Aarathi Prasad, a geneticist and mother of a mixed race child, sets out to challenge the ideas of racial purity and examines provocative claims that there are in fact biological advantages to being mixed race. Is It Better To Be Mixed Race? on Vimeo < View Documentary here It’s a controversial subject that has […]
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2015 Italian Finalist: Osaremen (Sarime) Mangano
Nationality: Italian Ethnicity: Father Italian (Sicillian), Caucasian & Mother Nigerian, African. http://Miss Italia 2015, Osaremen Mangano: ‘So cos’è il razzismo, all’asilo mi … Quote: “unfortunately racism still exists, I have lived since childhood even though I am 100% Italian. I’m used to being called “negra” and hearing who says I’m not Italian, when in Nigeria I’ve […]
Read MoreQuote: Brazilian Culture – The right to beauty
Quote: Everyone is in search of beauty – Brazilian Beauty Best Answer: Mixed gene pool. Brazilians descend from native South Americans, Africans and Europeans so they get the best of everywhere, and mix it up. It is also a hot weather climate where people are more easygoing. And Brazil is a festive, effusive, right-brained culture. […]
Read MoreWas Queen Cleopatra Bi-Racial?
A controversial subject indeed. Cleopatra, the last Egyptian Pharaoh, renowned for her beauty, was part African? According to two reports her father was Greek and her mother was African. Remains of the queen’s sister Princess Arsinoe, found in Ephesus, Turkey, indicate that her mother had an “African” skeleton. Princess Arsinoe had an African mother is a […]
Read MorePrince Harry and Meghan Markle Engaged
Prepare for a royal wedding! Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have confirmed their engagement. In a statement released from Kensington Palace on Monday, Harry and Meghan confirmed the news. “His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales is delighted to announce the engagement of Prince Harry to Ms. Meghan Markle. The wedding will take place in […]
Read MoreCARNIVAL QUEEN: CLARA PAIXÃO
Nationality: Brazilian Ethnicity: Mix Heritage Ms. Clara Paixão, has showed her powerful samba dance style not only in Rio, Brazil, but many other Brazilian states and countries, like Argentina, and presentations Japan and Europe to name a few. The ethnic and racial melting pot that is Brazil has led Henry Louis Gates Jr. to call […]
Read MoreMovie: Lost Boundaries
Unable to land a job because of his race, Scott Carter decides to be a White Man for one year. That one year becomes two, then 10, then 20. https://youtu.be/mMXqbmmUIAA Thanks for sharing! But it’s still only a matter of time before Scott’s secret is out and he confronts racism in the New Hampshire town […]
Read MoreAfrica’s Richest Woman Is Worth $3.2 Billion?
Nationality: Angolan Ethnicity: African father & Russian mother. Isabel dos Santos is an Angolan investor considered by Forbes to be the richest woman not only in Angola, but the whole of Africa. In 2013, according to research by Forbes, her net worth had reached more than three billion US dollars, making her Africa’s first billionaire woman. She is […]
Read MoreAre Black & Mixed Race Women Considered Beautiful In The Media?
But what about women of color? Perkins study of television images showed that black females have been deeply and profoundly affected by the politics of skin color, hair texture, and facial features. Their feelings related to self worth, intelligence, success, and attractiveness are warped by what appears to the greater society as benign and arbitrary […]
Read MoreModel: Isabella Peschardt
Nationality: American Ethnicity: Father is Danish and her mother is Ethiopian, African. She stands at 5’8 1/2 Ft tall. Ms. Peschardt is a Los Angeles, California based model. How and when did you start your modeling career? I started my modeling career at the young age of 5 years old. My mother was a model […]
Read MoreAfrican Fencers in the Americas & Europe?
This image was published in Augsburg, Germany; ca 1542. As early as the late middle ages, people of African descent began appearing in European treatises on swordsmanship and the martial arts, such as the book of Hans Talhoffer (1467), plates of which are featured below: Colonists of African descent also undoubtedly learned from less savory […]
Read MoreThe Three Mulattoes of Esmeralda from Ecuador, South America?
The three men depicted in the painting are identified in the painting itself as Don Francisco (de) Arobe and (according to one source) his two sons. They wear abundant gold jewelry, much of which is typical of the Indians of the region. Their clothing is obviously European, and they carry spears. Each man is given […]
Read MoreMiss Haiti: Raquel Pelissier
Nationality: Haitian Ethnicity: Filipino & African descent. She speaks 5 languages: English, French, Spanish, Haitian Creole, and German. She stands at 5’11 Ft tall. She is pursuing Master’s Degree in Scientific Research in Optometry and Vision. One of her goals is to help find a cure for blindness. It’s an issue close to her heart as glaucoma […]
Read MoreAfrican Descendants In Europe During Roman & Medieval Times?
