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Rapper and actor Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, aka Nas, couldn’t contain his excitement when he found out he won a National Sports Emmy for his ESPN documentary “Survival 1.” In accepting the award, Nas proclaimed “After all these years of making music, I am honoured to have this be the first award I ever won […]

I kept on wondering how summer fashion will be on a hot sunny day. I wondered if it was going to be the same old tight spandex recycled, recycled, recycled…Were we going to stay in late the 80’s or are we going to try and revisit the 70’s with style. PAUZE. Fast Forward. Rewind again STOP…It might just be here from […]

Is dit Culture te blijven 'As Is’ of te worden herzien? AUB Lees het volledige artikel en video's bekijken alvorens te reageren Zijn mensen die de praktijk van genitale verminking van vrouwen te overwegen (FGM) 'achteruit' gewoon onwetend te zijn omdat ze met uitzicht op de culturele en traditionele betekenis van de praktijk? Are some of us wrong deducing that FGM […]

Schoonheidsmerk Carols dochter heeft een korte video vrijgegeven van de drie recente nieuwe gezichten van hun merk, zangeres/model Cassie, zanger/DJ Solange en supermodel Selita Ebanks. Alle drie de vrouwen en hun zichtbaar variërende haartexturen vertegenwoordigen de diversiteit die inherent is aan zwart haar. Terwijl haaronderhoud belangrijk is voor alle vrouwen, ongeacht ras, voor veel zwarte vrouwen, […]

Kola Boof, born Naima Bint Harith, was revealed to be Osama Bin Laden’s mistress in 2002. Before images of Boof were made public, very little was known about her, other than the fact that she is of Egyptian-Sudanese orijin. Based on this description, she argues that the American media “summoned visions of an Arab-raised aristocrat who […]

Velen van ons waren niet op de hoogte van de verontrustende stand van zaken die zich in Zuid-Afrika onder de apartheid regel totdat we werden verplaatst door de verontrustende en hartverscheurende foto van stervende Hector Pieterson, een 13-jarige doodgeschoten door de politie tijdens de juni- 16, 1976 Soweto opstand. A powerful image of Hector dying in the arms of Mbuyisa […]

Are you ready for the N ü Revolution? That’s what Les Nubians asked fans when they sat down with Orijin last fall to promote their limited edition EP. During that conversation, the Faussart sisters proudly represented their Cameroonian-French orijin, discussed African history, as well as the role women will play in shaping the continent’s future. They are […]

Afro-Soul Queen, Booker films, makes music to provide hope, inspiration and love. In the aftermath of Haiti’s tragic earthquake, she dedicated a song to Haitians, at home and abroad, to let them know that they were not abandoned; to let them know that in the face of this tragedy of unimaginable proportions, the world was behind […]

Voordat Tv ontstond in mijn leven , Ik herinner me dat mijn oom zitten alle kinderen beneden, de vorming van een cirkel rond een brandend hout hij zou opgezet rond 06:00 nadat we onze nacht douches had genomen. We kunnen nauwelijks wachten en nam een ​​snelle douche. Soms heb ik niet, I just sprinkled water on my head […]

Without Culture and Heritage, is there an African Pride? Taurus Riley came out with “Shaka Zulu Pickney” niet zo lang geleden. A very powerful video embracing the roots of African culture and heritage. Addressing social and political issues in a unique visual effect. The Pride of Africa: “The thoughts of freedom fighters dwell in my brain. […]

Imagine being excited about getting married to a loved one, imagine the anticipation, the flipping of magazines for THE wedding dress, Polaroid pictures in your mind about your first dance and then a call comes in… Nigeria’s, Super Eagles defender Olubayo Adefemi died from a car accident in Greece.The Nigeria international footballer lost control in his […]

So you woke up this morning thinking about bills to pay, you are thinking about your family to feed, you are depressed about the girl you loved that left you last night, basically you are suffering, “YOU DEY SUFFER”. You are not alone, trust me. I dey suffer, Cayayo dey suffer, Taxi driver dey suffer, musician […]