« J’ai les cheveux secs. » Cette phrase résonne très souvent dans nos têtes lorsqu’on se réveille le matin, qu’on a nos cheveux crépus naturels et qu’on les touche. C’est un constat qu’on a quand on croise le miroir de la salle de bain. Cela semble être une fatalité. Ce n’est pas la peine de …
NHAPPY MOVEMENT: A SEARCH FOR IDENTITY
We have known wigs, smoothing and other straightening, but the hairstyle in vogue is to remain natural. Follower of the Nhappy trend, women with Afro hair identify with this ideology and show it to the rest of the world. It is around 2009 – 2010, especially in the United States that it all started; and …
SHOW YOUR AFRICANITY #4 AFRICAN WOMEN’S PORTRAITS
Dear African woman, stop doubting your greatness and start living an awesome life. “You are a victim of the rules you live by.” (Jenny Holzer, artist, thinker). Life have not been easy on us, either on any other women. African societies in general are so hard to understand and to live in without doubt, misunderstandings, …
L’EXCISION: CONFESSIONS ET OPINIONS
Faire d’une femme un fantôme ? Non ! Un être errant, dispersée, perdu… Elle vit un traumatisme quasi-permanent et douloureux. J’ai toujours voulus écrire quelque chose sur l’excision, d’abord parce que je suis une femme et ensuite parce que je suis contre et je voulais exprimer cela. Je n’ai jamais réussi à le faire. A chaque fois, …
LE BERGER DE L’ÎLE DE NGOR: « QUELLE HUMANITÉ POUR DEMAIN ? »
Des artistes, il y en a partout. Au Sénégal, on en trouve à tous les coins de rues. Mais, qu’est ce qui fait de quelqu’un un artiste à suivre ? J’ai eu la chance de rencontrer Abdoulaye Diallo, connu sous le nom du « Berger De L’Ile De Ngor ». C’est un artiste peintre qui à …
8 TIPS TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR NATURAL HAIR
Taking care of natural hair looks very complicated. Yet, you just need patience and perseverance. I have been doing so for so long. Here are my eight tips to take care of your hair easily. Moisturize your hair. There are no miracle products that will keep our hair hydrated until the end of our life. …
THE GIRL WITH THE BLUE BRAIDS
In my country, using colors for your hairstyle is very uncommon unless it is a natural color like brown. I am considered as a stranger. People do not think I am Senegalese because I am totally out of the Senegalese standards of beauty, habits and beliefs. It all started with my hairstyles. Senegalese individuals are …
WHEN AN OLD MAN DIES, A LIBRARY BURNS TO THE GROUND.
While looking for inspiration after school, I met two old men enjoying their afternoon with some tea and fresh peanuts. Right after seeing them, I wanted to picture them handshaking. I was stressed. I did not want them to misunderstand me. I mean, why would some young woman want to picture their hands like that? …
ARTIST DATE
I cannot stop talking about it. Everyone asks me what it means… Artist Date?
NAS DAILY BOOTCAMP IN SENEGAL
Have you ever heard about this phrase: ‘Living your best life‘? It is not a utopia. For a week, I lived my best life.