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phyllis hyman

phyllis hyman

Nationality and Ethnicity: African American Deep-voiced and statuesque, Phyllis Hyman sang with a life-affirming energy and emotional intensity found in few other female vocalists. Born in Philadelphia in 1949 (and raised in Pittsburgh), her professional career began in New York City where, during an engagement, she was spotted by producer Norman Connors and contemporaries Jean Carne and Roberta Flack, among […]

Salli Richardson

Salli Richardson

Nationality: American Ethnicity: African American/Native American (Cherokee) and Caucasian (English/Italian).   http://youtu.be/mUKuMOqQ90o Salli Elise Richardson was born November 23, 1967, in Chicago, Illinois. Salli’s acting career was first nurtured in the theater. Her first feature performance was in 1991 as “Denise” in Up Against the Wall (1991). However, her breakthrough role was in 1993’s How U Like Me […]

kristen wilson

kristen wilson

Nationality: American Ethnicity: Unknown, she’s adopted.   Kristen Wilson was born and raised in Massachusetts where she trained as a dancer and performed with the Boston Ballet for four years. She received her BFA degree in musical theatre from Syracuse University. Taking time out in her junior year to take part in a national tour of […]

Chrishell Stubbs

Chrishell Stubbs

Nationality: British Place of birth: Turks and Caicos Islands Ethnicity: Caribbean / British                 

South African Royalty: Tsidii Le Loka

South African Royalty: Tsidii Le Loka

  Tsidii Le Loka was studying economics and music at the University of Massachusetts when she got a call to come to New York and audition for “The Lion King.” Not only did she get the part of Rafiki, but she went on to receive a Tony nomination for her work. It was a defining […]

Princess Esther Kamatari of Burundi

Princess Esther Kamatari of Burundi

     Princess Esther Kamatari, 60 is a writer, model, and exiled Burundian princess. Esther Kamatari grew up in Burundi as a member of the royal family. Following independence in 1962, the king was overthrown in a military coup d’etat, and the monarchy abolished in 1966. Kamatari fled the country in 1970 after her father’s […]

Princess Elizabeth Bagaaya of Toro

Princess Elizabeth Bagaaya of Toro

   Lawyer, diplomat, politician, and actress are all accomplishments that Princess Elizabeth has under her belt. She was the first female from East Africa to be admitted to the English Bar after studying at Cambridge. She then became Uganda’s first female lawyer as well as serving briefly as the Foreign Minister of Affairs under Idi […]

High Nobility: Joy Elias-Rilwan

High Nobility: Joy Elias-Rilwan

Nationality: British Ethnicity: Nigirian, African She has four children, and is a member of the Elias family of Yoruba chieftains in Lagos. The Honorable James Lascelles, 1st cousin of the Queen, is married to a black woman, Joy Elias-Rilwan, who is also a member of the Yoruba noble family of Elias of Lagos. Joy Elias-Rilwan married Hon. James Edward Lascelles, son […]

Princess Keisha Omilana of Nigeria

Princess Keisha Omilana of Nigeria

   A former model, spokesperson, and actress, Omilana adds brains to beauty as a businesswoman. The Inglewood, California native started Wonderful Brand, a multifaceted business incorporating fashion, television and Web, with her husband, Kunle, a Nigerian prince. Known as the “Pantene Girl,” Omilana is cited as the first African American woman to be featured in three consecutive […]

Prince Maximillian of Liechtenstein and his wife Princess Angela and their son Alfons…

Prince Maximillian of Liechtenstein and his wife Princess Angela and their son Alfons…

Princess Angela of Liechtenstein: Born in Panama, Princess Angela Gisela Brown married Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein in 2000. This Afro-Latina beauty grew up in New York City and attended Parsons School of Design, where she won the coveted Oscar de la Renta Gold Thimble Award for fashion design.  As a designer, Princess Angela worked with […]

Taboo: A few Historical and fiction films

Taboo: A few Historical and fiction films

http://youtu.be/XNUPpSLLLpQ

Set in nineteenth-century New Orleans, the story depicts the gens de couleur libre, or the Free People of Colour, a dazzling yet damned class caught between the world of white privilege and black oppression.

Mick Jagger and Marsha Hunt

Mick Jagger and Marsha Hunt

Mick Jagger and Marsha Hunt met in 1970 when she was approached to pose for a promotional photo for “Honky Tonk Women.” The two had a daughter together, Karis, and both have been closely involved in her life.   “Brown Sugar” is a song by The Rolling Stones. It is the opening track and lead […]

Favorite Video: En Vogue – Hold On

Favorite Video:  En Vogue – Hold On

http://youtu.be/liT8cILFAV4

The female vocal quartet En Vogue was conceived and put together by the production team of Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy, both former members of Club Nouveau. Foster and McElroy wanted a vocal group that could exude sultriness and intelligence in addition to vocal proficiency.

Brigitte Bardot – Et Dieu créa la Femme

http://youtu.be/TKPTvwyG9tU

This is the scene that made her famous.

…And God Created Woman (1956) – Official Trailer

http://youtu.be/Kmqv88jWhyE

Plot: Antoine promises to take the orphaned Juliette away from St. Tropez after a party where she has wandered onto the yacht of the urbane Eric. But in the morning the bus and Antoine zip by Juliette’s stop and she runs into the field to capture the rabbit she set free moments before. About to be sent back to the orphanage by her foster mother, she identifies with the rabbit. Antoine’s younger brother Michel comes to Juliette’s rescue with a marriage proposal and she accepts. Eric wants the brothers’ shipyard as a casino site and brings Antoine back to St. Tropez. Life gets complicated.

Released on 1956
Directed by: Roger Vadim
Starring: Brigitte Bardot, Curd Jürgens, Jean-Louis Trintignant

My tour Guide of St. Tropez coast.

My tour Guide of St. Tropez coast.

I was trying multitasking in this beautiful environment. Besides taking pics, videos, corresponding with the tour guide (that was absolutely adorably sweet) learning the history and how it came to be as it is known now. Honestly I think I was on information overload. It’s hard to document everything. Sometimes just being in the moment is good enough. Unfortunately I […]

House Hunters International

House Hunters International

This spinoff of the wildly popular HGTV House Huntersglobe trots from Sao Paolo to Prague. Home hunters and their real estate agents check out all sorts of architectural styles and work through the idiosyncrasies of buying real estate in other countries. In anylanguage, home buying is an emotional experience.