Everyday Froday Blog — Black
Quick Fire Questions with Shingai Shoniwa
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Shingai Shoniwa a household name to Zimbabweans across the globe. She has been ever-present in combining the sounds of Africa with undertones of Indie Rock. We at the Froday HQ were able to ask her a couple of quick fire questions. Enjoy!! ✨ What made you realise music is what you wanted to do? As a child I witnessed a lot of grief and forced separation of family members between Zimbabwe, Malawi & England. When the miracle of family get-togethers managed to occur, they were cherished moments of joy & music was such a big part of it. In addition...
5 Coming-Of-Age Black Movies that you should add to your watch list
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Okayyyy sha let’s be honest, the shows on Netflix aren't cutting it for you anymore right? You have watched everything and then more? You watched Love Is Blind and realised all this reality nonsense TV is nowhere near as good as it used to be? Maybe you're even looking for something with elements of nostalgia, that joy that takes you back? Perhaps you're looking for something different altogether? Well... Look no furtheroo we at the Fro Day HQ have compiled a list of five must watch coming-of-age black movies to get stuck into this Summer. So without future ado YENKO...
How Black people have influenced today's Fashion and Beauty trends
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Hmmmmm, it’s Interesting how several of today's past and present trends were created by African American and Black people yet our names have never been mentioned in conversations regarding fashion and society’s beauty standards. Come onnn look at ussss we set trends, we never follow, it is in our DNA oh. Black people continue to be underrepresented and not even credited in industries that depend on our creativity, aura and style. ASEM! So today I want to illuminate Black culture’s influence on fashion through five popular trends we see today! Fat Laced Trainers This trend started in the late 1980s and...
Album review: Teyana Taylor - The Album
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Teyana Taylor’s album is an ode to Black womanhood and reinforces that Black Women are indeed MAGIC! With features from Erykah Badu, Missy Elliott to Lauryn Hill, 'THE ALBUM' rebirths RnB & Neo Soul classics, empowered and endorsed by the women who did it first. Tracks like ‘Lowkey’ which features the Mama of Neyo Soul - Erykah Badu and samples elements from Badu’s 1997 single’ Next Lifetime’, ‘We got Love’, featuring Lauryn Hill, which emphasizes love & spirituality over money and superficiality, as well as ‘Boomin’, featuring Missy Elliot and Future, giving us her legendary vocals, whilst using the 90’s...
Black Owned online alternatives to Paks and Shabba
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Chaleeee when the government announced the Covid-19 lockdown procedures none of us expected this to impact our hair and beauty shops. I mean SURELY SURELY the hair and beauty shops should be classified as essential businesses! HEH! come and see wahala! As Black people it is unfair we are not offered the simplicity of getting our shampoos, moisturisers, creams and hair products from the supermarket. But as Black people, one thing we know how to do is pivot and shift to the times sweetie! Quarantine enabled us to seek and find Black owned beauty shops and brands and you know...