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#07 What do men talk about?
#07 What do men talk about?
Before you go on to listen to this epsiode, I want you to ask yourself this question “What do men talk about?” If you’re a man, this should be pretty easy. Think about what you and your boys predominantly discuss- one-on-one, in the WhatsApp groups, or on nights out. If you’re not man, what do you imagine men spend most of their time talking about? On this 7th episode of the AFROBLUSH Podcast,…
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Meet the Maker – Tolani Shoneye, Writer and 1/4 of The Receipts Podcast
Meet the Maker – Tolani Shoneye, Writer and 1/4 of The Receipts Podcast
Meet the Makers – Conversations with Africa’s Creatives Bag the career you want. Be confident. Love yourself. Be unapologetically you. … all easier said than done, but not impossible. In this episode of Meet the Makers, I speak to Tolani Shoneye, beauty writer for Buzzfeed and 1/4 of The Receipts Podcast. The Receipts is one of my favourite podcasts, made of four beautiful bold black women…
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#6 Third Culture Kids (Part 2 – A Global Perspective)
#6 Third Culture Kids (Part 2 – A Global Perspective)
Hey, thanks for tuning into the second part of the two part series on Third Culture Kids (TCKs). A Third Culture Kid is someone who has lived (or living) in a country different to their parents or their own nationality. TCKs mix their birth culture with their adopted culture, to create a Third Culture. In Part 1, we looked at what it means to be a TCK from a Pan-African Perspective, so on this…
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Meet the Maker - Nancy Adimora, Creator of AFREADA
Meet the Maker – Nancy Adimora, Creator of AFREADA
I recently bought the book “The Good Immigrant” a collection of short stories on being a person of colour in the UK, the funny situations and less funny micro-aggressions that people of colour deal with on a day to day basis. When I open this book I’m received with open arms, I’m understood and more importantly, I understand. This is the power of short stories and the importance of being…
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Interview with Idriss Kargbo, new young Black actor in West End musical, Wicked
I had the pleasure of speaking to Idriss Karbbo, a new star in the West End hit musical Wicked. We quickly caught up about his recent role in Wicked, theatre etiquette and overcoming securities as a young Black actor… Who is Idriss Kargbo? Me: Hi Idriss, so good to finally get to speak to you, you’re background is phenomenal for someone your age, you’ve played Young Simba in The Lion King, Eugene…
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Third Culture Kids
A Third Culture Kid is a generic term used to describe a generation of people raised in a culture different from their parents or what’s on their passport. The term covers the style of life created, shared, and learned by those relating to the societies they’re in, whilst integrating elements of their birth culture to create a third culture.
My Third Culture
I was born in Uganda, Kampala and moved to the UK in the early 90’s when my dad decided to take a job here over in England. So whilst I visit Uganda frequently, I’ve been educated and spent the developmental years of my life in Britain. I hold a British passport, speak with a British accent but rarely describe myself as British, I always say I’m Ugandan (unless I’m at airport immigration).
The truth is, I feel like an impostor between both of these two places. There’s nowhere I feel least Ugandan than in Uganda itself. I struggle with the local dialect, particularly as I don’t have many people to speak it to in the UK, and I don’t understand the local banter, or agree or understand with some of the societal values that my people hold.
When I consider the political landscape in the UK, and the largely shared attitude towards immigration, how could I possibly associate myself with it? Surely I can’t claim to be British, it’s a bit like trying to date someone whose really not that into you. Furthermore, from a young age, many interactions I’ve faced in the UK have made me feel like ‘the other’ and so even at 30 years of age, I often don’t know where to place myself.
Me! Picture taken in 1988 – Kampala, Uganda
Me and Sarah, my first real friend (and the only one who didn’t bully me actually). Picture taken 1992, Uxbridge, England, UK.
Me going back “home” to see my mum. Picture taken 2015, Mbarara, Uganda.
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Home is Britian
Home is Uganda
Home is Nigeria
Cultural identity is complicated…
The cultural complexity that entangles itself around being a Third Culture Kid is experienced by so many of us who have built our lives around this vague sense of belonging. Sometimes it makes us over-romanticise our heritage, and other times, it makes us highly adaptable with a heightened sense of cultural intelligence and empathy with others.
Third Culture from a Pan-African Perspective
In this two part podcast episode, I will be talking to other Third Culture Kids to explore the similarities and differences in our experiences and share what how it feels to be cultural confused, discovering your race and living everyday life tied to three cultures. This is Part 1, focusing on the Third Culture Kid from a Pan-African lens.
