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iVOA - "THE SOPRANOS" END OF A STAR!

Award winning actor James Gandolfini, who played Tony Soprano in the HBO hit series "The Sopranos," died yesterday of massive heart attack in Italy, he was 51-years-old. RIP and condolence to his family. :(

iVOA - PROTEST IN BRASILIA BRAZIL

Tomorrow 20/06/13 will be a day of protest in the capital city of Brazil. From 5:00pm all works and offices will be shot down, the people are ready to express their anger on how the country is been run. We pray for peaceful protest#

iVOA - SHORT SERIES TO WATCH THIS WEEK "INTERSEXIONS"

Here is snick pick on it....this is a must watch, brought to you by SABC TV (SOUTH AFRICA). You can get it on YouTube. Thrilling, brilliantly scripted, hit the nail on the head, totally on point. ENJOY! and learn one or two lessons on life before you make that next decision. ;) 

iVOA - LOOK DO DIA!

                   Kicking it SexyCasual the African way! What do u think? 

iVOA - "WOMEN CELEBRATING WOMEN CONFERENCE IN LAGOS NIGERIA" 

Donna Warwick the legendary singer of all time and Nigeria's talented, fabulous and hips don't lie TV presenter Toolz in Lagos Nigeria this weekend for the "WOMEN CELEBRATING WOMEN"Conference. Nigeria's most talented and fierce Artist, Actors and entrepreneurs were all present for the day.

iVOA - HAPPY FATHERS DAY !

 Wishing all the blessed wonderful fathers, never had one but i know if he was still here he would have been an awesome dad ):). A great big hug and kisses is what you should spoil your dad with today, so if you haven't done that yet do it NOW! HEHEHE :D

iVOA - AM BACK!! & GUYZ SO SORRY ABOUT THE LONGLONG BREAK SORWEEEE!!

                           
Hello guys again i apologize for the long break i took off blogging...had so much stuff to do and i took a trip to my country home (Lagos-Nigeria). But am here now and i promise to update and share my life with y'all from time to time. ;)

iVoA - FOR THE CURVY LADIES...ITS ABOUT TIME!

A clothing store in Sweden is being hailed by women around the world after a photo of two surprisingly curvy mannequins were photographed and posted online.

More on Yahoo! Shine: Are These Plus-Size Mannequins Progressive or Just Weird?

Dressed in skimpy lingerie, the mannequins displayed softer stomachs, fuller thighs and generally more realistic proportions than the traditional department store models. For comparison, most mannequins in the U.S. are between a svelte size 4 or 6—a departure from the average American woman who is a size 14. 

More on Yahoo! The Mannequins Are Watching You 

On Tuesday, a blogger at Women's Rights News posted a photo of the department store mannequins to Facebook and the response was overwhelming. "It's about time reality hit..." wrote one out of almost 2,500 commentators. "Anybody saying these mannequins encourage obesity or look unhealthy, you have a seriously warped perception of what is healthy. I guarantee the "bigger" mannequin in the front there represents a perfect BMI" wrote another. As of Thursday, the photo had garnered almost 50,000 likes and shared almost 15,000 times. That's a lot of attention for a hunk of fiber glass and plastic. 

There were rumors that the mannequins were on display at H&M in Sweden but a spokesperson told Shine: "The image is not from an H&M store. At this time, we are not using this type of mannequin, but we do not rule of the possibility of doing so in the future." 

Mannequins have been around for thousands of years but their function in fashion is fairly recent, first appearing in store windows in the 1800s during the Industrial Revolution when window panes were installed in stores to display the latest fashion trends. Throughout WW1 and the Depression, mannequins changed their outfits and body proportions to reflect society at that time. Cut to the 1960s, when British mannequin firm Rootstein began modeling their dolls after pop culture and fashion icons to reflect runway trends at the time. 

Modern-day mannequins have long been critiqued for having tiny proportions. In 2007, British health officials demanded that stores on London's fashionable High Street stop using stick-thin models in an effort to reflect the wide range of sizes and shapes of British women. In 2010, Club Monaco came under fire for featuring mannequins with protruding spines and clavicles. And in 2011,GAP was chastised by bloggers for mannequins with bone-thin legs modeling the "Always skinny" jeans display. “I'm wondering what the internal project name for this was at Gap HQ,” wrote one blogger. "Death-camp chic’? ‘Ana Pride’? ‘Famine fashion forward?"

