Beyonce’s 61-year-old mum, Tina Knowles Lawson covers the July issue of Ebony Magazine looking stunning as ever in red. In one of the photos, she is dressed in a gorgeous red dress with a long side slit. The mother of two mega-famous daughters accessorised it with a wide golden belt in the middle. In the photo used for the magazine’s cover, Tina who is the last of seven siblings wears a golden crown on her head.
“Mom Crush Monday. Speaking that real, and looking phenomenal whilst doing so!” Solange wrote before quoting an excerpt from her mum. “When I was asked to do the Sexy Forever Ebony Magazine cover, my first question was, Me Really? I had some reservations but as I thought of all the women who tell me daily that I have inspired them to live a wholehearted life, which includes your sexuality. I am proud to be 61 years old and to not be putting limitations on my lifestyle. We can still be sexy and vibrant, fashionable, classy and fly until the day we die!”
In the issue, Tina who married actor Richard Lawson in a yacht a few months ago (April 2015), talked about her divorce from Beyonce and Solange’s father, Matthew Knowles, finding love again and more. See more of her hot photos below.
It looks like there are many trans whatever revelation going on this season. When Bruce Jenner broke the internet by introducing feminine Caitlyn Jenner to the world after living as a man for 65 years, getting married to three different women among whom was Kris Jenner and giving birth to six children, we thought that was going to be the only trans related story that was going to trend for a while.
But Rachel Dolezal has proven us wrong by opening our eyes to a new form of trans that is now being termed as trans-blackness by some people and have given birth to the hashtag, #Transracial.
And it is actually very simple to achieve trans-blackness in comparison with transgender that involves a long process of surgeries and treatment. Rachel Dolezal has shown changing from a white woman to a black woman is actually very easy.
With frizzy perms, braids, and tanning lotions, the president of the local chapter of the NAACP (The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) was able to convince the world she was partly a black woman (mixed race with black and white roots).
But in reality, Rachel who is a police commissioner for the Office of the Police Ombudsman is actually a white woman who has been portraying herself as half black for years. Her lies and pretence were revealed by her parents, Ruthanne and Larry Dolezal who are both white and says Dolezal is of Dutch and German heritage.
Dolezal holds a Master’s degree from Howard University and is a professor in the Africana Studies Program at Eastern Washington University.
See our top 25 photos of Rachel Dolezal portraying herself as a black woman. And from her looks, we know being black is all about the hair.
Here are some colourful images with models, For The Love Of Print – Stylish Nigerian Gele Headwraps who were shot by photographer Sunmisola Olorunnisola. These bold and stylish Nigerian head-wraps themed “For the Love of Prints” were inspired by a modern-day Africa woman who with bold makeup infusing with the prints retro accessories. The makeup for the photoshoot was done by Dodos Uvieghara of D’Artiste by Dodos.
Nigerian gele headwraps are common among Nigerian women and they are very prominent at church services, wedding ceremony, naming ceremony and all kinds of special occasions where women are dressed in Nigerian attires. These colourful headgear usually comes in different fabrics like ankara African print fabric as seen in this post. There are also those made with silk, floral fabrics, aso oke, adire, and many other beautiful and colourful fabrics.
Gele headgear are not only worn by Nigerian women but several other ladies across sub-Saharan Africa. You will see a Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Sierra Leonean, Cameroonian, and several other African women rocking this hair accessory.
What do you think of these Nigerian gele headwraps? do you have any in your collection? are you looking at adding some pieces to your wardrobe and looking at the best styles to rock? did you find any style that you fancy while looking at these pieces? Let us know what you think by leaving a comment below. You can do that by scrolling down to the bottom of the post and typing your comment in the box provided. Click the submit button when you comment is complete and we look forward to reading it. In the meantime, take care and keep on looking fab.
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Yusaf Khanny, a student in Bradford stabbed his Nigerian teacher in school and boasted about it on his Facebook page before he was arrested by the police. The 14-year-old Khanny stabbed Vincent Uzomah who is his Science teacher yesterday morning June 11th over a mobile phone disagreement. He then went on his Facebook page and wrote: “The motherfucker getin funny so i stick the blade straight in his tummy.” And his post was liked by 38 people. Another friend commented on Khanny’s post and wrote: “Cuz fukin ring me asap!!”.
Take a look at Beverly Naya’s hairstyle for Ghoste Magazine cover and feature. The British-born Nigerian actress and Nollywood star had this hairstyle as she covers the maiden issue of the magazine. This is not the first time we are seeing this hairstyle. Barbadian American singer, Rihanna has been seen wearing this hairstyles. We have also seen other black international stars rocking too.
What do you think aboutBeverly Naya’s hairstyle? Would you rock it?
O-T Fagbenle is a British actor that has appeared in several films and TV productions such as the film Breaking and Entering, as well as programmes such as Death in Paradise, Agatha Christie’s Marple, HBO’s Looking, BBC’s Eastenders, Material Girl, and several others. His most recent work is a BBC One eight-part crime series called The Interceptor.
Born in London to English and Nigerian parents, The Interceptor lead star was raised in Britain, Nigeria, and Spain. Making him a true cosmopolitan who started travelling at a very young age.
