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Archives for September 2011

My channel 4 interview on mixed race identity

September 29, 2011 By MsAfropolitan 12 Comments

How can someone who claims to be a chosen messenger of god advocate such divisive, confused and love-lacking opinion as Pastor Tapiwa Muzvidziwa? “God”, he says, disapproves of mixed marriages as these are “wrong” and detrimental to the children born of such relationships. Doesn’t he understand that the whole idea of banning interracial and interfaith relationships is…

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Filed Under: Decolonisation, events, Mixed Race series Tagged With: Africa, decolonisation, mixed race, Religion, Spirituality, stereotypes

Fashioning Africa exotic, colonial and tribal

September 26, 2011 By MsAfropolitan 6 Comments

African style is very much in vogue. Numerous runways in both New York and London fashion weeks could as well be called African fashion week. There were African influenced textiles such as the Malian Bogolan, also known as tribal in Donna Karan-review-speak. Proenza Schouler also gave a preview of their take on ‘modern tribal’, a key…

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Filed Under: Pop Culture Tagged With: Africa, african diaspora, Afrocentric, black models, decolonisation, entrepreneurs, fashion, stereotypes, style icons

Multicultural in London

September 21, 2011 By MsAfropolitan 2 Comments

Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be attained only by someone who is detached – Simone Weil When I think of London my thoughts float lightly because I feel detachment. Scandinavia is an abandoned home. Whenever I spend a long time (one week +) there, I’m reminded of why I moved to…

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Filed Under: Social Criticism Tagged With: Africa, Afropolitan, identity, mixed race, women's issues

MsAfropolitan Boutique interview series – Jessica Huie of Colorblind Cards

September 18, 2011 By MsAfropolitan 1 Comment

Jessica Huie is truly a woman to be inspired by. She is a serial entrepreneur, founder of not only Colorblind Cards, but also a columnist, an ambassador for government initiatives and the brains behind JH PR. What I love about her the most is how down to earth she is. She radiates a confidence that…

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Filed Under: Interviews, MsAfropolitan Boutique Interview Series Tagged With: african diaspora, African women, African Women's Decade, decolonisation, entrepreneurs, MsAfropolitan Boutique

Interview feature on black feminism, Afropolitanism and more

September 16, 2011 By MsAfropolitan 1 Comment

Cross-post from my two part interview with Kathryn & Miriam from the much recommended Live Unchained project blog www.liveunchained.com @liveunchained —— For Minna Salami feminism sparked a revolution within, meaning the end of many illusions. Namely, the illusion that anything would be handed to us in terms of respect and empowerment in a world that denied…

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Filed Under: feminism, Pop Culture Tagged With: african diaspora, African feminism, Afrocentric, Afropolitan, fashion, gender, identity, stereotypes, style icons, women's issues

Dating while feminist

September 14, 2011 By MsAfropolitan 15 Comments

I prefer going out on a date with a guy who’s read my blog than one who hasn’t. When a man hasn’t visited this site, at some point during the date something like this happens: Guy: You mentioned that you’re doing an MA at SOAS. What’s your area of study? Me: (clears throat, prepares): Gender…

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Filed Under: feminism, uncategorized Tagged With: African women, Afrocentric, gender, happiness, Life, stereotypes

A Diaspora canvas: Exploring the feminine heritage of African art

September 11, 2011 By MsAfropolitan 46 Comments

If creativity isn’t about community in one-way or another it is dull at worst and provoking at best. Artists that manage to emphasize the spiritual, aesthetic and social elements of living are those that bring to us gifts of understanding. Artists that exemplify this idea are musicians like K’Naan, Baaba Maal, Nneka, Blitz the Ambassador, Fela,…

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Filed Under: feminism, Pop Culture, seven Tagged With: Africa, african diaspora, Afrocentric, Afropolitan, beauty ideals, decolonisation, gender, identity, Life, nudity, Spirituality, stereotypes, style icons

The fashion and politics of natural hair

September 3, 2011 By MsAfropolitan 22 Comments

It’s understandable that many of us are tired of talking about hair . There’s so much around this topic. However, I’m not at all exhausted with the hair topic yet. I think we should keep talking about hair because our strands are bearers of shared cultural experiences. I don’t think the hair conversation is about…

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Filed Under: Pop Culture, Social Criticism Tagged With: African women, Afro hair, Afrocentric, beauty ideals, black hair, decolonisation, fashion, identity, stereotypes, style icons

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