Qun Ye in 'Fuertentura' by Txema Yeste for Numéro 245 March 2024

Qun Ye in 'Fuertentura' by Txema Yeste for Numéro 245 March 2024

Chinese model Qun Ye is on location in ‘Fuertentura’, styled by Bernat Buscato in Balmain, Jil Sander, Prada and more. Photographer Txema Yeste [IG] captures the always, high-drama images for Numéro 245 March 2024./ Hair by Rubén Mármol; makeup by Victor Alvarez

Fuentura is the second largest of the Canary Islands off the coast of North Africa, with Tenerife being the largest. The island's history is rooted its indigenous Guanche population’s colonization by the Spanish.

The island is not tied historically to the slave trade, unlike the Canary Islands of La Palma, La Gomera, and El Hierro.

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NIKE Suspends Ties with Kyrie Irving As Anti-Semitic Embrace of Hebrew Israelites Fallout Spreads

NIKE Suspends Ties with Kyrie Irving As Anti-Semitic Embrace of Hebrew Israelites Fallout Spreads

On Thursday Nets guard Kyrie Irving was suspended indefinitely for promoting an anti-Semitic film based on the book “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America”. The book promotes several anti-Semitic tropes, including the despicable lie that the Holocaust never happened.

Late Friday, Nov 4, NIKE suspended its relationship with Kyrie Irving, including the introduction of his new NIKE KYRIE 8 shoe. ESPN reported last May that dealings with Kyrie Irving were so complex for Nike, that there was a good chance that Nike would not renew his contract at the end of the 2022/23 season.

Nike has produced Irving’s popular signature shoe since 2014 and is taking the financial hit on cancelling the Kyrie 8 launch.

“At Nike, we believe there is no place for hate speech, and we condemn any form of antisemitism,” the company said.

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