Quote: Roman York has multiple people probably from North Africa, but even more people who are of “black/mixed race” ancestry (11-51%). –Dr. Caitlin Green The 1,800-year-old face of ‘Beachy Head Lady’ is revealed for the first time thanks to 3D scanning. Unusually Beachy Head Lady is from sub-Saharan Africa which was outside of the Roman […]
Read MoreMarie Antoinette & Her Music Tutor Joseph Boulogne Of African Ancestry
Before Prince there was Le Mozart Noir / Joseph Boulogne, Le Chevalier Saint Georges portrays the remarkable life of a man who overcame the adversities of class, race and society to become a international superstar in 18th century France whose work has fallen into neglect due to the prejudices of history. –Marie Antoinette -film still […]
Read MoreLondon was ethnically diverse in ancient times
Map Of The Roman Empire The most complete skeleton studied was that of a 14-year-old girl, who the museum curators have named “The Lant Street teenager“. Analysis of her DNA and chemicals in her teeth show that she grew up in North Africa. Her mitochondrial DNA lineage (passed down on the maternal line only) is […]
Read MoreEstimated 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 […]
Read MoreOrigin & Meaning of The One Drop Rule
When was the first time you learned about the one-drop rule? The one-drop rule is a social and legal principle of racial classification that was historically prominent in the United States asserting that any person with even one ancestor of sub-Saharan-African ancestry (“one drop” of black blood) is considered black (Negro in historical terms). […]
Read MoreQUEEN: Maharani Bamba Duleep Singh aka Bamba Müller
Her Father Ludwig Muller was a German banker and her mother Sofia was Abyssinian, Ethiopian, African. She was born on July 6, 1848 in Cairo, Egypt. The Maharaja Duleep Singh fell for her charm & beauty, within 5 months they married at Alexandria in Egypt, on 7 June 1864. Both of them wore European dress apart from Duleep, who […]
Read MoreModel: Sarah Marie Ford
Nationality: (Brooklyn, New York) American Ethnicity: Unknown She is 5’9 ft tall with green eyes. Currently with > models.fordmodels.com/models Not much is known about this young fresh beauty but I would like to see her more often in Ad campaigns. fordmodelsblog.com/editorials/dread-sarah-marie-for-love-magazine
Read MoreThe changing face of America
The newest generation of Americans is the most diverse ever, with half belonging to a race or ethnic minority group other than “non-hispanic white,” according to the latest U.S. Census data. Wall Street Journal By the year 2040, the majority of Americans will be people of color – the minorities will have become the majority. […]
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 MorePresident of the United States: Barack Obama with Family
Barack Hussein Obama II is an American politician serving as the 44th President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office, as well as the first president born outside of the continental United States. His mother, Stanley Ann Dunham, born in Wichita, Kansas, was of mostly English ancestry.His father, […]
Read MoreNew York City Mayor: Bill De Blasio with his wife Chirlane & children
De Blasio and his wife, activist and poet Chirlane McCray, met while both were working for Mayor Dinkins’ administration and married in 1994. They lived in Park Slope, Brooklyn before moving into Gracie Mansion, the traditional residence of New York City mayors. They have two children: Dante, a graduate of Brooklyn Technical High School currently attending Yale […]
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 MoreCelebrities who you probably didn’t know are half-black
List of Famous People Who Are Half-Black. Every year, more and more people are born of parents of different races. Some very famous people have one black parent and one white parent, or any other ethnicity. Many of these celebs identify with both of their unique cultures. Several half-Black celebrities have gone on to have […]
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 & Actress: Mercedes Yvette Scelba-Shorte
Nationality: American Ethnicity: Her mother is Caucasian and her father is African descent. She was a contestant and finalist on Cycle 2 of America’s Next Top Model. https://youtu.be/DZ48XyMrjTE?t=6s Scelba-Shorte was studying at California State University, Northridge before auditioning for America’s Next Top Model. She was eventually chosen as one of the 12 finalists on Cycle 2 […]
Read MoreDoctor, Actress & Beauty Enthusiast: Linda Alexandrovna
Nationality: (St. Petersburg) Russian Ethnicity: Russian, Angolan and Portuguese roots. She was born in Uzbekistan. She speaks Russian and English. Quote: I love travelling, and I think the happiest person – is the one who travel…and who travel with the one she loves:) A few travel destinations Dubai, United Arab Emirates Paris, France Russia St. Petersburg […]
Read MoreActress: Halle Berry As Catwoman
Nationality: American. Ethnicity: Mother Caucasian & Father African American. Catwoman is a 2004 American superhero film directed by Pitof and stars Halle Berry, The film is loosely based on the DC Comics character of the same name, who is traditionally an anti-heroine and love interest of the vigilante hero Batman. The catsuit was designed by […]
Read MoreInside America’s Black Upper Class
Debutante cotillions. Arranged marriages. Summer trips to Martha’s Vineyard. All-black boarding schools. Memberships in the Links, Deltas, Bouleacute, or Jack and Jill. Million-dollar homes. An obsession with good hair, top credentials, and colleges like Howard, Spelman, and Harvard… This is the world of the black upper class– an exclusive, mostly hidden group that lives awkwardly […]
Read MoreBrazilian Model: Emanuela De Paula
Nationality: Brazilian Ethnicity: a White Brazilian mother and an Afro-Brazilian father. Born in Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Pernambuco, Brazil. She speaks Brazilian Portuguese and English. Quote: “I am what we call “mulata”. She has also stated she is one of the few black women in the fashion industry. According to Forbes, De Paula ranked the eleventh highest paid […]
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