Damnnnnn she's bad! The Ghanaian/ Nigerian actress definitely has some fine curves on her and a pretty face and talent to match it! Looking great in that! I want her hair :(( lol!Friday, February 28, 2014
Yvonne Okoro looks so hot in lingerie!!
Damnnnnn she's bad! The Ghanaian/ Nigerian actress definitely has some fine curves on her and a pretty face and talent to match it! Looking great in that! I want her hair :(( lol!
Lupita Nyong'o on Dark skin & Dencia's whitenicious
The Kenyan beauty gave a speech while receiving an award on her role as Patsey in 12 years a slave. If you haven't seen it go see it it's really good! You'll learn a thing or two. Anyways with all this dark skin, light skin controversy going on Lupita herself had something to say while receiving her award at the Black Women In Hollywood Luncheon awards and here it is.
Lupita's acceptance speech at Essence Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon
Thank you Alfre, for such an amazing, amazing introduction and celebration of my work. And thank you very much for inviting me to be a part of such an extraordinary community.
I am surrounded by people who have inspired me, women in particular whose presence on screen made me feel a little more seen and heard and understood. That it is Essence that holds this event celebrating our professional gains of the year is significant, a beauty magazine that recognizes the beauty that we not just possess but also produce.
I want to take this opportunity to talk about beauty, black beauty, dark beauty. I received a letter from a girl and I’d like to share just a small part of it with you: “Dear Lupita,” it reads, “I think you’re really lucky to be this Black but yet this successful in Hollywood overnight. I was just about to buy Dencia’s Whitenicious cream to lighten my skin when you appeared on the world map and saved me.”
My heart bled a little when I read those words, I could never have guessed that my first job out of school would be so powerful in and of itself and that it would propel me to be such an image of hope in the same way that the women of The Color Purple were to me.
I remember a time when I too felt unbeautiful. I put on the TV and only saw pale skin, I got teased and taunted about my night-shaded skin. And my one prayer to God, the miracle worker, was that I would wake up lighter-skinned. The morning would come and I would be so excited about seeing my new skin that I would refuse to look down at myself until I was in front of a mirror because I wanted to see my fair face first. And every day I experienced the same disappointment of being just as dark as I was the day before. I tried to negotiate with God, I told him I would stop stealing sugar cubes at night if he gave me what I wanted, I would listen to my mother’s every word and never lose my school sweater again if he just made me a little lighter. But I guess God was unimpressed with my bargaining chips because He never listened.
And when I was a teenager my self-hate grew worse, as you can imagine happens with adolescence. My mother reminded me often that she thought that I was beautiful but that was no conservation, she’s my mother, of course she’s supposed to think I am beautiful. And then…Alek Wek. A celebrated model, she was dark as night, she was on all of the runways and in every magazine and everyone was talking about how beautiful she was. Even Oprah called her beautiful and that made it a fact. I couldn’t believe that people were embracing a woman who looked so much like me, as beautiful. My complexion had always been an obstacle to overcome and all of a sudden Oprah was telling me it wasn’t. It was perplexing and I wanted to reject it because I had begun to enjoy the seduction of inadequacy. But a flower couldn’t help but bloom inside of me, when I saw Alek I inadvertently saw a reflection of myself that I could not deny.
Now, I had a spring in my step because I felt more seen, more appreciated by the far away gatekeepers of beauty. But around me the preference for my skin prevailed, to the courters that I thought mattered I was still unbeautiful. And my mother again would say to me you can’t eat beauty, it doesn’t feed you and these words plagued and bothered me; I didn’t really understand them until finally I realized that beauty was not a thing that I could acquire or consume, it was something that I just had to be.
And what my mother meant when she said you can’t eat beauty was that you can’t rely on how you look to sustain you. What is fundamentally beautiful is compassion for yourself and for those around you. That kind of beauty enflames the heart and enchants the soul. It is what got Patsey in so much trouble with her master, but it is also what has kept her story alive to this day. We remember the beauty of her spirit even after the beauty of her body has faded away.
And so I hope that my presence on your screens and in the magazines may lead you, young girl, on a similar journey. That you will feel the validation of your external beauty but also get to the deeper business of being beautiful inside.
There is no shame in Black beauty.
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
WCM (Woman Conversation Wednesdays) Abigail Blain!
We have done the pick of the week and its Abigail Blain from Gambia. If you had checked out our first Woman Conversation Wednesday you would see how the rules are applied. A post is made on instagram and whoever likes it gets a chance to be featured! To those who have read our last article on Tonto Dikeh would get the rules. How do we select our WCW we simply put a post up oN instagram and whoever likes it is automatically in... on how we choose our official Woman Conversation Wednesday of the week? We write down all the likers of the post on a piece of paper, shake it up and choose one. So here is the lucky WCW this week, enjoy!!
