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tobia:

Alek Wek by Gilles Bensimon for Elle US (April 1997).

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ausetkmt:

This plant made huge fortunes for European traders and was one of the key driving factors that caused the forced migration of 12 million+ Africans to the New World. 

Sugar cane. White gold. So much sweetness causing so much suffering.

Blessings to all my ancestors who bruk back and sweat blood cutting cane. Ibae bae tonu

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afrikanwomen:

Vimbayi Kajese is the first African (from Zimbabwe) anchorwoman of China.

28-year-old Zimbabwean Vimbayi Kajese first came to China for a visit in 2004, then moved to Beijing in 2006. She now works as the early morning news presenter at CCTV-9, the English Channel of China Central Television. She is the first African news presenter on the Chinese Mainland and the whole of Asia too. Her bright smile, eloquent diction and elegant demeanor have impressed millions of TV viewers and Internet users around the world.

While doing her first degree in the U.S, Vimbayi Kajese won an all-expense paid scholarship trip to China. It was on this trip, in 2004 that she first fell in love with the country. She was fascinated by the culture, the food and of course the people. After completing her undergraduate degree, she chose to leave the United States and pursue a Master’s degree in International Relations and Diplomacy at China Foreign Affair’s University in Beijing. After graduating from CFAU, Kajese decided to stay in China and develop her career.

“I am Vimbayi Kajese.  Kajese is a small yellow bird.  Vimbayi means to have faith. The day I was born in Harare, Zimbabwe, the name of the hospital was changed from an English colonial name to “Mbuya Nehanda”.  Mbuya Nehanda was a famous wise woman in Zimbabwe who predicted much of the unrest that would befall my people in later years.   I take this as an auspicious sign.” — source | read more

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