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You know who you are?<br />
Do you know what’s<br />
your purpose in life?<br />
People - Origins - Cultures & more<br />
Unveiling The Illusion<br />
Dr. Melida A. Harris<br />
Barrow’s Book<br />
Will transform your<br />
mindset to some<br />
misguided inherited<br />
belief<br />
Pag. 25<br />
Together?<br />
Easy?<br />
By Judith Rapley<br />
Pag. 3<br />
<strong>Volume</strong> 4 - <strong>October</strong> 2016 | www.ethnicitiesmagazine.com
CONTENT<br />
Editorial Letter...................................................................................... 2<br />
By: Keila Salazar Moreno, B.A.<br />
Together? Easy?..............................................................................3-6<br />
By: Judith Rapley, B.A.<br />
Panama is also Caribbean* ........................................................7-9<br />
By: Dr. Alberto Barrow<br />
Peter Williams’s Secret Part II................. .............................11-12<br />
By: Andrés Villa, B.A.<br />
Your Mouth: A Window to a Healthy Body...... .................13-17<br />
By. Dr. Vania Barrow<br />
Fall Winter 2016-17 Trend Report................... ...................18-24<br />
By: Ninna Marie Ottey, B.A.<br />
Unveiling The Illusion, Book written by Dr. Melida A. Harris<br />
Barrow ..........................................................................................25-32<br />
By: Keila Salazar Moreno, B.A. and Dr. Marcellues E. Hall<br />
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Panama is also Caribbean<br />
Dr. Alberto Barrow<br />
Alejandro Hilton’s History........... ...........................................33-34<br />
By: Keila Salazar Moreno, B.A.<br />
Importance of Headwraps......................................................35-36<br />
By: Selvia Miller Palmer, B.A.<br />
Did you know who Sarah Boone was?..................................... 38<br />
By: Keila Salazar Moreno, B.A.<br />
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Unveiling The Illusion<br />
Keila Salazar de Moreno, B.A.<br />
and Dr. Macellues Hall<br />
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Importance of Headwraps<br />
Selvia Miller Palmer, B.A.
EDITOR IN CHIEF<br />
Keila Salazar Moreno, B.A.<br />
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ASSOCIATE EDITOR AND CONTRIBUTOR<br />
Judith Rapley, B.A.<br />
GRAPHIC DESIGN<br />
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EDITORIAL LETTER<br />
This month we have as<br />
an exclusive, the story of<br />
Panamanian Dr. Melida<br />
Harris Barrow, now based<br />
in the United States<br />
where she shares about<br />
her life and her new book<br />
which will be released<br />
December 2016: “Unveiling<br />
the Illusion”, I want<br />
to especially thank Marcellues<br />
Hall, who lives in<br />
France for his collaboration<br />
on this interview with Dr. Harris Barrow.<br />
Thanks to all our dear<br />
readers and followers of<br />
different social networks<br />
for the invaluable support<br />
we receive from you. We<br />
hope with the favor of<br />
God and of your loyalty to<br />
reach more people every<br />
day with the message<br />
that <strong>Ethnicities</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong><br />
has for you.<br />
In this publication, you’ll be able to find information about dental health by Dr. Vania<br />
Barrow, an interesting article by Dr. Alberto Barrow, a story with encouragement for couples<br />
by our new editor in contribution, Judith Rapley, Executive & Business Coach and<br />
Strategist in New York, and the ending of Peter Williams’s Secret by Panamanian writer<br />
Andres Villa, among the many other interesting subjects and profiles.<br />
As of November 2016, <strong>Ethnicities</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> will also open the compass of it’s vision to<br />
also address the stories of the aborigines of our country and other regions of the world<br />
through our online magazine.<br />
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We also want to announce that on <strong>October</strong> 9 we started our online radio show, where<br />
we will address themes about beauty, health, family, advice, life, culture, art, music,<br />
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RELATIONSHIP<br />
TOGETHER? EASY?<br />
BY: JUDITH RAPLEY WATERMAN, B.A.<br />
FOUNDER, CEO, COACH & BUSINESS STRATEGIST<br />
JMR Coaching & Consulting Services<br />
Judith@judithrapley.com<br />
What? It was lost?<br />
Here we were a week after our 5th year anniversary<br />
and his wonderful milestone fun-packed<br />
birthday celebration week.<br />
How could he be telling me that he had lost<br />
his wedding ring somewhere in this week’s<br />
festivities?<br />
I was so angry at him.<br />
Mad, in fact.<br />
How and when was it lost or misplaced? Maybe when<br />
he took it off on Tuesday to work on the truck and make<br />
sandwiches and salads? Maybe it was later that day<br />
when he had to wash the truck and had to get underneath<br />
to replace the propane. I was angry! I was hurt! And he<br />
was going to know it.<br />
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Now intellectually I knew a band doesn’t a<br />
marriage make but it was sentimentally and<br />
spiritually important to me. To us. This was a big<br />
deal. These rings had been exchanged in love<br />
as we were wed. They had been prayed over,<br />
blessed and presented on that beautiful ceremonial<br />
day we had just watched by video the week<br />
before on our anniversary morning.<br />
I didn’t speak to him without ice in my voice for<br />
2 days.<br />
I was no longer going to wear mine.<br />
Let him see how that felt.<br />
Yes, he tried to connect with me, just smooth things<br />
over and move on but I couldn’t. I needed some time<br />
with this milieu of female thoughts and imaginations<br />
running through my head. On day two, I didn’t even want<br />
to be around him. I wanted him to sleep in the doghouse,<br />
except we don’t have a house. Nor a dog. And we<br />
live in New York City. A homeless guy is the usual here.<br />
This time was well spent and utilized for me to come<br />
back to my full senses. After forty-eight hours of thinking<br />
about it all, in between all the things I had to and<br />
needed to do, after forty eight hours of being in my<br />
feelings, owning them and dissecting them, along<br />
with two sister girlfriend conversations, with better<br />
sense and some clarity I spoke to him about it all.
