Culture
The End of a Journey
Sometimes we can tell it’s over. Sometimes we can’t. When it comes to natural hair, one YouTuber, Ijeoma Kola, who formerly went by the name Klassy Kinks posted a vlog where she said her natural […]
Hair & Beauty
Current Affairs
I Love You
I love you. I love you because you are me. I love you because there will never be another you and you are amazing as you are. I love you, each part of you. As […]
Fashion & Style
I Am Me
By Ifedayo Ward “Who taught you to hate the color of your skin? Who taught you to hate the texture of your hair? Who taught you to hate the shape of your nose and the […]
Culture
Mapping Our Own World
Uganda’s fashion industry has come a long way from the days when just shoving kitenge material onto anything would do as fashion. We are now experimenting with new material and designs, including a modern take on […]
Fashion & Style
African Beauty Entrepreneurs You Need To Know!
By Mako Muzenda Beauty is a global, billion-dollar industry. From cosmetics and skincare to fragrances and hair products, the business of beauty is lucrative and constantly expanding. Several African companies have made their own imprint […]
Hair & Beauty
Going Natural: The 5 Stages Explained
By Mako Muzenda Natural hair is beautiful. The way it crowns your head, it’s different textures and styles, how it can look so effortlessly beautiful. Three months ago I decided to switch to #TeamNatural. I’d […]
Culture
La Poupée Noire
Femme nue, femme noire Vêtue de ta couleur qui est vie, de ta forme qui est beauté J’ai grandi à ton ombre ; la douceur de tes mains bandait mes yeux Et voilà qu’au cœur […]
Business
Seven African Women You Need To Know!
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 […]
Empowerment
Les Nappy Célèbres – Troisième Partie
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 […]
Empowerment
Les Nappy Célèbres – Deuxième Partie
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 […]