Last week, South African musician Toya Delazy announced that she would be the voice behind a new Powerpuff Girl! If you don’t already know The Powerpuff Girls is a cartoon series that follows the lives of three superhero girls and has been a favourite of many since 1996. According to MTV, the fourth member of the team will … Continue reading
Happy Wednesday to all our queens. In honor of you we just wanted to remind you that you are a Queen! Continue reading
Body positivity is something we stand for at MGS. Sonya Renee Taylor has blessed the world with a powerful poem titled The Body is not an apology. Read the poem below or watch the video and be blown away. The body is not an apology. Let it not be forget-me-not fixed to mattress … Continue reading
“As black people, as black women, we’re not seen as good enough. We need to do that much extra to prove ourselves.” Continue reading
South Africa has a new Constitutional Court Judge and she is great! Here is a quick run down on the lady at one of the highest seats in the country. The 51-year-old graduated with a BA and LLB degree from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in 1987 and 1989 respectively. Later, in 1990, she bagged … Continue reading
Khadija Gbla grew up in Sierra Leone. As a young girl, she was subjected to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). As a woman, she lives with the consequences of FGM everyday. She is determined that this form of abuse against young girls will end, and she wants to end it in her lifetime. Khadija strives to … Continue reading
Because flying schools in the United States denied her entry, she taught herself French and moved to France, earning her license from France’s well-known Caudron Brother’s School of Aviation in just seven months. Continue reading
![[RECAP] Women’s March On Washington](https://mygirlsquad.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/postcard-preview.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[RECAP] Women’s March On Washington")
The day after Donald Trumps Inauguration saw the largest political demonstrations in the United States since the Vietnam War. Women’s Marched around the world from with the goal of promoting women’s rights, immigration reform, and health care reform; to counter Islamophobia, rape culture, and LGBTQ abuse; and to address racial inequities (e.g., Black Lives Matter), … Continue reading
I have heard people often say that their mom is ‘the actual best’ but let me take a moment of your time to let you know that MY mom IS THE ACTUAL BEST. The first time that I realized that my mom was ‘the actual best’ was when I found out how much she loves … Continue reading
Our Woman Crush Wednesday is the talented Sibu Mabena who at 24 is the Brand Coordinator for MTV Base and MTV / Entrepreneur. Based in Johannesburg, South Africa Sibu is a former dancer making waves behind the scenes in the entertainment industry. Having completed her BA Political Science Degree from the University of Pretoria she … Continue reading
