The AFRO knows what it’s like to endure challenging times. John H. Murphy, Sr., a former enslaved man founded the AFRO in 1892 with $200 from his wife, Martha Howard Murphy. Together they ...

Ten years ago, Ariana Miyamoto, the multiracial daughter of a Japanese woman and an African American man, won Miss Universe Japan 2015 eliciting a huge public response. Read also: Japan and ...

Ariana Miyamoto, a native of Nagasaki who has a Japanese mother and an African American father, also faced fierce criticism when she was chosen to represent Japan in the Miss Universe pageant in 2015.

The Miss Universe pageant is back for 2024 and the ... who dressed up as an oak tree, and Japan's Kaya Chakrabortty who wore a bedazzled kimono and roller skates. The stunning women put their ...

In 2012, she was finalist in the Miss Universe Japan competition, which she applied for at the recommendation of his boss. She started her voice acting activities in 2013 and joined Mausu ...