Finally, they’re here! With the 12th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) just under two months away, Chimezie Imo aired on Africa Magic channels to announce the full list of nominees. Since its launch in 2013, the AMVCA has grown into one of the most important platforms celebrating film and television across Africa. Although starting as…
Music icon Angélique Kidjo and Afropop star Ayra Starr are set to release a new single titled “Aye Kan (Are You Coming Back?)”. Earlier in the week, Kidjo posted a photo from a recording studio. She sat clearly in front, while another person behind her was blurred out. In her caption, she asked fans to…
Sometimes, I find myself thinking about the lives our mothers and grandmothers lived, and a strange longing swells inside me. It might sound almost impossible, almost nostalgic to the point of fantasy, yet it is a longing grounded in understanding. Life then was slower, simpler, yet somehow fuller. There were no incessant pings of notifications, no highlights…
Reframing one of the most misunderstood features in African beauty Across Africa, especially in East Africa, one feature that continues to spark conversation is the forehead. For years, it has been joked about, critiqued, or subtly hidden. But this is one thing about being African, particularly an African woman: there is always something that stands…
Women have long accepted sore feet, blisters, and aching arches as the cost of looking fashionable. Certain shoes, especially those with raised heels, were seen as part of being “dressed up” for work, events, and social life. Even when they hurt, many women wore them without questioning whether the discomfort was really a necessary sacrifice…
