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African people refers to natives or inhabitants of Africa and to people of African descent.
Many etymological hypotheses that have been postulated for the ancient name "Africa":
The African continent is home to many different ethnic and racial groups, with wide-ranging phenotypical traits, both indigenous and foreign to the continent. Many of these populations have diverse origins, with differing cultural, linguistic and social traits and mores. Distinctions within Africa's geography, such as the varying climates across the continent, have also served to nurture diverse lifestyles among its various populations. The continent's inhabitants live amid deserts and jungles, as well as in modern cities across the continent.
Perhaps it is a function of the number of excavations actually performed in given areas, but it is at least suggestive that the five very earliest out of the twelve of earliest archaeological discoveries of Homo sapiens sapiens have been in Africa and the adjacent Arabian peninsula.
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans, and formerly as American Negroes) are citizens or residents of the United States that have ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa.
African Americans make up the single largest racial minority in the United States. Most African Americans are of West and Central African descent and are descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States. However, some immigrants from African, Caribbean, Central American or South American nations, or their descendants, may be identified or self-identify with the term.
African-American history starts in the 16th century with African slaves who quickly rose up against the Spanish explorer Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón and progresses to the present day, with Barack Obama as the 44th and current President of the United States. Between those landmarks there have been events and issues, both resolved and ongoing, including slavery, racism, Reconstruction, development of the African-American community, participation in the great military conflicts of the United States, racial segregation, and the Civil Rights Movement.
Actors: Malcolm McDowell (actor), Beth Grant (actress), John Goodman (actor), James Cromwell (actor), John H. Tobin (actor), Stuart Pankin (actor), Jean Dujardin (actor), Ezra Buzzington (actor), Vincent De Paul (actor), Basil Hoffman (actor), Bill Fagerbakke (actor), Ed Lauter (actor), Ken Davitian (actor), Missi Pyle (actress), Penelope Ann Miller (actress),
Plot: Outside a movie premiere, enthusiastic fan Peppy Miller literally bumps into the swashbuckling hero of the silent film, George Valentin. The star reacts graciously and Peppy plants a kiss on his cheek as they are surrounded by photographers. The headlines demand: "Who's That Girl?" and Peppy is inspired to audition for a dancing bit-part at the studio. However as Peppy slowly rises through the industry, the introduction of talking-pictures turns Valentin's world upside-down.
Keywords: 1920s, 1930s, anger, animal-in-cast-credits, apartment, applause, auction, bar, beauty-spot, butlerActors: Jean-Claude La Marre (actor), Hans Hernke (actor), Randy Kent (producer), Randy Kent (editor), Randy Kent (actor), Jean-Claude La Marre (producer), Kenyon Glover (actor), Sid Burston (actor), Peter Harmon (writer), Heather Detwiler (actress), Flexx (composer), Anne Pratts (producer), Nancy Bellany (actress), Damon Christopher (actor), Deshantell Singleton (actress),
Plot: With their church being threatened with closure, Pastor Jones and choir leaders, Tammy and Louise, must find a way to keep the Parishioners together. An upcoming Choir Competition is the last hope for the three as they work to find the perfect voices to fill out the church choir. Two unlikely singers soon emerge - Chris, a young man who wants to do good despite his friends, Antoine and Eddie, wanting otherwise; and Ruth, the "Plain Jane" who is not only trying to take care of herself after her mother's death but, has to deal with her lazy, alcoholic father Darrell.
Genres: Comedy, Drama,Actors: Jeff Coopwood (actor), Brock Peters (actor), Brenda Blethyn (actress), John Kassir (actor), Obba Babatundé (actor), Tim Curry (actor), Ethan Phillips (actor), Tim Curry (actor), Rupert Everett (actor), Flea (actor), Earl Boen (actor), Kevin Michael Richardson (actor), Tom Kane (actor), Danielle Harris (actress), Lacey Chabert (actress),
Plot: On an African safari, Eliza Thornberry discovers that thanks to a shaman, she can now talk to animals. When Eliza discovers that poachers in Africa's Serengeti Desert plan to kill an elephant herd with an electrified fence, she and her chimpanzee friend Darwin must somehow find a way to stop them.
Keywords: adopted-son, africa, airplane, airport, amphibious-vehicle, baboon, based-on-cartoon, based-on-tv-series, boarding-school, britishActors: David Hayman (actor), Ciarán Hinds (actor), Matthew Marsh (actor), Jeremy Child (actor), David M. Thompson (producer), Andrew Davies (writer), Nicholas Hope (actor), Robert Cooper (producer), John Lunn (composer), Amanda Ooms (actress), Selina Cadell (actress), Gareth Neame (producer), Anushia Nieradzik (costume designer), Alan Williams (actor), Andy Linden (actor),
Plot: The safe, secure, boring life of Charlie Cross, a wealthy, successful solicitor is irretrievably shattered when he embarks on an illicit, passionate affair with the beautiful, mysterious Viola whom he meets one evening whilst investigating the background of his latest criminal client, Edgar Bosco. Charlie is immediately smitten by Viola and falls completely under her spell. Gradually, Charlie becomes more and more obsessed with Viola and does anything to be with her, much to the detriment of his career, reputation, family and marriage. Edgar Bosco learns of the affair and takes revenge upon Charlie by destroying what he loves in equal measure for that which Charlie has destroyed that Edgar loves with very drastic consequences for all members of the Cross family.
