I see young girls that look just like me, I see myself… I see how easily I could be them and they could be me” Abrima Erwiah
New York City native Abrima Erwiah has an almost two decade long luxury-brand marketing career, but she continues to be a student of the game. She earned her bachelor’s degree in finance and international business from the NYU Stern School of Business, a Master’s from NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study, and is currently a […]
#LLAInterview: ”Dig your roots deep, work on yourself and your craft!” Leading Ladies Africa Meets Nollywood Actor – Chy Nwakanma.
You most likely know her as ‘Dede Mwenda’ from popular web series “This Is It” and if you are sucker for love stories then you will agree Chy Nwakanma did a fine job in the delivery of her character. Apart from the web series, she has also starred in quite a number of major Nollywood […]
#HowWellDoYouKnow – Amy Sall
Amy Sall was born in New York, but it’s her ties to the continent of Africa that fuels her everyday work. The first-generation Senegalese-American, now 27, is a human rights advocate and part-time culture and media studies lecturer at her alma mater, the New School in New York City. Her classes, reflective of her personal […]
Meet Rea Ann Silva, the Latina Entrepreneur Who Created the Beauty Blender.
Rea Ann Silva’s experience spans a 20-year journey as one of the most sought-after Hollywood makeup artists in the industry. As the creative force behind beautyblender, she single-handedly changed the beauty game. The one-of-a-kind edgeless makeup sponge ensured her clients looked impeccable on camera in high-definition. Speaking on her upbringing, she says: “My mother is […]
Have You Heard About Black Girls RUN?
Together, Toni Carey and Ashley Hicks-Rocha in 2009 co-founded Black Girls RUN! a grassroots organization which was borne out of their frustration of not seeing many black women in the running groups they joined. This, in addition to hearing negative reactions from within their own communities about running for fun, to tackle the obesity epidemic in the […]
How I Revamped My PR Business- Tolulope Olorundero, Founder- Mosron Communications
I spent the last two months of 2018 contemplating my life. I was overwhelmed with anxiety and depression. You see, I had resigned in October 2018 without a getting another job first. But I had always done business on the side. Growing up as the third of four girls to a mother who became a widow at 34, we all […]
Meet Delphine Diallo, The French-Senegalese Visual Artist Creating Magic.
Delphine Diaw Diallo, Brooklyn-based French and Senegalese visual artist and photographer studied at Académie Charpentier School of Visual Art, Paris before moving to New York and to Senegal where her father is from to explore photography. Today, Delphine Diallo takes pride in challenging the norms of our society through the combination of artistry with activism, […]
Three Female African Bloggers You Should Know.
Up for an exposition on Black Power and some Africans working it? Cool. Draw up a seat and let’s have a chit-chat on 3 Female African Bloggers that go beyond just writing about current issues; engaging with their community to create a better world for all discussing issues like health, women’s fertility, travelling but also […]
#10Questions With The Lady Boss, Omowunmi Orunmuyi – “The Hallmark Of Success Is Focus, Ignore Distractions And Focus.”
Omowunmi Orunmuyi, CEO at OMG Creams & Spices is a cake artist and an entrepreneur, with years of professional experience in baking. Before delving into baking full time, Omowunmi moved from her regular 9 to 5 in the financial sector which she had on the strength of a bachelors degree in Biochemistry and a Masters in […]
8 Times Ola Adewale Defined ‘Colorful’ Through Fashion.
For the color obsessed fashionistas, the ones who believe dressing up is incomplete without a burst of colors; the mint green with magenta or burgundy berets with blue ripped jeans or yellow fedora with the pink stilettos fashion lovers. Ladies who are about that “lighting-up-the-neighborhood-with-a burst-of-colors-cos-really-what-is-fashion without-colors” kinda life. 😁😁 If I just described you, […]