DeRay Mckesson, an American civil rights activist and a leading voice in the Black Lives Matter movement, and British television personality June Sarpong took to the VOICES stage to discuss the matter of racial injustice in the wider world. VOICES is BoF’s new annual gathering for big thinkers in partnership with QIC Global Real Estate. …
“Work is dignity,” says Simone Cipriani. “People want employment, not charity.” With that in mind, Italian-born Cipriani founded a programme in 2009 called the Ethical Fashion Initiative (EFI) that links some of the world’s top fashion talents to marginalised artisans – mostly women – in East and West Africa, Haiti and the West Bank. Now …
Ghanaian fashion label “Aya Morrison” founder tells us how she started in the fashion industry and where the journey has taken her so far. Ladybrille MagazineFounded in 2007, Ladybrille® Magazine is a California based pioneer digital publication demystifying the image of Africans in the west through contemporary African fashion and celebrating the brilliant woman in …
It is always interesting to hear about the challenges present in countries in Africa, yet there are many in Africa that are building success stories one company at a time. If Shade Ladipo can do it, you in Africa can, and needless to say you in the diaspora can definitely do it too. Ladybrille fashion …
Ladybrille designers, and industry in general, you all know or should be familiar with the saying, “never quit.” However, just in case you are unfamiliar with this famous saying, Y!Naija’s Chude Jideonwo, a name that should be familiar to many of you Ladybrille readers, reminds you in the video clip below to never quit. Indeed, …