Inspiring


February 28, 2017

5-Year-Old Girl Recreates Photos of Inspiring Women Every Day of Black History Month

To creatively celebrate Black History Month, Cristi Smith-Jones and her 5-year-old daughter, Lola, came up with a special portrait project. Each day in February, Smith-Jones has captured little Lola as she recreates portraits of inspiring black women throughout history. Through comparable clothing, improvised accessories (including her father's glasses and her mother's jewelry)

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February 13, 2017

African-American Model with Albinism Breaks Barriers to Expand the Definition of Beauty

Beauty can’t be confined to a single definition, and the fashion industry can only benefit from using models whose appearance more accurately represents the world at large. Diandra Forrest is one woman who is bringing much-needed change to this field. She was born to African American parents, but she has albinism—her hair is naturally blonde and her skin is milky white.

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February 7, 2017

Man Who Saved 669 Children During the Holocaust Has a Surprise Reunion 50 Years Later

Sir Nicholas Winton is a name that you might not have read about in the history books, but his contribution to the world was beyond extraordinary. On the eve of World War II, the young British stockbroker arranged for trains that carried Jewish children out of then-Czechoslovakia during the Holocaust. Essentially, this ordinary man rescued a staggering 669 children destined for Nazi concentration camps, saving them from an almost certain peril.

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