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Nia Long. Nia Talita Long (born October 30, 1970) [1] is an American actress. Best known for her work in Black cinema, [2] Long rose to prominence after starring in the film Boyz n the Hood (1991), and for her portrayal of Beullah "Lisa" Wilkes on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1991–1995). She then appeared in Friday (1995), as ...
Djamila Bouhired ( Arabic: جميلة بوحيرد, born June 1935 [2]) is an Algerian militant, nationalist and revolutionary [2] who opposed the French colonial rule of Algeria. She was raised in a middle-class family, [3] having attended a French school in Algeria. She would go on in her youth to join the Algerian National Liberation Front ...
Jamila, the Algerian is the first and only multimedia narrative to focus solely on the role of Algerian women in the 1954 revolution. The film was released only a year after the torture and arrest of Djamila Bouhired, and it was banned by the Algerian government for decades. [1] Despite this, Chahine's first explicitly political film managed to ...
Djamila Bouazza (Arabic: جميلة بوعزة; 1938–2015), also spelled Jamila Bouaza, was an Algerian militant who supported Algerian nationalism, opposing French colonial rule. She is remembered for planting a bomb in April 1957 on the terrace of the Coq Hardi café in Algiers , killing four people and injuring many more.
Nono, born in Venice, was a member of a wealthy artistic family; his grandfather was a notable painter. Nono began music lessons with Gian Francesco Malipiero at the Venice Conservatory in 1941, where he acquired knowledge of the Renaissance madrigal tradition, amongst other styles.
Djamila Taís Ribeiro dos Santos (born 1980) is a Brazilian Black feminist philosopher and journalist. She graduated in political philosophy from the Federal University of São Paulo, where she also earned a master's degree on the work of Simone de Beauvoir and Judith Butler. [2] [3] [4] Ribeiro is a collaborating editor of weekly magazine ...
Djamila Boupacha. Boupacha in 1963. Born. ( 1938-02-09) 9 February 1938 (age 86) Saint-Eugène, French Algeria (now Bologhine, Algiers, Algeria) Djamila Boupacha (born 9 February 1938) is a former militant from the Algerian National Liberation Front. She was arrested in 1960 for attempting to bomb a cafe in Algiers.
Ithaca are a British metalcore band that emerged from the London hardcore scene in 2012, known for their emotionally charged and intense musical style. Using both clean and screamed vocals, their lyrics deal with topics such as anger, revenge, self-loathing, and self-healing.