Modern beauty queens: Standing up to adversity
Just a quick note to say how truly fascinating the ‘Lady boy Beauty Queens’ documentary on TV Pick was on Tuesday night (24 September 2013). The programme charted the experiences of transgender women born as men who took part in a beauty pageant in Thailand. Continue reading “Modern beauty queens: Standing up to adversity”
African Fabrics: Fashion or Fad?
The next time someone compliments you on your African attire or asks you where it comes from don’t simply says it’s from the Motherland. Actively promote the designer, the label or at least where you bought it from. Continue reading “African Fabrics: Fashion or Fad?”
Mother keeps hope alive for autistic son
*Kofi* has never been able to string more than two words together until two weeks ago when he uttered his first full sentence. No big deal for most 12-year-olds but Kofi is different – he’s autistic.
Probing language endangerment in Ghana
A British-Ghanaian documentary-maker is taking her investigation into language endangerment within the Ghanaian community back home. Continue reading “Probing language endangerment in Ghana”
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