“Do you taste like chocolate if I lick you?” Models Leomie Anderson, Khoudia Diop, Nyakim Gatwech and Ajak Deng describe the issues with being Black in the modeling and fashion industry. Continue reading
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{VIDEO} Michelle Obama in conversation with Tracee Ellis Ross
This weekend, Michelle Obama was interviewed by Tracee Ellis Ross at the United State of Women Summit in Los Angeles. We loved the talk and if you haven’t already seen it take a look here: Continue reading
#WCW: Sindiwe Magona
Magona is one of many internationally prominent South African writers whose work is informed by her experience of impoverishment, femininity, resistance to subjugation and being a domestic worker. Continue reading
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
#WCW Ikal Angelei
Ikal Angelei is a Kenyan politician, environmentalist and our #wcw today. Take a look at her story here: Sourced from YouTube Continue reading
A woman’s fury holds lifetimes of wisdom
Our forever fav Traceee recently did a Ted talk and you have got to watch it. Some of our most treasured parts are as follows: This fury is something that I have been chomping on since the last US presidential election. And it seems that many women have. This fury was not my friend’s alone. She went on … Continue reading
20 SA Fashion Week Designers Disrupt retail at Sandton City
20 top designer labels, including the best of ladies wear, menswear, jewellery, and accessories will form part of the first SAFW Sandton City Designer Pop Up. Fashion lovers will be able to buy the first of the SAFW Designer Winter Collections from the 4th to the 6th May in the prestigious Protea Court. From Friday to Sunday, 9H00 … 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
DAY TWO RECAP : #SAFW – CHUNKY WOOLS AND AFRICAN FINESS
Day two fashion week kicked off with a beach flair and African print. Designers gave the audience bright colors against solid primary colors. The stand out collections came from DUT with their Rise of The Oxx line. This experimental collection included chunky woolen cardigans in the classic greys and whites as well as exhibiting some … Continue reading
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