Gabrielle. 21. Ghanaian Proud lover of Africa! Tumblr (3.0; @labeauteafricaine)http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/<p></p> <p></p> <p>May Fashion Giveaway!!!!</p> <p>Hey Guys so I was contacted by a Fashion website that I follow called Oasap to do a giveaway.</p> <p>The Giveaway starts today and it ends on June 1st. </p> <p>Here are the Rules:</p> <p>1.) Create an account at <a href="http://www.oasap.com" target="_blank">www.oasap.com</a> </p> <p>2.) Come back and comment on this post  with the email you used to create the account.</p> <p>On June 2nd, a winner will be chosen and posted. The winner will have 2 days to respond with shipping information otherwise another winner will be chosen.</p> <p>Prizes:</p> <p>The winner has a choice of 8 items to pick from. </p> <p>Here is the link to the prizes,</p> <p><a href="http://www.oasap.com/skirts/27767-candy-color-skater-skirt.html" target="_blank">http://www.oasap.com/skirts/27767-candy-color-skater-skirt.html</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.oasap.com/skirts/28739-elegant-mini-skirt-with-chiffon-overlay.html" target="_blank">http://www.oasap.com/skirts/28739-elegant-mini-skirt-with-chiffon-overlay.html</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.oasap.com/trousers-leggings/27416-shining-galaxy-print-leggings.html" target="_blank">http://www.oasap.com/trousers-leggings/27416-shining-galaxy-print-leggings.html</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.oasap.com/hats/28450-sweet-floppy-hat-with-floral-embellishment.html" target="_blank">http://www.oasap.com/hats/28450-sweet-floppy-hat-with-floral-embellishment.html</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.oasap.com/t-shirts-vests/28260-effiel-tower-print-short-sleeve-t-shirt.html" target="_blank">http://www.oasap.com/t-shirts-vests/28260-effiel-tower-print-short-sleeve-t-shirt.html</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.oasap.com/t-shirts-vests/28656-cute-pink-panther-print-short-sleeve-t-shirt.html" target="_blank">http://www.oasap.com/t-shirts-vests/28656-cute-pink-panther-print-short-sleeve-t-shirt.html</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.oasap.com/t-shirts-vests/27657-sleeveless-round-neck-crocheted-lace-vest.html" target="_blank">http://www.oasap.com/t-shirts-vests/27657-sleeveless-round-neck-crocheted-lace-vest.html</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.oasap.com/dresses/28066-fashion-sleeveless-chiffon-dress-with-asymmetric-hem.html" target="_blank">http://www.oasap.com/dresses/28066-fashion-sleeveless-chiffon-dress-with-asymmetric-hem.html</a></p> <p>I would love to see many of you participate in this Giveaway. Good luck to you all. ^_^</p>http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/51183707605http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/51183707605Fri, 24 May 2013 20:27:56 -0400oasap giveawayoasapoasap.com<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llgt7nm0011qiyqmuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://weareallafricans.tumblr.com/post/5650435429/one-of-the-oldest-known-forms-of-currency-a" target="_blank">weareallafricans</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span> One of the oldest known forms of currency, a symbol of fertility, good luck & prosperity and a sign of royalty in some cultures.<span><br/><br/><br/></span></span></p> </blockquote>http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/51199427230http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/51199427230Thu, 23 May 2013 23:11:08 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1b9ca419e8ba9fe3551cfe50b0af50a2/tumblr_mn84muOvYP1s4i0k2o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e43fd95c01b74329342fa02f68068d0e/tumblr_mn84muOvYP1s4i0k2o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/43369a3e15f3f2cc17a0e8fc98d4da8b/tumblr_mn84muOvYP1s4i0k2o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/eb1560bafaf1b16801de6abbff6ccb95/tumblr_mn84muOvYP1s4i0k2o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/26db45cf76ee13158b2bf91cafae5dee/tumblr_mn84muOvYP1s4i0k2o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b107a9a86be05b9bde4fc15e0310396e/tumblr_mn84muOvYP1s4i0k2o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8054292fca095d42a520abae7adb3519/tumblr_mn84muOvYP1s4i0k2o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4d257e1a8192907c2068871f67147598/tumblr_mn84muOvYP1s4i0k2o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/425ef81aea5665151b548809f775d1dd/tumblr_mn84muOvYP1s4i0k2o9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7051a54323a3978b80fa1165a45894a3/tumblr_mn84muOvYP1s4i0k2o10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://enyounchained.tumblr.com/post/51106377216/nigeria-village-diaries-extracts-from-an" target="_blank">enyounchained</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Nigeria: Village Diaries</p> <p>Extracts from an amazing day trip to the Bill Clinton pottery village (I kid you not about the name!) on the outskirts of Nigeria’s capital city.