I realized I had been afraid.<br />
I was afraid of what people would say. For those gossips and<br />
nosy people who had seen him with a ring and now wouldn’t.<br />
As a single woman, in today’s society that’s what I typically had<br />
used to determine if a man was married given most men’s dubious<br />
behaviors today, so now how would other women be able<br />
to know he was taken? Even though he, like most of my male<br />
friends seem to say that a man with a wedding band somehow<br />
seemed to attract more of some women’s attention. What<br />
a thing huh? But that’s another conversation for another time.<br />
During that time there was so much I thought and over-thought.<br />
Did he lose it accidentally, or on purpose?<br />
If so, my imagination running wild asked, what<br />
does that mean?<br />
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What did this all mean about us?<br />
About him? About me?<br />
As we took some time to talk about it, I expressed that<br />
I was angry, disappointed, hurt and afraid. He apologized.<br />
I spoke to how important the rings and us wearing<br />
them were to me. What it had meant at the beginning<br />
of our lives together when he had brought me such<br />
a beautiful engagement ring. One that I knew he had<br />
invested a lot to purchase, and just in the style that he<br />
knew I liked. And I had done the same with him.<br />
He listened.<br />
But then my usually non-talkative husband also shared<br />
how that was so different for him and how although<br />
he was sorry and respected the intensity of its<br />
meaning to me, he felt that it was an object of that symbolism,<br />
not the source or object of the emotions or the<br />
strength of our marriage. He could not say that it shared<br />
the same weight for him but that he had adorned it and<br />
worn it mainly for me. And with or without it, he was the<br />
same man and husband. And I was his same wife.<br />
Yes, he certainly felt bad about the loss but in an uncomfortable<br />
honesty that I didn’t really like hearing it, I had to<br />
listen to his point of view, trying to do so without judgment.<br />
He acknowledged my feelings. I thanked him for<br />
apologizing. He made me know again that not wearing a<br />
ring did not change his integrity, his love, his respect, his<br />
honor of me or our marriage. Yes, he apologized yet another<br />
time wanting the conversation over and everything<br />
forgotten. Not so fast.<br />
I let him know that no matter what he said or would say,<br />
it didn’t control how I felt about the situation immediately.<br />
The rest of my feelings about it were mine to manage,<br />
not his to fix or take away. He appreciated that release of<br />
responsibility. And then we moved on. Warmer and with<br />
much better understanding, with more love and more<br />
respect.<br />
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RELATIONSHIP<br />
In this one more lesson of life and marriage here are<br />
at least three things I learned or was reminded of<br />
that I share with you for your consideration:<br />
1. Feelings are real.<br />
But they are only feelings. Temporary. Feelings, no matter how<br />
intensely we feel them are not facts. Just responses to statements<br />
or realities. We each have our own responsibility for our own emotions.<br />
No one makes us do or feel anything. They don’t have that<br />
much power.<br />
2. Love unconditionally as our Father loves us.<br />
For those days although I love my husband, I didn’t like how the<br />
result of the loss, or in my opinion, his carelessness caused me<br />
to feel. I didn’t like him or the situation but I still loved him. In the<br />
same way, not having a ring hadn’t caused him to love me nor not<br />
having or wearing one, wouldn’t cause him to stop either. So I love<br />
him unconditionally as my brother in Christ, even if I don’t always<br />
like him for the moment as my mate or I am mad at him as my<br />
friend.<br />
3. Don’t put any earthly relationship, or object, before each<br />
other.<br />
Yes, intellectually I did know that the ring is only a symbolism,<br />
albeit an important one, but was I prepared to put all stakes in it?<br />
Was I prepared to put the symbol before the essence? This second<br />
point was one of the first, and perhaps best advice, I received at<br />
our engagement. Don’t put anything or anyone before each other.<br />
If I had that person or that thing, and not him, would my life be better<br />
or worse? Would I be happier or not? Which one mattered more<br />
to me? Which would I not want to live without? When I pay attention<br />
to this, of course he and our happiness together always win.<br />
So there is a ring to be replaced but now with a<br />
different meaning and a different symbolism of<br />
our growth together after five years of marriage,<br />
as well as five years of each of us growing up<br />
individually too. I have always said that in a relationship,<br />
besides God, there are three people,<br />
both human beings, and the “being” that is the<br />
relationship. It too grows not only with time but<br />
with the experiences and lessons learned.<br />
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In full acceptance of accountability for<br />
the loss, he will replace it, I will get to select<br />
it. Who knows? Maybe a tattoo would<br />
be a better choice for a chef who has to<br />
wear these thin, tight, powdered gloves<br />
often. But, I’m keeping both mine. I love<br />
my rings and what they both still mean<br />
to me. Maybe one day I’ll share the story<br />
and lessons I learned when my jeweler<br />
and I both lost two of my wedding ring<br />
diamond stones. Twice.<br />
<strong>Ethnicities</strong> Contributing Editor, Judith Rapley<br />
Waterman, Executive Coach and Business<br />
Strategist of JMR Coaching and Consulting<br />
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SOCIAL<br />
PANAMA IS ALSO CARIBBEAN *<br />
BY: DR. ALBERTO S. BARROW N.<br />
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“Panama is a country that confused me. People are so different<br />
from city to city, and even within the same cities, that I seemed<br />
to be constantly changing country. My time in Panama went<br />
faster than in the other countries. The 15 days I spent were not<br />
enough to know all the regions of the country, but enough to get<br />
an idea of the wide range of cultures that coexist in the place”.<br />
That is the description offered by a traveler, after a recent visit to<br />
Panama. A very simple description. But one which suggests the<br />
complexity regarding the character and nature of my country,<br />
seen from the human groups that form part of it. This could lead<br />
one to suppose or at least suspect, that Panamanian society<br />
could be defined as a great crucible, a cultural mosaic.<br />
Well yes, indeed<br />
Some people still do not know it, but there were many nationalities<br />
that converged to our Isthmus, by virtue of the emigration of<br />
their men and women who came to participate in the construction<br />
of the Panama Canal, a historic event that would shape our<br />
face as a nation. Let me share with you a little bit, especially if<br />
you are approaching for the first time the knowledge of who Panamanians<br />
are. What I want to focus on in particular here is its<br />
Caribbean roots.<br />
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The first migration of Afro-Antillean to Panama, one of the many<br />
ethnic groups who were part of the kaleidoscope we are today,<br />