In an interview with AfroCosmopolitan that took place at the BBC New Broadcasting House in London – the Top 30 Actors to Watch in 2014 according to Backstage Magazine talked about his character in the soon to be aired series, his co-star Jo Joyner, his British-Nigerian heritage, his fashion style, as well as his advice for up and coming actors.
Talking about himself, the London-born actor said he’s partly Nigerian and party British. He said he also spent some time living in Nigeria as a child and find the place to be very interesting.
O-T was full of smiles as he talked about his character as Ash in the investigative series. “Ash is a very complicated character,” he said. Not sure he was talking about how difficult it was to play the role or Ash’s personality, we asked him what he meant by ‘complicated’.
“Ash is a man that is very passionate about his work, but at the same time – takes it too personal,” he said. And as such, he’s prepared to go as far as possible to keep the streets safe for others at the risk of causing irreparable damage to his own life, he explained further. And that also means he has to keep some of the risks he takes in doing his job, away from his family, he added.
Having talked about his family in the series, O-T used the opportunity to talk about Jo Joyner who played the role of Ash’s wife and goes by the name Lorna in The Interceptor. The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts trained actor said the Eastenders star is a very good and professional actress and that he found it great working with her. The couple has two children in The Interceptor.
On Ash’s job, O-T said he works with a dedicated surveillance team known as the UNIT. A job that has brought him a step closer to his dream of bringing down the biggest fish in the criminal underworld. But it comes with an uncompromising way of doing things and ultimately forces Ash into a life-changing predicament.
When asked what he thinks and feels about all the buzz around the Interceptor at this moment and the anticipated airing on Wednesday, June 10th, O-T, who said he had a lot of fun on set of “The Interceptor”said he tries not to think too much about what is going to happen in the future – but prefers to concentrate more on now.
Having spent some time in Nigeria and partly from there, we asked him what his thoughts are on the Nigerian movie industry known as Nollywood. He told us Nollywood is a growing movie industry and that he looks forward to seeing the industry collaborate more on international projects.
On his heritage as partly Nigerian and partly British, O-T said: “I am very proud of both heritages and very happy I had the opportunity to experience both.” The actor, who also spent some of his younger years in Spain and Nigeria, said the time he spent in Lagos, Nigeria was great and that he enjoys living in Britain.
On his fashion style, he said: “I would say none as I’m still trying to figure it out.” He went further to say he likes vintage style and sometimes wearing Agbada (a traditional Nigerian attire commonly worn by the Yoruba people).
On What advice, he would give to up-and-coming young people looking into acting he said: “I guess the first piece of advice i would give – (pauses) is to become the hardest working person they know. Essentially, if you know that you are committing yourself fully to something. And you’re working every minute, every day that you can – you’re going to put yourself in a very good position.”
“But one of my hardest school teacher who was my basketball coach, Mr McCain, he said: ‘practice doesn’t make perfect. Practising the right thing make perfect.’ And so, I think finding great teachers, finding great institutions to learn the right way to work, is a really essential part of making good progress,” he continued.
“And I guess the last thing would be love. You have to love what you do, you have to have a passion for what you do. And if you don’t feel that way, you should do something else,” he added.
The Interceptor is a series about a state-of-the-art law enforcement team whose unswerving mission is to hunt down some of Britain’s most dangerous criminals. The first episode will air on Wednesday, June 10th. It is co-produced by BBC Drama Production and BBC Worldwide Productions for BBC One. And its Executive Producers are Sarah Brown (Oliver Twist, Lark Rise To Candleford) and Tony Saint. The series is produced by Patrick Schweitzer known for works such as Doctor Who and the Whitechapel.
American rapper and fashion entrepreneur Kanye West turned 38 yesterday and his reality TV star wife, Kim Kardashian blindfolded him and led the artist to Staples Center in Los Angeles where he was treated to a star-studded birthday party.
Kim Kardashian went all out to make sure Kanye got the chance to play basketball with Justin Bieber, as well as his favourite NBA players. John Legend also attended the party and was the one that sang Happy Birthday to Kanye.
All the Kardashian/Jenner girls and their Mom, Kris Jenner attended the party. Bruce Jenner, now known as Caitlyn did not attend.
Nollywood actress Monalisa Chinda attended the inauguration ceremony of Nigerian actor turned politician, Desmond Elliot wearing a blue dress and a pair of blue net sandals. Monalisa, who in 2011 was was crowned the Face of Port Harcourt Carnival Queen completed her look with a cream animal skin handbag and a pair of sunglasses.
The Port Harcourt born celebrity was there with fellow actor, Ramsey Noah to support colleague Desmond Elliot who officially became a member of the House of Assembly today.
The British royal family shared the first photographed of Prince George and Princess Charlotte together and the two little royalties are just too cute. In the photos taken by the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton, Prince George is seen playing the role of an older brother as he’s seen holding his baby sister in his little arms. In one of the photos, Prince George was snapped kissing his little sister’s forehead.
For the photo-shoot, Prince George wore a white shirt with blue trim and blue shorts. And the little Prince completed his look with matching knee socks. Princess Charlotte was dressed in a white one-piece.
The photoshoot was inspired by an older photo that was taken in 1984. In it, Prince William is seen carrying Prince Harry the same way Prince George is seen carrying Princess Charlotte.
