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Binti, a young Himba woman from Earth, returns home to face her family and elders after her first year at the off-world Oomza University. Struggling with unpredictable bouts of anger, Binti decides she wants to complete the traditional Himba pilgrimage so she will be cleansed.
A young woman named Binti is the first member of the Himba people from Earth to be accepted into the prestigious intergalactic university Oomza Uni. Upon being notified of her acceptance, Binti runs away from home and boards a transport ship to Oomza Uni.
Women's sandals are made from cows' skin while men's are made from old car tires. [citation needed] Women who have given birth wear a small backpack of skin attached to their traditional outfit. Himba people, especially women, are famous for covering themselves with otjize paste, a cosmetic mixture of butterfat and ochre pigment.
At the same time, Lip decides to sell the house, leading to a fight with Lip and Debbie desperately searching for a new home while trying to fight Lip's plans. She later gets a dangerous new girlfriend, Heidi (Shakira Barrera), just released from prison and convinces Debbie to leave town with her and Franny to El Paso, Texas with her.
Otjize is a mixture of butterfat and ochre pigment used by the Himba people of Namibia to protect themselves from the harsh desert climate. The paste is often perfumed with the aromatic resin of Commiphora multijuga (omuzumba). [1] [2] The Himba apply otjize to their skin and hair, which is long and plaited into intricate designs.
Hamilton's early film credits included the 1959 film noir Odds Against Tomorrow opposite Harry Belafonte and The Leech Woman in 1960. [1] She was also one of the first African-American actors to appear on the soap opera Days of Our Lives and was the only African-American to appear in a speaking role on Leave It to Beaver. [2] [1]
Anna, a divorced woman in Canterbury Hill, hears strange voices in her house coming from the attic, making her believe in the existence of monsters. She often breaks chicken casserole dishes which she prepares, and passes out drunk on her sofa. One morning, from her window, she sees her handsome new neighbor, Neil, taking his daughter Emma to ...
Huang's parents immigrated to New York City where her two older brothers were born. Then the family moved to Dallas, Texas, [2] [3] where she was born and lived with her mother, brothers and grandfather. Her father went back to New York because he couldn't find work in Dallas at the time. When she turned five, the family moved back to New York.