Mar 9, 20122 min read
From Sidibé to Quazi
When I was younger, much much younger and my parents used to ask me what I wanted to become, I would always answer journalist. I would...
Feb 7, 20122 min read
Africa in my Future?
One of my greatest fears as a person of the African Diaspora, is where will Africa be in my lineage in 20 or 30 years to come? If I don’t...
Feb 1, 20121 min read
Afro-Creative: Njideka Akunyili
The images of large-scaled collage pieces below are by Nigerian artist Njideka Akunyili. These pieces were part of the Collage...
Jan 30, 20121 min read
Afro-Creative: Bridget Awosika
So ladies…. If you are looking for sharp silhouettes, block colour and staple pieces, you don’t have to look any longer when you see the...
Dec 10, 20111 min read
Marian Kihogo
Marian Kihogo. Truly an aficionado of fashion! I love the way she sees her practice as a stylist. How she thinks of her clients, what...
Dec 3, 20111 min read
Afro-Creative: Barbara Muriungi
I just finished a degree of Visual Communications last week. I have been tossing with the idea of moving to New York or London for a few...
Oct 25, 20111 min read
Afro-Creative: Adjoa Opoku
ADJOA OPOKU / GRAPHIC DESIGNER / BFA FROM SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY / NOW A GRAD STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS / SEES DESIGN AS A...
Oct 8, 20111 min read
Africa’s Tree Lady
“We’re constantly being bombarded by problems that we face and sometimes we can get completely overwhelmed. [But] we should always feel...
Aug 23, 20111 min read
Afro-Creative: Wanyika Mshila
As part of my experiential research for my Final Major Project, I have been video interviewing young African creatives. Today I had the...
Aug 8, 20112 min read
Afro-Creative: Yagazie Emezi
Check out these amazing photos of Afro-Creative Yagazie Emezi Photographed by Cameron Davis for Vogue Italia. Yagazie Ledi Francisca...
Aug 7, 20111 min read
Afro-creative: Andy Okoroafor
ANDY OKOROAFOR / NIGERIAN BORN / BASED IN FRANCE / MULTI-TALENTED / FOUNDER OF CLAM MAGAZINE/ FILMMAKER / ART DIRECTOR / VISIONARY.
Jun 4, 20111 min read
Afro-Creative: Peju Famojure
Check out the amazing work New York-based Nigerian Stylist and Fashion Editor Peju Famojure. I am particularly loving the spread for the...
May 25, 20111 min read
Afro-Creative: Samuel Fosso
Photographer Samuel Fosso was born in Cameroon in 1962, Fosso lived in Nigeria was a young child, but was then forced to over to Bangui...
May 19, 20111 min read
Afro-Creative: Tsemaye Binitie
TSEMAYE BINITIE / BORN IN NIGERIA / GRADUATED FROM KINGSTON UNIVERSITY IN 2004 / COMPLETED AN INTERNSHIP AT JOHN RICHMOND / BECOME PART...
May 15, 20111 min read
Afro-Creative: Joan Erakit
BORN IN KENYA / LIVES IN CANADA / CONTRIBUTES TO FRANK151 / HAS A BLOG CALLED BROWN GIRL FILES. A patron of the arts, style writer and an...
Apr 28, 20111 min read
More than a Poodle Pusher
POODLE PUSHER / WARDROBE & FASHION STYLIST COMPANY / FOUNDED BY AMERICAN-NIGERIAN SISTERS CHI CHI & OGO OFFODILE / BOTH MANAGEMENT AND...
Apr 21, 20111 min read
Afro-Creative: Andrew Dosunmu
ANDREW DOSUNMU / RAISED AND EDUCATED IN NIGERIA / BASED IN NEW YORK & LAGOS / STARTED HIS CAREER AS A DESIGN ASSISTANT FOR YSL / WORKED...
Apr 17, 20111 min read
Afro-Creative: Ajak Lueth
AJAK LUETH / SUDANESE BORN IN KENYA/ RESIDES IN AUSTRALIA / STARTED SINGING AT AGE 10 / INSPIRED BY EVERYTHING AROUND HIM / ALSO INSPIRED...
Feb 18, 20111 min read
Noise
Frontwoman of the Noisettes, Shingai (Elizabeth Maria) Shoniwa not only has a killer voice, but a killer sense of style. She credits her...
Jan 30, 20111 min read
Afro-Creative: Edem Dokli
I have posted about my muse Edem Dokli. The girl I describe as a black version of Agyness Deyn with a spec of Grace Jones’ attitude! She...