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Who is Latino?

http://youtu.be/-ztOVRSKxqw Dash asks people on the street to identify Latinos based on physical appearance. Do stereotypes guide people’s perception of a certain “look” of Latino ethnicity?   Colorism and “Mejorando La Raza” Internalized racism, color preference, class whitening and “bettering the race” are discussed. How do these mentalities translate into social norms and treatment?

Model: Sany Liriano

Model: 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 […]

The campaign for the inclusion of the Afro-Chileans in statistics

The campaign for the inclusion of the Afro-Chileans in statistics

Afro-Chileans Aren’t Done Fighting for Representation  Campaign for the INCLUSION of Afro-descendant people in Chile in response to the discriminatory act that Chile’s National Institute of Statistics did to EXCLUDE the Afro-Chilean people in the upcoming 2017 National Census. With this racist act, the Chilean state violates various international treaties with respect to human rights, […]

Are there really 149,493 to 2,000,000 Afro-Argentinians in existence today?

Are there really 149,493 to 2,000,000 Afro-Argentinians in existence today?

What about Brazil’s neighbor, Argentina? Hundreds of thousands of Africans were brought there as well – yet, the black presence in Argentina has virtually vanished from the country’s records and consciousness. Others claim something more nefarious at work. Tellingly, Sarmiento wrote in his diary in 1848: “In the United States… 4 million are black, and […]

Model & Actress: Liya Kebede

Model & Actress: Liya Kebede

Nationality: Ethiopian Place of birth: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ms. Kebede stands at 5’10 Ft Tall. She speaks English & French. Ethiopian supermodel Liya Kebede became this first woman of color in Estee Lauder’s 57-year history to sign a contract with the cosmetics giant.  She has a 3 million dollar a year for 3 years deal with […]

Model: Lineisy Montero

Model: Lineisy Montero

Nationality: Dominican Ethnicity: Afro-Latina Ms. Montero  is 5’11 ft tall. She speaks English & Spanish. Montero was discovered at an amusement park in her hometown of Santo Domingo. Take a look at some beautiful art works of her beauty by international illustrators. She didn’t realise the massive step forward she initiated in fashion’s perception of black female […]

Estimated 1,400,000 to 1,984,000 Afro-Mexicans

Estimated 1,400,000 to 1,984,000 Afro-Mexicans

The black people ‘erased from history’ – BBC News  More than a million people in Mexico are descended from African slaves and identify as “black”, “dark” or “Afro-Mexican” even if they don’t look black. In Mexico’s remote Costa Chica area near the Pacific ocean feel ignored and neglected by the state. A lot of Mexicans […]

What are the countries with the highest black population outside of Africa?

What are the countries with the highest black population outside of Africa?

Here are the largest 17 African diaspora populations in the world. The African diaspora refers to the communities throughout the world that have resulted by descent from the movement in historic times of peoples from Africa, predominantly to the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and among other areas around the globe. In the Americas, the […]

Beauty Queen: Miss Venezuela Carolina Indriago

Beauty Queen: Miss Venezuela Carolina Indriago

Lucbel Carolina Indriago Pinto is The first Miss Venezuelan of color. She was born in Valencia, Venezuela on August 22, 1980. Indriago was the Miss Venezuela titleholder for 1998, and was the official representative of Venezuela to the Miss Universe 1999 pageant held in Chaguaramas, Trinidad & Tobago on May 26, 1999, when she classified […]

Movie: Cristo Rey

Movie: 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 […]

Model: Daili Perez

Model: Daili Perez

Nationality: Unknown Ethnicity: (Caribbean/West Indies) Born in Cuban, Afro-Latina. She currently lives in Belgium. She speaks 3 languages: English, Spanish and French. dominiquemodels.com Contact Booker Daren at theaboveandbeyondgroup.com Travels Barcelona, Spain  London, England Cuba Country in the Caribbean Cuba, a large Caribbean island nation under communist rule, is known for its white-sand beaches, rolling mountains, cigars and […]

Actress: Gina Torres

Actress: Gina Torres

Nationality: American Ethnicity: West Indies/Caribbean. Her parents were both of multiracial Cuban descent. She is 5’10 ft tall. She is an American television and movie actress. She has appeared in many television series, including Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (as Nebula), Xena: Warrior Princess (as Cleopatra), the short-lived Cleopatra 2525, Alias (as Anna Espinosa), Firefly (as Zoe […]

