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Beauty and Personal Care Market in Africa 2015-2019
About Beauty and Personal Care
Personal care products include consumer products such as moisturizers, lip balms, hair oils, shampoos, perfumes, talcum powders, shaving creams, eyeliners, toothpastes, and skin creams developed for personal hygiene and beautification. As the name suggests, chemicals are used in the manufacture of synthetic personal care products. In contrast, natural personal care products are produced using ingredients such as
Cannabis Science and Raymond C. Dabney Joins the Fight for a Better African Healthcare Infrastructure
Cannabis Science, Inc. (OTCQB: CBIS), a U.S. Company specializing in cannabis formulation-based drug development and related consulting, highlights additional attendees at the CFA African Healthcare Infrastructure Forum and Brainstorm held at the African Union, in Washington DC, on February 6, 2015.
As previously announced, Cannabis Science President & CEO, Raymond C. Dabney was appointed as th
[by BAR editor and columnist Ajamu Baraka] “The real Africans that Marshawn refers to are those black people who understand their oppositional relationship to the racist U.S. settler-state.” Obscured by the white noise of the run-up to the Super Bowl, U.S. culture’s 21st century version of the Roman circus, reports began to circulate that despite the massive demonstrations calling for the Federal Department of Justice to render something called “justice” for Mike Brown in the notorious execution |
Jesse Jackson Wrong to Claim U.S. Supreme Court Made Voting Rights Act "Null and Void""Resorting to Hyperbole… Unnecessarily Divides People," Says Project 21's Cherylyn Harley LeBon.
Project 21 members are demanding Jackson tell the truth about the Supreme Court's decision in the case
Civil rights activist, the Reverend Jesse Jackson is in Birmingham this weekend, addressing the ongoing need for equal rights.
Reverend Jackson discussed a number of issues during his Saturday night press conference at Birmingham's Bethel Missionary Baptist church, including voting rights and equal opportunity employment. However, a federal ruling allowing same sex couples to marry in Alabama starting this Monday was not on the table for discussion, despite being listed as a

Carmelo Anthony's Melo7 Tech Partners Joins Forces with INTEL & others to Launch FAST A/W15 during NY Fashion Week
Curated and hosted by Carmelo Anthony, NBA All-Star and Co-Founder of Melo7 Tech Partners, FAST will feature an energetic panel discussion and interactive product showcase about the intersection of Fashion x Sports x Technology.
This Saturday, February 14, 2015, during the height of NBA All-Star Weekend and New York Fashion Week, Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks — 8-time NB
The Ankh on Mars is a blend of Spoken Word Poetry and Hip Hop. Kamal Imani is shining light on the link between Mars, Egypt and African people in a fun and creative way. Kamal loves Ancient history and loves to utilize it as a tool to inspire and awaken people.
Kamal was born in Harlem and raised partially in the Bronx and later Teaneck NJ
http://www.facebook.com/kamal.imani
spoken word:
Just like in khemit or so called Egypt, our ancestors use to rock the original Cross called the Ankh
It’s said
Leading Free Market Group Asks Dozens of Major American Companies to Protect Workers' Right to Freely Engage in Political and Civic Activities
National Center for Public Policy Research's Employee Conscience Protection Project Warns: Millions of Americans Potentially Subject to Workplace Discipline for Private Political Actions and Beliefs
In Response, Credit Card Leader Visa Takes Steps to Protect Its Workforce From Political Discrimination While Wholesale Giant Costco Resists Employee Protection
By Juliette Mayers:
First, congratulations to the New England Patriots – Super Bowl XLIX Champions. What a win! I’m thrilled for my home team, for Boston and for the state of Massachusetts. I’ve been following the Patriots and the numerous stories leading up to the Super Bowl, but not for the reasons you may think. I’m not a die-hard football fan. Sorry, please save the hate mail (LOL). My fascination with the Patriots has more to do with leadership. As an entrepreneur and speaker, I routinel
The Coretta Scott King Honoree captures the history of Juneteenth in the new book, available now.
Capstone Young Readers, a leading publisher of children's books and digital products and services, announces for February release Juneteenth for Mazie
, just in time for Black History Month. This beautiful story by award-winning author and illustrator Floyd Cooper will captivate both children and adults.
June 19, 2015 marks the 150th anniversary of Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Emancipation
A political earthquake shook Rivers State on Saturday, prompting the ruling party in the State, the All Progressives Congress (APC), to declare the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) dead in the State.
With relative ease, the campaign train of APC governorship candidate, Dr. Dakuku Adol Peterside, and his running mate, Hon. Honourable Asita O. Asita, stormed the strongholds of the PDP gubernatorial candidate, Chief Nyesome Wike, and the PDP State Chairman, Hon. Felix Obuah.
At both Obio/A
Mayors and Police Chiefs Monitor Proceedings of President Obama's Task Force on 21st Century Policing Following Release of Report Calling for Outside Investigations of Police-Involved Deaths
The nation's mayors are playing close attention today to the proceedings of the Second Listening Session of President Obama's Task Force on 21st Century Policing in Cincinnati.
Under the leadership of U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) President and SacramentoMayor Kevin Johnson, who participated in the first p
[by BAR editor and columnist Ajamu Baraka]The ongoing humanitarian and human rights crisis in Northeastern Nigeria has deteriorated over the last week with the cross-border military clashes between Boko Haram and the military forces of Cameroon and Chad, and Boko Haram’s attacks on the northeastern Nigerian cities of Monguno and Maiduguri. On Sunday, initial reports from the strategically important city of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State visited by Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan only |
Dr. Sebi offers solutions to global health and nutrition issuesThe second edition of Sojourn to Honduras Sojourn to Healing, released last November, features the elder herbalist Dr. Sebi and his ceaseless advocacy for alkaline food, natural food with a pH rating of 7.1 and above. In the print, and now eBook, version of the book, he offers insights into global health and nutrition.
At Usha Village, his healing center in Honduras, Central America, and the setting for the book, he says, “With Homo
[© Cynthia McKinney - January 24, 2015] I am in the process of writing my Dissertation on Hugo Chavez. I am in the final days, actually, of the writing and editing process, and all of a sudden, I find myself severely constrained by recent events. WikiLeaks is a treasure trove of information for academic research. Yet, in a library search that I did three days ago, in preparation for a question from my Dissertation Committee on the status of my use of WikiLeaks sources, I found that only thirty
Marvin X speaks on The History of the Black Arts Movement, Yakety-Yak Radio, Laney College
Marvin X interviewed by Chris Stroffolino, reads his poetry, some of Baraka's, talks about the founding of the Black Arts Movement, introducing Eldridge Cleaver to Bobby Seale, and the forthcoming Oakland Black Arts District on 14th St. http://www.9thfloorradio.com/…/1/22/yakety-yak-with-marvin-x
Art from San Quentin Prison arrives at Laney College Art Gallery for
Black Arts Movement 50th Anniversary Celebra
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