occurred in the mid-nineteenth century, with the California Gold<br />
Rush, which began in 1849. The consequent attraction of wealth<br />
highlighted the need to facilitate the trips between the east and<br />
west coasts of the United States. This raised the urgency to build<br />
an inter-oceanic railway in Panama as the narrowest point in the<br />
Americas, but the problem faced by the engineers of the railway<br />
company was that Panama did not have the amount of workforce<br />
to provide workers for the construction of railway.<br />
This was just about the same time that there was a crisis of<br />
overcrowding in the Caribbean causing labor shortage. These<br />
two combined situations, the need for workers in Panama and<br />
unemployment in the West Indies, explains the influx of Afro-Antillean<br />
to this area of the Isthmus.<br />
Between 1850 and 1855 about 45,000 Jamaicans arrived for the<br />
construction of the railroad. Between 1880 and 1889 manpower<br />
was imported from Jamaica, this time 22 thousand workers for<br />
the French Canal project.<br />
After 1880, banana cultivation in Central America expanded and<br />
the United Fruit Company was established in Bocas del Toro<br />
(Panama) and Puerto Limon (Costa Rica) and the Chiriqui Land<br />
Company. This raised again the need to bring manpower from<br />
Caribbean.<br />
A third event that would cause the Afro-Caribbean immigration<br />
to Panama would, actually, be the attempt of the French to build<br />
a canal as a path of water across the isthmus. By then African-West<br />
Indians had demonstrated their stamina and element<br />
of being good workers in the construction of the railroad as was<br />
seen in their performances in the projects in Bocas del Toro and<br />
Puerto Limon.<br />
Samuel Gutierrez, a prominent scholar of architecture in Panama,<br />
has said: “The golden years of the French Canal exert a great<br />
influence on the city that see its population swell with the rising<br />
tide of new immigrants. In the Historic Center, the plethora of<br />
buildings will occur in 1880, with the expectation of the works of<br />
the Canal. This period leaves its mark on the main artery of the<br />
city, or “Frenchified” sectors like the old Plaza de la Independencia.<br />
Areas beyond what were the novecentistas limits of the Colonial<br />
City are also addressed. The mansard and fittings appear<br />
similar to the architecture of New Orleans or those of former<br />
French colonies of the Caribbean “<br />
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SOCIAL<br />
After the French began excavations in another failed attempt<br />
to build the canal in 1881, the Americans took the opportunity<br />
to complete the project, with the help of thousands of workers<br />
from Caribbean islands of Anglophone and Francophone.<br />
Between the failed attempt of Ferdinand de Lesseps in 1904<br />
and 1912, additional workers recruited from the Caribbean<br />
islands were also incorporated, 45,107 workers were employed<br />
during this period; 44.1% came from Barbados, 12.3% of<br />
Martinique, 4.6% Guadalupe and Trinidad 3.7%.<br />
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West Indian workers were subjected to humiliating situations.<br />
They were forced to perform the most difficult jobs. Excavations<br />
were all done by West Indians. Landslides, dynamiting, yellow<br />
fever and malaria claimed many lives. The annual report of the<br />
Department of Health of the Canal Company, indicates that by<br />
1913, 11,943 white employees had died and 44,711 black workers.<br />
The conditions which in many cases subhuman, were not accepted<br />
in full by all workers. Many of them were erected as<br />
leaders and pioneers of serious reactions to the offense. On the<br />
basis of their courageous struggles and detached sacrifices they<br />
made gains and achieved some benefits for the community. This<br />
situation faced disappointment when the West Indian builders<br />
reached Panama Canal actual levels of social paroxysm, which<br />
was expressed in the development of a segregationist system in<br />
the canal strip, which was under American dominance until the<br />
end of the twentieth century.<br />
More than 20,000 West Indian workers perished during excavations<br />
under the command of the French. By 1914, after titanic<br />
efforts where the Panama Canal was inaugurated, many workers<br />
decided to return to their home or emigrated to the United<br />
States. However, a significant proportion decided to settle in the<br />
isthmus, especially in the city of Colon, which directly and indirectly<br />
remained linked to the activities of the waterway. Those<br />
who decided to stay, and their descendants, were numerous<br />
enough to achieve considerable impact on Panamanian society.<br />
We see it consistently since then until today.<br />
That was the magnitude of the mark<br />
of the Caribbean in the Isthmus, from<br />
the very early stage of the formation<br />
of Panama as a national entity, rich<br />
with its own personality.<br />
* Extracts from essay of the same title.<br />
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AFRO LEGENDS<br />
PETER WILLIAMS’S SECRET<br />
BY: ANDRÉS VILLA, B.A.<br />
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Second Part<br />
In that airtight room almos<br />
blacker than he, had sat on<br />
very well the ritual, but wha<br />
room.<br />
“You are special, I know. It’<br />
famous. I do not know whe<br />
woman prophesied as he f<br />
him.<br />
Then she put his hands ov<br />
language other than Englis<br />
was inside of her and trust<br />
allowed him to emerge uns<br />
When the woman regained<br />
you the spirit that visited m<br />
cial.”<br />
And with much fear she as<br />
bring him anymore.<br />
She wanted to know why?<br />
son, he would be revered b<br />
Since that time both read i<br />
he, had had a secret.<br />
“Hello Peter!”, said a black<br />
his musings. He was amaz<br />
his cap, hurried on getting<br />
houses.<br />
The brawl was great. Carol<br />
ter and then they ended up<br />
bors had to separate them<br />
that two women were fight<br />
the neighborhood.<br />
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t in darkness, a fat and inky black woman,<br />
the edge of the bed. He did not remember<br />
t he said. But first he made his mom leave the<br />
s noticeable. You’re a black man who will be<br />
ther for good or bad, it is not clear.” The black<br />
ell prey to strange convulsions that frightened<br />
er his head and began to speak in a strange<br />
h or Spanish. It seemed that someone else<br />
ed in her great gift. A secret that until now had<br />
cathed from all the crimes he had committed.<br />
consciousness she said: “...this commanded<br />
e. He has never done this, but ... you’re speked<br />
him to leave and asked his mother not to<br />
The witch only managed to say that like Samy<br />
his people and would be lost for a woman.<br />
n the Bible the story of the strongman, that like<br />
man who crossed his path, waking him from<br />
ed to be recognized and sinking further into<br />
lost among the alleys that were by the wooden<br />
la the other morning, that they had seen Peter<br />
named Selma, in that house just two streets<br />
d her, curiosity did not leave her alone, she<br />
tunity to check the betrayals of Peter. So she<br />
ore about this woman who dared to dispute<br />
a began by inquiring of Selma if she knew Peinsulting<br />
and attacking each other. The neighas<br />
they rolled through the courtyard. The news<br />