Luckily for me I personally know Abigail Blain. So who is Abigail Blain for those of you wondering? She is from the Blain family in Gambia a well known and classy family as I would put it. Abigail is just 19 don't let her mature features fool you. Anyways she is a outstanding ex student from Marina International School and I believe she did her form 6 and now interning for a health facility. So yes, you could say she's a gorgeous girl with brains. Abigail grew up in the Banjul area but often took trips abroad whenever she could. She has a charming charisma about her and her english is very articulate. Many love Abigail but like many some don't like the young lady and my question is WHY? Lol! she can sometimes come across as snobby or be in the center of drama! But what female doesn't go through that? I say do it young! Do all the wild crazy things when you have a chance when you're in the middle of your youth because at a certain age you tend not to give attention to such traits. Abigail is vibrant and confident, a very open minded individual I would put it. What advice do we have for Abigail? We would tell Abigail to maybe lay off on too much friends, focus on school and see where her brains can take her! Eventually everything would fall in place. We also want Abigail to know her inner self more than anything to really to take the time and analyze situations before doing anything rational.
Thank you for reading this week's (Women Conversations Wednesday) stay tuned for next week! It could be you and follow me on instagram on eliteafricanqueen for more info stay blessed and no stress ;)
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Monday, February 24, 2014
AbjHitsMedia: AUDIO: Wondaboy - On Me [Produced By Hype Lyrix]
AbjHitsMedia: AUDIO: Wondaboy - On Me [Produced By Hype Lyrix]: " Wonda is definitely back in the Building with a BANG!!! Determined to switch the Game up, he has recorded a hot new Club Anthem e...
Saturday, February 22, 2014
Emma Nyra sizzling in a red swimming suit!
Emma we must say looks smoking hot! She poses for the camera as she takes a afternoon swim with a friend. Look at that smooth caramel color & flawless curves?! She better Werk! We love Emma! We need to interview her soon & she needs to give us tips.
Friday, February 21, 2014
Robert Mugabe turns 90 and he's not done with Zimbabwe!
Robert Mugabe has turned 90 today and he has another four years to go! Yes, you read correct four more years. The president of Zimbabwe said he is not done with the country and here is a quote from him.
"When the day comes and I retire, yes, sure, the day will come, but I do not want to leave my party in tatters. I want to leave it intact".
So here are my personal thoughts on Robert Mugabe I absolutely commend him on being against white colonialism and against imperialism but Mr. Mugabe has been ruling Zimbabwe for too damn long and the country is in crisis! We all salute the president on being a war hero and saving his country when they needed him most. Yes, congratulations to Robert Mugabe on that but after that I guess the power got to his head a little too much and he is addicted I must say. He has been the same president in Zimbabwe for the last 34 years and much hasn't changed since the late 90's he started slacking and his pride would stop him from asking the "whites" for help because the "whites" never help you without wanting something in return and that is what leaders like Mugabe try to avoid. However a beggar has no choice... how bad can white supremacy be? lol! Its really bad so bad that they want to wipe out any Africans that try to stand up for themselves in their countries... Look at what they did to Lumumba and Thomas Sankara? Yes, thats why for many years Robert Mugabe has walked around feeling like he is "next" on their list well, they haven't paid THAT much attention to him for the past few years. Except when a video was released on youtube looking like to me the leader of the MDC party and the former Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and a few white men planning on how to assassinate Robert Mugabe before the up coming elections. Here is the youtube link check it out for yourselves.
http://youtu.be/F3TTLhC3zPc
After you see that whole video you'll be shocked! However we will keep Zimbabwe in our prayers and whoever wins the next upcoming elections we pray that they can guide their nation in the right path and also develop all the broken pieces and hopefully the people can live in peace and harmony. I believe that one day it will get better for Zimbabwe it is only a matter of time but patience is key. Zimbabwe needs a lot of positive reform and also they need to use one damn currency lol! Wishing them all the best and happy birthday Robert Mugabe!
http://youtu.be/F3TTLhC3zPc
After you see that whole video you'll be shocked! However we will keep Zimbabwe in our prayers and whoever wins the next upcoming elections we pray that they can guide their nation in the right path and also develop all the broken pieces and hopefully the people can live in peace and harmony. I believe that one day it will get better for Zimbabwe it is only a matter of time but patience is key. Zimbabwe needs a lot of positive reform and also they need to use one damn currency lol! Wishing them all the best and happy birthday Robert Mugabe!
