February 2012
37 posts
Nancy Macdonell finds out what's inspiring Duro... →
This Is England: Why I Am Not Jane Smith
blackacrylic:
Last weekend I had the pleasure of being invited to sit on the panel at the Film Hub screening of Shane Meadows’ film This Is England. The film is set in the North of England in 1983 and explores skinhead subculture; it’s racist foundations, nationalist aspirations and contradictions. One of these contradictions is the influence of West Indian culture on the skinhead movement in...
“Jackie by day, Marilyn by night.”
– Don Draper, Mad Men
The Global Bag Project: →
Let us introduce you to the Global Bag Project; a Kenyan based brand producing re-usable, sustainable, fashionable and a good cause to boot. The bags are re-usable thanks to the traditional Khanga cloth it is produced with. Khanga is a light cotton known to Central and East Africa used for mainly female dress and is usually available in a selection of bright colours. Click the link above to read...
“Many a man claims to have unfailing love, but a faithful man who can find?”
– Proverbs, 20:6 NIV
Accessories to Extinguish those Winter Blues
http://www.africafashionguide.com/2012/02/babatunde-accessories-to-extinguish-those-winter-blues
Rwanda Cuts Poverty to 12% in Six Years
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/02/how-did-rwanda-cut-poverty-so-much.html
La Afrique's Valentine's 2012 Playlist →
Happy Valentine’s Day from La Afrique,
Playlist songs:
Liberian Girl
Cater 2 U
Sweet Dreams
You Are Everything
Baby Can I Hold You Tonight
Little Bit
Brown Skin
Beauty in the Dark (Groove with You)
Brandy Alexander
Love of My Life
No Ordinary Love
From the Heart
Angel of Mine
Be Without You
California Sunrise
Make You Feel My Love
Cosmic Love
Wanna Love You Girl
Samson