeup Artisit: Eye am Beauty Model: Sara Naomi with Ursula Wiedmann Models Visiting Egypt, Africa Egypt, a country linking northeast Africa with the Middle East, dates to the time of the pharaohs. […]
Read MoreModel: Aliane Uwimana Gatabazi
Nationality: French Ethnicity: African She speaks French and English. Ms. Gatabazi stands at 5’7 1/2 ft tall. I was totally captivated by this stunning photo. Not much is known about this young lady but I would definitely like to see her more often in the fashion world. Brilliant in gold This Photo Above was taken with […]
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