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Category Archives: Behind the Business
Women you should know: Marjorie Joyner
Marjorie Stewart Joyner was the granddaughter of a slave and a white slave-owner, she was born on October 24, 1896 in Monterey, Virginia. She moved to Chicago in 1912, and shortly thereafter, she began studying cosmetology. In 1916, she became the first African American graduate of Chicago’s A.B. Molar Beauty School. In Chicago, Joyner met … Continue reading
Women you should know: Ellen Eglin
Ellen Eglin was born in Washington, D.C in 1849. Little is know about her but she is still a woman that you need to know. Especially if you are planning to do some laundry this weekend. In 1800s, she invented a special type of clothes-wringer which was a machine that had two rollers in a frame that … Continue reading
Women you should know: Patricia Bath
Patricia E. Bath, an ophthalmologist and laser scientist, is an innovative research scientist and advocate for blindness prevention, treatment, and cure. Born on November 4, 1942, in Harlem, Manhattan, Bath is the daughter of Rupert and Gladys Bath. Her father, an immigrant from Trinidad, was a newspaper columnist, a merchant seaman and the first black … Continue reading
Restaurant review: Sumting Fresh
If you are looking for affordable street gourmet food in South Africa, this restaurant is certainly the place to be. We were there and have to share the experience! Sumting Fresh is a street style restaurant that treated bloggers to a tasting at their restaurant reboot in Johannesburg, South Africa. The meals were certainly tasty … Continue reading
#WCW Hope Wiseman
At the age of 25, WAGS Atlanta cast member, Hope Wiseman is the founder of Mary and Main a dispensary set to open up in Prince George’s County, Maryland, making Wiseman the youngest dispensary owner in the U.S. Continue reading
@Safashionweek South African Fashion Week Gets The Royal Nod at Glittering Commonwealth Fashion Exchange
Amidst free-flowing bubbly and canapés fit for princesses, South Africa’s own fashion royalty joined their peers from 53 other Commonwealth countries to present the country’s design credentials to T.R.H.’s The Duchess of Cambridge, The Countess of Wessex and Princess Beatrice of York, at a glittering reception in Buckingham Palace on Monday 19 February 2018. Attended … Continue reading
MGS Exclusive Interview with C.O.R.E.
C.O.R.E. is an online magazine created to uplift and empower young women between the ages of 12-18. Through content development, fashion, beauty, financial, as well as on-site development, C.O.R.E has helped shaped the lives of many young women. Recently I had the pleasure of speaking to the women behind this organization and discovered that C.O.R.E … Continue reading
Successful Women Think Differently
It is almost the end of the year. It may not have gone how you had imagined it but a new year is almost upon us. Watch this 5 min video and it may just help you the into the groove for 2018. Sourced from Youtube Continue reading
Afro Art giving us life
Focusing on their hair, the married duo (Regis and Kahran,) created Afro Art, a series of gorgeous portraits that has cast a spell on everyone’s eyes. The stunning photos feature girls in elaborate costuming and hairstyles, from the Baroque period (roughly, 1600-1750) to steampunk clothing and fierce high-fashion ensembles. We are here for it! Check … Continue reading
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