What Catholic Church Records Tell Us About America’s Earliest Black History

What Catholic Church Records Tell Us About America’s Earliest Black History

What Catholic Church Records Tell Us About America’s Earliest Black History

For most Americans, black history begins in 1619, when a Dutch ship brought some “20 and odd Negroes” as slaves to the English colony of Jamestown, in Virginia.

Many are not aware that black history in the United States goes back at least a century before this date.

In 1513, a free and literate African named Juan Garrido explored Florida with a Spanish conquistador, Juan Ponce de León. In the following decades, Africans, free and enslaved, were part of all the Spanish expeditions exploring the southern region of the United States. In 1565, Africans helped establish the first permanent European settlement in what is St. Augustine, Florida today.

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Mario Sorrenti Eyes Anok, Cara, Emily, Taylor + In 'Stardust' For Harper's Bazaar Australia March 2019

Mario Sorrenti Eyes Anok, Cara, Emily, Taylor + In 'Stardust' For Harper's Bazaar Australia March 2019

Models Anok Yai, Cara Taylor, Emily Ratajkowski, Hayley Bieber, Hyunji Shin, Krow, Taylor Hill, and Winnie Harlow showcase the spring 2019 season in ‘Stardust’, styled by Carine Roitfeld and Jon Hartleben. Photographer Mario Sorrenti is behind the lens for Harper’s Bazaar Australia March 2019./ Hair by Akki; makeup by Kanako Tanase

Camilla Akrans Captures Giedre Dukauskaite In 'Built To Last' For Harper's Bazaar US March 2019

Camilla Akrans Captures Giedre Dukauskaite In 'Built To Last' For Harper's Bazaar US March 2019

Model Giedre Dukauskaite is styled by Patrick Mackie in ‘Built to Last’, lensed by Camilla Akrans for Harper’s Bazaar US March 2019.

All that’s missing is one hard hat pic and hammer in hand for Giedre to support a message of community-building activism. Women usually like to build consensus and community, not blow it up in the usual military take on utilitarian dressing.

India: How #MeToo Is Battling Gender-based Violence

India: How #MeToo Is Battling Gender-based Violence

India: How #MeToo Is Battling Gender-based Violence

The #MeToo campaign has provided a gateway for Indian women to vocalise the “enough is enough” message and seek justice. Some have referred to it as revolutionary. Sadly, the reality is that the majority of women who have encountered harassment will not – or cannot – come forward and voice their stories of victimisation.

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Birgit Kos Rocks The Casbah In Images By Blair Getz Mezibov For ELLE France Feb 22. 2019 - Pt 3

Birgit Kos Rocks The Casbah In Images By Blair Getz Mezibov For ELLE France Feb 22. 2019 - Pt 3

Birgit Kos completes her 3-part spring 2019 style edit in ELLE France Feb. 22, 2019. Jeanne Le Bault styles Birgit in ‘Rock The Casbah’ in images by Blair Getz Mezibov./ Hair by Christoph Hasenbein; makeup by Mayumi Oda

'Pose' Star Billy Porter Wows In Christian Siriano Tuxedo Gown On 2019 Oscars Red Carpet

'Pose' Star Billy Porter Wows In Christian Siriano Tuxedo Gown On 2019 Oscars Red Carpet

"My goal is to be a walking piece of political art every time I show up," Porter told Vogue. "To challenge expectations. What is masculinity? What does that mean? Women show up every day in pants, but the minute a man wears a dress, the seas part."

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Craig McDean Eyes AnOther Magazine SS 2019 Cover Story With Rei Kawakubo Interview On Fashion's Future

Craig McDean Eyes AnOther Magazine SS 2019 Cover Story With Rei Kawakubo Interview On Fashion's Future

Craig McDean captures Anok Yai, Ansley Gulielmi, Bente Oort, Birgit Kos, Hannah Motler, Kaila Wyatt, Kiki Willems, Lineisy Montero and Sora Choi in another Spring/Summer 2019 fashion overview. Stylist Katie Shillingford styles the shoot for AnOther Magazine.

The photoshoot appears as part of an interview with Rei Kawakubo, who asserted after her own SS2019 show, that “the conviction to make clothes that are new and strong and stimulate the heart and push ahead in order to live”.  AnOther writes about the spring/summer 2019 collections:

Serena Williams Narrates NIKE 'Dream Crazier' Commercial Debut At 2019 Academy Awards

Serena Williams Narrates NIKE 'Dream Crazier' Commercial Debut At 2019 Academy Awards

Following in the footsteps of Colin Kaepernick’s compelling commercial to debut the 30th anniversary of NIKE’s ‘Just Do It’ Campaign, Serena Williams is the narrator in the brand’s new ‘Dream Crazier’ commercial, which aired Sunday night during the 91st Academy Awards. The newest ‘Just Do It’ ad features prominent trailblazing female athletes including including Williams herself, Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon, Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad and other women sports figures expressing emotions including frustration, exhiliaraiton, anger, joy and more during their sporting events.

