ASD Newswire: “New Edition in The Motherland” edition
New Edition is going to Nigeria! R28 Events has wooed the superstar R&B group to perform in Lagos, during the Arise Magazine Fashion Week festivites at that. “I am excited to go to Nigeria and I intend to give them a great performance, we are going to have fun in the motherland,” said Bobby Brown. [...]
Iconic Somali supermodel, Iman is being profiled along with 29 other women in the new book “Inspiration: Profiles of Black Women Changing Our World” by Crystal McCrary. Here’s some of what she had to say about what being a black model was about when she started: “When I came on the scene, the top model [...]
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The third installment of the animated Kirikou adventures is set to hit theaters in France next year and will be featured in stereoscopic 3-D! Entitled “Kirikou and the Men and Women”, following up 2005′s “Kirikou and the Wild Beasts.” Based on African folk tales about a brave young boy who saves his village from an [...]
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The long awaited P-Square and Akon collabo is here! “Chop My Money” also features May D and was shot in Atlanta. Though already superstars in Africa, Akon is officially introducing the boys to the United States through his Konvict Music imprint (though Africans in the diaspora are already more than clued in!). D-Banj has officially [...]
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We know, we know! We can’t stop talking about Idris Elba — but guess what, not only is the British actor nice to look at, he’s always newsworthy! It has just been announced that he will be starring in an upcoming Nelson Mandela biopic. Congratulations to Idris on the role of a lifetime! [Telegraph U.K.] [...]
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The official designer line-up for the higly anticipated Arise Magazine Fashion Week has been announced! The 2nd annual fashion event will be held in Lagos again, and this time around will feature 77 designers. Among them will be favorites such as Jewel by Lisa and Mataano, as well as tons of up-and-comers representing from all [...]
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Nigerian songstress Omawumi just released a spirited and lively new single, called Bottom Belle, featuring Flavour N’Abania. Says the singer of her new jam: ““Bottom Belle is a special song,” the feisty diva explains. “It is my witty way of telling the story of an opinionated young Nigerian woman who wants and fully intends to [...]
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New York Fashion Week starts tomorrow! As always, we are excited to be in the midst of the fashion mania, but most of all we look forward to seeing our favorite African designers and models! Ajak Deng, pictured above, looks absolutely fabulous in Oyster Magazine’s February 2012 Tom Ford edition, and we are quite sure [...]
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Besides being excited for the 2nd Arise Magazine Fashion Week in Lagos this March, we are equally excited for the magazines 14th edition, hitting stands soon featuring the lovely Ugandan Daphine Tony.[Beauty Is Diverse] In other news… Ghana Fashion & Design Week is getting its casting underway! All models based in the Accra area will [...]
Continue reading …ASD Newswire: Adepero Oduye Shines for her role in “Pariah” edition vol. 2
February 6, 2012 No Comment
The buzz from Adepero Oduye‘s breakout role in “Pariah” continues! She is featured on Vanity Fair‘s annual Hollywood Issue along with Paula Patton and 11 other actresses. Hot off a Golden Globe nomination and glowing reviews for her portrayal of Alike, a Brooklyn teen struggling with her sexual identity, we hope that this level of [...]
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Sophie Okonedo, NigeriaActress
Barack Hussein Obama, KenyaPresident of the United States of America
Flaviana Matata, TanzaniaModel/Miss Tanzania
Wale, NigeriaRap Artist
Gugulethu Mbatha-Raw, South AfricaActress
