Went around and posted Signs that said Ethiopia Is Beautiful.
Trying to confront the stereotype people have of Ethiopia & Challenge it with this simple sign
Hi, I just wanted to know how you have that perfect hair, I have white and black mixture and I don't have my hair as nice as yours:(
AnonymousI’m Afro-Trinidadian, Native and Mexican American. Ive been natural my entire life, but It’s taken me years of trial and error with a bunch of different hair products to find out what my hair(and budget) liked most. I used to watch Youtube videos on how other people with similar hair types cared for their hair and through all that I figured out that everyones hair is different. What works for some people dosent work for others so it’s all about getting to know your hair.
Right now I’m using Shea Moisture products. Their Shampoo, Curl Enchancing Smoothie, and once in a while the Hold and Shine Spritz. For conditioner I use Herbal Essences Hello Hydration. I wash about once a week (more if my hair/ scalp needs it) and I use Jojoba oil or Olive Oil hair treatment on my scalp. I also use Design Essentials Leave-In Conditioner from time to time. Hope this helps some! :)
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW: What is #AfricaDay, you say?
On May 25th, 1963, leaders of 32 African states convened in Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia to sign a charter signifying the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU).
Haile Selassie I became the first Chairperson of the OAU, and the organization aimed to eradicate all forms of colonialism and promote unity throughout Africa, amongst other objectives. Although African leaders from throughout the continent have taken on this title, no woman has ever served as Chairperson of the OAU.
The most recent member of the OAU was South Africa after they joined on May 6th, 1994, post-Apartheid and with Nelson Mandela as president of the country.
The OAU was officially disbanded in 2002 by then chairperson and South African president Thabo Mbeki, and replaced by what is now the African Union (AU).
The AU’s secretariat, the African Union Commission, is based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and consists of 54 African states, with Morocco being the only African state that is not a part of the AU. Morocco left the OAU in 1984 after the majority of the OAU members supported the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, that claimed sovereignty over the entire Western Sahara and declared Moroccan control over parts of Western Sahara to be ‘occupied territory’.
2012 has seen to members - Mali and Guinea-Bissau, both suspended from the Union, following coups in both countries.
Africa Day is public holiday in only five African countries: Ghana, Mali, Zambia, Namibia and Zimbabwe.
Mbissine Thérèse Diop as Diouana and Momar Nar Sene as Diouana’s Boyfriend in La Noire de…
A film by Ousmane Sembene
You can watch the film here.
A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures for anything.
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Queen Nefertari being led by Isis
Egypt, 1279-1213 BC
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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