Tag Archives: Addis Ababa

Harlem’s Liya Kebede Look Book

Posted on September 28, 2012 by | 3 Comments

NYMag.com says she was discovered in her native city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, when she was a teenager, Liya Kebede is one of the lucky few models who continues to work steadily into her thirties now. Continue reading →

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HW Pick: No One’s Son, By Tewodros “Teddy” Fekadu At Hue Man Books

Posted on April 5, 2012 by | Leave a comment

No One’s Son is “An affirmation of life and the indestructibility of one man’s will to make the most of it.”—Ian Wynne, author of The Pawn and Shadows by My Side, former editor of Human Rights Defender, Amnesty International

Born in the midst of the Ethiopian–Eritrean Civil War, Tewodros “Teddy” Fekadu survives abandonment and famine as his family flings him unwanted across borders and regions, into orphanages, and finally onto the streets of Addis Ababa. Continue reading →

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