Barbara Jane Reyes was born in Manila, the Philippines, and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. She received her BA in Ethnic Studies from UC Berkeley and her MFA from San Francisco State University.
Nici Cumpston (–) is an Adelaide-based artist, curator and educator with Afghan, English, Irish and Barkindji Aboriginal heritage. She studied Applied and Visual Art at the North Adelaide School of Art, attaining a diploma in and an advanced diploma in
Bio Osunlade, a legendary figure in the house music scene, taught himself multiple instruments by his teenage years before moving to Los Angeles to produce for other artists in the late 80s. However, he grew disenchanted with the industry's toxicity and took a break to embark on a spiritual journey that led him to found his label, Yoruba Records.
Mbongeni Ngema was a South African playwright, composer, choreographer, and theatrical director known largely for plays that reflected the spirit of black South Africans under apartheid.
He led a violent but successful campaign against moonshiners, gamblers, prostitutes and organized crime figures. His unusual methods of law enforcement earned him notoriety. He became a local legend for his heroics and at the same time gained him, dangerous enemies.
The traveler and writer Marco Polo left Venice for Cathay (now China) in , spent seventeen years in Kublai Khan's (–) empire, and returned to Venice in His account of his experiences is one of the most important travel documents ever written.
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You know it’s amazing -- all the rappers, all his African-American friends, from Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton, have pictures with him." Donald Trump joins Jesse Jackson at a party at Trump Plaza.