Keywords: adultery, female-nudity, femme-fatale, infidelity, murder, nudity, obsession, passion, perversion, policeActors: Greg Collins (actor), Jeff Goldblum (actor), Harvey Fierstein (actor), Dean Devlin (actor), Harry Connick Jr. (actor), Kevin Cooney (actor), James Duval (actor), Giuseppe Andrews (actor), Erick Avari (actor), Adam Baldwin (actor), Greg Bronson (actor), Sayed Badreya (actor), John Capodice (actor), Judd Hirsch (actor), Jay Acovone (actor),
Plot: On July 2nd, communications systems worldwide are sent into chaos by a strange atmospheric interference. It is soon learned by the military that a number of enormous objects are on a collision course with Earth. At first thought to be meteors, they are later revealed to be gigantic spacecraft, piloted by a mysterious alien species. After attempts to communicate with the aliens go nowhere, David Levinson, an ex-scientist turned cable technician, discovers that the aliens are going to attack major points around the globe in less than a day. On July 3rd, the aliens all but obliterate New York, Los Angeles, and Washington. The survivors set out in convoys towards Area 51, a strange government testing ground where it is rumored the military has a captured alien spacecraft of their own. The survivors devise a plan to fight back against the enslaving aliens, and July 4th becomes the day humanity will fight for its freedom. July 4th is their Independence Day...
Keywords: 1990s, aeronautics, african-american, airforce-one, airplane-crash, alcoholic, alien, alien-contact, alien-invasion, alien-space-craftActors: Aleksandr Zbruev (actor), Aleksandr Bashirov (actor), Aleksandr Abdulov (actor), Sergey Solovyov (director), Sergey Solovyov (writer), Mikhail Danilov (actor), Boris Grebenshchikov (composer), Tatyana Drubich (actress), Lyudmila Saveleva (actress), Georgi Saakyan (actor), Ilya Ivanov (actor), Yuri Shumilo (actor), Natalya Dzyubenko (costume designer), Viktor Beshlyaga (actor), Assan Kuiatte (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Romance,Actors: Charles Band (director), Ted Nicolaou (director), Charles Band (producer), Ted Nicolaou (writer), Richard Band (composer), John Carl Buechler (director), Richard Moll (actor), John Carl Buechler (actor), Paul Pape (actor), Charles Band (writer), John Carl Buechler (writer), Charles Band (writer), Peter Kent (actor), Ted Nicolaou (editor), Phil Fondacaro (actor),
Plot: Paul, a computer whiz who spends more time with his machine than with his girlfriend, finds that he has been chosen as a worthy opponent for Mestema, and evil wizard who has spent centuries searching for a challenging foe. After having his computer changed into wristband weapon, Paul does battle with a variety of monsters before finally coming face to face with the ultimate adversary.
Keywords: actress, arrest, boneyard, cb-radio, challenge, city, computer, contest, cult-film, desertActors: Frank Braña (actor), Maurizio De Angelis (composer), Santiago Moncada (writer), Alejandro de Enciso (actor), Raymond Forchion (actor), Victoria Vera (actress), Jay Amor (actor), Josi W. Konski (producer), Harold Bergman (actor), Clarence Thomas (actor), Tom Tully (actor), Herb Goldstein (actor), Ru Flynn (actress), Jackie Davis (actor), Mel Pape (actor),
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy,Actors: Christopher Lee (actor), Patrick Allen (actor), Charles Gray (actor), Terence Fisher (director), Peter Swanwick (actor), Richard Matheson (writer), June Randall (miscellaneous crew), Russell Waters (actor), Anthony Nelson Keys (producer), James Bernard (composer), Patrick Mower (actor), Keith Pyott (actor), Leon Greene (actor), Ahmed Khalil (actor), Sarah Lawson (actress),
Plot: In the countryside of England, the Duc de Richleau a.k.a Nicholas welcomes his old friend Rex Van Ryn that has flown to meet him and Simon Aron, who is the son of an old friend of them that had passed away but charged them the task of watching the youngster. Nicholas and Rex unexpectedly visit Simon that is receiving twelve mysterious friends. Sooner Nicholas, who is proficient in black magic, learns that the guests are member of a satanic cult and Simon and his friend Tanith Carlisle will be baptized by the powerful leader Mocata to serve the devil. The two friends abduct Simon and Tanith expecting to save their souls but Mocata summons the Angel of Death and the Goat of Mendes to help him in a battle between the good and the forces of evil.
Keywords: based-on-novel, black-magic, blood, car-chase, devil-worship, giant-spider, hammer-horror, hypnotism, occult, sacrificeActors: Roland Culver (actor), Terence Young (director), Victor Mature (actor), Janet Leigh (actress), William Alwyn (composer), Robert Buckner (writer), Irving Allen (producer), Albert R. Broccoli (producer), Anthony Veiller (writer), Liam Redmond (actor), Arthur Lovegrove (actor), Earl Cameron (actor), John Justin (actor), Michael Gordon (editor), Eva Monley (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Wealthy eccentric Sir Vincent Brampton and his fiancée Linda Latham hire Ken Duffield to lead them on a jungle hunt. Duffield is looking for the murderer of his son; he gets the killer and Linda.
Keywords: africa, hunter, jungle, natives, safari