BORN OF THE LIVING SUN

Toni Morrison in a long white dress, embracing James Baldwin and holding his hand while standing in a field in the French Riviera, Saint-Paul-de-Vence.

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The Kitchen Idea Book, 1999

Happy Girls Are The Prettiest 🌈

Eid al-Adha Central Mosque, Kotokuraba, Cape Coast | 01 September 2017

“What’s the Upside of Down, & what’s the Downside of Up” Ghana ‘19

Food in a rural Ghanaian village.

Members of a traditional Fante choir getting ready to join the procession of chiefs and kings at the Bakatue Festival in Elmina, Ghana. http://nanayawdesigns.com (link in bio) #accessories #womensfashion #waxprint #highfashionmen #highfashionblackmen #dtla #ankarastyles #checkoutafrica #saturday #baby #babyboy #babygirl #kids #interior #interiordesign (at Los Angeles Fashion District)

“The name Bakatue is from the Fante dialect and translates as "draining of a lagoon". The festival is used to mark the beginning of the fishing season in Elmina. It also is used to offer thanks and prayers to the gods for a good fishing year.” — Paul Ninson

Bakutu Woman - Belgium Congo | Photographer C. Lamote - Ivy’s Albums, ca. 1940

Elmina, Central, Ghana

Elmina Slave Dungeon Courtyard

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