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11 Aug

Naomi, Cindy, Linda & Christy Remember The Dawn Of

Naomi, Cindy, Linda & Christy Remember The Dawn Of
Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington reflect on the supermodel era with Vogue. ‘Were all of us wearing our own jeans?’ Cindy Crawford wonders of the last time she and her fellow original supermodels appeared on the quilt of British Vogue together back in 1990 – together with the late Tatjana Patitz – in an indelible Peter Lindbergh image that immediately became a part of fashion history. ‘My Levi’s,’ confirms Christy Turlington, as she, Naomi Campbell and Linda Evangelista all nod in agreement. The 4 women sat down together to speak fashion within the ’90s, their most memorable shoots, and the sheer magic that they created as a bunch in an exclusive video for British Vogue. ‘The...
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13 Nov

Dawn Wright Becomes First Black Person To Explore Earth’s

Dawn Wright Becomes First Black Person To Explore Earth’s
screenshot via CBS News An oceanographer, often known as “Deep-Sea Dawn” has gone where no other Black person has ever gone before. At 61, Dawn Wright descended to the planet’s deepest point to bring back the primary high-resolution mapping of Challenger Deep. Wright, a specialist in marine geology and geography on the Environmental Systems Research Institute is the twenty seventh person to travel to the Challenger Deep. The fifth woman overall.  Wright, who grew up in Maui, Hawaii told CBS News, the dream to change into an oceanographer stemmed from the Apollo 11 Mission. “If those men could land on the moon, I assumed, ‘Why can’t I'm going the wrong way and explore the oceans?’” she told the outlet.  As expected Wright struggled in...
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21 Sep

Black Women In Sports Honors Dawn Staley & Swin

Black Women In Sports Honors Dawn Staley & Swin
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