Higlights from last night’s Atoms Of Fashion event at the Japanese Canadian Culture Centre.
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September here we go! Many of us solopreneurs perhaps fell off our game a bit during the summer months. But now it’s back to reality, back to the routine, back to the grind. However that’s easier said than done. Continue Reading…
Beauty, Empowerment, Fashion, Nneka Show
Love And Nudes: Intimates For Women Of Colour
August 15, 2017
To be honest, I never really realized the full scale of this issue until Chantal Carter Taylor brought it to my attention. The fact that women of colour have had to make do with beige lingerie. She said “Beige is not nude. It’s not my nude. Is it your nude?”
Model Nadelle Lewis has a deep love for mas and Caribbean culture, and for the past three years she has been encouraging full figured women to register and play mas. The #EveryBodyPlayAhMas movement helps to boost confidence and reminds women that their body shape doesn’t have to get in the way of anything they want to do. Continue Reading…
I’ve seen Toronto Caribbean Carnival through many lenses. I’ve played mas all my life, I’ve made costumes with my dad, I’ve covered the parade many times as a reporter. It’s one of my favourite topics. As a Caribbean lifestyle blogger, I’d be remiss if I didn’t dedicate a few posts to Toronto carnival or Caribana as it is more commonly known. A did a short video where I answer a few questions you’ve been asking. These are things that work for ME. There are many more things to discuss.
As you may have seen on my social media I went to St.Vincent & The Grenadines last week to co-host Miss SVG. Miss SVG is the island’s marquis stage show and the unofficial kickoff to its carnival festivities. 7 bright and beautiful Vincentian women graced the stage last Saturday. Continue Reading…
Empowerment, Entrepreneurship, Music, Nneka Show, Youtube
NNEKA” EPISODE 8: KARLYN PERCIL’s FAVE LIFE HACKS + SINGER SEAN JONES
June 6, 2017
In this episode of NNEKA. Elephant story teller and author Karlyn Percil shares five things that are stopping us from living our best lives. Plus… Continue Reading…
It’s National Volunteer Week and a couple nights ago I was invited to volunteer at a Girl Guides of Canada (GGC) unit meeting. I jumped at the opportunity because, as you might have heard me mention on air at CP24, I was a Girl Guide in high school in St.Vincent. Continue Reading…
