Afrotainment expands in Canada with the launch of HAITI HD on videotron

The Afrotainment Family of Channels has announced  an agreement that includes the right for Videotron to distribute Haiti HD to its customers in Canada. Haiti HD, a wholly owned Afrotainment channel is a 24/7 television network showcasing modern Haitian-American lifestyle via movies, talk-shows, entertainment news and music. Haiti HD is about the people of Haiti, …

Meet Isatu Harrison, the fashion designer who escaped a Civil War in Sierra Leone to launch a contemporary fashion label in the UK

Born in the Eastern town of Kono, Sierra Leone Isatu Harrison was raised by her entrepreneurial single mother with her 3 siblings. Whilst living in Kono, civil war broke out which put her community in danger. Her entire family had to escape from the civil war in Kono and moved to the capital of Sierra …

Brand design executive Ernest Danjuma warns Nigerians against visiting South Africa

Over the last few years, the South African government through its tourism arm — South Africa Tourism has rolled out an aggressive celebrity-driven campaign to lure Nigerian and West African millenials to visit South Africa. The #NigeriaMeetsSouthAfrica social media campaign; which documents sponsored expeditions to South Africa featuring a cast of Nigerian superstars like musicians …

JVS Women’s Leadership Network announces 4th Annual Woman to Woman Conference featuring Nancy Spielberg & Margareta Pisarska, MD

Benefiting a diverse community of women in need, the WLN Woman to Woman Conferencehas grown exponentially over the past four years. Drawing executives, philanthropists and young professionals, it is a highly anticipated event for women leaders in the community, who are offered an unparalleled opportunity to educate, uplift and inspire each other in an interactive …