MAKERS: Women in Politics Produced and Directed by Grace Lee, Produced by Rory Kennedy WOMEN IN POLITICS profiles the long, slow fight for female political representation over the last century, from the first woman elected to Congress in 1916 to a young woman running for Detroit City Council in 2013. Trailblazing leaders like Hillary Clinton, …
At Ladybrille, if there is any message I want communicated about the brand, it is that we don’t play with the empowerment, education, support and celebration of women, irrespective of race. I am thrilled to see Mildred Okwo, former US lawyer turned Nollywood filmmaker, featured on the cover of the latest issue of Nolly Silver …
Vogue Talents in collaboration with Joan Okorodudu’s International Business Consortium Nigeria limited organisers of Africa’s biggest model search and owners of Ecowas Fashion week and Africa International fashion week in partnership with Studio 24 launches “Scouting for Africa”, sponsored by Access Bank PLC Nigeria together with Baileys. This is a new international scouting project aimed at emerging womenswear, menswear or accessories designers of African nationality (they …
There is a rising star in town and he goes by the name Adeyemi Okanlawo, “Deyemi” for short. Deyemi is a graduate of Chemical Engineering from the University of Lagos, Nigeria. He is also an entrepreneur, actor & voice over artist. “Some of his work include hit web-series GidiUp (Ndani TV), Knock Knock (Inkblot Productions) and …
Congratulations to Lupita Nyong’o who has been named Glamour Woman of the Year 2014. We are proud to see Lupita flying high and representing a generation of strong, successful, independent minded African women. Her new addition as a woman entrepreneur with the option right purchase of Chimamanda Adichie’s ‘Americanah,’ tells us the best is yet …
Africa Applause Announces 2014 Honorees for African Diaspora Awards Applause Africa, a multimedia platform that aims to celebrate, empower and connect the people, culture and visions of Africans in the Diaspora, announced today the 2014 Honorees for the AFRICAN DIASPORA AWARDS. The 4th Annual ADA Awards will be held on November 15 at Lincoln Center’s Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John …
