“I want history to remember me not just as the first black woman to be elected to Congress, not as the first black woman to have made a bid for the presidency of the United States, but as a black woman who lived in the 20th century and dared to be herself.”
Today is the [...]

The past couple of years have seen more & more Africans brutalized & murdered in Italy & other Western & Eastern nations under the guise of anti-immigration & racism. In Italy in particular, the real core issue is the battle over wealth, drugs & territory incited by the Italian mafia. It is easy to [...]

Happy New Year Globalnistas & Global Fusionistas!
Salute 2 a New Decade & New Beginnings! AFIHYIA PA , felice anno nuovo, gelukkige nuwe jaar, Boldog Új Évet!, an nou fericit, سنة جديدة سعيدة, glückliches Neues Jahr, ハッピーニューイヤー, manigong bagong taon, feliz año nuevo , Καλή Χρονιά, feliz ano novo etc.! Let’s Conspire Globally for [...]

After Chris Rock’s documentary “Good Hair” brought greater mainstream familiarity with the fact that the issues of black beauty went a lot deeper for many people of color than just esthetics, now Sammy Sosa’s recent photos has brought out the dirty little secret of skin bleaching/colorism amongst people of color for mainstream consumption & debate. [...]

It seems Africans are defying centuries of global stereotypes by making individual strides that will re-write history books for the future generations of African descendants globally. All eyes are on Africa throughout the world with many heads shaking & saying “Wow I didn’t know”. Africans have come to the realization that in order to [...]

When Africans say “Africa is the future”, it is not just words & fantasy, rather a destiny manifested thru the will and determination of everyday people determined to seek opportunity where government & leaders have failed.  From films, to music,to fashion, to finance, to architecture, to picking up the pieces from war & giving hope [...]

I had to write this blog to give a different perspective of self responsibility and to shout it to Black people & people of color that our power & self worth is not determined by inclusion in the mainstream or what White people think of us. Even though I really did not want to give [...]

14 Let Love Rule

“We are not separate tribes of Latinos and whites and blacks in America,We’ve all mingled, and we have done so for generations” Edward Ball, -Slaves in the Family.
It seems that the whole topic of interracial dating & marriage has come back to surface with recent events in Louisiana & now the possible [...]

The MTV Awards the other night basically made me reminisce over “The I Want My MTV ” era that I grew up with. I actually remember a time before MTV- LOL! MTV made me remember the time(s) & perhaps made a move to the passing of the baton to the new generation of what [...]

Well Global Fusionistas -I am very happy to announce that after 13  plus years of getting press for my fashion clients & I am now doing it for ME!
We have received our first editorial for the Product of Global Fusion line in the August issue of Cosmopolitan. The first collection is the Onyx Noir Collaboration for Global [...]