Wellness

(Table Talk) Keeping it Real with @Joselyn_Dumas: Social Media and Marriage

Joselyn Dumas, a Ghanaian A-list actress, joins a couple of friends on her comfortable couch for a table talk discussion on social media and marriage. It is engaging, fun and just the kind of talk you would have with your girlfriends around your kitchen table. Guests: Christal Beeko (media personality and PR entrepreneur), Ivy Prosper …

Designers Fashion

Washington, D.C. based Ghanaian designer Afua Sam launches new ready-to-wear line – ‘The ‘A’ Concept by Afua Sam’

  Afua Sam, a successful Washington, D.C. based Ghanaian designer has launched a new ready to wear line called ‘A’ Concept by Afua Sam. Sam who is currently the founder and creative director of the award winning couture design house, Studio D’Maxsi, explains her reasoning for the new ready-to-wear line. “The idea has been lingering …

Entrepreneurs

Jo Maxwell: Meet the British Nigerian talk show host giving black women a platform to share their stories

British-Nigerian media personality, Jo (Ibijoke) Maxwell is not your typical talk show host. After studying Accounting and Finance, Jo changed careers to become an IT Specialist within the Financial Industry and developed a passion for the media when she struggled to find images of Black women consistently on British screens. She rarely saw black women …

Business Entrepreneurs

Liberian-American Richeliu Dennis Buys ESSENCE From Time, Inc. Returning it to a 100% Black-owned independent company

Liberian-American Richelieu Dennis who is the founder and CEO of three companies Sundial Brands, Shea Moisture, and privately held venture Essence Ventures LLC, has acquired Essence Communications Inc. from Time Inc. The announcement was made last week. ESSENCE President Michelle Ebanks will continue at the helm of the company and will also join its board …

Film

African Cinema: New York’s MINA TV Presents ‘The African Millennials Take Over Miami’ Reality Show

The African Millennials also called “The AM’s”, is a reality TV talk show featured on Mina TV Africa. With a cast of 10 millennials all under 30 and from various African backgrounds, the unscripted program shocks viewers with its raw perspective on social issues that plague both the Black and African communities. This season, eight …

Podcast Woman of the Month

LBW 060: Meet Patrice Juah, Former Miss Liberia and Ladybrille Woman of the Month January 2018

Patrice Juah is a Mandela Washington Fellow of President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), Writer, Poet, Entrepreneur, Broadcaster, Communications Strategist, Girls’ Education Advocate, Global Speaker and former Miss Liberia, dedicated to changing Liberia’s image within the international community. She strives to motivate and empower young women by supporting several local non-profit organizations’ efforts in educating women on topics such as HIV/AIDs, teenage pregnancy, education, and workforce development. She is also the Founder and Creative Director of Moie, a diversified social enterprise with core competencies in media, public relations, events planning and retail management services.

She has received numerous recognitions including as a keynote speaker at the Global Entrepreneurship Week in Geneva, Switzerland  (2016), as the national  keynote speaker at the International Day of the Girl Child (2015) – Ministry of Gender and Children’s Protection – Liberia, and First Lady Michelle Obama’s Girls Education in Africa Conversation – Washington D.C (2014).

PODCAST PREVIEW

  • Patrice’s vision for 2018
  • Patrice answers our ‘Woman of the Month’ staple questions
  • Patrice delves into her personal background
  • Building a brand
  • Her work as a writer
  • Her philanthropic work
  • Her diverse roles as creator, business owner, and philanthropist. 
  • Advice for young women.

WHERE TO FIND PATRICE JUAH

www.patricejuah.com

ABOUT THE LADYBRILLE WOMAN OF THE MONTH FEATURE

The ‘Ladybrille Woman of the Month’ is a feature on Ladybrillemag.com that celebrates women who empower themselves and others through their contributions and actions in their local and international communities. These women are intelligent, courageous, confident, and innovative. They strive for balance in their personal lives (whether emotionally, mentally, and spiritually), are persistent, and when they fall, they get right back up. These women honor and stand in their truths. They are business and community leaders, visionaries, trailblazers and game changers. They are our sisters, aunties, mothers, friends and so much more. They are “Ladybrille” (brilliant) women.

WHERE TO FIND HOST MS. UDUAK

Website: www.msuduak.com

CONTACT 

Feedback: (editor@ladybrille.com).

Sponsorship: (uduak@ladybrille.com)