Today I went to church in my grandfather’s village, Asikabew. I sat in a blue gye Nyame chair, occasionally glancing (in judgement) at the picture of white Jesus on the wall and then checking the time on the white Jesus clock mounted just above the pastors head. I am still learning Twi, so I caught …
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Styling in the City
Let's get into this aesthetic shall we? The rich red hues blend perfectly with the bright blues. Swirls of purple whisk around the stone defiantly and a bold pink shape that refuses to be boxed in encourages me to cherish my uniqueness. A painted heart reminds me to 'keep my heart tender'. It's a hot …
Ghana Is My Muse: Behind the Ahofe Fashion Line
“The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within, strength, courage, dignity”- Ruby Dee, African American Actress Last December, I decided that starting 2018 I was breaking up with fear, leaving my crippling inhibitions, anxiety and baggage in 2017. It was too heavy a load to carry and it …
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