Louisa Kiwana – @afroblush and Ruth Muthoni – @Mothonee
Tina Tama – @mouthe4t
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Juliet Segayi – @blackacrylic
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Louisa Kiwana – @afroblush
Funmi Ogunlusi – @arinola91
Ruth Muthoni – @Mothone, Funmi Ogunlusi – @arinola91 and Louisa Kiwana – @afroblush
Louisa Kiwana – @afroblush and Ruth Muthoni – @Mothonee
Part 2 –‘A Global Perspective’ we will hear from Third Culture Millennials from a wider ethnic people from wider Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, Canada and Asia – taking the conversation to another level.
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Podcast Episode 05: Third Culture Kids (Part 1 – A Pan-African Perspective) Third Culture Kids A Third Culture Kid is a generic term used to describe a generation of people raised in a culture different from their parents or what’s on their passport.
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The @BFI Presents Unbound: Visions of the black feminine - and I have a special 241 treat for my readers AFROBLUSH readers get 241 film tickets for Unbound: Visions of the black feminine @The BFI This month I’m partnering with the British Film Institute (BFI) for…
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Meet the Maker - Rich Mkoloma, Fashion Designer & Consultant - Adidas Originals
Meet the Makers – Conversations with Africa’s Creatives From playing characters on the big screen and being creators of the big screen, to literary giants and eccentric artists, the Pan-African diaspora boasts talented individuals in plenty whose skills have gone beyond borders and continue to influence global culture. In celebration of this, every fortnight I interview a ‘Maker’ about their…
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“Every seduction has two elements: first yourself and what makes you seductive; and second, your target and the actions that penetrate their defenses and create surrender”
Episode 3: The Art of Seduction
In this episode of the AFROBLUSH Blog we discuss what it means to be seductive and how this plays out in design, marketing and dating.
Recording this episode was so much fun, but let me tell you, it wasn’t easy. So many people were interested in the hearing the discussion but few were brave enough to come on the show to talk about it, so much so that my two other guests cancelled only a moment before the show!
Disappointing? Maybe, but it only made me that much more interested to delve into this topic and discover what’s so intriguing and intimidating about seduction. It’s obvious why we’re so guarded about our seductive strategies. We don’t want to give away our techniques and compromise our power to entomb people with our charm, charisma and even nonchalance. However, what revealed itself rather interestingly in this episode is that quite often in the game of seduction, is how easily you can go from the hunter to the hunted.
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Anyone can be a master seducer
Few want to acknowledge themselves as a seducer, it has connotations of being conniving, evil or ugly in character. However, the ability to control people to get what we want and need is deeply rooted in our quest for survival (and power), and happens a lot more frequently than we think.
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Film, music and social media create a galaxy of seductive stars and images. We are saturated in the seductive, and whilst we’ve seen the tactical methods of seduction evolve over the years, much of the essence of seduction is constant: never be forceful or direct; instead use pleasure as bait, playing on people’s emotions, stirring desire and confusion, inducing psychological surrender.
However, to have seductive prowess doesn’t require a total transformation of your character or any kind of physical improvement. Seduction is a game of psychology, not beauty, and it’s within the grasp of any person to become the master of the game.
My guests on this episode…
In this episode I’m joined with special guest Richard Mkoloma, consultant and fashion designer. Rich recently celebrated the launch of his collection for Adidas Originals and reveals how intrigue and seduction plays out in fashion, textile design and even dating.
Joining me as co-hosts on this episode is Tina Tama and Agnes Cazin. Tina is a PR expert and ex-adult chat operator; and Agnes Cazin is the Creative Director and Founder of Haiti73 Agency, renowned for packaging fashions industry’s icons for big brands, red carpet and the big screen.
I’m Louisa, your host and creator of the AFROBLUSH Blog and Podcast, I also work in consumer marketing and research to understand what turns consumers on/off. Furthermore, as a bride-to-be, although I’m out of the dating game, I talk about how the rules of seduction still stand even after you’ve entrapped your target.
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We reveal our tricks for design, marketing and dating in the latest episode 'The Art of Seduction' #AFROBLUSHPodcast "Every seduction has two elements: first yourself and what makes you seductive; and second, your target and the actions that penetrate their defenses and create surrender"
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To kick off my ‘Meet the Makers’ series, I speak to Jayson Mansaray, an Arts & Culture Journalist and Founder of A Clodhopper – a magazine and event night dedicated to arts, culture and lifestyle for the modern day epicurean and social media junky.
