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NewAfrican Magazine’s Most Influential African (Women) in Business
NewAfrican magazine recently released their December 2012 issue comprising their list of the 100 most influential Africans with leaders selected across Business, Politics, Civil Society, Religion, Science, Arts and Culture and Sports. I thought it would be interesting to highlight the women who made their list within Business. As a lot of us young (African) women […]
From Ethiopia With Love And Somalia with Food
January 3, 2012
From Somalia with Food After a holiday that saw me crisscross various timezones to spend time with my family (whereupon I laughed so much I spent much of my holiday literally rolling on the floor), I’m slowly easing back into my regular schedule catching up on all the serious media I, for the most part, […]
Summer Fashion + Made in Africa
May 18, 2011
I often feel a bit like I’m cheating when I put up posts on fashion as I don’t necessarily have to do the same amount of research as I would for a Better Know a City post. I can put together 3 or 4 fashion posts with the same amount of effort as required for […]
Help Meklit Hadero and Her Band Get to Ethiopia!
April 7, 2011
Meklit Hadero has been featured on Cherchez la Curl in the past as a Curly Africana. The San Franciscan/Brooklynite (by way of Ethiopia) singer is raising funds in order for her and her band to attend the upcoming Music Without Borders Festival. Meklit and her band will perform in three cities across Ethopia, where the […]
Beyonce Wears Fro for Ford
January 3, 2011
Ok – this does not fall under my usual remit (Natural hair, African women, African fashion, African politics…), but I’ve followed Tom Ford since I was a wee lass and am extremely happy that he has come out with a new, eponymous line. While reading the December 2010 Vogue article on Mr. Ford’s debut runway […]
Curly Africana – Liya Kebede
July 21, 2010
Model/Philanthropist/Actress/Entreprenuer Liya Kebede – Curly Africana via Ethiopia Along with her extremely successful modeling career, Ms. Kebede also serves as a United Nations World Health Organization goodwill ambassador, and starred in the 2009 film Dessert Flower (about the life story of Somali model, Waris Dirie). Excerpt from Time Magazine List of Top Women in Luxury […]
Curly Africana – Meklit Hadero
June 9, 2010
Singer/Songwriter Meklit Hadero – Ethiopia via Brooklyn, New York and San Francisco, California Interviewed on NPR’s Tell Me More – March 24, 2010 You may not have heard Meklit Hadero’s music before, but once you do, it’ll be tough to forget. Hadero’s sound is a unique blend of jazz, Ethiopia, the San Francisco art scene […]
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