And male mannequins haven't escaped scrutiny either. In 2010, Rootstein debuted male dolls under their "Young and Restless" collection modeled after teenage boys with 35-inch chests and 27-inch waists. The company had to defend its decision to use smaller models to eating disorders groups. 

As much as the public contests these down-sized mannequins, when designers have attempted to create dolls that reflect real-life proportions they're met with criticism, even disgust. In late 2012, when a Reddit user posted a photo of an "obese mannequin" in satire, commentary ranged from "Ew, fat people", "It's embarrassing how obese America is" and the amusing, "He's not fat, just big foamed." 

A recent published in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that women's self esteem takes a nosedive when exposed to models of any size, so maybe there is no easy answer. But as long as mannequins are influencing people to buy fashion, reflecting real-life bodies is a step in the right direction.

More on Yahoo! Shine:
Whoa. Customized Virtual Mannequins Allow You to Try On Clothes Online
Too-Skinny Model Ban Takes Effect in Israel
Models Are Shrinking. How Is That Possible?

iVoa - WEEKEND GROOVE!..WITH ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS DOING THE KUKERE :)

Came across this on YouTube and i couldn't stop dancing to it, was never into the original song but this one just gets me going kukere.. kukere.. kukere..lol. ENJOY N BE HAPPY!!

iVoa - GLORIUOS NEW MONTH TO Y'ALL!!

  Happy New Month of March guyz, wish y'all love n joy Peace n happiness. May all ur prayers be answered and may all u plan to achieve come to be. Count ur blessings, be the best u can be this month, touch a life positively n show the Awesomeness of God in u. Be Blessed Lovelies!

Love y'all from my heart and i leave u with these words GOD LOVES YOU, YOU & YOU. :) Keep smiling. Mwah!!!

iVoa - WORDS FROM AN UNDERSTANDING HEART.

Here is my words of wisdom for the day to you beautiful people out there. Hope these words bring calmness, joy but most of all peace of mind to all that reads this.

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TALENT + SIMPLICITY = ASA

iVoa CREATIVE FOTO OF THE WEEK! 

Get inspired by this cool idea of creating for yourself more storage space for your room or even a vintage/antique store... get more for less and you can totally do it yourself for shizzle. :-) :-)

voa - AMEEEN O! :)

VOA - SHE IS A WOMAN.

Came across dis beautiful well written write-up and it spoke to me in every word, so decided to share it with y'all and i'll love u to share with me and other readers of my blog what your tots are on this.

VOA - MONDAY IS HERE AGAIN!

Hey y'all, just wanna wish u all a blessed week and lots of achievements dis week for u! Had a smashing morning...woke up feeling good and blessing GOD. So guyz lets count our blessings and give our self confidence wings so we can soar let an eagle dis week. ;-) xoxo my peeps. mwah!!!

iVOA - TRULY AN ANGEL REST IN DIVINE PEACE GOLDIE! :(

I saw d sad sad new online 10pm Brazilian time Feb. 14th, couldn't believe wat i read. Its so heartbreaking to see u go too soon. REST IN GOD'S HEAVENLY GLORY GOLDIE was just getting to know n appreciate ur work. 

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR GRADUATION GIRL...U TRY!!!

 Friday 24 August, 2012 Nigerian Medical Student Temidayo Omolara Omotoso graduated from the University of Brasilia. We are proud of you dearie! wishing you all the best things in life, it aint easy studying medicine in Portuguese and coming out strong. An amazing example of a true Nigerian in the Diaspora, with her bubbling personality and ever smiling face is enough to cheer-up any patient :). 

FICA COM DEUS QUERIDA!  

'Lara

 With her Professors and Lt Col OA Adenuga representive of Nigeria Embassy in Brasilia.

 Waevin' Flag - proudly representing!

 Omolara and her fiance Egor (From Mozambique)

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CELEBRATING 24YEARS OF BLACK-HERITAGE.