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
First WCW (Woman Conversation Wednesdays) Tonto Dikeh!
Hi, guys well we have just come up with an idea to introduce to you all Africa's latest version of the famous WCW but ours isn't Woman Crush Wednesdays... ours is Woman Conversation Wednesdays where every Wednesday we will feature a woman on our blog and have a conversation about what we think of their accomplishments, issues, drama, and advice we have for them. The women that will be featured every Wednesday can be ANY woman ,a celebrity or just any ordinary woman or young lady. The rules are NO LYING everything that we will write will be honest opinions of our thoughts about these women. The post will not be too harsh whatsoever just full blown honesty so GET READY! On how we will be choosing our WCW's will be by Twitter, Facebook & Instagram... Every Tuesday night we will remind our audience of the WCW and depending on the amount of people that like the post we shall choose one to feature every Wednesday... its simple as that. We are not doing these Women Conversation Wednesday's to ruin any woman's image but only to focus on the positive aspects of their lives and if there are not too many positives how we can help contribute for them to create a positive way of living.
This week our Woman Conversation Wednesday is Tonto Dikeh the famous Nigerian actress. We all know Poko baby is drop dead gorgeous! Plus she's super talented and has been acting for more than 10 years now. I think she is very controversial because she just does her and NEVER gives a damn and I think that's what we all love about her. I like to see Tonto as Nigeria's Riri! because the girl is hot, talented, beautiful and loves to puff puff pass if you know what I mean ;) Lol! However some of her fans don't like her this attitude which they think is "new" what I think is that Tonto has always been this way and been who she is with no excuses and living her life for herself. Yes, the actress herself even confessed that she suffered depression and all growing up but her struggles have only made her stronger to keep going on. What I think Tonto's problem is she probably needs some love and affection but don't we all need that? I think what makes us all human is that overall we all want the same good things in life. Tonto should probably lay low a bit on her life and keep doing her.. she can do that without overly exposing herself. Sometimes we all need a break to just figure out what we truly want out of life and I think Tonto needs to take a trip somewhere by herself and meditate and find adventure! Love her or hate her? Its Poko baby! We pray for her to get more success and good acknowledgment.
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's article "why can't he just be like everyone"about anti-gay law.
I will call him Sochukwuma. A thin, smiling boy who liked to play with us girls at the university primary school in Nsukka. We were young. We knew he was different, we said, ‘he’s not like the other boys.’ But his was a benign and unquestioned difference; it was simply what it was. We did not have a name for him. We did not know the word ‘gay.’ He was Sochukwuma and he was friendly and he played oga so well that his side always won.
In secondary school, some boys in his class tried to throw Sochukwuma off a second floor balcony. They were strapping teenagers who had learned to notice, and fear, difference. They had a name for him. Homo. They mocked him because his hips swayed when he walked and his hands fluttered when he spoke. He brushed away their taunts, silently, sometimes grinning an uncomfortable grin. He must have wished that he could be what they wanted him to be. I imagine now how helplessly lonely he must have felt. The boys often asked, “Why can’t he just be like everyone else?”
Possible answers to that question include ‘because he is abnormal,’ ‘because he is a sinner, ‘because he chose the lifestyle.’ But the truest answer is ‘We don’t know.’ There is humility and humanity in accepting that there are things we simply don’t know. At the age of 8, Sochukwuma was obviously different. It was not about sex, because it could not possibly have been – his hormones were of course not yet fully formed – but it was an awareness of himself, and other children’s awareness of him, as different. He could not have ‘chosen the lifestyle’ because he was too young to do so. And why would he – or anybody – choose to be homosexual in a world that makes life so difficult for homosexuals?
The new law that criminalizes homosexuality is popular among Nigerians. But it shows a failure of our democracy, because the mark of a true democracy is not in the rule of its majority but in the protection of its minority – otherwise mob justice would be considered democratic. The law is also unconstitutional, ambiguous, and a strange priority in a country with so many real problems. Above all else, however, it is unjust. Even if this was not a country of abysmal electricity supply where university graduates are barely literate and people die of easily-treatable causes and Boko Haram commits casual mass murders, this law would still be unjust. We cannot be a just society unless we are able to accommodate benign difference, accept benign difference, live and let live. We may not understand homosexuality, we may find it personally abhorrent but our response cannot be to criminalize it.
