African Dresses and Other Things

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"You wanna fly, you gotta give up the shit that weighs you down" - Toni Morrison

August 15, 2019 2 min read 2 Comments

What does melanin poppin mean?

December 16, 2018 1 min read 1 Comment

African Wax Print Fabric Care Instructions

January 24, 2018 1 min read

To Sub-Saharan Africa From Indonesia - African Print

January 01, 2018 4 min read

"IS AFRICAN PRINT FABRIC DUTCH?"

Is sweet and sour pork Chinese? Is Taco Bell Mexican? Depends on who’s writing the story. Being from Africa, I will use my bias to subtext the flurry of media articles circa 2012.

Dashiki - Top 5 Things you didn't know

December 25, 2017 2 min read

Originally from West Africa, and derived from the Hausa word dan ciki, which means shirt, the Dashiki is a loose fitted shirt. A version of this shirt with with its famous cross design and colorful fabric gained popularity across Africa and is by far the most loved afrocentric clothing in the US.