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The MOVE Fire

This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985 Philadelphia police fired thousands of rounds at the MOVE house, city officials approved dropping an explosive device on the roof, the resulting fire was allowed to burn, 11 people—including five children—died, and 61 homes were destroyed. Philadelphia City Council later called it a “brutal attack carried out by the City of Philadelphia on its own citizens” and acknowledged that no individual faced criminal consequences for the bombing. One timeline correction worth preserving for the BHP record: the major previous MOVE-police confrontation was August 8, 1978, about seven years before the bombing, not a year or two earlier. Officer James Ramp was killed, other police and firefighters were wounded, nine MOVE members were later convicted, and television cameras recorded police beating Delbert Africa during his arrest. The 1985 MOVE Commission later specifically criticized city planners for failing to adequately use lessons from that 1978 confrontation. And that actually strengthens the point you’re making: 1985 did not happen without precedent or institutional memory. There had already been a deadly confrontation with MOVE, years of conflict, negotiations and police involvement before Osage Avenue.

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Ruler of the Mali Empire in the 14th century

Mansa Musa was the ruler of the Mali Empire in West Africa. Details recorded here should be sourced; unknown information is left blank.

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Ebonee Davis

Ebonee Davis
Born
Eboni Davis

(1992-11-16) November 16, 1992 (age 33)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
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Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBrown
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Eboni Davis (born November 16, 1992), known professionally as Ebonee Davis, is an American model and activist.[2] She appeared in season 18 of America's Next Top Model. She gave a TED Talk on the experience of being an African-American model in the fashion industry.[3][4] She is known for her Calvin Klein campaign, in which she wore her natural hair.[5][6]

America's Next Top Model

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Davis won one challenge and received one first call-out in week 5. She was also part of a non-elimination bottom four with American contestant Candace Smith, former Britain's Next Top Model, Cycle 6 Runner-Up Alisha White and former Britain's Next Top Model, Cycle 5 contestant Ashley Brown in week 3 after former Britain's Next Top Model, Cycle 3 Runner-Up Louise Watts decided to quit the competition. She also survived a bottom two appearance over American contestant Seymone Cohen-Fobish in week 8 and was eliminated ninth in week 10 where Alisha White who survived also decided to quit the competition immediately in order to accommodate Davis. White was allowed to leave however Davis' elimination decision was final. This resulted in the first time in the show's history that more than one contestant decided to quit during the same season and also the first time where all three remaining contestants (the last American contestant Laura LaFrate and former Britain's Next Top Model, Cycle 5 contestants Annaliese Dayes and Sophie Sumner who eventually won America's Next Top Model, Cycle 18) made it to the next judging without ever appearing in the bottom two at any time throughout the competition.

Career

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Davis began her career by going to an open casting call in Seattle, Washington.[7] She starred in season 18 of America's Next Top Model, she was eliminated during the show's tenth episode.[8]

She has since appeared in magazines like Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue, Glamour, Teen Vogue, and Harper's Bazaar UK.[9][10][11][12] She has also been featured in advertisements for Calvin Klein, L'Oreal, Pantene, Urban Outfitters, Victoria's Secret Pink, and GAP.[13][14][15][16][17][18] She was also one of the models in Kanye West's Season 4 fashion show.[19][20]

References

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  1. ^ "Ebonee Davis - Model".
  2. ^ "Model Ebonee Davis On Beauty & Self-Care". Into The Gloss. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  3. ^ "Model Ebonee Davis Gets Brutally Honest About Being Black in Fashion". Cosmopolitan. February 16, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  4. ^ Petrarca, Emilia. "Model Ebonee Davis on Her Recent TED Talk Tackling Racism in the Fashion Industry". W Magazine. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  5. ^ "ebonee davis opens up about the realities of working as a black model in fashion". I-d. January 30, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  6. ^ Akhtar, Amina. "Calvin Klein Model Ebonee Davis Speaks Candidly About Racism in Fashion". Allure. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  7. ^ Safronova, Valeriya; Nikas, Joanna; Osipova, Natalia V. (September 5, 2017). "What It's Truly Like to Be a Fashion Model". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  8. ^ "'America's Next Top Model' Eboni Davis Q&A". Digital Spy. May 11, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  9. ^ "Model Search". Model Search.
  10. ^ Pinson, Laurel. "Why 35 Models Think the Fashion Industry Needs to Take a Stand on Sustainability". Glamour. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  11. ^ "Watch this face: Ebonee Davis". Harper's BAZAAR. September 19, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  12. ^ McCall, Tyler (11 March 2016). "The Prom Dress Is Dead — Here's How to Wear a Suit Better Than the Boys". Teen Vogue.
  13. ^ "As Slick As Ebonee". February 8, 2017.
  14. ^ "adidas + UO: Ebonee Davis - Urban Outfitters - Blog". blog.urbanoutfitters.com.[permanent dead link]
  15. ^ "Calvin Klein Model Pens Rare and Honest Open Letter to Fashion Industry". Harper's BAZAAR. July 11, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  16. ^ "The Lions".[permanent dead link]
  17. ^ "Now Casting: Ebonee Davis". October 25, 2016. Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  18. ^ Corsillo, Liza (May 30, 2016). "Model Ebonee Davis's Instagram Is How You Should Spend Your Day Off". GQ. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  19. ^ "This Model Wants To Change The Fashion Industry's Portrayal Of Beauty". Women's Health. May 16, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  20. ^ "Ebonee Davis". IMDb.

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Ebonee Davis

Eboni Davis (born November 16, 1992), known professionally as Ebonee Davis, is an American model and activist. She appeared in season 18 of America's Next Top Model. She gave a TED Talk on the experience of being an African-American model in the fashion industry. She is known for her Calvin Klein campaign, in which she wore her natural hair.

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Ebonee

Ebonee or Ebonée is a female given name. Notable people with this name include: Ebonee Davis (born 1992), American model and activist Ebonée Noel (born 1990), American actress

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List of people with surname Davis

Davis is a common English-language surname.

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Amarachi Nwosu

Amarachi Nwosu (; born 29 September 1994) , is a Nigerian-American photographer, visual artist, and filmmaker currently based in New York City. She is also the founder of Melanin Unscripted, a creative platform and agency which aims to dismantle stereotypes and blur cultural lines by exposing complex identities and cultures around the world. Her debut documentary "Black in Tokyo" premiered at the International Center of Photography at the ICP Museum in New York City in 2017. She also screened the film in Tokyo, Japan at Ultra Super New Gallery in Harajuku.

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Greenwood / Black Wall Street

Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.

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TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE DAY

What prosperous Tulsa district became widely known as “Black Wall Street”?

The Greenwood District.