IndiWire I recall when we first reported on this initiative, in 2012. Three filmmakers were selected that inaugural year: Henok Mebratu, Olisarali Olibui Tongolu and Yidnekachew Shumete, whose feature film Nishan, screened Stateside at both the Pan African Film Festival…
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Reporter Miss Ethiopia beauty contest held in Addis Ababa The sixth edition of the Miss Ethiopia beauty contest was held the previous Friday at Capital hotel. At this year’s edition, Nardos Tegegene from Gojam, representing the Amhara Regional State, won…
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The Daily Mail Just like her big brother! How Brad Pitt’s sister adopted two sons from Ethiopia… and is now building a well there By Iona Kirby Not only is she very lucky to have Brad Pitt as a brother,…
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The trouble with Live Aid, Live 8, and pop star condescension. By William Easterly Slate Madonna performs onstage next to 24-year-old student Birhan Woldu, former Ethiopian famine victim and the inspiration for Live Aid 1985, at Live 8 on July 2,…
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By: Image of the Black in Western Art Archive Image of the Week: An 18th-century painting details the story of St. Elesbaan, one of the “pillars of Ethiopia.” This image is part of a weekly series that The Root is presenting in conjunction…
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By Simona Rabinovitch stylebistro.com Sometimes what makes a look all the more lovely isn’t what you put into it––but what you leave out. Liya Kebede showcased her natural beauty at the David Yurman Townhouse in NYC yesterday. The supermodel and designer (check…
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29 April 2014 The New Age U.S singer Beyonce Knowles has inspired a new religion! Not only has she captured the hearts of millions of fans across the globe with her music, ‘King Bey’ now has worshippers and a church…
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28 APR 2014 IAAF Mohammed Aman, still only 20, won the 2013 IAAF World Championships 800m gold medal and has won over the same distance at the last two IAAF World Indoor Championships. The Ethiopian offers an insight into his…
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23 April 2014 People Magazine The actress, 31, was People‘s 25th “Most Beautiful” star. The magazine has been naming the 50 most beautiful celebrities in the world since 1990, when Michelle Pfeiffer was named most beautiful. Nyong’o shot to fame as…
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23 April 2014 By Meg Daly Planet Jackson Hole Dinaw Mengestu JACKSON, WYO – Acclaimed Novelist Dinaw Mengestu Reads in Jackson When we first meet Helen, one of two protagonists in Dinaw Mengestu’s brilliant new novel, All Our Names, Helen describes…
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