ing for the love of the famous thief ran around<br />
Carola did not live in peace. The memory of Peter tormented her,<br />
squeezing her chest. It was so old and deadly as jealousy.<br />
This time she felt it. She could sense his arrival. She let him come<br />
in and turned on the bulb that was hanging from a cord from the<br />
ceiling.<br />
She threw at him a glass that broke at his head, before he had even<br />
said a word.<br />
“Goddamn!”, he shouted. She threw another object that crashed in<br />
Peter’s shadow. Now the scream was from the thief dripping blood<br />
from his head. Carola was confused, but she knew throwing it was<br />
not right. Solicitous, she went to comfort her beloved who was injured.<br />
“You are a wicked woman, Carola. I do not know who you think you<br />
are. I visit you because I like you. Your scent fascinates me. Yes,<br />
you’re the one I like the most but your jealousy is unbearable. Now<br />
this? Hitting me in the head? No! Enough! It’s too much”- starting to<br />
leave where he had just entered. Through the window.<br />
Carola kept him submissive, stitched the blood of his head and then,<br />
once again, they stranded in burning union. But the black woman<br />
was able to read Peter’s body language, who would never come<br />
back. That would be the last night. When she felt his predisposed<br />
lean to disappear as usual, she said: “I know your secret Peter, and I<br />
know you will not come anymore. But you’ll pay.”<br />
Peter came out smiling, without fearing what Carola had said. They<br />
were just blubbers. How could a jealous black woman know his secret?<br />
It was the same as before. He kept moving in the shadows.<br />
The words of the black policeman were etched in her mind tormenting<br />
her- “You think you’re the only bitch he has. You’re one of many.<br />
The police would not believe what she said about Peter’s secret.<br />
Fools! Those cholos did not know their Ethnicity still held secrets<br />
that traveled with them on the slave ships.<br />
When she heard the cries of the people, she imagined the news. This<br />
struck her in the soul as well as the sound of sirens patrols within<br />
their ears. Surely she knew that everything was related to Peter.<br />
She ran and in the corner of the yard, in front of Selma’s room, she<br />
saw that black policeman stop by the inert body of the famous thief.<br />
He was the only one of the guards who was shot to surprise at the<br />
shadow. Their eyes met with hatred. His reproach revealed the secret,<br />
and hers, for having believed.<br />
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HEALTH<br />
YOUR MOUTH: A WINDOW TO A<br />
HEALTHY BODY<br />
BY: DR. VANIA BARROW<br />
VaniaBarrow26@hotmail.com<br />
Believe it or not, your mouth can tell a lot about you<br />
and your habits. It can show if you have nutritional deficiencies<br />
or systemic diseases such as diabetes, AIDS<br />
and Sjogren’s syndrome which initially manifests in the<br />
mouth. According to the American Academy of General<br />
Dentistry, 90% of all systemic diseases produce oral<br />
manifestations.<br />
The mouth is full of bacteria. Some belong to the normal<br />
flora of the mouth and others are associated with<br />
tooth decay and gum disease. We already know from<br />
last month’s article that gum disease or periodontitis<br />
can lead to tooth loss and is also related to other health<br />
problems such as cardiovascular disease, stroke<br />
and bacterial pneumonia. Besides, pregnant women<br />
with periodontal disease are at increased risk of children<br />
with premature birth and low birth weight.<br />
Your mouth as infection source<br />
We have already established that your mouth can<br />
reveal a lot about your general health. However, if you<br />
have any disease in your mouth and a weak immune<br />
defense system bacteria can pass into your bloodstream.<br />
I’ll explain how!<br />
Usually bacteria from your mouth does not enter<br />
the bloodstream. But when performing invasive<br />
dental treatments as simple as dental cleaning or<br />
flossing, if you have gum disease, that can serve<br />
as ports of entry to microorganisms. Medications<br />
or treatments that reduce saliva flow such as<br />
chemotherapy, radiotherapy and antibiotics may<br />
also alter the normal balance of bacteria in your<br />
mouth. This imbalance compromises the natural<br />
defenses of your mouth allowing bacteria to enter<br />
your bloodstream.<br />
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If your immune system is healthy, the presence of<br />
bacteria in your blood does not cause major problems<br />
and your defenses quickly gets rid of them preventing<br />
infection. On the other hand, if your immune<br />
system is weakened by disease or cancer treatment,<br />
oral bacteria in your bloodstream (bacteremia) can<br />
cause disease elsewhere in your body.<br />
Due to the association between periodontitis and<br />
systemic diseases (affecting the entire body) prevention<br />
looms as a major subject in maintaining the<br />
general health of our body.<br />
1.<br />
Brush your teeth carefully in the mirror after each<br />
meal. If that proves too inconvenient, then do it at<br />
least twice a day, in the morning and at night before<br />
bedtime. Remember that the most important<br />
brushing is the night because this is the time where<br />
salivary flow decreases, which sweeps the bacteria<br />
and food debris and has antifungal, antimicrobial and<br />
digestive properties among others.<br />
2.<br />
3.<br />
4.<br />
Clean between your teeth once a day and complement<br />
with a mouthwash. These should be your allies<br />
in daily oral hygiene.<br />
Select products approved by the Panamanian Dental<br />
Association or the American Dental Association<br />
which guarantee safety and efficacy.<br />
Also, remember to eat a balanced diet and limit snacks,<br />
as these may increase the risk of dental caries<br />
and periodontal disease.<br />
5.<br />
Remember the importance of visiting your dentist.<br />
Organize a schedule of annual visits to make it easier<br />
for you, one can be on the date of your birthday and<br />
the next six months later.<br />
6.<br />
Dental prophylaxis (cleaning) in the dental office are<br />
the only ones that can remove the stone that accumulates<br />
over time inflaming your gums, making them<br />
sensitive and bleeding.<br />
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HEALTH<br />
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7.<br />
Do not you be shy with your dentist!<br />
Let him/ her know if you notice changes in your mouth such as:<br />
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These alterations may be associated with sudden<br />
changes in your health, or connected to chronic and<br />
systemic diseases.<br />
Bad breath<br />
Pus in the gums<br />
Inflamed gums<br />
Longer teeth<br />
loose teeth<br />
new spaces between your teeth<br />
Changes in your prosthesis adjustment<br />
9.<br />
If you smoke or drink or if you are pregnant or considering<br />
becoming pregnant, you should pay special<br />
attention to your mouth and inform your dentist, so<br />
that he or she takes the necessary measures. It is widely<br />
studied that smoking and drinking are associated<br />
with different types of cancer, not only with oral<br />
cancer. On the other hand, hormonal changes during<br />
pregnancy worsens gum problems, so taking care of<br />
your mouth is important for you and your baby. Do<br />
not become someone who has to say she lost a tooth<br />