Last night 22 August, 2012was all fun and smiles for all blacks in Brasilia, for both the Africans in Brasil and Black Brasilians there were people from all over Brasil at the concert, coming together to share in the spirit of Blackness and the love and pride of being black. The event was truly the reflection of how we may have different Shades Of  Black but also one Heritage. Celebrating 24years of anniversary in surpporting Black Heritage and people in Brasil PALMARES FUNDAÇÃO CULTURAL has made it's mark and has been the voice for the voiceless proudly black skinned in Brasil. ZUMBIE DOS PALMARES was the name of the 1st black Brasilian that fought for freedom from slavery, He is the symbol of the beginning of freedom for black Brasilian and in 1995, the date of his death was taken as the day of Black Consciousness. Well bring you more on Zumbie Dos Palmares on our History page soon, this is a history we should all know! 

The concert was amazing and the crowd was all sreams and excitement to say the least, Carlinhos Brown a famous Black Brasilian singer graced the stage and thrilled us all with his powerful voice and deep history and with the Yoruba culture, the he brought on stage was great and fun!

Here are some pictures and vid. clip we captured before and during the concert. Enjoy! See you at the silver jubilee next year, don't miss it, you have a year to plan...i know is going to be a BLAST!

Dancing on stage with Carlinhos Brown is Mr. Amor (Diplomat from Ivory Coast in Brasilia) he was seriously having fun.

Catarina (a friend) and a camera guy (Organizing crew)

                        Bahian woman selling African food (Akara je)

                        Mr. Eloi Ferreira de Araujo ( President PFC)

                       Mr. Eloi Frerreira de Ajaujo and myself.

                       Side show entertainment before the concert.

                                           Brasilian cultural group

                                                Doing their thing.

                                                    Guest arriving.

     Alex from Benin and friend, they came all the way from Belo Horizonte

                                               Carlinhos Brown

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You want to share your special day with the world through VoAbyFolGe, you want us to cover you big event or special day just contact us on Facebook Omoh Vivienne Ahonley...inbox me and i'll get back to you///

SOB - SHADES OF FINE-NESS

SHADES OF BLACK page is all about putting up beautiful faces from all around the globe. Appreciating the creative beauty and handsomeness of God, we are going to feature all the different Types, Shapes, Colors and Emotions of faces across the world.THE BOLD THE BEAUTIFUL AND THE BLACK!

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SOB - BEAUTY IN THE EYES OF THE BEHOLDER!

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SOB - NATIVES & STYLES

FIERCE!

                         Now that's a face tattoo to RePresent!

"Born beautiful" VOA

"WHAT PERFECT SKIN AND EXCEPTIONAL TEETH...STUNNING"

By Kerry Lee Darbeau 

UHH - SPLIT ENDS???

Every girl needs a place to go when that time comes, what time? that time when those weaves goes off, and after washing and combing out your hair there comes that dreadful split ends. Here are some tips on how to manage your SPLIT ENDS.
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Split ends are weakened areas along the hair shaft where the cuticle is breaking apart and the cortex of the hair is exposed. When hair becomes dry, brittle and under-moisturized without relief, the cuticle naturally begins to crack, chip and unravel. If left uncorrected, the split will worsen and begin exposing the inner cortex of the hair.

Depending on how the split end is situated on the hair shaft, a single split can unravel and travel quite a ways up the hair shaft. But most split ends simply peel away or break off near their starting points. The best way to get rid of split ends is to prevent new ones from occurring. Here are some tips for preventing split ends:

1. Trim Hair with Sharp, Quality Hair Shears

Trimming your ends regularly with sharp shears before they break off is great split end preventive maintenance. Clean cutting is very important to prevent split ends, and only sharp shears can guarantee a clean break. Make sure that your hair shears are only used on the hair. Using your scissors to clip coupons or to perform other random tasks will dull your shears.

2. Cut Hair Ends Straight Across

In addition to using sharp shears to maintain your ends, the direction of your trim is also important. Always snip straight across the ends of your hair, never at an angle. Angled trims increase the surface area of the new end and introduce more opportunities for splitting and breakage.

3. Avoid Wet Trimming

Whenever possible, trim your hair while it is dry. Some people prefer wet trimming, but this can lead to split ends, especially if the shears are dull. Think about cutting paper. Cutting wet paper does not give you as clean a cut as cutting the same paper dry. The same principle applies to your hair.