</p> <p>Incredible how something as simple as clay can be transformed into such incredible works of art.</p> </blockquote>http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/51198945763http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/51198945763Thu, 23 May 2013 23:04:22 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b4ae42b9f6eaed46f863b77515ebb60b/tumblr_mn7vga0buE1qefer0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://lovelyandbrown.tumblr.com/post/51091354534/soul-glow" target="_blank">lovelyandbrown</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>soul glow.</p> </blockquote>http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/51191475804http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/51191475804Thu, 23 May 2013 21:26:58 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0817fa6073f8a7d7d8cf5122d9801850/tumblr_mmv95jcSIX1s0i6geo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nigerianostalgia.tumblr.com/post/50845665398/a-man-and-a-lady-on-a-motorcycle-in-lagos-nigeria" target="_blank">nigerianostalgia</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A man and a lady on a motorcycle in Lagos Nigeria (1969)<br/><a href="http://nigerianostalgia.tumblr.com/" title="Follow for more Vintage Nigerian photos" target="_blank">Vintage Nigeria</a></p> </blockquote>http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/51184611316http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/51184611316Thu, 23 May 2013 19:54:04 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4d64b5fd90bbff7e6b9d6295ab1f3b12/tumblr_mn5jmdCXRo1qfdpf6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Mark 8: 34&35</p>http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/50989631395http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/50989631395Tue, 21 May 2013 10:15:49 -0400<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ltUMsyFuxWw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sabo-tage.tumblr.com/post/50890232539/yawtony-dynamicafrica-southafricantvads" target="_blank">sabo-tage</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://yawtony.tumblr.com/post/50887429538/dynamicafrica-southafricantvads-trevor-noah" target="_blank">yawtony</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://dynamicafrica.tumblr.com/post/50852877783/southafricantvads-trevor-noah-on-david" target="_blank">dynamicafrica</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.southafricantvads.com/post/50803712646/trevor-noah-david-letterman-late-show-performance" target="_blank">southafricantvads</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Trevor Noah on David Letterman</p> </blockquote> <p>“Africa is not a colour, it’s a place” - good one!</p> <p>But omg, the over-confident German part :|</p> </blockquote> <p>Funny</p> </blockquote> <p>Way to rep, Trevor. Good job!</p> </blockquote> <p>Great comedy set.lol</p>http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/50910532114http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/50910532114Mon, 20 May 2013 11:17:19 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/aa642ba97a1bc78959102fd1e4691e56/tumblr_mm9ctjddoq1qdqgjdo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0f7410ddc38f87bc294ede35c952b384/tumblr_mm9ctjddoq1qdqgjdo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/49b3aac9abd949add73823a33d4732dc/tumblr_mm9ctjddoq1qdqgjdo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/99a5d82fc542f449cd4e542ca9279b8b/tumblr_mm9ctjddoq1qdqgjdo4_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/452dbb67353a9dc4a37e259fc6150bc5/tumblr_mm9ctjddoq1qdqgjdo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://theeepitome.tumblr.com/post/50886678338/ourafrica-grandmothers-across-the-continent" target="_blank">theeepitome</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.ourafricablog.com/post/49571038962/grandmothers-across-the-continent-playing-foot" target="_blank">ourafrica</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Grandmother’s across the continent playing foot ball! </p> </blockquote> <p>i love this</p> </blockquote>http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/50910142335http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/50910142335Mon, 20 May 2013 11:09:38 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a029a78b5ad61fa38cf13990766ad9b1/tumblr_mmktmfwzVu1rqkjy0o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/340e9c7b9c020959502b7fda8d8ecb66/tumblr_mmktmfwzVu1rqkjy0o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e74a6b9d5be46f909b8a77b9315f84ba/tumblr_mmktmfwzVu1rqkjy0o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/46983858bde6c23ebf6f802334043e2d/tumblr_mmktmfwzVu1rqkjy0o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://dynamicafrica.tumblr.com/post/50079769811/photos-of-south-african-women-protesting-in-the" target="_blank">dynamicafrica</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Photos of South African women protesting in the streets against the Apartheid government.</p> <p>1980s.</p> <p><a href="http://ancarchives.org.za/view/collections/women/" target="_blank">Read more about the critical roles women played during the anti-Apartheid struggle.