Dec 17, 20133 min read
Daily racial microaggressions
I wasn’t going to post this, but I read ’21 Racial Microaggressions You Hear On A Daily Basis’ by BuzzFeed via Facebook and I just had to...
Dec 6, 20135 min read
Blame it on the Culture
I had an epiphany over dinner with Tola of Aratuntun (honestly one of the greatest people I have ever met) last Saturday night. She asked...
Dec 6, 20133 min read
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela 1918 – 2013
Tonight I met a lady on the escalator at Holborn tube station. She was holding a massive movie poster for the new Mandela film and I...
Nov 24, 20131 min read
Dance Africa Dance 2013
Dance Africa Dance is back by popular demand. STARTTS presents Dance Africa Dance 2013 – a  showcase of performance groups from African...
Nov 24, 20131 min read
MIRACLE x Never Gets Old
Our weekly videos are BACK!!! We had to come back with something homegrown and I don’t think there is anything more homegrown than...
Nov 24, 20131 min read
Nsimba: Share Your Passion
Recently I read a beautiful post by Valene Nsimba Lontanga who runs the blog Nsimba. I found out about her on Twitter and with a bit of...
Nov 18, 20134 min read
Do the racial math?
I think I have pretty much l settled into the London life now. I still struggling to say ‘I love London’. At the rate it’s going, I don’t...
Nov 14, 20131 min read
Klectic Edit: It’s Tee Time
Does everybody know what time it is? It’s TEE TIME! It’s time to bring out your Havianas, sunnies and short-shorts which have been...
Nov 11, 20132 min read
Vintage Muse
I went to a creative talk a few years ago in Sydney hosted by Vivid – Lights | Music | Ideas (formerly known as Creative Sydney). The...
Nov 7, 20131 min read
MBFWAfrica 2013 Backstage Pass #5: Taibo Bacar
I have been to a few fashion shows and as I watched the shows, I always think of what is happening backstage – the mayhem, wardrobe...
Nov 6, 20131 min read
MBFWAfrica 2013 Backstage Pass #4: Bongiwe Walaza
We are still getting up close and personal backstage at MBFWAfrica 2013 thanks to Chloe Holloway of CocotheBlog.com. Don’t forget to...
Nov 5, 20131 min read
MBFWAfrica 2013 Backstage Pass #3: Angelina Masike
Images courtesy of Chloe Holloway of CocotheBlog.com #Fashion #Photography
Nov 3, 20131 min read
MBFWAfrica 2013 Backstage Pass #2: Mille Collines
Images courtesy of Chloe Holloway of CocotheBlog.com #Fashion #Photography
Nov 2, 20131 min read
MBFWAfrica 2013 Backstage Pass #1: Laurence Airline
I love checking out backstage images and videos from runway shows. It’s all to do with the detail you get to see in the garments which...
Oct 31, 20131 min read
Fefe x So Frenchy So Chic Festival 2014
By now, Féfé probably needs no introduction to Australian world music audiences – the soulful troubadour was the clear crowd favourite of...
Oct 28, 20131 min read
Klectic Edit: Lacey Racey
I have always wanted to go to Derby Day in Melbourne or Sydney. I am not into horse racing neither am I into betting. I just want to go...
Oct 24, 20134 min read
My future children
I currently live with my cousin and for some reason the idea of settling in Ghana has come up quite regularly. My cousin is against the...
Oct 23, 20131 min read
Africa Fashion Week Melbourne 2013
Otino International is thrilled to present the launch of Australia’s very first Africa Fashion Week in Melbourne (AFWM) with an event set...
Oct 18, 20131 min read
Dysfunction
Fashion designer Chelsea Bravo’s latest collection Dysfunction reminds me of the stickiness of the Ghanaian sun during the day and the...
Oct 15, 20131 min read
West African Festival Sydney 2013
Spread the word ! 4th Annual West African Festival 16th Nov 2013 12pm-10pm at Tumbalong Park, Darling Harbour!! FREE entry. Celebrate...