with each pregnancy!<br />
So now you know, a healthy mouth for a healthy<br />
body!<br />
If you have any questions, comments or would like<br />
to suggest a topic for future editions of your <strong>Ethnicities</strong><br />
<strong>Magazine</strong>, please contact us.<br />
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FALL WINTER 2016-17<br />
TREND REPORT<br />
BY: NINNA OTTEY, B.A.<br />
notteymc@gmail.com<br />
FASHION<br />
<strong>October</strong> has arrived, and in the other hemispheres of the world<br />
the color of the leaves begins to change, the wind becomes<br />
cooler, and the clothes you find in the stores become heavier.<br />
While in Panama we don’t have the four seasons, doesn’t<br />
mean we cannot be aware of what’s happening in the fashion<br />
world for the autumn-winter season.<br />
Before the globalization started, people distinguished<br />
the tones of the clothing for fall-winter with cold and<br />
dark colors. Nowadays there’s no ‘dress code’. The<br />
designers and fashion industry are more willing to expand<br />
the market in their awareness of what’s happening<br />
with the young consumers. Younger generation<br />
don’t follow any fashion rules. They create their own<br />
style and identity, become the trends, and see colors<br />
and textures as timeless.<br />
The approach for this season is quite bold. There<br />
are very bright and metallic colors. There’s lace and<br />
differents cuts that give variety to the looks from the<br />
catwalk.<br />
BLUMARINE GRANNY<br />
These are some of my favorite styles for this season<br />
that you can incorporate in your closet:<br />
BLUMARINE GRANNY<br />
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FASHION<br />
GLAMOUR 1980s<br />
Having seen in past seasons<br />
strong inspiration from the ‘70s<br />
and ‘90s, the ‘80s are finally making<br />
a comeback! Brands such as:<br />
Saint Laurent, Kenzo, Dolce & Gabbana,<br />
Marco Da Vincenzo, Just<br />
Cavalli, and Adam Selman rocked<br />
an ‘80s glam style approach with<br />
lots of shine, mix ‘and match, acid<br />
colors and predominant shoulders.<br />
Note also a macro trend that<br />
will undoubtedly extend into the<br />
next seasons due to the disappearance<br />
of great artists such as<br />
Prince and David Bowie.<br />
SAINT LAURENT<br />
ADAM SELMAN<br />
MARCO DAVINCENZO<br />
ELLERY<br />
GUCCI RENACIMIENTO<br />
RENAISSANCE<br />
WOMAN<br />
This medieval style is a mini-trend<br />
that is returning, with some Victorian<br />
twist to make it modern for<br />
the XXI century. It’s a style completely<br />
inspired by the Italian Renaissance.<br />
The empire waist, wide<br />
and lantern sleeves, some corsets<br />
and the velvet patterns are some<br />
of its features. Seen in brands<br />
such as: Chanel, Gucci, Lanvin,<br />
Veronique Branquinho, Luisa Beccaria<br />
and Vanessa Seward. Even<br />
though it’s not a dominant style,<br />
don’t lose track of it. While Games<br />
of Thrones exists in our lives, this<br />
trend will prevail.<br />
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VANESSA SEWARD
WORKING WOMAN<br />
When I talk about the working woman<br />
style, I’m talking about suits.<br />
Not the typical suits of the ‘70s and<br />
‘80s when the woman starts working<br />
on high working positions and came<br />
out with suits from dad’s wardrobe.<br />
The designers are always reinventing<br />
the suits with cuts to fit, well,<br />
any kind of figure. We can see some<br />
modern styles like Edun’s suits with<br />
yellow vertical stripes and a blue<br />
vest. Another example of a modern<br />
suit is the Trussardi with a dress suit.<br />
Also brands like: Max Mara, Tibi, Sies<br />
Marjan and Calvin Klein made some<br />
creatives approaches for the working<br />
suits.<br />
JUST CAVALLI 80S<br />
TRUSSARDI<br />
TIBI<br />
EDUN<br />
GRANNY CHIC<br />
MIUMIU GRANNY<br />
Yes, Grandmas are in! Since two<br />
season ago, the granny style is a great<br />
proposal for the young generation.<br />
A contrast that has become almost<br />
a permanent inspiration style for the<br />
autumn-winter. Taking as fashion<br />
muses the famous grannies were: Iris<br />
Apfel, Anna Piaggi and Debra Rapoport.<br />
Large faux-fur coats, leopard,<br />
flowers, carpet patterns fabrics are<br />
some of the characteristics of this<br />
trend. It’s one of the greatest approaches<br />
made by Gucci’s creative director<br />
Alessandro Michele. Other brands<br />
include: Rochas, Miu Miu and Blumarine.<br />
Marc Jacobs does it with a<br />
gothic look.<br />
GUCCI<br />
GUCCI<br />
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FASHION<br />
HOUSE OF HOLLAND<br />
FENDI<br />
METALLIC LOOKS<br />
Metallic colors are in full swing, a<br />
peculiarity for the autumn-winter season.<br />
The colors ranges from gold and<br />
silver and finishes with blue, green<br />
and pink. They are completely bold<br />
looks that can go very well from a day<br />
outfit to a night event. This modern<br />
austere proposal came from those<br />
such as Fendi, ladylike style forties<br />
like Dolce & Gabbana, Just Cavalli,<br />
Tommy Hilfiger, to the neo-flappers<br />
style at House of Holland catwalk.<br />
TORYBURCH<br />
DENIM<br />
Denim is a classic must-have at<br />
every fashion runway and never fails<br />
as fashion proposal in any season.<br />
Some designers remained in the “now<br />
kinda boring ‘70s style” but it’s being<br />
displaced little by little by the eighties.<br />
Others simply made variations on the<br />
denim. You can find it on runways like:<br />
Chanel, Miu Miu, Ralph Lauren and<br />
Bluemarine.<br />
BLUMARINE<br />
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MIU MIU
BIKER BABES<br />
his is another classic that will not go<br />
away, only that this time, it’s injected<br />
with a highly ‘80s style. It is a<br />
mini-trend that belongs to the 80’s<br />
glamour mentioned before. Be sure to<br />
have in your wardrobe a black leather<br />
jacket, because it is a basic piece that<br />
never goes out of style. Marc Jacobs,<br />
Saint Laurent, Valentino, Alexander<br />
McQueen, Coach and Just Cavalli are<br />
incorporated into this trend that is<br />
bringing more over the next seasons.<br />
JUST CAVALLI BIKER<br />
SAINT LAURENT<br />
COACH BIKER<br />
MODERN COWGIRL<br />
This is a mini-trend that is slowly disappearing<br />
from the catwalks, because<br />
of being part of the 1970’s trend.<br />
However, we can still find interesting<br />
outfits to take inspiration of this<br />
Western style. Brands such as: Ralph<br />
Lauren, Fausto Puglisi, Trussardi, Fay<br />
and Just Cavalli did their own twist<br />
approach of this mini-trend. Some<br />
are masculine and other have a more<br />
feminine style.<br />
FAY<br />
BLUMARINE<br />
FAUSTO PUGLIS<br />
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RALPH LAUREN
FASHION<br />
ACCESSORIES TRENDS<br />
DEAR CHOKERS<br />
No,the choker is not going anywhere.<br />
In fact, the new maxichokers<br />
are just in with more bold<br />
finishes. Perfectly coordinated<br />
with the 1980’s glamour maxitrend.<br />
The ‘90s can still be seen in<br />
some catwalks, but if you want to<br />
be on vogue, try some of this style.<br />
CROSS YOUR BAG<br />
The cross bags reinvented themselves.<br />
The designers placed them<br />
on several catwalks and we can<br />
not leave them behind.<br />
PRADA<br />
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GIVENCHY<br />
GUCCI BAG<br />
MARNI BAG
DAVID BOWIE SHOES<br />
If you like high heels and platforms,<br />
this trend is perfectly made for you.<br />