</a></p> </blockquote>http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/50784562423http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/50784562423Sat, 18 May 2013 23:44:40 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/95999e20a340a85e863d390bc13aae42/tumblr_mmxnobu1Qp1rrjmgoo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/189154c381cdc673d0f176c564817666/tumblr_mmxnobu1Qp1rrjmgoo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8f20d7a8e8a287605592de2c897d8f7f/tumblr_mmxnobu1Qp1rrjmgoo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/66210402f25dedbf562c608d7bdc5624/tumblr_mmxnobu1Qp1rrjmgoo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://dynamicafrica.tumblr.com/post/50647273157/art-of-swords-islamic-daggers-dated-19th" target="_blank">dynamicafrica</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://art-of-swords.tumblr.com/post/50640675575/islamic-daggers-dated-19th-century-place-of" target="_blank">art-of-swords</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Islamic Daggers</strong></p> <ul><li><span>Dated: 19th Century</span></li> <li><span>Place of Origin: Ethiopia or Somalia</span></li> <li><span>Measurements: Longest dagger: 18.5in (470mm). Shortest dagger: 12.75in (325mm)</span></li> </ul><p><span>Group of daggers originating from the Horn of Africa, most likely Ethiopia or Somalia. Circa 19th Century, they have obvious Arab and Islamic influence. The hilts are made up of ivory, bone, and horn (some translucent) segments, with some small breakages to the extended pommels. All daggers have copper scabbards and steel blades, some with light chiselled designs, in good condition.</span></p> <blockquote> <p><em><span>Source: <a href="http://akaalarms.com/" target="_blank">© Copyright 2013 Akaal Arms</a></span></em></p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p>Is Islamic the right term to use here? Can someone shed light on that? Just want to be sure.</p> </blockquote>http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/50695300611http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/50695300611Fri, 17 May 2013 21:59:15 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e690f3fe24627b2fdb66a7291b606ae4/tumblr_mmyj2cZVwD1qg0xfyo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bcd293150c9e5401f226fee44dbf329c/tumblr_mmyj2cZVwD1qg0xfyo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d17b3ed89e9e9222ecfdf4ccce7138e6/tumblr_mmyj2cZVwD1qg0xfyo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4577b939126a06fd92d2474466e4db47/tumblr_mmyj2cZVwD1qg0xfyo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ghanailoveyou.tumblr.com/post/50668232036/ghanaian-street-food-via-accra-dot-alt" target="_blank">ghanailoveyou</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Ghanaian street food</strong><br/><a href="http://accradotalttours.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/nima-the-street-food-edition/" target="_blank"><em>via Accra[dot]Alt</em></a></p> </blockquote>http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/50694585960http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/50694585960Fri, 17 May 2013 21:48:58 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2d6f0dd878273b22140310014fdae948/tumblr_mmw1v4dH8N1qfdpf6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Matthew 11:28-30</p>http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/50570194031http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/50570194031Thu, 16 May 2013 07:13:52 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e5f4f5247960793a54dad38f6104a7ec/tumblr_mmv4nkd8eA1qb6jujo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://yagazieemezi.tumblr.com/post/50532467445" target="_blank">yagazieemezi</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>A few women of the Mangbetu tribe who have elongated heads; their skulls were lengthened by tight cord when they were infants. Photo taken near Stanleyville, Belgian Congo. ca. 1960’s | ©Otto Lang</span></p> </blockquote>http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/50554740517http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/50554740517Thu, 16 May 2013 00:02:16 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b731144a2d06e34dae793cb9c20ca96e/tumblr_mgrkeipFWY1rrj9yoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://iamchinuchirai.tumblr.com/post/49046005174/yvonnesantos89-mimpuma-a-zulu-wedding-look" target="_blank">iamchinuchirai</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://yvonnesantos89.tumblr.com/post/48192670054/mimpuma-a-zulu-wedding-look-at-all-of-the" target="_blank">yvonnesantos89</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mimpuma.tumblr.com/post/40753928029/a-zulu-wedding" target="_blank">mimpuma</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A Zulu Wedding</p> </blockquote> <p>Look at all of the beauty going on right here!!!</p> </blockquote> <p>IS THIS A SCENE FROM “GENERATIONS”?? Haven’t watched that show in 4 years but those faces are so familiar!