4. Reduce Your Heat

Heat is often the main cause of split ends resulting from physical hair trauma, because heat quickly reduces the hair’s natural moisture balance. Heat also temporarily alters the hair’s protein structure, which would typically keep the hair’s moisture balance in check. Repeated use of heated styling tools like flat irons and blow dryers should be avoided. If heat styling is a must, only use heat on freshly conditioned, clean hair that has been sprayed with a thermal protectant to prevent split ends.

5. Cut Out the Chemicals

Chemical processes like color treatments, relaxers and perms add spice to any style, but they must get deep into the hair’s cuticle to work their magic. Unfortunately, to get inside, these chemicals must break down and degrade the cuticle. When the cuticle is weakened, split ends are bound to appear at all points along the hair shaft. For color, stick with deposit-only colors and rinses.

6. Increase Deep Conditioning

Deep conditioning weekly with quality moisturizing conditioners and protein reconstructors is great for split end prevention. Protein treatments reinforce the cuticle and hair shaft so that they can resist premature chipping, peeling and breaking, while moisturizing deep conditioners help restore the hair’s delicate moisture balance.

7. Create a Moisture Barrier

Daily moisturizing with water-based moisturizing products and oiling the hair as a seal will also help prevent split ends. These products lubricate the hair fiber and keep the hair soft and supple. They also shield the hair from the harsh sun and other environmental hair stressors, like wind and humidity. Focus daily moisturizers and oils near the ends of the hair shaft, which are more vulnerable to split ends than the roots.

Ladies, how do you deal with split ends?

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I got this tips from a website, can't remember which cos it being a while i got it. I hope the above tips helps you have the bouncy healthy shinning hair.
xoxoxo
Omoh.

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UHH - 4 moisturizers that are light but effective.

By Loo of Hair and Health

Finding a suitable moisturizer for thirsty, fine hair can be a challenge.  Heavy butters and oils can easily weigh down the thin strands.  On the other hand, extremely light moisturizers may not provide adequate moisture.  So what is a girl with thirsty, fine hair to do?  Well, below are five recommended moisturizers for your hair:

1. Oyin’s Hair Dew

WHAT’S IN IT: The Oyin Hair Dew contains purified water (moisture), castor oil (sheen, sealant), olive oil (moisture, sealant), organic aloe vera gel (moisture), and behentrimonium methosulfate (emulsifier, conditioning) among its top five ingredients. WHY HAIR DEW: The main ingredient in this product is water, which provides ultimate moisture to thirsty hair.  The other ingredients contribute sheen and more moisture while not being too heavy for fine hair.  Those with fine hair may like this product alone or under a light sealant.  This is the lightest moisturizer of the four listed in this article. WHERE TO FIND: www.oyinhandmade.com/

2. Curl Junkie’s Curl Assurance Smoothing LotionWHAT’S IN IT: The Curl Assurance Smoothing Lotion contains water (moisture), cetearyl alcohol (emollient, emulsifier), behentrimonium methosulfate (emulsifier, conditioning, moisture), vegetable glycerin (humectant), and elm extract (conditioning) among its top five ingredients.  WHY CURL ASSURANCE: The main ingredient in this product is water, which provides ultimate moisture to thirsty hair. The other ingredients provide moisture retention (glycerin) and conditioning.  Those with fine hair that is a bit thirstier may prefer this over Oyin’s Hair Dew.  This product will not weigh down the hair.  WHERE TO FIND: www.curljunkie.com

3. Karen’s Body Beautiful Super Silky Leave-in ConditionerWHAT’S IN IT: The Super Silky Leave-in Conditioner contains purified water (moisture), organic aloe vera juice (moisture), vegetable wax (emollient), organic coconut oil (moisture/sealant), and jojoba oil (sealant) among the top five ingredients.  WHY SUPER SILKY: This is another product with the main ingredient of water, which provides ultimate moisture to thirsty hair.  The other ingredients are combination of moisturizing substances and light oils/wax.  Though the product is called a leave-in conditioner, it can double as a moisturizer.  Like the Curl Assurance, it is also probably more favorable for thirstier fine hair than Oyin’s Hair Dew.  WHERE TO FIND: www.karensbodybeautiful.com/