Model: Sessilee Lopez

Model: Sessilee Lopez

Nationality: (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) American. Ethnicity: Cuban, African-American, Dominican and Portuguese background, Afro-Latina. She has appeared in Vogue and graced one of the four covers of its “All Black” issue. Her career started in 2004, when she signed with IMG Models. A fan of her Beauty, tattooed her image on the back of his hand. Her runway […]

Brazilin Model: Vanessa Fonseca

Brazilin Model: Vanessa Fonseca

Nationality: German Ethnicity: (Brazilian) African descent. She speaks Brazilian Portegues, German and English. When Sports Illustrated asked in their Q & A form, what is she best known for?  (eyes, freckles, etc..) Ms. Fonseca wrote ” My Chocolate Skin.” Vanessa Fonseca is best known for her work with Lascana and D&G. Did you know that Vanessa’s favorite […]

Model: Yaris Cedano

Model: Yaris Cedano

Nationality: Unknown Ethnicity: (Dominican) Latina She speaks Spanish and English. Q&A: Where are you from? The Dominican Republic. What drew you to the fashion industry? My mother has an Arts school, and the etiquette teacher knew a modelling agency. Where does your inspiration come from? I work to make money for my foundation in my […]

Model: Maria Durruthy

Model: Maria Durruthy

Nationality: Unknown Ethnicity: (Bi-racial) Russian, Swedish and Afro-Cuban. Fluent in 4 languages: Russian, Swedish, English and Spanish. Born in Cuba, raised in Moldova and Sweden. Beauty comes in all shades. We would like to see more models like her. Such a beauty should be known. https://vimeo.com/82581826 https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xaf1/t50.2886-16/11213123_1820112421547861_894727783_n.mp4 https://youtu.be/_Hi27FLPudA?t=18s https://youtu.be/_y6oZDz7v1I?t=9s https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xft1/t50.2886-16/11818800_932269060152410_1401757651_n.mp4 https://youtu.be/jwBDQok8MF8 https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xft1/t50.2886-16/11846926_1603339363266793_340329192_n.mp4   https://youtu.be/jbKDMjIGMwg Boots    […]

party island of Ibiza

two million tourists come to the Mediterranean island every year in search of a good time

Dream Closet

http://youtu.be/08KePKnHtWM http://youtu.be/h5GAlXg6s5A    

Business in Singapore

80% of Singapore citizens are in public housing. http://youtu.be/_g6M84XLcYM The programme is reported from Singapore by CNN’s international business correspondent and host of ‘Quest Means Business’, Richard Quest, providing insight into the new innovations finding favor not just in Singapore but overseas, and highlighting why Singapore and its economy are of importance to the rest […]

Robert Leke, MBA 2012

High Fashion Models

High Fashion Models

Greece: Clinics in Crisis

Greek hospitals are facing a severe shortage of funding that is leaving them lacking in medicines and supplies. Even crucial operations have to be postponed.The financial crisis has left the Greek health system having to deal with billions of euros in cuts. And a second round of cuts is on its way. On top of […]

Teaching Jobs in Abu Dhabi – NBC News

Teach Away’s Teachers Prepare for Teaching Jobs in Abu Dhabi – NBC News

Jobs For European Doctors in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Oman

Doctors for the Gulf Ltd is an acknowledged medical recruitment company providing permanent & full-time jobs for European doctors in United Arabic Emirates of Middle East (Dubai, Abu Dhabi), as well as in Sultanate of Oman & Qatar. Doctors for the Gulf Ltd was founded in 2010 in England by experienced & acknowledged experts in […]

Making Money – Greece

http://youtu.be/xsD1I9bOgEs With youth unemployment at 50%, the elderly losing their assets and ever-growing numbers going hungry, you don’t need to wander far on the streets of Athens to witness the impact of Greece’s debt crisis. http://youtu.be/ko-LxqJxQDg “All the rulers are dirty” cries one man as he awaits his turn at the local food distribution centre.”What […]

The Man Who Stopped the Desert

http://youtu.be/9_35VAA7it4 In Burkina Faso, the rapid desertification of the once fertile plains of the Sahel caused droughts and ruined harvests, sparking a mass exodus of village inhabitants and famines that decimated populations. Yet remarkably, one illiterate peasant farmer and his ingenious farming methods have proved the key to achieving what experts have failed to do: […]

Economics and Children Risking it all

http://youtu.be/JYPiQ9KDAWQ Brazilian children at the Tajaparu river risk getting cut to pieces as they fasten their canoes onto fast-moving tourist boats in order to sell their goods. They are risking death in order to make a few pennies selling sweets and jams.