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Dec 18

This Filmmaker Required NATURAL HAIR for Her Cast & There’s a Really Good Reason Why

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Sens Dessus Dessous Cast By Ta-ning Connai Matamba Kombila is not your average filmmaker. While most directors have the primary focus of creating stories to engage their audience, she takes it a step further with goals to impact her cast through a hair challenge aimed to build true self-esteem. Who in the world does something like that? Matamba did that.…

Sep 21

A True No Man’s Land. These Women Founded a Women-Only Village in Kenya

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Photos de femmes samburu By Erickka Sy Savané Many women dream of what it would be like to live in a society with no men, free of patriarchy and all that comes with it...these women actually did it. Umoja is an all-female village in Kenya, founded by a woman named Rebecca Lolosoli, some 25 years ago. It consists of nearly…

Sep 21

The Mbalantu Women of the Namibia Know the Secret to Growing Hair to Incredible Lengths

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Eembuvi braids worn by women of the Mbalantu tribes from the Namibia By Mwabi Kaira The versatility of our hair and all of the hairstyles we can pull off is just one of the many reasons it's great to be melanin. I recently wanted a cornrow style and searched images to show my stylist and ran across an image of…

Sep 21

Reclaiming Your Wakanda: 5 Ways to Move to an African Country!

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By Kaylan Reid Shipanga Ready to make your Wakanda dreams come true? These days, it's more doable than you think. I know expats who've successfully moved to Africa through the following routes... Continue

Sep 21

From the Boogie Down Bronx to Senegal: Expat Waameeka is Living Her Best Life!

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Wameeka AheVonderae By Kaylan Reid Meet Waameeka AheVonderae, a New Yorker who moved to Dakar, Senegal. After realizing the Peace Corps application process wasn't for her, Waameeka took her living abroad plans into her own hands, found a job online and moved to Senegal. She is a testament to the power of pursuing your African continental interests and making them…