Would You Shave off All Your Hair For A Film? This month’s Afro Archives Episode Eleven brought a mixed bag of responses to this question “would you shave off all your hair for a film?”: “I wouldn’t even consider it” – Ketorah Williams “I would do it in a heartbeat” …
Read More »Bayyani Theatre presents With You Always
A South African proverb says: “Money can’t talk, but it can make lies look true.” First performed in May 2015 at the Simpkins Lee Theatre in Oxford, With You Always looks at western development investment in the African continent. Inspired by the book entitled ‘Aid, NGOs and the Realities of Women’s Lives: A Perfect …
Read More »Will Louis Vuitton’s SS 2017 collection help boost African designers?
Raised in Africa, Vuitton’s Men’s Style Director Kim Jones believes that the continent permeates and influences everything he does. Early looks at his Spring/Summer 2017 Collection made that connection clear. As the factories begin to ramp up production, ahead of a January launch, we pause to consider how this collection might …
Read More »Positive celebration of vegan lifestyle at VegFest 2016
As the world evolves, billions of people are added to the global population and every country needs to look long and hard at how it feeds itself. While it’s hard to see a world where meat disappears completely – developing non-animal food is certainly a very worthwhile area of research. Farmers demand …
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