A crime is a crime for a reason. A crime has victims. A crime harms society. On what basis is homosexuality a crime? Adults do no harm to society in how they love and whom they love. This is a law that will not prevent crime, but will, instead, lead to crimes of violence: there are already, in different parts of Nigeria, attacks on people ‘suspected’ of being gay. Ours is a society where men are openly affectionate with one another. Men hold hands. Men hug each other. Shall we now arrest friends who share a hotel room, or who walk side by side? How do we determine the clunky expressions in the law – ‘mutually beneficial,’ ‘directly or indirectly?’
Many Nigerians support the law because they believe the Bible condemns homosexuality. The Bible can be a basis for how we choose to live our personal lives, but it cannot be a basis for the laws we pass, not only because the holy books of different religions do not have equal significance for all Nigerians but also because the holy books are read differently by different people. The Bible, for example, also condemns fornication and adultery and divorce, but they are not crimes.
For supporters of the law, there seems to be something about homosexuality that sets it apart. A sense that it is not ‘normal.’ If we are part of a majority group, we tend to think others in minority groups are abnormal, not because they have done anything wrong, but because we have defined normal to be what we are and since they are not like us, then they are abnormal. Supporters of the law want a certain semblance of human homogeneity. But we cannot legislate into existence a world that does not exist: the truth of our human condition is that we are a diverse, multi-faceted species. The measure of our humanity lies, in part, in how we think of those different from us. We cannot – should not – have empathy only for people who are like us.
Some supporters of the law have asked – what is next, a marriage between a man and a dog?’ Or ‘have you seen animals being gay?’ (Actually, studies show that there is homosexual behavior in many species of animals.) But, quite simply, people are not dogs, and to accept the premise – that a homosexual is comparable to an animal – is inhumane. We cannot reduce the humanity of our fellow men and women because of how and who they love. Some animals eat their own kind, others desert their young. Shall we follow those examples, too?
Other supporters suggest that gay men sexually abuse little boys. But pedophilia and homosexuality are two very different things. There are men who abuse little girls, and women who abuse little boys, and we do not presume that they do it because they are heterosexuals. Child molestation is an ugly crime that is committed by both straight and gay adults (this is why it is a crime: children, by virtue of being non-adults, require protection and are unable to give sexual consent).
There has also been some nationalist posturing among supporters of the law. Homosexuality is ‘unafrican,’ they say, and we will not become like the west. The west is not exactly a homosexual haven; acts of discrimination against homosexuals are not uncommon in the US and Europe. But it is the idea of ‘unafricanness’ that is truly insidious. Sochukwuma was born of Igbo parents and had Igbo grandparents and Igbo great-grandparents. He was born a person who would romantically love other men. Many Nigerians know somebody like him. The boy who behaved like a girl. The girl who behaved like a boy. The effeminate man. The unusual woman. These were people we knew, people like us, born and raised on African soil. How then are they ‘unafrican?’
If anything, it is the passage of the law itself that is ‘unafrican.’ It goes against the values of tolerance and ‘live and let live’ that are part of many African cultures. (In 1970s Igboland, Area Scatter was a popular musician, a man who dressed like a woman, wore makeup, plaited his hair. We don’t know if he was gay – I think he was – but if he performed today, he could conceivably be sentenced to fourteen years in prison. For being who he is.) And it is informed not by a home-grown debate but by a cynically borrowed one: we turned on CNN and heard western countries debating ‘same sex marriage’ and we decided that we, too, would pass a law banning same sex marriage. Where, in Nigeria, whose constitution defines marriage as being between a man and a woman, has any homosexual asked for same-sex marriage?
This is an unjust law. It should be repealed. Throughout history, many inhumane laws have been passed, and have subsequently been repealed. Barack Obama, for example, would not be here today had his parents obeyed American laws that criminalized marriage between blacks and whites.
An acquaintance recently asked me, ‘if you support gays, how would you have been born?’ Of course, there were gay Nigerians when I was conceived. Gay people have existed as long as humans have existed. They have always been a small percentage of the human population. We don’t know why. What matters is this: Sochukwuma is a Nigerian and his existence is not a crime.
Saturday, February 15, 2014
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Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Sona Jobarteh The Queen Of Afro Acoustic Music & The Kora
I love this woman from the depth of my heart! She is effortlessly beautiful inside and out! Her music truly speaks to my soul, she brings me to peace and adds to my positive thinking. When I listen to her it is as if she's telling me "it gets better live and be happy always". I admire her soooo much because she has forced herself to learn about her tribe and culture and embraced it with an open heart even though she is mixed. We Africans must not forget where we are from! We must continue to love our people and help each other progress. Ah she's definitely one of my favorite Kora players. That's the instrument she's holding in the picture. Give her a open ear I promise you'll fall in love & at peace 😊 Monday, February 10, 2014
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