Waist Beads, Womanhood, and Memory: A Conversat...
Waist beads are often spoken about as adornment, tradition, or symbolism, but for many women, they are also memory keepers. In this interview, Namena shares how waist beads have woven...
Waist Beads, Womanhood, and Memory: A Conversat...
Waist beads are often spoken about as adornment, tradition, or symbolism, but for many women, they are also memory keepers. In this interview, Namena shares how waist beads have woven...
ByBrianna Penermon
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A Thread of Wisdom: Aba Asante on Heritage, Fem...
Aba Asante is a rising beauty and fashion influencer with Ghanaian roots. At just 21, she carries a deep connection to her Akan heritage—a connection that shines through in the...
A Thread of Wisdom: Aba Asante on Heritage, Fem...
Aba Asante is a rising beauty and fashion influencer with Ghanaian roots. At just 21, she carries a deep connection to her Akan heritage—a connection that shines through in the...
ByBrianna Penermon
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Finding Identity Through Waist Beads: A Convers...
Jaqwan, affectionately known as Qwani or by her Nigerian name Ekiuwa, is a 36 year old multidisciplinary designer and art director based in Atlanta, Georgia. With roots in both African...
Finding Identity Through Waist Beads: A Convers...
Jaqwan, affectionately known as Qwani or by her Nigerian name Ekiuwa, is a 36 year old multidisciplinary designer and art director based in Atlanta, Georgia. With roots in both African...
ByBrianna Penermon
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Embracing Tradition and Self: Soréya Dalé on th...
Soréya Dalé, a 25-year-old from Côte d'Ivoire, carries the traditions of her Baoulé and Gouro heritage with grace and pride. Known as "Baya" in her culture, waist beads have...
Embracing Tradition and Self: Soréya Dalé on th...
Soréya Dalé, a 25-year-old from Côte d'Ivoire, carries the traditions of her Baoulé and Gouro heritage with grace and pride. Known as "Baya" in her culture, waist beads have...
ByBrianna Penermon
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Unlearning Shame and Anti-Fat Bias
Anti-fat bias is ingrained into the Western beauty standard and often enforced through shame and fear. Let's work to unlearn and rethink how we approach both fitness and beauty.
Unlearning Shame and Anti-Fat Bias
Anti-fat bias is ingrained into the Western beauty standard and often enforced through shame and fear. Let's work to unlearn and rethink how we approach both fitness and beauty.
ByAlisiana Chanise Marshall
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How To Create Waist Bead Traditions for Your Fa...
Reclaiming your ancestral practices is as eye-opening as it is empowering. As you continue to research and reconnect, you’ll find that family traditions play a huge part in keeping cultures...
How To Create Waist Bead Traditions for Your Fa...
Reclaiming your ancestral practices is as eye-opening as it is empowering. As you continue to research and reconnect, you’ll find that family traditions play a huge part in keeping cultures...
ByAlisiana Chanise Marshall
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