#GlobalFusionPlaylist ….
“Don’t forget that I am from Ghana man -you know how far that is? Just imagine the type of fire that burn in my chest. You got a city behind you, I got a continent. No no he didn’t, yup yup I did…talk about taking it back, I took you forward…Inhale, Exhale, Just Breath… “
Good Morning!
Things no one tells you:
- Having sex doesn’t make you a whore.
- Not having sex doesn’t make you a saint.
- You don’t have to have kids if you don’t want to.
- You are the only person who has rights over your body.
- You are no one to judge others.
- “Femininity” is not anti-feminist.
- Verbal harassment is not flattery.
- If something makes you uncomfortable, you don’t have to endure it.
- You don’t owe anything to anyone.
(Source: viva-la-vulva-zine)
#GlobalAfricanGirls #RareGems
Alberto Henschel, Foto de negra com turbante, Brazil, ca. 1870.
Source: Coleção Gilberto Ferrez/Acervo Instituto Moreira Salles
#GlobalAfricanGirls #RareGems #Flotus
First Lady Michelle Obama wore a signature trapunto A-line skirt by Ghanaian designer Mimi Plange while on The View.
Global Mama’s in Ghana is an organization trying to promote economic equality for Ghanaian women
(Source: globalmamas)
NEW MUSIC VIDEO…
Sarkodie ft Appietus & Kesse - Azonto Fiesta
Ok.
I know that hiplife is a kind of fusion between American hip-hop and Ghanaian afrobeats. And hip-hop is undoubtedly full of sexism and misogyny and thus you will see it in ghanaian music videos as well. But allow me to make this public service announcement:everyone, do not fooled/wrongly socialized:
1. if you follow a woman walking down on the street, slowly in your car, to ogle her, it’s not a compliment, it’s horribly creepy, it’s unnerving - it’s extreme street harassment
2. if you grope a woman’s body without her consent, and especially when she’s visibly uncomfortable, it’s sexual harassment. Also, an absence of a no does not mean yes. People, don’t think it’s your duty to accept or to give yourself up.
3. Don’t believe the sexist stereotype that women are incompetent with cars
4. Everybody, I would advise you not to get into a stranger’s carI know that our pop culture is full of this kind of trash and that there are millions of music videos like this. We live and breathe sexism, misogyny and patriarchy everyday because we live in something called rape culture (make sure to read) but I felt the urge to call this one out.
Rwandese singer Iyadede shot for AfriPOP! by Hannan Saleh (2010)