Lupita N'yong'o Takes The Lead, Covering Marie Claire US March 2019 By Daria Kobayashi Ritch

Lupita N'yong'o Takes The Lead, Covering Marie Claire US March 2019 By Daria Kobayashi Ritch

Malibu-raised photographer Daria Kobayashi Ritch captures Oscar-winning actor Lupita Nyong’o in ‘Lupita in the Lead’. Stylist J. Errico styles Lupita for Marie Claire US March 2019 cover story./ Hair by Vernon Francois; makeup by Nick Barose

Veronica Chambers interviews Lupita about her new horror movie ‘Us’. Lupita’s ‘Rolling Stone’ interview does a better job of setting up the plot line.

“I was fairly terrified just reading the script,” says Lupita Nyong’o, who stars in two roles in Jordan Peele’s ‘Get Out follow-up, ‘Us’, due March 22nd. Playing both a loving mom and a creepy, scissor-toting, probably murderous doppelgänger of said mom (her fellow ‘Black Panther’ actor Winston Duke plays the dad and his double) posed numerous acting and technical challenges, particularly when she shares the screen with herself. Still, she says, she “thoroughly enjoyed” the experience. Here’s what Nyong’o had to say about ‘Us’ and Peele in an interview for our latest cover story.

Luigi + Iango Flash Chiharu, Imaan, Irina, Mariacarla + Natasha In 'Dreams of 'Glamour' For Vogue Japan March 2019

IMAAN HAMMAM, CHIHARU OKUNUGI, IRINA SHAYK, NATASHA POLY, MARIACARLA BOSCONO BY LUIGI & IANGO FOR VOGUE JAPAN MARCH 2019

Luigi + Iango Flash Chiharu, Imaan, Irina, Mariacarla + Natasha In 'Dreams of 'Glamour' For Vogue Japan March 2019

Top models Chiharu Okungi, Imaan Hammam, Irina Shayk, Mariacarla Boscono and Natasha Poly are styled by Anna Dello Russo in the season’s glam looks for ‘Dreams of Glamour’. Photographers Luigi & Iango capture the sexy looks for Vogue Japan March 2019./ Hair by Luigi Murenu; makeup by Erin Parsons

Brianna Capozzi Captures Vivienne Rohner For Document Journal FW 2019

Brianna Capozzi Captures Vivienne Rohner For Document Journal FW 2019

Stylist Delphine Danhier chooses looks from Givenchy, MSGM, Vaquera, Roberto Cavalli, Marni, Jil Sander, Y/Project, Louis Vuitton, Miu Miu, Loewe, Marc Jacobs and more, worm by model Vivienne Rohner. Brianna Capozzi is behind the lens for Document Journal FW 2018/19. / Hair by Marki Shkreli; makeup by Yumi Lee

Technology Is Useful, But Drones Alone Won’t Save Africa’s Elephants

Technology Is Useful, But Drones Alone Won’t Save Africa’s Elephants

Technology has made a tremendous difference in the world, in areas as diverse as health and education, and pretty much everything in between.

But is technology the weapon that will ultimately eradicate animal poaching and save various species from eradication? It’s not a silver bullet, but it certainly has potential. That’s why Vulcan – a company started by the late Paul Allen, who co-founded Microsoft – has produced a tech platform called EarthRanger to monitor protected wildlife areas by drawing in big data from cameras, animal collars and vehicle sensors.

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Ciara + Russell Wilson Celebrate New Creative Artists Agency Reps As Twitter Counts Black Faces At CAA Global

Ciara + Russell Wilson Celebrate New Creative Artists Agency Reps As Twitter Counts Black Faces At CAA Global

Fans poured a questioning critique on the celebratory news that Ciara and husband Russell Wilson have signed with the Creative Artists Agency, citing the low number of people of color not only on their direct management team, but on CAA’s roster worldwide.

According to the website Diverse Representation, among CAA’s offices around the world, only 17 of their hundreds of agents are black.

After posting a video clip with Ciara and Wilson waving and cheering in front of CSA agents, fans weighed in on the dearth of colored faces. The Atlanta Black Star shares the Twitter commentary:

“Only two black on y’all team…Wow.”

“And of course everyone is white back there… we need more black presence.”

Ciara Has First Vogue Cover, Lensed By Mariano Vivanco In Dubai For Vogue Arabia February 2019

Ciara Has First Vogue Cover, Lensed By Mariano Vivanco In Dubai For Vogue Arabia February 2019

Ciara Has First Vogue Cover, Lensed By Mariano Vivanco In Dubai For Vogue Arabia February 2019

Grammy-winning, Austin, Texas-born American singer Ciara covers the February 2019 issue of Vogue Arabia, styled by Katie Trotter. Mariano Vivanco is behind the lens in Dubai. shooting the star in ‘Untameable Spirit’ for Ciara’s first Vogue cover ever / Hair by Cesar Ramirez; makeup by Niki M’nray.

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