The Pink Star becomes the world’s most expensive diamond

The Pink Star becomes the world’s most expensive diamond

The Pink Star diamond smashed all records when it sold for $71.2m at Sotheby’s Hong Kong yesterday, the highest price paid for any diamond at auction.As colossal as the amount paid for this exceptional gemstone might seem, it still falls short of the $83 million the stone originally attracted when it was first put up for auction by Sotheby’s Geneva in 2013. The buyer, New York diamond cutter…

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Was Harry Belafonte Really Singing In Carmen Jones?

Was Harry Belafonte Really Singing In Carmen Jones?

The majority of the actors performing the songs in the film Carmen Jones were dubbed.

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Here are some tips to help maintain the skin's moisture balance

Here are some tips to help maintain the skin’s moisture balance

Use a humidifier in the winter. Set it to around 60%, a level that should be sufficient to replenish the top layer of the skin.Limit yourself to one 5- to 10-minute bath or shower daily. If you bathe more than that, you may strip away much of the skin’s oily layer and cause it to lose moisture. Use lukewarm rather than hot water, which can wash away natural oils.Minimize your use of soaps; if…

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Happy New Year And Lots Of Good Cheer Throughout The New Year

Happy New Year And Lots Of Good Cheer Throughout The New Year

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BEYONCE GoldMember: FOXXY MOVIE AFRO Pics

BEYONCE GoldMember: FOXXY MOVIE AFRO Pics

Beyonce essayed the role of Foxxy Cleopatra in the 2002 flick, ‘Austin Powers in Goldmember’. Read some of the most fascinating trivia about this movie.Popstar Beyonce never fails to mesmerise fans with her uplifting, energetic performances. The singer-songwriter shot to stardom with her performance in Destiny’s Child, which turned out to be one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. She…

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A Creole Queen Beyonce Is

A Creole Queen Beyonce Is

Beyoncé Knowles is one of the most popular female singers of all time. The Queen B, as some fans have come to call her, has seemingly found fame and success in all she does. In addition to a trophy case full of musical awards, Beyoncé has starred in several movies, launched a fragrance line, and even introduced her own high-end clothing line. Beyoncé has a rich creole heritage and it is one that…

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Stallion makes mentions to being part Creole in her songs

Stallion makes mentions to being part Creole in her songs

You could say rapping is in Megan’s blood. Having watched her mother, Holly Thomas, spit rhymes under the name Holly-Wood while tagging along on trips to the studio, Megan resolved to be like her. At the age of 16, she began penning her own raps, which were reportedly so explicit that they had Thomas clutching her pearls. But after seeing how serious her daughter was about music, Thomas began…

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How to get back your figure after over-indulgence during the festive season

How to get back your figure after over-indulgence during the festive season

Well It’s really not that hard to get in great shape and develop a six-pack. You don’t need a lot of time, just a bit of discipline. Click page 2 to read on getting back in shape after over-eating

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Naomi Harris Spreads Pretty In Pink Chiffon Baby Doll Gown Dress

Naomi Harris Spreads Pretty In Pink Chiffon Baby Doll Gown Dress

Bond Star Naomi Harris has been given some serious styles on magazine covers and this one takes the candy. Naomie Harris’ glowing complexion and actress genes made us particularly envious. After graduating from the University, Harris trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Acting success soon followed and her breakthrough film role came in Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later… (2002). Other…

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Beethoven Was Black Trending: Up For Debate. Here Is Why Some People Think He Was Black

Beethoven Was Black Trending: Up For Debate. Here Is Why Some People Think He Was Black

As a theory, however, it turns out the idea has been bouncing around for more than a century. The question itself may not be the most interesting part; a look at the evidence reveals a great deal about the intersections of culture and race in the Western world. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was a mixed race composer and conductor, well known in England in his day. In 1907, he wrote what is now cited…

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Celebrating Harry And Dorothy:1950's Hollywood

Celebrating Harry And Dorothy:1950’s Hollywood

Dorothy Jean Dandridge (November 9, 1922 – September 8, 1965) was a film and theater actress, singer, and dancer. She is one of the earliest African-American movie stars and the first woman of color to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, which was for her performance in Carmen Jones (1954). She won her first starring film role in 1953’s Bright Road, playing an earnest and…

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How To Get A Toned Stomach For Those Great Holiday Snaps

How To Get A Toned Stomach For Those Great Holiday Snaps

Unfortunately, there’s no quick solution to getting abs or achieving a perfectly toned stomach. It takes hard work, dedication and a healthy lifestyle. So you’ve decided that you want to go on a weight loss journey. You’ve got a closet full of cute fall clothes with your name on it that you can’t wear anymore. You’ve also got a cruise vacation coming up in a few months and you want to look good…

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Old Black And White Photo Of Little Creole Girl Sits On A Stool

Old Black And White Photo Of Little Creole Girl Sits On A Stool

In most of Latin America, Creole generally refers to people of mixed Spanish or Portuguese decent and in Brazil it is a slang word for Black individuals. The term has also been used to denote someone whose ancestry is so mixed that they do not belong to the any other categories.Many people think of race as reflective of any visible physical (phenotypic) variations among human groups, regardless…

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Can Posing In-front Of A Painting Seen As Art?

Can Posing In-front Of A Painting Seen As Art?

A friend of mine asked me that question the other day and we argued back and forth about whether you could stand in-front of a painting and call it art. To answer this question: Yes for this is what is written on various credible sites about art, it can be seen as art because Art is a diverse range of human activities involving the creation of visual, auditory or performing artifacts, which…

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The first Person of Color to serve as governer of a state was not Douglas Wilder, but P.B.S. Pinchback

The first Person of Color to serve as governer of a state was not Douglas Wilder, but P.B.S. Pinchback

Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (born Pinckney Benton Stewart [citation needed], May 10, 1837 – December 21, 1921) was an American publisher and politician, a Union Army officer, and the first African American to become governor of a U.S. state.A Republican, Pinchback served as the 24th Governor of Louisiana from December 9, 1872, to January 13, 1873. His tenure as governor, however, was much…

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Awesome New Year Wishes to Send to Your Loved Ones in 2021

Awesome New Year Wishes to Send to Your Loved Ones in 2021

2021 is fast approaching, and it couldn’t get here soon enough! For most people the new year can mark an opportunity to set New Year’s resolutions, or a chance for a fresh start. Along with updating your vision board for 2021 and re-evaluating life in general, you might be caught wondering what the best way is to send New Year wishes to your other half. You can send them these. I can’t believe…

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Dance Moves for a good workout

Dance Moves for a good workout

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