by Teakisi | Nov 4, 2016 | Empowerment, Fashion & Style, Thoughts & Reflections
By Laura Walusimbi Growing up I heard this popular children’s rhyme too many times to count: Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. I suppose the rhyme was meant to dissuade us from reacting negatively to name-calling. If someone attempted...
by Teakisi | Oct 17, 2016 | Fashion & Style, Lifestyle, Thoughts & Reflections
By Natasha Museveni Karugire My name is, or (as we say in Uganda) my names are (because there are many) Natasha Lynette Nyinancwende Kainembabazi Museveni Karugire. “Natasha” because my mother had read War and Peace, the literary classic by Russian author...
by Teakisi | Oct 10, 2016 | Empowerment, Family, Fashion & Style, Lifestyle, Love & Sex, Thoughts & Reflections, Uncategorised
By Ifedayo Ward As I turn 23 (Happy birthday to me!), I’d like to share 23 tips and pieces of advice that have kept me going and growing strong. Feel free to pick out one or two from the list to apply to your daily lives, I hope they help you as much as...
by Teakisi | Sep 12, 2016 | Business, Culture, Current Affairs, Empowerment, Fashion & Style, Hair & Beauty
By Mako Muzenda There are many misconceptions around what African women can and cannot do, linked to the image of Africa as a backward and deeply repressive continent where women are incapable or prevented from certain activities. While this is a reality for many in...
by Teakisi | Sep 9, 2016 | Empowerment, Fashion & Style, Francais, Hair & Beauty, Lifestyle
By Samira Moumini Jamais deux sans trois ! Vous croyez qu’on avait finit la liste des Femmes aux beaux cheveux ? Seriously ? Il y en a encore (je me demande même si on finira un jour) ! Nadia Mladjao aka Imany, née le 5 avril 1979, chanteuse et auteur-interprète. ...
by Teakisi | Aug 29, 2016 | Empowerment, Fashion & Style, Francais, Hair & Beauty
By Samira Moumini Vous avez pensé qu’il n’y avait que cinq nappy célèbres dans le monde? Mais bien sûr que non! Eh ben en fait il y en a encore pas mal. Dans le dernier article nous parlions de Solange, Diana Ross, Lupita Nyong’o, Janelle Monae et...
