“Know Who You Are and Be Proud of It” – Miss Seychelles
Victoria — After repeatedly being encouraged to take part in a beauty pageant since the early age of 15, Gillian Come decided to take a leap this year and overcome her fears by joining the 2015 Miss Seychelles…Another World beauty contest. Gilian who hails from Anse Boileau, a district in the western region of the […]
The world’s hottest dancefloor at the Cannes amfAR Gala
It was certainly a sight to behold as the lovely ladies – and Blurred Lines star Robin – thrust their hips and threw their long and lean arms around to to the beat.Supermodel and Keeping Up With The Kardashians starlet Kendall, 19, flaunted her enviable figure in a dark mauve Calvin Klein Collection crop top […]
Porn or pop? Ugandan saucy singer ‘Panadol for men’
The singer has spent spent five weeks in jail for a music video with a generous focus on wet and soapy buttocks. The conservatives had enough. BOUNCING and grinding, singer Jemimah Kansiime’s music video was a hit among her Ugandan fans, but not for conservative politicians who say it broke a tough new anti-pornography law. […]
Malawian Artists Accused of Being Satanists
Malawian hip hop artists The Dare Devils (Marcus and GD) and Fredokiss are still battling accusations by music lovers in the country which allege they belong to satanic cult based on the symbols, pictures that they use in most of their videos. This is coming to the connection to their name DARE DEVILS as people […]
Ace and Ntombi Win Big Brother Mzansi
Unrestrained joy flowed tonight (Sunday May 17) as sensational Soweto sweethearts Ace and Ntombi, whose hugely entertaining personalities have captivated fans across the country, were voted the winners of reality super-series Big Brother Mzansi: Double Trouble, in a live 90 minute Finale screened exclusively on Mzansi Magic (DStv channel 161). In what can only be […]
Jay Z Reunites With Beanie Sigel For TIDAL X Concert
Jay Z unwrapped not only his pristine and nostalgic B-Side tracks for his TIDAL X concert Saturday night (May 16), but a moment that many have been waiting for happened in a matter of minutes. While running through classic Roc-A-Fella records, it was only fitting that Jigga brought out his familia including Memphis Bleek, Young […]
African Female musicians release a song called Strong Girl
Nine female musicians from seven African countries have come together on a new song calling for women and girls to be central to the fight against poverty. In a shift from previous anti-poverty music campaigns that have been criticised for ignoring African musicians and misrepresenting the continent, the video from the One campaign features an […]
Your are not Japanese enough – fighting the backlash: Miyamoto
Born in Japan to a Japanese mother and African-American father, Miyamoto stood out as a mixed-race girl in racially homogeneous Japanese society. She experienced bullying at a young age; Miyamoto told CBS News in a recent interview that other children would throw garbage at her or tell her not to touch them for fear that […]
Ariana Miyamoto: The first Black Miss Japan
Tokyo — Ariana Miyamoto entered the Miss Universe Japan beauty contest after a mixed-race friend committed suicide. And she endured abuse after winning the crown because of her skin colour. Far from being put off by the backlash, Miyamoto resolved to use her new-found fame to help fight racial prejudice in much the same way […]
The Real “Shawshank Redemption” Captured After 56 Years
Frank Freshwaters, who’s life was portrayed in 1994′s Shawshank Redemption, is being returned to prison in Ohio after almost six decades on the lam Yesterday, U.S. Marshals arrested 79 year old Frank Freshwaters, the man who inspired the character Andy Dufresne from the Academy Award winning movie Shawshank Redemption in Melbourne, Florida after being on […]