This shoe style had moved away from<br />
the designers presentations for some<br />
time, but they are doing a great comeback<br />
in brands such as Balenciaga,<br />
Marc Jacobs and Maison Margiela.<br />
LANVIN-LOEWE-BALMAIN-DRIES VAN NOTEN<br />
FAITH CONNEXION<br />
FAITH CONNEXION<br />
ROCHAS<br />
BALENCIAGA MARC JACOBS<br />
Photos credits: voguerunway.com<br />
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PERSONALITIES<br />
UNVEILING THE ILLUSION<br />
BY KEILA SALAZAR MORENO &<br />
Dr. MARCELLUES E. HALL<br />
I invite you to know more about Dr. Melida A. Harris Barrow,<br />
the author of this great book coming out soon!<br />
Dr. Melida A. Harris Barrow, Universal Peace Ambassador<br />
of Panama appointed by the (French-Swiss Circle of Peace<br />
Ambassadors) & President and Chief Executive Officer of Panama<br />
World Trade and Investment Foundation (PWTIF), was<br />
born in Panama City, Panama (19th Street Rio Abajo). She is<br />
a dynamic and much sought-after motivational speaker who<br />
addresses large audiences worldwide in schools, businesses,<br />
prisons, universities, and church congregations. She has taken<br />
her message about personal and professional leadership development<br />
and Humanitarian Rights to local and international<br />
venues, the internet, TV and radio talk shows.<br />
She’s dedicated to creating business opportunities for the next<br />
generation’s ground-breaking young entrepreneurs across the<br />
globe. She has proven herself to be a phenomenal logistical<br />
craftsman of business minds, enabling today’s aspiring youth<br />
leaders and businessmen in the Caribbean Islands, Latin America<br />
and Africa with the necessary instruments to expand their<br />
customer base, solidifying their brand in a competitive market.<br />
Dr. Harris Barrow launched her Love, Truth and Peace Global<br />
Initiative in August 2015, addressing Social, Economic, and<br />
Financial Challenges pressing our nations. She created a<br />
platform for Young Global Leaders, Organizations, Businesses,<br />
Schools, Governments and Individuals to implement innovative<br />
solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges through<br />
networking, collaboration, and partnership in efforts to maximize<br />
success. Her mission is to inspire, motivate and instill<br />
the importance of Leadership and Economic Development and<br />
to aid individuals in reaching and exceeding their goals and<br />
dreams.<br />
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In 2014, Dr. Harris Barrow embarked on another<br />
mission to lobby the Chamber of Commerce,<br />
Industries and Agriculture of Panama (CCIAP) for<br />
the establishment of a Caribbean/African Pavilion<br />
at EXPOCOMER . She was successful and was<br />
granted the rights to be the sole promoter and<br />
Administrator of said pavilion. As a result, when<br />
EXPOCOMER 2015 opened its doors on March 11,<br />
for the first time in the 33 year history of the event,<br />
there was a pavilion dedicated to Caribbean and<br />
African businesses, a significant milestone.<br />
ETHNICITIES <strong>Magazine</strong> Editor-In Chief Keila Salazar Moreno conducted this interview with Dr. Harris Barrow<br />
on one of her recent visit to Panama.<br />
EM: Can you please let us know who is Melida<br />
A. Harris-Barrow?<br />
It’s funny, but if you had asked me that question a few years<br />
ago, I would not have been able to answer that question.<br />
Because I was in a different state of mind. The state of mind<br />
I had back then, more so the environment, energy, everything<br />
was defined for me. I was not able to think for myself; I did not<br />
have the ability to be who I wanted to be. Years ago, I would<br />
have said I am a motivational speaker, titles and other things<br />
of this world but nothing about me.<br />
Today I simply say, “I am that I am.” I am greatness because I<br />
come from a source of greatness.<br />
It is in nature that God meets with man, no title is needed to<br />
establish your greatness. There is a level of consciousness<br />
and understanding between man and nature. Yet, man will<br />
tell you without a title you have not fulfilled the requirements<br />
necessary to be considered what it is that you want to be. For<br />
example, it does not take a Master’s of Arts Degree for you to<br />
become an artist. The moment you begin to draw freely upon<br />
your imagination, pulling from the inspiration of the universe,<br />
you are an artist. You do not become an artist so that you can<br />
learn to draw. On the contrary, you are an artist and that energy<br />
is what you draw from and why you draw.<br />
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PERSONALITIES<br />
Dr. Harris Barrow partners with organisations around the world such as the Caribbean Centre of Excellence for Sustainable<br />
lihoods, Managing Director, Dr. Marcia R. Brandon by bringing awareness to the youth in agribusiness opportunities in Jam<br />
Barbados and Grenada.<br />
EM: Please tell me the story behind this<br />
successful woman? What did you have to go<br />
through?<br />
Dr. Melida A. Harris Barrow: I am successful because I have<br />
discovered who I am. I have discovered humanity’s greatest<br />
illusion, which is mental Indoctrination of the world we live<br />
in. Success to me is accomplishing God’s goal for me, it has<br />
nothing to do with material things. Once you discover who you<br />
are, you will become successful. Because you will have an understanding<br />
of why you are on this earth. Helping people reach<br />
and reconnect with God is my purpose and my success.<br />
Success is not final! There should be no end to the milestones<br />
we cross in our life’s journey. Yet, when success for your life is<br />
not defined by your own standards, success can be a limitation.<br />
Because the truth is, there are no limits. The only limits<br />
are those self-imposed in our life. Although, this can only be<br />
recognized when you understand the true meaning of being<br />
successful. Your meaning of being successful to you and for<br />
you, alone.<br />
EM: What fears did you have in the p<br />
how did you overcome them?<br />
Dr. Melida A. Harris Barrow: There is a quote by<br />
Williamson that says: “Our deepest fear is not th<br />
inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are pow<br />
measure. It is our light, not our darkness that mo<br />
We ask ourselves, “Who am I to be brilliant, gorg<br />
ted, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? Y<br />
of God. You playing small does not serve the wo<br />
nothing enlightened about shrinking so that othe<br />
won’t feel insecure around you.<br />
We are all meant to shine, as children do. We we<br />
make manifest the glory of God that is within us<br />
some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our ow<br />
we unconsciously give other people permission<br />
same. As we are liberated from our own fear, ou<br />
tomatically liberates others.” This is how I overc<br />
The obstacles I faced, were due to lack of knowledge. I was<br />
tired of going around in circles. During that period of my life,<br />
I was not in sync with God. But now that I am, things are<br />
flowing as He intended them to be. I realized, man cannot<br />
define success for me. Their success is an illusion,<br />
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Liveaica,<br />
Dr. Harris Barrow organized a Business Conference in the Bahamas and led a delegation from Panama<br />
Pacifico Agency, Board of Tourism and the Chamber of Commerce of Industries & Agriculture.<br />
