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Jun
04
2021
By The African Mirror
‘Rihanna by Rihanna ‘ – on Vogue’s cover

‘Rihanna by Rihanna ‘ – on Vogue’s cover

BEAUTY AND FASHION
MPHO RANTAO RIHANNA has graced yet another one of Vogue’s sought after covers, and got captured in the best way - through her own eyes.  Rihanna posed as the cover star for Vogue Italia’s June issue, rocking an edgy, minimalist aesthetic in a photoshoot that was directed and styled by the singer herself, for the issue titled “The Do-It-Yourself issue”.  "Rihanna By Rihanna!" Vogue Italia explained on social media. "When for our Do It Yourself issue Rihanna Did It Herself photographing and styling her own cover."  Rihanna for Vogue Italia. Picture: Instagram/badgalriri "On set Rihanna played simultaneously the artist and…
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May
28
2021
By The African Mirror
10 African fashion influencers you should follow

10 African fashion influencers you should follow

BEAUTY AND FASHION
MPHO RANTAO IT is no secret that Africa is home to some of the world’s most fashionable, both in the creation and wearing stylish garments.  One of the most riveting aspects about Africa’s multi-ethnic landscape is that it brings about so many ideas and concepts to conventional fashion terms and inspirations.  Africans, like other indigenous groups around the world, have the ability to make their own traditional attire to be a visionary fashion art piece, styled in their own way.  Influencers like to (and effortlessly do ) mix their own style signatures with global fashion trends, to which some of…
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May
28
2021
By The African Mirror
African femcees take to the stage

African femcees take to the stage

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER CARDI B, Megan Thee Stallion and Flo Milli are just a fraction of the names that come to one’s mind when they think of women rappers.  The world of hip-hop has been rocked sideways by the growing number of women rappers skyrocketing to the top of music charts, excelling as on-stage performers, and walking away with hip-hop’s coveted awards like Best Rap Artist or Best Rap Album at award ceremonies.  There has also been more visibility in the production and acknowledgement of women in the industry, both on stage and behind the scenes.  So many of those…
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Jun
01
2021
By The African Mirror
Beyoncé & JAY-Z splurge on world’s most expensive car

Beyoncé & JAY-Z splurge on world’s most expensive car

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
BEYONCÉ and JAY -Z are the new official owners of the world’s most expensive luxury car, a Rolls-Royce valued at a whopping US$28 million.  According to an anonymous source that broke the news to The Telegraph, musicians Beyoncé and JAY-Z reportedly commissioned the Rolls-Royce custom-built Boat Tail, which features a rear deck with high-end double coolers, matching chairs, and a parasol.   The Rolls-Royce Boat Tail. Picture: Twitter The American couple have not released any confirmation on their recent purchase (as they never have in the past with other luxury or business purchases), but many of Beyoncé and JAY-Z’s fans, as…
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May
26
2021
By The African Mirror
Naomi Osaka creates melanated skincare line

Naomi Osaka creates melanated skincare line

BEAUTY AND FASHION
MPHO RANTAO  TENNIS champion Naomi Osaka is venturing into beauty with her own skincare brand for melanated skin.  Osaka announced that she will be launching a sun and skincare line specifically made for darker-skinned people called KINLÒ.   “What drew me toward this project is having memories of being a kid and not knowing how to protect my skin,” Osaka told Business of Fashion. “I only started wearing sunscreen recently.” Naomi Osaka continues to explain that one of the reasons behind the creation of her skincare line is that she felt that like herself, many darker-skinned people don’t have the right…
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May
25
2021
By The African Mirror
Abi Daré among nominated for NOMMO Awards

Abi Daré among nominated for NOMMO Awards

LITERATURE
AFRICAN fantasy authors are preparing to celebrate their nominations for the literary NOMMO Awards. The NOMMO Awards are literary awards presented by The African Speculative Fiction Society, that aims to recognise works of mythical, science fiction, horror or alternative historic fiction by Africans. The literary award is named after the Malian mythological creature known as a Nommo, an amphibious being with a cosmological perspective on mastery. Nigeria’s Abi Daré, South African Lauren Beukes, and Kenya’s Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, among others, were shortlisted in categories such as "Best Novel", "Best Short Story" , “Best Novella” and "Best Graphic Novel".  New York…
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May
20
2021
By The African Mirror
‘Pose’ star Billy Porter announces he is HIV-positive

‘Pose’ star Billy Porter announces he is HIV-positive

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
RACHEL SAVAGE AWARD-WINNING "Pose" star Billy Porter announced he was HIV-positive on Wednesday, adding that he was healthy and unashamed of having a disease that has long been stigmatised. Porter, who won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for portraying HIV-positive ballroom emcee Pray Tell in the hit TV show about New York's LGBT+ drag ball culture, said he contracted the infection in 2007, but felt free once he told his mother. "I'm the healthiest I've been in my entire life. So it's time to let all that go and tell a different story. There's no more stigma — let's…
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May
20
2021
By The African Mirror
‘Friends’ reunion ‘like a family’, Jennifer Aniston says

‘Friends’ reunion ‘like a family’, Jennifer Aniston says

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
JOEY would have opened a sandwich shop, Monica would be trying to outdo other moms at bake sales, and Rachel would have started her own clothing line. That's what the stars of "Friends" imagine their characters would be doing 17 years after the hit comedy series came to an end in 2004. Ahead of a one-off reunion special to be aired next week, Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc and Matthew Perry spoke with People magazine about the reunion and their memories of the show. "I always just feel like Monica would be doing something competitively…
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May
18
2021
By The African Mirror
Supermodel Naomi Campbell is a mother at 50

Supermodel Naomi Campbell is a mother at 50

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
MPHO RANTAO SUPERMODEL Naomi Campbell has joined the motherhood club.  Campbell, 50,  made her surprise announcement on Instagram, sharing a picture of her craddling her new bundle of joy - a baby girl.  In the instagram post Campbell wrote, “A beautiful little blessing has chosen me to be her mother, So honoured to have this gentle soul in my life there are no words to describe the lifelong bond that I now share with you my angel. There is no greater love.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Naomi Campbell (@naomi) Campbell has disclosed to media in…
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May
19
2021
By The African Mirror
New Books | Black education during Jim Crow

New Books | Black education during Jim Crow

LITERATURE
DAVID PILGRIM and FRANKLIN HUGHES CIVIL rights leader and renowned journalist Percival Leroy Prattis was just one of many tireless activists who excelled in their studies before going on to fight for racial justice. This article contains racist language that depicts life under Jim Crow conditions in the United States.  Race news: African American journalists  Percival Leroy Prattis was a pioneering journalist, influential newspaper executive and nationally recognised civil rights leader. He was the city editor of the Chicago Defender when it was the nation’s leading African American weekly newspaper. Later, he spent 30 years at the Pittsburgh Courier, another prominent Black paper.…
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