Tag: Africans in diaspora

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Rachel OgbuJuly 1, 2017

Britain’s Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2017 features work from Yinka Shonibare and David Adjaye

David Adjaye and Yinka Shonibare are among those who will display their works at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2017. The annual ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 22, 2017

I used to sell ice cream – British-Ghanaian star actress, Freema Agyeman

38-year-old Ghanaian-British actress Freema Agyeman who played the Time Lord’s companion Martha Jones on Dr. Who series from 2007 to ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 19, 2017

Ghanaian-British celebrity fitness expert Efua Baker is ‘THE’ Body Producer

Efua Baker is a Ghanaian-British celebrity fitness expert and personal trainer. She became known to us in the health and fitness scene in 2004 when she was ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 19, 2017

UK-based James Barnor is Ghana’s father of photography

by Rachel Ogbu// As part of the festivities marking Ghana at 60, ‘the James Barnor Homecoming Exhibition’ has been showing ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 15, 2017

Zimbabwean-British playwright, Zodwa Nyoni to release new play July 1

by Rachel Ogbu// Zimbabwean-British playwright Zodwa Nyoni has been hailed by the BBC for making her voice heard with her new play Ode ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 13, 2017

2 African entrepreneurs launch African dolls collection in the UK

by Rachel Ogbu// South African Khulile Vilakazi-Ofosu and Caroline Hlahla, a Zimbabwean based in the U.K. are the entrepreneurs behind the ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 12, 2017

24-year-old Zimbabwean, Matthew Martino is leading a campaign in philanthropy

by Rachel Ogbu// Matthew Martino is a 24-year-old actor/philanthropist who founded the MMBF Trust (Matthew Martino Benevolent Fund). It is a ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 10, 2017

Meet Shingai Shoniwa, the Zimbabwean vocalist who has performed alongside Madonna, Gladys Knight, and Celine Dion

by Rachel Ogbu// Shingai Shoniwa lead singer of the London-based Indie rock band Noisettes headlined this year’s Totnes music festival ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 10, 2017

Fleur East shakes London with her energetic stage performance

by Rachel Ogbu// British-Ghanaian ‘Sax’ hit-maker, Fleur East has kept the tempo up gig after gig as she continues to ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 9, 2017

Vanessa Kingori is the youngest and first female publisher of British GQ

by Rachel Ogbu// Vanessa Kingori of Kenyan-Caribbean heritage showed that hard work really pays when she became the youngest and first ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 7, 2017

Chris Kamara has become the face of British Sports television

by Rschel Ogbu// Chris Kamara has become the face of British Sports television. The Sierra Leonean-British presenter who is famed for ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 6, 2017

British-Ghanaian actress, Michaela Coel creates RnB musical, titled “Been So Long” 

by Rachel Ogbu// British-Ghanaian award-winning actress Michaela Coel, 29, is preparing for the release of her new project, a musical film ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 6, 2017

Middleweight champion Anthony Ogogo returns to the ring this October

by Rachel Ogbu British-Nigerian middleweight boxer, Anthony Ogogo is making plans to stage a comeback to boxing this October. Hoping ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 6, 2017

Levi David Addai, writer of BAFTA winning crime TV drama series ‘Damilola, Our Loved Boy’ speaks on diversity

by Rachel Ogbu The writer of BAFTA winning crime TV drama series ‘Damilola, Our Loved Boy’, Levi David Addai has been ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 6, 2017

Singer Jamelia is fighting against racial prejudice in the UK

by Rachel Ogbu// Singer Jamelia has been campaigning for the presence of more black dolls in the market. It is not ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 2, 2017

Ghanaian-British rapper, Stormzy is setting the UK on fire with his album

by Rachel Ogbu//Stormzy whose real name Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Stormzy whose real name Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo is the Ghanaian-British grime ...

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Rachel OgbuJune 2, 2017

“I used to work as a cleaner in London…” – Sonnie Badu

by Rachel Ogbu// Sonnie Badu, Ghanaian-British gospel artist, philanthropist, author and TV presenter has been sharing his grace to grass story ...

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Rachel OgbuMay 31, 2017

Ade Hassan promotes Nude Shoe Line and Lingerie brand in the UK

by Rachel Ogbu// Ade Hassan has announced the launch of her new footwear label, designed exclusively for women of colour following the ...

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Rachel OgbuMay 31, 2017

Meet Timothy Armoo, the Millennial changing digital marketing

by Rachel Ogbu Timothy Armoo, 22, is currently running his third company, it’s called Fanbytes, which he cofounded with his friends, Ambrose ...

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Op-ed EditorMay 27, 2017

Opinion: Building tech for Africa by Africans in diaspora? Here’s how not to fail

by Ade Olabode Have you heard the story of the overseas returnee? Yes, I’m talking about the one we’ve both ...

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Rachel OgbuMay 25, 2017

Celmira Amade builds vegan beauty wonder product in the UK To revolutionise skincare For Melanin-rich skin

by Rachel Ogbu// When Celmira Amade came to study International Business at Royal Holloway University of London in 2010, she ...

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Rachel OgbuMay 25, 2017

Meet Fahma Mohamed, one of the youngest people in the UK to receive a PHD aged 19

by Rachel Ogbu// Fahma Mohamed, 20, became one of the youngest people in the UK to receive the honorary doctorate ...

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Rachel OgbuMay 23, 2017

Meet Mariatu Turay, the homeless immigrant who built a business empire in the UK

by Rachel Ogbu// Gitas Portal Founder, Mariatu Turay opened the first Gitas (Named after an acronym for “God Is Truly Amazing,”) ...

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Rachel OgbuMay 23, 2017

Sierra Leonean-born British entrepreneur Sadia Sisay launches lingerie outfit

by Rachel Ogbu beingU is the brainchild of Sadia Sisay, a 47-Year-old Sierra Leonean born British woman who believes the identity ...

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Op-ed EditorMay 16, 2017

The Thread: “Put it on my head” | All the things to look forward to doing as an African parent

African parents are surely and truly a peculiar lot. Whether in the motherland or across the Atlantic, their distinctive behaviour ...

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