NYC Event: "Meet the Afropolitans" at Social Media Week - Feb 13

Find out how Afropolitans are creating their own identities and reaching beyond their borders to connect and collaborate with contemporaries around their world. Presented by Ngozi Odita of Society HAE. RSVP here.

 

Vogue Names Oroma Elewa 'Rising Style Star of 2011'

The high-fashion glossy crowns Nigerian-born editor Oroma Elewa one of it’s style stars of 2011.

 

Arise Editor Helen Jennings Talks 'New African Fashion'

“I love the fact that [African fashion] is not afraid to be itself. It’s very bold and brave,” says Arise Magazine editor Helen Jennings on her new book, ‘New African Fashion.’

 

Get to Know: Nigerian-American Designers, William Okpo

There are so many reasons to heart Nigerian-American designer duo, Darlene and Lizzy Okpo…

 

5 Things to Know About Nobel Peace Prize Winners Ellen Johnson Sirleaf + Leymah Gbowee

Here are 5 things to know about Nobel Peace Laureates, Leymah Gbowee and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

 

Nelson Mandela's Granddaughters Get Own Reality Show

Will Nelson Mandela’s granddaughters be the Kardashians of Africa?

 

Remembering Wangari Maathai

As we mourn the loss of African heroine Wangari Maathai, we remember five quotes she left behind as seeds for change.

 

Thandie Newton is New Face of Louis Vuitton 'Double Exposure' (Video)

Check out Thandie Newton modeling Louis Vuitton’s Fall 2011 collection for the design house’s “Double Exposure” project.