A Nubian Displaced Woman

Beauty is part of the identity. It is in the eyes of the beholder , coz he cherich or not such type of beauty

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I love African feminism

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ghanailoveyou:

New Film Breathes Creative Life Into Old West African Fable

The short film “Kwaku Ananse” makes its World Premiere on February 12th at the 63rd Berlinale Film Festival in Germany, where it is competing for the Golden Bear Prize for Best Short Film. Written and directed by Ghanaian-American Akosua Adoma Owusu, it is a creative retelling of a West African fable about wisdom. Owusu puts her unique stamp on the story by weaving it with a semi-autobiographical thread that makes the story deeply personal.

The film opens with Nyan Koronhwea, the main character, arriving in a West African village to attend her estranged father’s funeral. She struggles to accept her father’s Ghanaian family or even mourn his death because she knows he lived a double life - having families in both Ghana and the United States.Rather than face the reality of the funeral, Nyan retreats into the spirit world, where she meets her father, Kwaku Ananse, confronts him about his deception, and has to decide whether to forgive him. The film’s quiet, deliberative tone draws the viewer into Nyan’s experience, inviting empathy, and encouraging each of us to consider the state of our own relationships. Owusu describes the film as “an intensely personal project” that is “a reflection of a broader truth about the human condition,” and “an effort to preserve a fable my late father passed on to me…” “Kwaku Ananse” is a Ghana, Mexico, United States co-production, and was produced by Julio Chavezmontez (of Piano Production Company in Mexico) and Lisa Cortes (Executive Producer of the award-winning film “Precious”). It was created with the support of Focus Features Africa First, Art Matters and The Sarah Jacobson Film Grant. It stars Jojo Abot as Nyan and legendary palmwine musician Koo Nimo as Kwaku Ananse. View trailer.

About Akosua Adoma Owusu:
Akosua Adoma Owusu is an American filmmaker of Ghanaian descent, who received an MFA from CalArts in 2008. One of ArtForum‘s Top Ten Artists, Owusu’s award-winning short films “Drexciya” and “Me Broni Ba” (My White Baby) have exhibited at MoMA, The Studio Museum in Harlem, Rotterdam Film Festival, and London Film Festival. “Me Broni Ba” won Best Short Film prizes at Athens Film and Video Festival (2009) and the Chicago Underground Film Festival (2009). Owusu was a featured artist at the Robert Flaherty Film Seminar in 2010, and has served on the jury and screening committees for Festival 3 Continents and AFI Silverdocs. In 2012, she was the youngest recipient of the Creative Capital Foundation
grant. View her full portfolio at www.akosuaadoma.com.

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dynamicafrica:

Vintage Cairo

19th century

يا حﻻوة ….هو كان في كدة

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locsgirl:

Smokey Do 2 by ~RonAckins

^_^

It reminds me of myself

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A hero speaking…..Africa will write history

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Liked it
Liked the sharp look more

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my-africa-is-beautiful:

That’s an Ethiopian scarf she’s wearin’ 

جمال يندر ان تراه العيون

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ghanailoveyou:

The Way I Dress: Mr Joshua Kissi (Interview)

”My name is Joshua Kissi, I’m one half of Street Etiquette, and I’m from the Bronx, New York.

My first memory being of conscious of style or fashion was in high school, furthermore than that, I think my parents inspired me, as far as being West African, they are from Ghana, seeing how they used to dress so elegant just to go to these events…that’s the first time is saw color and the way people express themselves - linking clothing to emotion. That’s when I think I got introduced to style…

My parents thought I was gong to be a doctor, it is still kind of surreal to them that you can make a living or job or have some type of lucrative income off of just style or fashion - when I broke the news to them they were shocked..after a while…New York Times, GQ and everything, now they’re pretty proud.

I roll up everything, unless it’s like, you know, tuxedo trousers obviously or something more formal, I pretty much go by it all the time, no socks, roll up. Some people make fun of it, some people don’t like but hey! it your personal taste.

I would describe my style as just… I don’t know, I mean it’s hard to just give it a label or category ‘cause then I feel like I’m putting it in a box…sometimes Afro-dandyism, sometimes punk, a touch of prep, a touch of Americana…like an amalgamation of everything I’m interested in as far as colors, patterns, silhouettes and jewelry accessories.

My style is just style I wouldn’t put it in a category”

This reminds me with yahia and Thari

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africanfashion:

Gloria Smith Miss Black America 1969. THIS IS HISTORY!

That’s what I am talking about
Black is Beautiful