Archive for March, 2014
The Place of Color In The Celebration of History
“Man’s effort to classify fellow men by virtue of physical attributes is more an expression of human limitation than a necessary preoccupation. It stands in the way of the recognition and celebration of man’s Divine qualities and the utilization of man’s vast potentialities as the homo sapiens – the supposed most intelligent and imaginative being on earth.”
2000 Year Old Mummy Still Has Natural Hair Intact
an archaeological and her colleagues studied hair samples taken from 18 mummies. The oldest is around 3,500 years old, but most were excavated from a cemetery in the Dakhleh Oasis in the Western Desert, and date from Greco-Roman times, around 2,300 years ago.
Traditional Nigerian Wedding Ceremony of Joy and Nicholas in Pennsylvania, USA
Recently, the families, friends, relatives, and well wishers of Joy Anyanwu and Nicholas Snyder came together to witness their traditional wedding. The event took place at the Heritage Hall in Newportville, Pennsylvania United States.
Interfaith Council For Community Development Celebrating Black History 2014
The Interfaith Council For Community Development (ICCD) recently organized a black history celebration event in Queens. In attendance were several guests and members of different denominational faiths.
AGOA (African Growth and Opportunity Act) Int’l Trade & Commerce Workshop
Nearly 15 years after President Clinton signed into law the Africa Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA), business and political leaders and scholars of all backgrounds from Africa and around the world gathered in New York to appraise the progress of AGOA at a sensitization workshop.