</p> </blockquote>http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/50385547416http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/50385547416Mon, 13 May 2013 21:18:29 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/82a8795b1460c0991a6b60849d414e44/tumblr_mmoikifZqk1socw2eo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fa321b65edb6ed49855c531f84939629/tumblr_mmoikifZqk1socw2eo2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/29940514ff9254a7000fb41656c8428f/tumblr_mmoikifZqk1socw2eo3_500.png"/><br/> Kwame Nkrumah's University of Pennsylvania transcript, 1944<br/><br/> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://kwamezulushabazz.tumblr.com/post/50261000244" target="_blank">kwamezulushabazz</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>source: <a href="http://www.archives.upenn.edu/people/notables/nkrumah/nkrumah_exhibit.html" target="_blank">“Kwame Nkrumah at Penn: A Digital Exhibition of the Penn African Studies Center”</a></strong></p> </blockquote>http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/50305344048http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/50305344048Sun, 12 May 2013 21:02:34 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljwqp6nCyZ1qe16dro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/50305196936http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/50305196936Sun, 12 May 2013 21:00:44 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/355789de137c0f1f37972e1a31753a71/tumblr_mmp8fsHllK1sqvsyco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://africanspot.tumblr.com/post/50277549996/mother-africa-2-ebore-girl-by-fairiesndreams" target="_blank">africanspot</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://fairiesndreams.deviantart.com/art/Mother-Africa-2-Ebore-Girl-336075099" target="_blank">Mother Africa 2 - Ebore Girl</a> by *<a href="http://fairiesndreams.deviantart.com/" target="_blank">fairiesndreams</a></p> </blockquote>http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/50282109453http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/50282109453Sun, 12 May 2013 15:51:20 -0400<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_50281927614" src="http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/50281927614/audio_player_iframe/labeauteafricaine/tumblr_mmp9uvRXsj1qdqgjd?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Flabeauteafricaine%2F50281927614%2Ftumblr_mmp9uvRXsj1qdqgjd" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.ourafricablog.com/post/50279928321/mothers-day-classic" target="_blank">ourafrica</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Mother’s day classic !</p> </blockquote>http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/50281927614http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/50281927614Sun, 12 May 2013 15:49:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/759670a7b94c8611b0924c6c02b83b3d/tumblr_mmo8grkXDX1qdqgjdo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b0222df6fd1da9bb4576b029cc2a0e0c/tumblr_mmo8grkXDX1qdqgjdo8_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/963eab96ca69e86b2bfda47bc919e014/tumblr_mmo8grkXDX1qdqgjdo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/91372b05626cc51cd4af8271615bf331/tumblr_mmo8grkXDX1qdqgjdo4_250.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/666e7cd93ce074d5288c91b6df6d6d5c/tumblr_mmo8grkXDX1qdqgjdo5_250.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9d5c238aa7bcee0ec7439694b0bd1098/tumblr_mmo8grkXDX1qdqgjdo6_250.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5b7345ceea7f0518010509b9fde9d32f/tumblr_mmo8grkXDX1qdqgjdo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b5fdaf7ae768d62962534335ef1ce67b/tumblr_mmo8grkXDX1qdqgjdo9_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/be2c46e2714824df8769c57e1b6e5dbf/tumblr_mmo8grkXDX1qdqgjdo3_250.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.ourafricablog.com/post/50230748891/if-wealth-was-the-inevitable-result-of-hard" target="_blank">ourafrica</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong><em>If</em><span> wealth was the inevitable </span><em>result of hard work</em><span> and enterprise, every </span><em>woman</em><span> in </span><em>Africa would</em><span> be a millionaire.</span></strong></p> <p><strong>Thank you, beautiful African mothers, words alone cannot explain the appreciation we have for you.</strong></p> <p><strong>We are forever grateful.</strong></p> <p><strong>This is Africa, our Africa</strong></p> <p><strong>Happy Mother’s Day.</strong></p> </blockquote>http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/50280176674http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/50280176674Sun, 12 May 2013 15:26:33 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3e7b59cec87d9933ed6b842add425686/tumblr_mmnyc7l3xd1qfdpf6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I modeled for<a href="http://www.paulinestephens.com" target="_blank"> Pauline Stephens</a>…</p>http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/50216014653http://labeauteafricaine.tumblr.com/post/50216014653Sat, 11 May 2013 22:16:00 -0400