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H&M South Africa division was accused of racism for its lack of black models in their photoshoots, [128] later stating that white models convey a more "positive Image." [129] 8 January 2018 Showcased on their official United Kingdom website, [130] a black child model wearing a green hoodie reading, "Coolest Monkey in the Jungle", which sparked ...
Henry McNeal Turner (February 1, 1834 – May 8, 1915) was an American minister, politician, and the 12th elected and consecrated bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME). After the American Civil War, he worked to establish new A.M.E. congregations among African Americans in Georgia. [ 1] Born free in South Carolina, Turner ...
HMS. Birkenhead. (1845) HMS Birkenhead, also referred to as HM Troopship Birkenhead or Steam Frigate Birkenhead, [ 3] was one of the first iron-hulled ships built for the Royal Navy. [ 4] She was designed as a steam frigate, but was converted to a troopship before being commissioned. [ 1]
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.It is bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 mi) of coastline that stretches along the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; [18] [19] [20] to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini.
Palesa Mokubung is a South African fashion designer. She is the founder and creative director of the Mantsho , a South African Fashion Label. She is the first African designer to collaborate with the Swedish fashion company H&M to create a collection.
The South African Police ( SAP) was the national police force and law enforcement agency in South Africa from 1913 to 1994; it was the de facto police force in the territory of South West Africa ( Namibia) from 1939 to 1981. After South Africa's transition to majority rule in 1994, the SAP was reorganised into the South African Police Service ...
HMS. Africa. (1905) HMS Africa was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy, and the penultimate ship of the King Edward VII class. The ship was built by Chatham Dockyard between 1904 and 1906. Armed with a battery of four 12-inch (305 mm) and four 9.2 in (234 mm) guns, she and her sister ships marked a significant advance in offensive ...
Kimberley is the capital and largest city of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It is located approximately 110 km east of the confluence of the Vaal and Orange Rivers. The city has considerable historical significance due to its diamond mining past and the siege during the Second Anglo-Boer war.