4. Homemade Shealoe MixtureWHAT’S IN IT: The Shealoe Mixture can be made at home using pure shea butter (emollient, moisture) and pure aloe vera gel (moisture).  The proportions of the mixture for fine hair are 50% shea butter and 50% aloe vera gel.  WHY SHEALOE: This mixture will not weigh down fine hair or leave it feeling greasy like your basic whipped shea butter (whipped with heavy oils).  Mixing shea butter with aloe vera gel allows one to experience the softening and moisturizing properties of shea butter without the heaviness.  Shealoe is ideal for those with fine hair that is extremely thirsty.What are your favorite moisturizers for fine hair? be a challenge.  Heavy butters and oils can easily weigh down the thin strands.  On the other hand, extremely light moisturizers may not provide adequate moisture.  So what is a girl with thirsty, fine hair to do?  Well, below are five recommended moisturizers for your hair:

LWKMD (LAFF WAN KILL MI DIE) - SIMPLE MEANS LAUGHING ONESELF TO DEATH...i guess?lol

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DD - Cracked Up Nigeria English.

Here are some hilarious phases Naijas use in everyday gist. Nigerians sure knows how to make a conversation interesting/// Here goes!

*See as u baff up! ~ See how good you look!

*Abeg, dress small go dat side. ~ Please, move abit to the side.

*I dey come (and the person is actually walking away) ~ Am leaving now, but i will be right back

*You go see pepper. ~ You will be in trouble.

*Put the bread inside leather bag. ~ Package the loaf of bread.

*I strong kakaraka. ~ Being healthy, in good shape.

*Nah only your belly dem dey follow go london? ~ What u say to a glutton. 

*Abeg, help me slow that fan. ~ Please, reduce the speed of the fan.

*Have they brought light? ~ Has the electricity been restored?

*See how her eyes is entering your food. ~ See how she is coveting your food. 

*Oya come and be going. ~ Be on your way or Please leave.

*Your head too strong. ~ You are sturborn.

*The film is sweet. ~ The movie is interesting. 

*If i hear peem, you go hear weean! ~ If you cry i will spank you more. 

*Nah thunder fire.... ~ (Insult)

*Abeg no give me laff. ~ Please don't make me laugh.

*You see the sound of my ringtone? ~ Did you hear the sound of my ringtone.

*E bi like say you don dey craze. ~ It seems you are going crazy.

*You dey craze? ~ Are you crazy.

*You chop winchy abi you smoke grass? ~ Did you eat a witch or did you smoke weed?(generally mean-Are you daring me?)

*I jump am pass. ~ I reject all things negative.

*Who ever send you, tell dem say i no dey house. ~ I do not have time, if you are here for trouble.

*Nah winchy dey know winchy. ~ Only a witch knows a witch.

*Wetin time talk? ~ What's the time?

*You dey give me vex o! ~ You are getting mi angry.

*Up NEPA !!!!(NIGERIA ELECTRICITY POWER AUTHORITY) (1minute later) ...Kai, dem don take am again, mcheew!~ Electricity is restored!!!! darm, its off again, hiss!

*LOL ~ LWKMD :)

*LWKMD ~ Laff wan kill mi die!

:) Hope u had a good laff... Dats how we Nigerians roll. lol!

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iVOA - DON'T BE A WASTE!

I get excited when my journal peeps itself from my handbag or just lying on my reading table. It brings creative vibes to mi, writing is way up on my everyday to do list something i do everyday a natural flexing of my fingers and my brain/// always searching for something to write about. Writing inspired this blog and my love for all things Art, so its no coincidence that my name initials are VOA (Voice Of Art) U too check am nahhh..lol:)........seriously, as a little girl living in the suburbs of once upon a time the colorful and innocent city of KD (Kaduna, North Nigeria) my mind was my only friend and creativity my therapy, i felt special, still do and i lived in a world of alone. I see lips moving but i don't hear what they are saying...just in my own space using time to create face./// Omoh.          DON'T BE A WASTE!chigul...love her//

          "WHAT MAKES YOU DIFFERENT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL"

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iVOA - LETS SAY IT AS IT IS! NO SHAKING.

    Out of the mouth of babes flows Wisdom says The Great Book (Bible), you never know where you will find the answers to all the ??? you find yourself faced with on your everyday living. But i tell you one sure thing i have heard great wisdom from the most unexpected places and persons, especially from kids. There is the saying that goes "kids say the darnest things"...i will say "kids say the darnest and true things".

