David Beats Goliath
We just love ancient Ethiopian history and Ethiopia's last emperor. Inspiring words for those days of trial and tribulation.
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If Looks Could Kill
Hope you are all staying warm this chilly winter season! Had to post these pics of Pres Obama having a good time at Nelson Mandela's funeral in Joburg and the First Lady...well she's not happy. He...
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Winter Holidays Playlist - Happy Holidays
Hope you are enjoying this season's holidays from Christmas to New Year's - it's party time. We put together a holiday mix minus the Christmas music. We figured you've had enough of that by now. Our...
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Christian School In Florida Threatens To Expel 12-Year-Old Girl Because Of...
You know, I'm really proud of 12-year-old Vanessa Vandyke. I don't know if I would have had the courage to stand my ground when I was her age. It's funny that being a black girl, being a black woman...
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Our Winter Holiday Issue Is Here And A Fab Adele Dejak Giveaway
Happy Holidays Everyone!We hope you are taking time out to enjoy this holiday season - with Christmas and New Years rapidly approaching. It seems that this year has flown by so fast. Take time to look...
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Love Baby South Africa - Gift Ideas for Baby Showers
It seems like every January, I'm going to a baby shower. This year. Last year. A family member of mine just moved to Cape Town a few months ago and is expecting her third. Baby showers are uniquely...
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World Traveler Girl - A History Lesson - Emperor Menelik 2
It's always interesting to see how the media constructs our perspectives simply by not telling certain stories and telling others.I love this photo of Ethiopia's King Haile Selassie I when he was an...
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Moo Cow - Kenya's Brilliant Fashionistas
I'm totally diggin the fashion coming out of East Africa - the use of colors and fabrics just speaks to me...ya know what I mean. Love this brand called Moo Cow, based in Nairobi. Lovely!Moo Cow
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Kooroo's Boho Chic - Nairobi Does It Again
Nairobi is definitely a must on this year's travel list. A must on the shopping itinerary is hitting up all the fab indie fashion houses that have made Nairobi their home.Check out their Facebook!
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Film Short Yellow Fever In International Competition
Zaji Girl Magazine's Fall 2013 issue featured an interview with Ng'endo Mukii's about her award-winning documentary-animation, Yellow Fever (read here: http://zajimag.uberflip.com/i/161667/14 ). The...
View ArticleSouth African Showroom Opens In Atlanta
16 January 2014The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has launched a permanent showroom for South African lifestyle products, crafts, clothing and textiles in Atlanta in the United States.The...
View ArticleModernity Creeps Into A Rural Village in Northern Ethiopia
This is a beautiful snippet of an ancient way of life. Ethiopia is the ancient home of many African peoples who migrated to many parts of Africa and across the world from here. It's the birthplace of...
View ArticleNazareth, Ethiopia
When Qedamawi (pronounced Ke - da - ma - wi) Haile Selassie I ruled Ethiopia, he pointed out some interesting names of places. For example, Nazareth, Ethiopia. The Oromo people of Ethiopia call...
View ArticleBlack Students And The School To Prison Pipeline
Check out this video and article that was produced by Al-Jazeera America. It's interesting that an international media organization is pointing out a very sad fact of American life. The info speaks for...
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Rumbie by Rumbie
Lovin' Zimbabwean designer Rumbie's ultra femme collections.Photo Credits:HauteFashionafrica/ SDR Photography
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Half-Caste Baby Business Booming In Ghana. Got $3000?
This article is really sad. It's sad to think about the many men and women who sacrificed their lives to give their children and children's children a better future. It's an insult to those people....
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Whitenicious: White Is The New Black by Jozichic
So this is it. Black self-hate. What more can be done? We've had Civil Rights. The end of Apartheid so they say. The Emancipation Proclamation that freed negro slaves. Arab genocide of black Africans...
View ArticleThe War In Our Hearts
Speech given by Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I to the United Nations.Oct, 1963Mr. President, Distinguished Delegates: Twenty-seven years ago, as Emperor of Ethiopia, I mounted the rostrum in...
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Stranger In Moscow
So with the Ukraine in the news, it's kind of eerie that our Winter 2014 issue covers Black Russia - a story many want to forget.We'll let the story speak for itself. Check it out here!Let's not forget...
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Charles Robertson: Africa's Next Boom
Interesting seminar from Charles Robertson for Ted Talks. Listen here!Why you should listenChecking one's assumptions about "Africa" has become a trope -- but it's still important to do, and still...
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