Cape Town Fashion Week in Video
Good morning, hope everyone had a fantastic weekend. Cape Town, South Africa was certainly buzzing recently as Fashion Week unfolded. With Virgin Mobile as the chief Sponsor, Cape Town Fashion Week brought creative pieces from a plethora of designers, including Darkie, Fabiani, LaLesso, Tart, Goat Clothing Read More Read More
Vibe’s 15th Anniversary Extraveganza
Africa was in the building at Vibe Magazine’s 15th Anniversary Party, held at NYC’s The Cathedral. Performances and appearances from Estelle and Angel Lola Luv as well as some of Hip-Hop and R&B’s finest. From old school- Naughty by Nature, Brand Nubian, Doug E. Fresh, Salt-n-Pepa, Heavy D to new school- T.I., Swizz Beats, Teyana Taylor, Estelle, Cassie, Tracee Ellis Ross and more came out. Pics below: Estelle Looking Fly on the Red Carpet Angel Lola Luv.... Read More
Young Entrepreneurs Hold the Key
The Washington Post recently wrote about what many of us have known for a while – Africa is on the come up and young people are leading the charge! With every conversation, business started or contact made, the same feeling continues to prevail – that a real and true Renaissance is brimming – a rebirth of the original. Glad folks are finally catching on. Read More Read More
African Power Hour – August Mixer
This event makes me wish I was still in DC. African Power Hour is hosting a Happy Hour THIS Thursday (August 14th) on U Street in DC. Mingle with executive and top recruiters from Africa’s premier banks and financial institutions. The official info is below. Sounds like it’s going to be a fantastic event so definitely go if you are in the area. Host: African Power Hour Type: Mixer Date: Thursday, August 14, 2008 Time: 6-9:30pm Place: 9 Lounge @ 1438 U Street, NW... Read More
Throwback: Donald and Olamide Faison
Came across a photo of Donald Faison (he played “Murray” from Clueless and plays “Dr. Chris Turk” on NBC’s Scrubs) at a recent Hollywood event, the Whaleman Foundation Benefit. The picture triggered a rumor I’d heard about him a few years back about him being African- Nigerian, specifically. I disregarded the rumor back then though, because Nigerians like to claim people, especially famous people (ex. some of us still think Nas is Hausa). Read... Read More
ThisDay in DC
Remember the ThisDay piece from a few weeks ago? Well, after further research, I found that it’s actually a 4-city concert that hit DC this past week and will end with a bang in London on October 14th. Liya Kebede and Alek Wek were on hand for the festivities, as was Mr. Africa himself, Jay Z. Check out the pics below: #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1... Read More
Uganda + Hip Hop = Diamond in the Rough
The creativity and talent that arises from Africa on a daily basis never ceases to amaze me. I just got wind of the fantastic documentary, Diamonds in the Rough, which highlights how artists on Uganda’s Hip Hop scene has shed light to the politics of Uganda and how they have used their music to empower the people. Read More Read More
Clutch Magazine Interviews Somalia’s Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Clutch Magazine has a fantastic article covering Somalian feminist Ayaan Hirsi Ali. As the article reports: As a vehement critic of Islam, the religion she used to adhere to, Hirsi Ali provoked a storm of anger among Muslims around the world for her forthright views, including the claim that Islam is a “backward religion” and her open condemnation of the prophet Mohammed. In 2004 Hirsi Ali wrote the script for Submission, a ten minute film by Dutch director Theo Van Gogh... Read More
Interview with Nicolas Georgakis
A white guy singing 9ice’s Gongo Aso? After a friend alerted me of the news, I had to see for myself and what I found was pleasantly surprising. The “white guy” in question is Nicolas Georgakis, a 17 year old from Germany who has some serious musical talent. The video of Nicolas performing the acoustic version of Gongo Aso has been viewed over 110,000 times so it was definitely necessary to get the scoop. After corresponding via YouTube, Nicolas agreed... Read More
Drama at Oprah’s South African School
The former dorm matron of Oprah’s Academy is being been accused of sexually abusing children and being the source of physical violence at the institution. Definitely not a good look for Africa. Read More Read More