     This page was inspired by LIFE and the zeal to always share positive vibes to those that appreciate what they have not what others have and they want....if you fall in this category i have just four words for you "IT COULD BE WORSE" so be thankful for what you've got and stop being an ass (sorry for using that word,but it has to be said). Constructive criticism, when you see something good or someone doing something good and positive appreciate it don't envy it, encourage don't discourage, say something uplifting to it don't badmouth or backyardmouth it and the most important use that good thing to encourage yourself to start your own positive vibes...let the love flow...share love and not hate. 

Now, am gonna talk about something that has been bugging mi mind for a very very very very very lol very looooong time! and that is when a fellow brother or sistah hates on another ( if u ain't getting what am talking about am talking about blacks hating on blacks) What dah hell is that all about???, we should be standing up for each other and helping each other not pulling or backstabbing or badmouthing your own...common guyz! PLEASE I BEG UNA WITH GOD. for example lets look at the great one in a million Gabrielle D. who won gold in the recently finished Olympics, i couldn't just believe it when we all were so proud of her and all, some jobless knukkle heads were dissing on her hair omg! whats that about!..seriously???...     Ok, yeah i know some brothers and sistahs kind be such a disappointment or just plain dumb and lack character but what about those that are being the best that they can be, those pushing it through difficult and impossible situations and those that remain level headed, heads held high, strong spirited individuals. Those making the impossible possible. And seriously this is going out most especially to all the Diasporians (made that up), cos we sure s**t on each other for no darned reason and if u have a reason grow up and go talk it out with the person and if u ain't got the balls to do so then PLEASE shaa rraaap!  


                                                                                Omoh.

ON! - WHO IS SARA BAARTMAN? EVERY BLACK WOMAN SHOULD KNOW HER NAME!!!!

When 20 year old Sara Baartman got on a boat that was to take her from Cape Town to London in 1810, she could not have known that she would would never see her home again. Nor, as she stood on the deck and saw her homeland disappear behind her could she have known that she would become the icon of racial inferiority and black female 

sexuality for the next 100 years.

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SARA BAARTMAN is the fascinating story of this Khoi Khoi woman who was taken from South Africa, and then exhibited as a freak across Britain. The image and idea of "The Hottentot Venus" The term Hottentot is a negative Dutch phrase
formerly used to belittle the ancient Khoe people
of the South Africa.

After she died, Cuvier made a plaster cast of her body, then removed her skeleton and, after cutting out her brain and genitals, pickled them and displayed them in bottles at the Musee de l’Homme, a museum in Paris. Her genitalia and other body parts were on public display for 160 years until they were finally removed from view in 1974. In 1994, then President Nelson Mandela requested her remains be brought home. In January 2002, Baartman’s remains were finally returned to Cape Town to be laid to rest with a proper burial. Baartman became an icon.

In 1814 she was taken to France, and became the object of scientific and medical research that formed the bedrock of European ideas about black female sexuality. She died the next year. But even after her death, Sara Baartman remained an object of IMPERIALIST scientific investigation. In the name of Science, Cuvier made a plaster cast of her bodymade then removed her SKELETON after cutting out her BRAIN and VAGINA, pickled them and displayed them in bottles at the Musee de l’Homme, a museum in Paris. Her genitalia and other body parts were on public display for 160 years until they were finally removed from view in 1974.In 1994, then President Nelson Mandela requested her remains be brought home. In January 2002, Baartman’s remains were finally returned to Cape Town to be laid to rest with a proper burial. Baartman became an icon.

Written by Reunion of Black Family World Wide.

HER RESTING PLACE - Vergaderingskop, Hankey, Eastern Cape,SouthAfrica
                                           33.8372 degrees-24.8848 degrees Ecoordinates

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ON! - HAWAIIAN PIDGIN ENGLISH

Well, i am from New Nigeria West Africa and i was jaw dropped when i came across this vid. on Pidgin English, i definitely was sure that pidgin English was only spoken in the western part of Africa until i got to know about the Hawaiian pidgin English and this is not just a slang they speak, but it is their official language,waow! I was blown away and please don't yab me (YAB-Nig.Pidgin for-don't talk down on me) 'cos am just knowing this about the Hawaiian people. With this i feel very much close to them, the sisterhood feeling is being released right now to m people shai you dey sabi me so, i know no say oyinbo (white skin) dey speak broken (pidgin) English too.lol.

