Category: Style
The majesty of African royalty starts with a gown fit for a queen …that sets the stage for a cultural theme. TeKay Designs Inc. announces the launch of Queen of The Brides gown collection during runway presentations in Houston and Dallas, Texas. The Houston based fashion design house specializes in unique bridal, formal-wear, ethnic fashions, [...]
Many people dream of traveling to far away places, visiting exotic cities and partaking of cultural rituals. However, for one Toronto based fashion designer, the next step from wolfing in wanderlust is to create the experience as a fashionable medium. Corinne Monique’s designs are inspired by elements of nature and cultures she has yet to [...]
New York Fashion Week represents a melting pot of conceptual fashion ideas shared not only in a country of mixed cultures, but the city itself has profoundly mixed cultural roots. This is why the fashion line Urban Masala is so apropos for metropolitan markets such as New York. Urban Masala, represents the mix of cultures [...]
Souadou Barry always knew she wanted to design and create. Having grown up around the Arts, she was influenced in that way from a very early age. So it was no surprise when she decided to study architecture in France, and later in the US. However, the art in architecture would prove to take [...]
From her days as Vanessa Huxtable on the beloved sitcom, The Cosby Show, Tempestt Bledsoe has surely come a long way, and I am personally happy to see that she’s still got it – both her acting ability and her style sense. Tempestt was recently on the Jimmy Fallon Show for a separate appearance which [...]
For the second time in my life, I’ve chosen to wear my hair in its natural kinky state. It was an easy decision the first time. Back in 2001, I was going through a phase of finally embracing my round face, high cheekbones and mahogany complexion. Ridding myself of my straight, chemically-processed hair typically associated with [...]
Here at AFRIKAN GODDESS MAGAZINE, we love stories of dreams and triumph. It’s why we cover them every month. These stories of triumph, perseverance, and driven women who rise victoriously, are what make what we do all the more worthwhile. We share these stories in the hopes that our readers will be touched, and be [...]
Following the successful launch of the ‘Dawn’ collection, N’kya Designs has recently released its newest collection, ‘OBAA’. ‘OBAA,’ which in Twi means ‘WOMAN’ was unveiled during Glitz Africa Fashion Week which took place in Accra on the August 17 – 19, 2012. The collection comes in a color scheme of blue, green, ivory and orange, [...]
She saw a problem, and she set out to fix it, even with all the criticism and backlash her solution to the problem elicited. For the first time in the history of fashion in Paris, Adama Ndiaye, founder of the Adama Paris line and organizer of the successful Dakar Fashion Week event organized Black Fashion [...]
(My Daily Moments.Com) — Winter and the presence of cooler weather means trading in those sexy summer dresses and flirty cocktail shorts. But just because the mercury is dropping doesn’t mean you have to drape yourself in shapeless parkas that mask your assets and creativity. There are plenty of practical, winter-friendly styles that will let [...]
GMF Raises $135,000 in March to Benefit School Children in the Democratic Republic of Congo!
Through all of our fundraising efforts, GMF raised an astounding $135,000 in the month of March! We couldn’t be happier and all this money will go towards our life-changing projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo. We are now able to build three more rooms at the School and can thus enroll an additional 30 [...]
The 2nd Edition of Little Malaika International to be Held May 25.
RACINES HERITAGE FOUNDATION & UNESCO CLUB TO HOLD 2ND EDITION OF LITTLE MALAIKA INTERNATIONAL BOYS AND GIRLS LEADERSHIP AND MULTICULTURAL PAGEANT Event to Benefit Girl’s Education and Autism in Africa Racines Heritage Foundation & UNESCO Club (RHF) in partnership with Autism Community of Africa (ACA) will hold its second Little Malaika International Boys & Girls [...]
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About the Love & Heritage Issue
“Reading your article stirred me to think deeper about the topic of self-love. Two things immediately came to mind: first, healthy self-love involves a personal journey of acceptance; and second, healthy self-love should ideally lead a person to want to share more love with others. Self-love is part of the process of learning to accept [...]
Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma: Africa’s Newest Woman on Top
It’s indeed the century of the rise in leadership for African women! In January 2006, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf became the first woman to become African president (Liberia). The name Ngozi Nweala-Okonjo, the renowned Nigerian economist, garners respect among both men and women. And not too long ago, Joyce Banda made news when she became the second African woman to [...]
African Women in Politics: An International Women’s Day Celebration
Written by N. Amma Twum-Baah and AdeOla Fadumiye Africa’s women have always been strong pillars in the community even though they are often lacking where it counts the most – on the state and national stage, helping to shape policies that affect their lives. However, in recent years, it has become increasing reassuring to see [...]
Martha Karua of Kenya: A ReMarkable Woman
Our January Remarkable Woman kicking off the year 2012 is a woman who has been turning heads and ruffling feathers in Kenya for many years. At Afrikan Goddess Online, our goal is to highlight African women who are selflessly reaching above and beyond in the bid to make life better and easier for others. Martha [...]
The Role Literature Plays in Destroying the Female Character: Part II
The movie and music industry is rich with actors with high intellectual abilities such as Juliana Kanyomozi, Namubiru in Uganda. These females are loud and sexy. I bet you, it is almost impossible to watch a film without a sexual scene and one where the female is subordinate. Again there are very few advertisements without [...]
The Role Literature Plays in Destroying the Female Character
Atekit is glued to the sofa reading a novel entitled “The Lion and the Jewel” by Wole Soyinka. She is preparing to sit for her final UCE exams at the end of the year. ‘The Concubine’, by Elechi Amadi; ‘Things Fall Apart’ by Chinua Achebe are part of the set of books examinable by the [...]
No More! (A Poem by Anna Mwalagho)
When We Grew Stronger Shame was not a sin So we tore our curtains down And let them see our scars We cried in market places And danced on the podiums, tables & counters We revealed our darkness To bring forth light Nothing was left unsaid No stone was left unturned We spoke it [...]
