Violence against women is the single biggest threat to peace. And November 25th (International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women) marked the beginning of 16 days of activism for ending gender-based violence so I am writing this post to highlight and to express frustration with the (at best) lack of interest from African men…
Archives for November 2010
MsAfropolitan Boutique Interview Series – Mariama Tushemeriirwe, Founder of Mariama
The mission of the MsAfropolitan Boutique is to showcase and offer a handpicked range of products made by African Diaspora women on a rotating basis. Visit us here. As part of my journey to achieving this goal, I’ve met many inspiring women whose stories I want to share with you in an interview series features which…
Vintage Print: Noxema’s Black Beauty
In order to provide a more frequent and increased mix of content – which I’d like to do – I’m thrilled to have teamed up with the fabulous and smart ladies at Parlour Magazine and will occasionally share dope content that I know you will appreciate. Enjoy the occasional snippets! Happy thanksgiving! “I love advertising. Not…
A weakness is a weakness
Despite what I’ve said in many a past job interview I deal badly with stress. It’s one of the things that I handle with no finesse. Yet, last week I agreed to unreasonable amounts of work, which climaxed into a sleepless, frantic weekend. Then yesterday as the pressure released, I had a minor anxiety attack….
MsAfropolitan Boutique Interview Series – Nicole Fisher, Founder of NIC*FISH
The mission of the MsAfropolitan Boutique is to showcase and offer a handpicked range of products made by African Diaspora women on a rotating basis. Visit us here. As part of my journey to achieving this goal, I’ve met many inspiring women whose stories I want to share with you in an interview series features which…
On being an African feminist
With artists like Beyonce and Jessica Alba recently claiming to be feminists, it might be the case that we will soon see an F-word revival. That would be awesome. Yet feminism is not simply about being an independent or successful woman. It is about recognizing and taking a critical engagement with patriarchal structures that oppress…
MsAfropolitan Boutique interview series – Rayo Balogun, founder of Lela
The mission of the MsAfropolitan Boutique is to showcase and offer a handpicked range of products made by African Diaspora women on a rotating basis. Visit us here. As part of my journey to achieving this goal, I’ve met many inspiring women whose stories I want to share with you in an interview series features which…
On ‘Runaway’ by Kanye West
After a shopping round in town today I decided it was about time I watched the video that has the high street in plumes, namely ‘Runaway’ by Kanye West. My head is now fuzzed with thoughts about chicken breasts and I’m vegetarian, so it’s not because I want some KFC 😉 The short story is that…
Will the politically incorrect Obama please stand up?
Obama is so P.C. (politically correct) he makes me think of Boris Johnson as a revolutionary. I know – black people have no need to moan about racism anymore in this ‘post-racial’ world of ours. We have reached equal racial status now. Whether black, white, Asian or Jewish, none of us have to deal with…