ast and EM: What does Dr. Melida A.<br />
Harris Barrow love doing the<br />
most and what do you feel from<br />
Marianne<br />
at we are<br />
erful beyond<br />
st frighten us.<br />
eous, talenou<br />
are a child<br />
rld. There is<br />
rs around you<br />
re born to<br />
. It’s not just in<br />
n light shine,<br />
to do the<br />
r presence auame<br />
my fears.<br />
I cannot live in fear because God is not a God of fear. In order<br />
to fight fear, you have to know who you are.” One of the antidote<br />
I used is Courage. Fear and courage are intertwined.<br />
Getting through fear is a skill that anyone can learn.The<br />
problem is that most people cling to their fears, because it’s<br />
part of who they are. If you aren’t ready to face your fears, you<br />
probably won’t transcend them.<br />
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the<br />
triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel<br />
afraid, but he who conquers that fear — Nelson Mandela<br />
the bottom of your soul is your<br />
mission on earth?<br />
Dr. Melida A. Harris Barrow: What I like<br />
to do the most is inspire, motivate, encourage<br />
and teach others to be what God<br />
created them to be. I want them to know<br />
they are great. They do not have to look<br />
all over, they were born great. I like to help<br />
people find who they are. All that was not<br />
given to you was not the truth. So, I love<br />
to give people the truth and watch them<br />
manifest in it. To watch them go from<br />
being in bondage to discovering the light<br />
within themselves, learning that they were<br />
not who man said they are. My mission is<br />
to reconnect them to God and watch the<br />
transformation.<br />
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PERSONALITIES<br />
Panamanian Leaders and Young Entrepeneurs.<br />
EM: What’s the name of your book? What inspired<br />
you to write it, and how many have you<br />
wrote?<br />
Dr. Melida A. Harris Barrow: The name of my book is called<br />
“Unveiling the Illusion” and this will be my first book. I was inspired<br />
to write this book because I wanted to share my experiences<br />
with the world before leaving this earth. I do not want<br />
anyone to go through what I went through, and you don’t have<br />
to. Teaching people how to protect themselves spiritually is<br />
very important to me. This world will destroy you if you allow<br />
it. God has already prepared us for this challenge but we need<br />
to become conscious of his message.<br />
I want the world to really open their eyes to what’s really<br />
happening. This is a book to introduce to you, the powers<br />
and knowledge that you already have. You do not need to<br />
seek what is already there. This was an opportunity for me to<br />
highlight a few things that can change lives, that has changed<br />
my life. The world is a very vicious place and when you have<br />
learned to survive it, that is an amazing thing.<br />
EM: Can you give us an in<br />
will be about?<br />
Dr. Melida A. Harris Barrow: Th<br />
unveiling the illusion of psycholo<br />
communities across nations by<br />
It illustrates the truth of current c<br />
light and empowering them to m<br />
cated decisions, while also addre<br />
Financial Challenges pressing ou<br />
It will equip, nations and people<br />
they need to improve, create, bui<br />
environment so that they can eff<br />
.<br />
With a positive attitude, we can b<br />
tions shaping our perceptions of<br />
what we think, so we have to be<br />
the energy we push out into the<br />
moment we open our eyes.<br />
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Dr. Harris Barrow & Tshibangu Mukumbay PhD. 2016 DR Congo Presidential Candidate<br />
sight of what the book<br />
e book is going to be about<br />
gical conditioning affecting<br />
reversing people’s’ mindset.<br />
onditions, bringing reality to<br />
ake conscious and well-edussing<br />
Social, Economic, and<br />
r nations.<br />
with the knowledge and tools<br />
ld, prosper and change their<br />
ectively lead to a better future<br />
alance the feelings and emowhat<br />
we see in life. We are<br />
very aware of our attitude and<br />
universe every day from the<br />
EM: What message can you give to people that haven’t<br />
recognized who they are? Can you provide some<br />
consolation being that they are those going through a<br />
similar situation that you had?<br />
Dr. Melida A. Harris Barrow: I encourage people to come out<br />
of darkness and into the light to embrace love, truth, and peace.<br />
God is the source of Love. So I seek God to find truth. That<br />
is when knowledge started to flow within. When the knowledge<br />
was manifested, it brought understanding and wisdom,<br />
which revealed ME. That is how one achieves peace.<br />
In order to experience love, truth and peace we have to go<br />
back and knock on the door of our humanity. It is imperative<br />
that we get our humanity back that is what we have lost because<br />
of man’s illusion.<br />
“Racism is an illusion that exists only when you believe it. The<br />
antidote to that belief is to know who you are. Discovering<br />
yourself through the understanding of who you were created<br />
to be, is the greatest weapon against racism. No man is inferior<br />
or superior to another. We were all created in the likeness<br />
& image of God, with unique gifts and abilities to contribute to<br />
this world.”<br />
by Melida A. Harris Barrow<br />
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References:<br />
Thank you, Dr. Melida A. Harris B<br />
ling the Illusion”.<br />
PERSONALITIES<br />
Dr. Harris Barrow was selected to speak at the 2016 Jamaica Stock Exchange Group (JSE)<br />
Topic: “Building and Deepening Caribbean -Panama Commercial Relationship”<br />
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh85UhYyPQM<br />
When will your book be available and where can<br />
we purchase a copy?<br />
Dr. Melida A. Harris Barrow: The book will be available December<br />
2016. You will be able to purchase the book on Amazon,<br />
Barnes & Nobles and Ebooks. Or you can contact: Dr.<br />
Melida A. Harris Barrow at melidabarrow14@gmail.com, Tel.<br />
507-832-0191 (Panama), or 954-253-4656 (USA).<br />
Ambassador Dr. Harris Barrow has earned the reputation as<br />
a Distinguished Leader among Heads of States, Clergy and<br />
Dignitaries of the world.<br />
Can you share some test<br />
have been impacted by u<br />
their life?<br />
Thanks to Dr. Harris-Barrow and<br />
discover that my illusion was a<br />
never become my reality, nor did<br />
that world. Deep inside my drea<br />
crying to be manifested. I disco<br />
from living my dreams and lovin<br />
away from my dreams was me<br />
was more painful not being mys<br />
the past and some that were cu<br />
self-esteem and my self-image<br />
that I worthless and unable to a<br />
my heart I knew that the person<br />
me. Hiding inside of this broken<br />
to become that person. I started<br />
face my pains, and eventually, g<br />
that it was not over when I mad<br />
would only be over and the end<br />
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Hanna Holmberg<br />
Attorney at Law / Entrepreneur
imonials of people that<br />
nveiling the illusion in<br />
by God’s grace I began to<br />
big lie, because this would<br />
I actually want to be part of<br />
ms we are still calling out and<br />
vered that this lie crippled me<br />
g myself, because running<br />
running away from myself. It<br />
elf. My circumstances from<br />