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Throwback
What a lot of people don’t know is that Jayson was one of the first people to throw me in front of a TV camera for Arise News back in 2013. So we’ve come a long way! I’ve been following Jayson’s career since and I continue to be inspired by his progression and stylishness on screen.
Fast forward into the present day,
Jay has covered the Oscar Awards three times, reported for BBC London, ITV London, Sky News and for Russia TV Today where he spent over a month in Moscow looking at racism in Russia for Dotun Adebayo.
In this interview, I steal Jayson away at our studio in The Africa Centre to talk about his personal style as an extension of his heritage, taste and values; citing Samson Soboye, Orange Culture and Lawranceairline as one of his favourite designers. Jayson stepped into 2017 with a plan to ‘just do it’, saying that in most cases we have the power to change the things in life we aren’t happy about in life, if we can focus our energy on committing to self-improvement.
New ventures: A Clodhopper
A Clodhopper is a ‘street dancer’ and a modern day, pronoun non-specific, epicurean and social media junky. A Clodhopper is also the name of Jayson’s newest venture in the form of a magazine and event right that runs the gamut of, and not limited to: literature, LGBTQ+, music, film, trending, soundcloud, throwbacks, entertainment, Black culture and more. It looks like a fun and free night, and I’m slightly jealous I missed the old-school garage salon, but I’ll be definitely making an appearance this summer.
@araharmonic smashing the live #vocals @a_clodhopper #salon-2. 👍🏾❤👊🏾❤🙋🏽❤👏🏾#garage #oldskool #vinyl #artparty #artrave
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What’s on Jayson’s Soundcloud Feed:
Serpentwithfeet – four ethers
Big for your boots Stormzy Remix – Karnage
You can get in touch with Jay and keep in the loop with all his on-goings by following him on Twitter and Instagram. Follow @mr_mansaray
Coming soon! My #AriseTV #Oscar2015 Special dressed in… @soboye #presenter #afropolitan #tv #fashion
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Meet the Maker – Jay Mansaray, Journalist and Founder of A Clodhopper To kick off my ‘Meet the Makers’ series, I speak to Jayson Mansaray, an Arts & Culture Journalist and Founder of A Clodhopper - a magazine and event night dedicated to arts, culture and lifestyle for the modern day epicurean and social media junky.
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Meet the Black Millennials Launching The UK’s First Podcast Festival - @SOLiveFestival
Meet the Black Millennials Launching The UK’s First Podcast Festival – @SOLiveFestival
I’m rather new to the podcast game as I’ll be recording the third episode of the AFROBLUSH Podcast this evening, however, I’ve been an avid podcast junkie for many years now. Creating and listening to podcasts has been a life changing experience, and I truly believe the conversational power of podcasting is the future of broadcasting as we know it. Furthermore, it’s been an amazing way to share…
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Podcast Episode 02 - Failing Successfully
Podcast Episode 02 – Failing Successfully
“You can’t spend your life being fearful of failure. Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts” Winston Churchill Thank you to everyone who has listened to my second podcast episode on ‘Failing Successfully’ so far, I’ve had such a great response in only two days! This episode was a particularly difficult one to produce because of course, we don’t like…
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NEW AFROBLUSH Podcast - Episode 01 - Transcending Race
NEW AFROBLUSH Podcast – Episode 01 – Transcending Race
“It comes down to who is defining this race term of ‘transcending race?’…and if it’s about approachablity about being ‘Black but not too Black it ends up being a limited construction of what a Black person should be like…” Julian Obubo Like many, I’ve been captivated by the recent programming on OJ Simpson and my interest was about his conviction but more so what he represented to many and mass…
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My 4 Favourite Podcasts
My name is Louisa and I’m a podcast junkie. I’ve been all about podcasts since forever and so glad to see so many of my favourites growing in reach and popularity. This is a list of my top four favourites and why. I urge you to get involved, because if you’re not already you’re missing out big time! 1. THE RECEIPTS PODCAST Though not the podcast I’ve been listening to the longest, it’s the one I…
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#35 Mary J. Blige - U+ ME (Love Lesson)
U + ME (Love Lesson) is my tune of the week and off Mary J. Blige’s THIRTEENTH studio album ‘Strength of a Woman’. I fell in love with this song on the first listen, and before I knew about the drama behind it, I knew there was drama behind it. This song has heart. For context, I’ve done life with Mary J. Blige and been vibing out to her since I had a trouser-skirt and a cassette player…
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