Seriously now, the Hawaiians identify themselves with this language, its a thing they are proud of  because it represents who they are. Way back during the 1870's immigrants from Spain, Korea, China, Japan, Portugal and Peurto Rico arrived in Hawaii by sea to work in the sugarcane plantation, and so because of the diversity of the people, a form of communication was of essence, naturally the English speaking residents picked bits of primary language. As more generations were born on the plantation, they began to acquire it as a first language, learning it in school, by 1920's pidgin English was the language spoken by everybody inn Hawaii and today its an official language for the Hawaiian people. 

Gone are the days when pidgin is forbidden in some homes and schools in Nigeria, i remember well well speaking pidgin makes you automatically an illiterate or village pikin (child) as we say back home. But now its the real deal to speak pidgin. Nah so we am o!

Peace Out!....Now you don know.

                 

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ON! - I AM LOCO!

Nationwide (July 16, 2012) -- Here's a book unlike any other written on the subject of racism by a self-identified black racist. The author, Baye McNeil, is an African American living in Japan for the past decade. His sensational new memoir entitled: Hi! My Name is Loco and I am a Racist, has caught the attention of readers worldwide and has been causing an uproar in Japan since its release in January 2012.

The commotion has not been one of outrage, however. To the contrary, this passionate memoir has been called by readers, "one of the most honest, passionate, engaging and best written books about life in modern Japan for non-Japanese of any race," and has garnered rave reviews from readers worldwide.

McNeil was born and raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York where some of his earliest encounters with racism were as a child of the Pan-African / Black Power Movement. As a elementary student at a Progressive Pro-Black Family School in the 70s, between Swahili studies and Black History courses, his school's hands-on approach to "social studies" often placed him and his classmates, placards in hand, on the frontlines of protest marches, boycotts and demonstrations against everything from police brutality and shootings of unarmed black children in New York to apartheid in South Africa and corporate-sponsored civil war in Angola.

In the early 80s, while Disco was on its deathbed and Hip-Hop was a Rug-Rat in diapers, the author was a teen member of a notorious urban cult which touted black superiority in a volatile community fraught with racial tension, and whose membership rolls held such illustrious names as Rakim, Big Daddy Kane and Poor Righteous Teachers. The author takes readers on a scintillating and informative journey through the heart and soul of America as a US Army soldier, which he characterized as "a propaganda pressure cooker" yet "a brilliant way to address racial ignorance," and then back to NY for a bout with corporate bigotry as a University student in Brooklyn. It was at University that he experiences something so surprising and soul-rocking that it will racially alter the course of his life forever. At least, he thought so...then came Japan.

Prompted by his mind-altering experiences in the land of the rising sun, McNeil uses anecdotes and insights from both his youth and his years in Asia to highlight the insidious nature of racism, and the dangers of responding to it with apathy. In what the author describes as "an impassioned call to arms," he urges readers to reconsider how they view racism. He warns that "if racism continues to be demonized as a dark aberration that only 'evil' people, ignorant fools, or people lacking common decency are subject to, then it will remain at large, hiding in plain sight, in our schools, offices, carpools, living rooms and sometimes even in the mirror."

Hi! My Name is Loco and I am a Racist is currently available on Amazon.com, BarnesAndNoble.com and at many other online outlets where books are sold, in both trade paperback and E-book versions.

For more details, contact Hunterfly Road Publishing at loco@himynameisloco.com or visitwww.himynameisloco.com

PRESS CONTACT:

Hunterfly Road Publishing

In Japan : 090 3428 0535

In the US : 718-701-8241

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ON! - BRASIIIIL!

>>>When you mix music and sport...this is what you get..

>>>Neymar (Footballer) Brasil's golden boy, girls wanna be with him n guys wanna be him..hihihi and Michel Telo (Musician) one of Brasil's finest, he is a cutie. These two are great in what they do and they take their talent to a different level just for their fans. Michel Telo hit song "Ai se eu te pego" which translates "If i catch you" was and still played on radio, tv, street corners, buses and even old people's home lol. But then a twist was added when Neymar flexed to the song on tv, in the locker room and even on the field after a good goal. Putting this two on same stage was wild for the girls///. With a national dance anthem this song has been done in over five languages including English. Watch one of many vid. below :-

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