rrent at that time damaged my<br />
. Imprinted on my mind was<br />
chieve anything, but deep in<br />
I dreamt of being was the real<br />
woman I still had the desire<br />
to evaluate my myself and<br />
ranted myself grace. I realized<br />
e a mistake or failed, but that it<br />
of me when I gave up.<br />
The impact Dr. Melida A. Harris-Barrow has had in my life<br />
as my mentor has been phenomenal! She came into my life<br />
when I had just launched my life coaching business and in a<br />
little less than six months she had taken my mindset and faith<br />
to the next level. She instilled in me the real values of Love,<br />
Truth and Peace which became the foundation of my business.<br />
Through her spiritual teachings, I was able to connect<br />
deeper within myself, uncover more about myself and thus<br />
unleash the inner power that had been held within for so<br />
long. In addition, she nominated me an Honorary Doctorate<br />
of Philosophy in Humanities. I will always be grateful. She<br />
will always be my mentor, spiritual mother, family and friend.<br />
Thanks for everything ma!<br />
Lakisha Ross<br />
President<br />
Mindset Over Everything<br />
arrow for introducing “Unvei-<br />
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BIOGRAPHY<br />
THE STORY OF<br />
ALEJANDRO HILTON<br />
BY: KEILA SALAZAR MORENO, B.A.<br />
This is Alejandro Hilton, a musician with interest in<br />
music from an early age. Since he was 11 years old, he<br />
was influenced by Michael Jackson, The Police, Beastie<br />
Boys, The Cure, NWA, OPP, Bob Marley, and many others<br />
developing an interest from then in playing instruments.<br />
Since a drum set would be too expensive and noisy, he<br />
started playing the guitar.<br />
In the early 2000’s, he started playing with his first blues<br />
band, where they did tributes to Eric Clapton, BB King<br />
and Stevie Ray Vaughan. In this band “La Vibra (The<br />
Vibe)”, he recorded his first album “Primogénito (first<br />
born)”, but in 2007, the band split, and he started his<br />
own solo project.<br />
As a solo artist it was hard, due to the fact that ev<br />
body knew him as a bass player, and nobody knew<br />
composed songs on the guitar but little by little he<br />
ted recording his own songs. His first solo single<br />
“Antro de Rutina” in 2009. For it’s release he orga<br />
a student contest with a prize of $300.00 for the m<br />
king of its video. Because of this video, the conce<br />
making an animated series called “Un Rasta Astro<br />
y Los Perturbadores Cósmicos (An Astronaut Ras<br />
The Cosmic Disturbers)” was developed. The sing<br />
that followed were “Rockero de Acero (Steel Rock<br />
“No lo puedo evitar (Can’t Help It)”, “Para qué? (W<br />
for?)” and many others. Single by single and while<br />
king in a non profit foundation, he promoted his s<br />
the media, until he started working with North Am<br />
band promoters, like Skid Row, among others.<br />
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In 2014, he started touring South America, visiting more<br />
than 50 cities in Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, Bolivia, Chile,<br />
Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Costa Rica and Nicaragua,<br />
promoting these singles, with the goal of recording a<br />
new album. However, in the middle of his recording<br />
sessions, he decided to release the single “Anochecer<br />
(twilight)” recorded in Bocas del Toro, Panama, which<br />
he had the chance to promote with a small tour through<br />
Germany and Amsterdam in 2015.<br />
When he saw that nobody bought CD’s (compact discs)<br />
anymore, he decided to launch a crowdfunding campaign,<br />
to make his new album in an USB format. He<br />
finally got it made in Hong Kong, with 12 songs, 3 videos<br />
and a tour guide for musicians with stories and pictures<br />
of his tours.<br />
If you’d like to watch videos or download music you<br />
can click on these links:<br />
• www.reverbnation.com/alejandrohilton<br />
• www.soundcloud.com/alejandro-hilton<br />
• www.facebook.com/alejandrohilton2.0<br />
• www.twitter.com/hiltonalejandro<br />
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ROOTS & CULTURE<br />
HISTORY<br />
IMPORTANCE OF HEADWRAPS<br />
BY: SELVIA MILLER PALMER, B.A.<br />
Headwraps have been used by Africans since early 1700 century. It is believed that<br />
this practice goes back to before the days of slavery and were used by men to show<br />
their level and social status and women to prove they were prosperous and spiritual.<br />
The headwrap was difficult to obtain so it was usually worn by the rich black men and<br />
women.<br />
CHARACTERISTICS<br />
The headwrap usually covers the hair completely. Women tend to ensure the headwrap<br />
with a knot at the base of the crown to leave the neck bare. One of the cultural reasons<br />
why they did this was to highlight their facial features and make them striking for anyone<br />
who wanted to look at their faces to do so, rather than down their bodies.<br />
IDENTIFICATION<br />
African headwraps come in many bright and bold colors to highlight the faces of women<br />
who use it. In West Africa, headwraps are known as GELES in Yoruba or ICHAFU<br />
in IBO, NIGERIA. Today, women still use African headwraps as an expression of their<br />
cultural identity and to boast of their spiritual strength.<br />
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CURIOUS FACT<br />
The African headwrap has become a staple<br />
of African attire, as the black dress is in<br />
Western culture in our closets. There are<br />
a variety of wonderful headwraps used<br />
in special events, which have become a<br />
fashion statement for black woman. Now<br />
the headwrap is a garment for women of all<br />
status that they may use as an expression<br />
of their cultural identity.<br />
COLORS OF AFRICAN HEADWRAPS AND ATTIRES<br />
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The colors in African culture have many<br />
meanings.<br />
GREEN: Means renewal and growth; also represents the<br />
cycle of life.<br />
BLUE: Represents the presence of God and the omnipotence<br />
of the blue sky and the purity of spirit.<br />
RED: A symbol of passion, political determination, fights<br />
and defense. For ASHANTI red has protective powers.<br />
BLACK: Denotes serenity and spiritual union with our ancestors<br />
and involves a spiritual awareness.<br />
GOLD: Represents serenity and status.<br />
YELLOW: Represents fertility and vitality.<br />
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DID YOU KNOW WHO SARAH BOONE WAS?<br />
BY: KEILA SALAZAR MORENO, B.A.<br />
Sarah Boone (1832-1904) was an African American<br />
inventor who on April 26, 1892, obtained the rights<br />
to US patent for improvements on the ironing board.<br />
Sarah Boone’s board was designed to improve the<br />
quality of ironing sleeves and women’s garments. The<br />
table was very narrow, curved and made of wood. The<br />
shape and structure allowed adjusting the sleeve so<br />
that it could be ironed on both sides.<br />
DID YOU KNOW?<br />
Sarah Marshall Boone was born in Craven County,<br />
North Carolina, near the town of New Bern in February<br />
1832. On November 25, 1847, she married a freed<br />
slave named James Boone with whom she had eight<br />
children. The Boone family left North Carolina to go<br />
to New Haven, Connecticut before the outbreak of the<br />
American Civil War where they settled in a house on<br />
30th Street Winter.<br />
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