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Portuguese migrants seek better opportunities in Africa
Portugal’s poor economic outlook has driven tens of thousands of people to leave in search of a better life. Many are heading to the country’s former colonies, including Mozambique, where the economy’s expected to grow by seven and a half per cent this year.
Read MoreOut of Africa and into China
African’s keen to explore business opportunities in the East are moving to China to live and work.
Read MoreChina mulls immigration changes
A growing influx of migrants is causing the China to draft its first-ever immigration legislation to control the number of foreigners coming to work in the country.
Read MoreHow Germany Became Europe’s Richest Country
As European debt crisis negotiations approach the 11th hour on yet another bailout for Greece, Margaret Warner reports on some of the people behind the economic success of Germany — Europe’s richest country.
Read MoreChristian Louboutin Fashion Party in Beijing!
BEIJING – FashionTV is at the Christian Louboutin fashion party in Beijing, China where dozens of glittery, glamorous, and high style Christian Louboutin shoes and bags are on display. Check out the ones with sequins, studs, prints, and Louboutin’s signature red sole.
Read MoreInside The Diamond Trading Company of Botswana
Before rough diamonds can become the sparklers seen on jewelry around the world, they make a stop at a sorting company like The Diamond Trading Company of Botswana (DTC), a joint venture between the government of Botswana and Debeers. With over 12,000 different classifications used, it takes both machine and human to sort through each […]
Read MoreAustria
We are introduced to Austria and her family in the Dominican Republic. Cato, Madeline and Austria are introduced to New York Fashion Week and tons of castings. New York Fshion Week is here. Shows, press, runways, photo shoots, parties. All in a day’s work. They’ve walked New York and London. Now Madeline, Cato and Austria […]
Read MoreRACISM IN FOOTBALL DOCUMENTARY
The shocking untold story of the 2006 World Cup – the mindless violence, the racism, the unseen riots and the running battles in German cities as the police tried to protect the hundreds of thousands of genuine fans who were attending the sporting extravaganza. Undercover cameras reveal the ugly face of the beautiful game and […]
Read MoreSecret Lives of the Super Rich: Mega-Homes
When some of the richest people on earth want to sell their homes they turn to Dolly: The eight billion dollar woman. She’s gained the trust of the rich and famous and her knowledge of their secret lives helped her move over $8 Billion in high-end real estate. Now she’s revealing all, from the new […]
Read MoreThe Quarter Billion Dollar Yacht
Forbes’ Luisa Kroll’s exclusive tour of billionaire industrialist Dennis Washington’s Attessa IV.
Read MoreGlobal Impact Economy Forum
Actor and activist Maria Bello talks about how investing in women is creating a more inclusive economy in Haiti at the Global Impact Economy Forum in Washington, DC. U.S. Department of State’s Ambassador-at-Large Melanne Verveer and U.S. Agency for International Development’s Dr. Maura O’Neill provides opening remarks.
Read Morecommunity discussions as a catalyst to transform
http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/bring_your_a_game To generate a national conversation on the plight of Black men and boys, the Twenty-First Century Foundation (21CF) has partnered with actor-director Mario Van Peebles and producer Karen Williams to create Bring Your A Game – a groundbreaking documentary film that, in Van Peebles’ words, “sheds light on the resilience and influence of Black […]
Read MoreMiss Universe 1977 Crowning
Janelle Commissiong: The First Black Miss Universe Janelle Commissiong (born 1953) was born in Trinidad and Tobago. Commissiong migrated to the United States at the age of 13, and returned to Trinidad and Tobago ten years later. After winning the Miss Trinidad and Tobago title, she went on to be crowned Miss Universe 1977 in […]
Read Morealek wek
Alek Wek is a Sudanese-British model who first appeared on the catwalks at the age of 18 in 1995, sparking a career lasting to date. She is from the Dinka ethnic group in Southern Sudan, but in 1991 she and some family members fled to Britain to escape the civil war in Sudan. She […]
Read MoreKeisha Sharp
Nationality: American Place of birth: Brooklyn, N.Y. Keesha Sharp is best known for her role as ‘Monica Charles Brooks’ on the hit CW series “Girlfriends.” Her role garnered her a nomination for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Attended The Boston Conservatory. She has a passion for healthy organic living […]
Read MoreRoshumba Williams
Nationality: American 6-foot-tall Roshumba Williams, a Chicago native, was discovered as a teenager in Paris by Yves Saint Laurent and taken under his wing. The late designer was very supportive of black models like Roshumba and Iman. During the 80s when many black models had long hair, Roshumba stood out with her signature short-cropped […]
Read MoreMiss Universe Tanzania: flaviana matata
Amazing beauty from Tanzania Flaviana was the first bald woman to compete in a beauty pageant, defying the notion of beauty. Her star started shining when she rose to international fame in 2007 after she won the Miss Universe Tanzania title and became the first woman to represent her country in Miss Universe. Her […]
Read MoreThe art of creating awe
Rob Legato creates movie effects so good they (sometimes) trump the real thing. Ramesh Raskar: Imaging at a trillion frames per second
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