Meet The Hijabi Chronicles, a collective of female hip-hop and spoken word artists of the Muslim faith in California. The group, lead by Alia Sharrief, launched it’s first event at La Peña Cultural Center in Berkeley, California earlier this month and plans to do more soon. Catch the HuffPost feature after the click.
As someone accustomed to huge headties (by way of my mama), I loved the modern twist captured in the “The Head Dress”, a shoot photographed by South African photographer, Lauren Fletcher. Modeled by the gorgeous Aphelele-Mbiyo, check out the creative shoot after the click.
Former besties, actors John Dumeloand Yvonne Nelson are apparently not on speaking terms with each other, over Ghana’s #DumsorMustStop Campaign. According to John’s tweets, Yvonne called him a “kiss-ass” and has removed their pics on IG and John is ignoring her phone calls, instead tweeting his responses. More on the click.
You ready for a Dbanj + Ice Prince video? It’s coming. The two were spotted on set in London yesterday, shooting the visuals for their upcoming vid, Salute. Photos after the click. (And sidebar, Ice Prince has been everywhere lately – SXSW, Roc Nation, Power 105.1, etc. We see the hustle, Mr. Zamani! #welldone)
Just a few days ago, Beyonceand Nicki Minaj dropped the official visuals for their catchy song, Feeling Myself off of Nicki’s album, The Pinkprint. The stylist behind the video – Marni Senofonte – recently chatted with Marie Claire, revealing all the details about how the video concept came to be. Check out the juicy details after the click.
On Friday, May 15th, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala – Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy – was awarded with an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree by Yale University. And not everyone is happy about it; in fact, 4000 people and counting have signed a petition calling for Yale to withdraw the degree. Read the petition after the click.
Adams Oshiomhole, the 63-year-old Governor of Edo State has been dripping info about his new wife, former model and air hostess, Lara Fortes, to the media. In his most recent revelation, he claims she was a virgin when they met and it was him who “initiated her into the worldly ways.” More on the click.
Ahhhh, this just made my whole dayyyyyyy! Janet Jackson – who just turned 49 years old on Saturday, May 16 – announced via social media that she’s coming out with new music and a tour this year. Watch her announcement video plus more details, after the click.
