In May of 2010, CHOC QUIB TOWN made their USA debut on the cover of Ladybrille Magazine. At the time, they had been nominated as ‘Best New Act’ for the 2009 Latin Grammy. Four months after their debut in Ladybrille, the band was nominated, again, at the 2010 Latin Grammy. This time, for ‘Best Alternative …
Ladybrille Music: Bantu ft. Nneka ‘I’m Waiting’ (Video)
Nneka features on Nigerian/German Artist Ade Bantu in ‘I am waiting.’ “Ade Bantu, born Adegoke Odukoya to a German mother and a Nigerian father in London, grew up in Nigeria and Germany. Being Afro-German or Yoruba-Prussian (as he calls himself) has made him what he is today: an artist who found home in the music …
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Any Number of Preoccupations Exhibition
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Any Number of Preoccupations Nov 11, 2010 – Mar 13, 2011 Lynette Yiadom-Boakye: Any Number of Preoccupations, organized by Associate Curator Naomi Beckwith will be British artist “(Ghana’s) Lynette Yiadom-Boakye’s very first solo museum exhibition. Yiadom-Boakye (b. 1977, London) was recently included in the Studio Museum’s Flow (Spring 2008), an acclaimed exhibition of …
ANTM Model Fatima Siad for Talbots
This year has been a busy one for Fatima Siad, Somalian model and ex- America’s Next Top Model contestant. Siad has walked the ramp at New York Fashion Week and appeared in campaigns/editorials for Neiman Marcus, Essence Magazine, Express, BCBG Max Azria and Marie Claire, among many. Her latest is this Fall Catalog shot for …
Watch Shadeism, Dark Ain’t Lovely on Ladybrille (Film Documentary Video)
This short TV documentary is an introduction to the issue of “shadeism,” the discrimination that exists between the lighter-skinned and darker-skinned members of the same community. This documentary short looks specifically at how it affects young women within the African, Caribbean, and South Asian diasporas. Through the eyes and words of 5 young women and …
The Future Awards Announces Extension of Nomination
Due to requests for more time, nominations for The Future Award have been extended. The new closing date for the nominations is Sunday, November 21, 2010. Now in its 6th year, The Future Awards, described as Nigeria’s biggest youth event, is the flagship platform under The Future Project, which is an umbrella of youth development …