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Life Lessons From Jane Pratt

March 15, 2013 by afrobella 26 Comments

Life Lessons From Jane Pratt

  I’ve spoken about my influences here on the blog before, and I’ve mentioned it in my TEDx talk too — one of my biggest early writing influences was Sassy Magazine. My classmate’s cousin would send down her well thumbed, slightly tattered copies in care packages alongside mixtapes featuring artists I’d never heard of at…

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Filed Under: Events, Issues, Life Tagged With: Featured, full-image, inspiration, Inspiring Women, Jane Pratt, Life, life lessons, SXSW, xoJane

Thank You, Miu Miu and Ava DuVernay

February 14, 2013 by afrobella 3 Comments

Thank You, Miu Miu and Ava DuVernay

  The need for more diversity in fashion is so frequently glaring and so very frequently written about. Sometimes it seems like things are deliberately destined to never change. And every now and then there’s a shining breakthrough, that you hope heralds a new day in fashion and beauty and fills your heart with optimism…

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Filed Under: Beauty, Featured, Pop Culture, Style Tagged With: Adepero Oduye, Alfre Woodard, Ava DuVernay, beautiful black women, Black Beauty, fashion, fashion diversity, Featured, full-image, Gabrielle Union, Goapele, inspiration, Inspiring Women, Style

On Courage. Inside my TEDxPortOfSpain Experience

February 1, 2013 by afrobella 16 Comments

On Courage. Inside my TEDxPortOfSpain Experience

Towards the end of 2012, I was asked to come back home to Trinidad, to give a talk at TEDxPortOfSpain. I had to deliver a 15 to 18 minute speech on courage. And it was one of the scariest things I’ve ever done. It was one of the most liberating experiences I’ve ever had. This…

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Filed Under: Events, Featured, Life, Randomness Tagged With: Courage, Featured, full-pic, inspiration, Life, TED, TED talk, TEDx, TEDxPortOfSpain, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

The Afrobella Interview. Janelle Monáe for Cover Girl!

September 17, 2012 by afrobella 7 Comments

The Afrobella Interview. Janelle Monáe for Cover Girl!

One of the benefits of being a bit of an OG on the blogging scene – I can look back and truly appreciate how much things have changed and how far I’ve come. Not just for myself, but for others I’ve encountered along the way. Take for example, the talented and beautiful Janelle Monáe. I…

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Filed Under: Beauty, Featured, Makeup, Pop Culture Tagged With: cover girl, cover girl queen collection, covergirl, Featured, full-image, inspiration, Inspiring Women, janelle monae, makeup, Pat McGrath, Pop Culture, the afrobella interview

Pinterest and the Power of Style Inspiration

May 23, 2012 by afrobella 17 Comments

Pinterest and the Power of Style Inspiration

I have so much admiration for the style bloggers at the top of their game. I’m talking about Gabifresh and Style Pantry, Karen of Where Did U Get That and Eileen of Miss Whoever You Are. Girl With Curves and Marie Denee The Curvy Fashionista. Nicolette Mason and Le Blog de Big Beauty. ChiTown Fashionista…

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Filed Under: Issues, Randomness, Style Tagged With: fashion, Featured, full-image, inspiration, Style

Afrobella Art — Curating An Artful Eye

February 9, 2012 by afrobella 8 Comments

Afrobella Art — Curating An Artful Eye

In the interest of furthering the Afrobella Art series under a knowledgable and well curated eye, I’ve turned over the reins to a new monthly contributor. Bellas, meet Veronica Marshall. She is a self-described interior design junkie, obsessed with all-things home décor, antiquing, midcentury modern design, and collecting art by emerging artists. The owner of…

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Filed Under: Featured, Issues, Style Tagged With: Afrobella Art, Art, beauty inspiration, inspiration

Afrobella Art — Nastassia Davis

September 28, 2011 by afrobella 29 Comments

Afrobella Art — Nastassia Davis

Bellas, I’d like to present a new monthly series. Afrobella Art will feature images that inspire and celebrate our unique beauty, and the people who create them. First up, Nastassia Davis. Nastassia is a New Jersey based artist and photographer specializing in fine art portraiture and conceptual photography. Her fascinating self-portraits include this stunning image…

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Filed Under: Beauty, Featured, Issues Tagged With: Afrobella Art, Art, Beauty, inspiration

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