Traditional And Contemporary (Week Forty Nine)
Traditional and Contemporary focuses on Ankara fabric spliced with contemporary tailoring. African fashion has taken a spike in creative designing over the years and we are ultra-excited to be...
View ArticleFavourite Instagram Looks Of The Week
This week, we’ve curated our favourite fashion styled looks found on Instagram from the most stylish pages. Check them below. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Zainab Balogun-Nwachukwu...
View ArticleWhy Parents Should Fear Measles, Not The Vaccine
David W Scheifele, University of British Columbia The oxygen flow was at maximum but it wasn’t enough to keep Aliyah alive. Her measles-damaged lungs failed in the night. Aliyah was one of hundreds of...
View ArticleWhy Kids Need Risk, Fear And Excitement In Play
Mariana Brussoni, University of British Columbia “Be careful!” “Not so high!” “Stop that!” Concerned parents can often be heard urging safety when children are at play. Recent research suggests this...
View ArticleRefresh On Sunday: Demands Of Discipleship
Reading 1 Wis 9:13-18b Who can know God’s counsel, or who can conceive what the LORD intends? For the deliberations of mortals are timid, and unsure are our plans. For the corruptible body burdens...
View ArticleStyle And Rhythm: The Ridicule of Entity
The ridicule of entity; She claims to be an entity; yet as empty as a void. They call you an entity, yet your offspring you consume; An entity with no real identity. You bearers of the supposed...
View ArticleNo Shade feature film gets African Movie Channel TV network premiere Saturday...
No Shade has been a global success from the moment of release. The teaser poster and trailer arrived February 2018 and immediately raised shock, excitement and intrigue from film fans across the...
View ArticleAdesunloye the pride of Nigeria as ‘Faces’ wins big at the BUFF Awards
Nigerian filmmaker Joseph Adesunloye was all smiles as his sophomore feature, Faces, won a hat-trick of awards in London at the 2019 BUFF awards on Saturday night. The anthology drama (which also stars...
View ArticleWhy Career Counselling Is More Valuable Now Than Ever Before
Kobus Maree, University of Pretoria The world of work is changing all the time – and fast. Jobs have emerged that didn’t exist five or ten years ago. And the idea that you’d stick with one career for...
View ArticleWhat Research Reveals About Drivers Of Anti-Immigrant Hate Crime In South Africa
Steven Gordon, Human Sciences Research Council Mobs have attacked foreign-owned businesses on the streets of at least three South African cities in recent days. This has caused outrage across Africa....
View ArticleWoman Crush Wednesday: Regina Hall
There are a good number of black women doing amazing things and making a difference and impact in their sphere of contact unfortunately, the world hears little to nothing about them. This narrative...
View ArticleAdvice Papa Gave Me: Forgive All Things
My Dear Daughter, I have always told you and your siblings that it is in one’s best interest to forgive. I even joke that it is a “selfish” act to forgive because in forgiving you are looking out for...
View ArticleWhy Fewer And Fewer Americans Are Getting Divorced
Fewer and fewer Americans are getting divorced, with the rates falling 18% between 2008 and 2016. Among American adults, there is support for divorce when couples do not get along. Women, people from...
View ArticleBruce Springsteen: An Aristotle For Our Times
Ron Beadle, Northumbria University, Newcastle In the recently released film Blinded by the Light, Pakistani teenager Javed discovers commitment and courage through the music of Bruce Springsteen. Based...
View ArticleThe Perfect Storm: Alcohol, Drugs, And Depression
Katherine Mills, UNSW; Frances Kay-Lambkin, UNSW, and Maree Teesson, UNSW Robin Williams’ death earlier this week has unleashed an outpouring of grief. It’s undeniable that Williams brought much joy...
View ArticleTraditional And Contemporary (Week Fifty)
Traditional and Contemporary focuses on Ankara fabric spliced with contemporary tailoring. African fashion has taken a spike in creative designing over the years and we are ultra-excited to be...
View ArticleHow To Get Kids Talking About Their School Day
Jessica Cooke, University of Calgary and Sheri Madigan, University of Calgary “How was your day at school?” “Fine.” Does this sound familiar? This is the dreaded response to a well-intentioned question...
View ArticleRefresh On Sunday: God Delights In Mercy
Reading 1 Ex 32:7-11, 13-14 The LORD said to Moses, “Go down at once to your people, whom you brought out of the land of Egypt, for they have become depraved. They have soon turned aside from the way...
View ArticleHow Big Data Can Affect Your Bank Account – And Life
Aisling McMahon, National University of Ireland Maynooth; Alena Buyx, Technical University of Munich, and Barbara Prainsack, Universität Wien Mustafa loves good coffee. In his free time, he often...
View ArticleWeinstein May Be A Monster, But The Lawyers Who Enabled Him Are The Real...
Elizabeth C. Tippett, University of Oregon In the greater arc of the #MeToo movement, lawyers have lurked in the shadows, unnamed scribes formalizing agreements meant to stay secret. But in “She Said,”...
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