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Fashion

CAN WE BE PETTY ABOUT FLOTUS FASHION CHOICE?

Well well well, Melania Trump wears a jacket with " I Really Don't Care" on to visit immigrant children. Answer from her publicist: "It's a jacket. There was no hidden…

General

UNITED STATES WITHDRAWING FROM THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

US Ambassador of the United Nations Nikki Haley announced that the United States is withdrawing from the UN Human Rights Council Tuesday, accusing the body of bias against US…

News

VIRGIL ABLOH DEBUT LOUIS VUITTON MEN'S SS19 COLLECTION

And everyone from Rihanna, Pharell to even Kanye West were there to support a brother's succes. tears were shed. Virgil Abloh has taken a next step in his very succesful…

General

SENEGALESE FANS CLEAN UP STADIUM AFTER WIN

After an incredible win and one lit mister in charge, the Senegalese gave us another reason to make them our fave's for the World Cup 2018. You would think the Senegalese…

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Aquarius may arrive

A ship from the Italian coast guard arrived this morning in the Spanish port city of Valencia. There are 274 migrants on board who were rescued from the Mediterranean Sea a…

Music

EVERYTHING IS LOVE

At least that's what Beyonce and Jay Z are calling their new just released joint album! After years of speculation surrounding this joint venture. We finally here for it! The…

West Africa

THE BEST TWEETS ABOUT NIGERIA'S FIRST 2018 WORLD CUP GAME

Few weeks ago Nigerian's world cup kit hit the internet and made several teams look at team NaiJi with envy. Yep! African's always bring swag to the World Cup. So, All of West…

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TIP: Portraits by Seydou Keïta currently at FOAM

If you are in Amsterdam in the next 10 days we advise you to visit the exposition “Bamako Portraits” by famous photographer Seydou Keïta at FOAM . Seydou was the local…

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MMOD: Monday's Black Owned Motivation #3

Yes, like we said before, we all know how Monday’s can be. It’s the start of a new week and new beginnings, but it can also be stressful. You might have to deal with a workload…

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We can all learn from this Nigerian beauty facing her fears

Do you need some courage to get you through this week. Or you need to put life in perspective. In that case this video will give you the right amount of good vibes. We all have…

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Last words of a Hero

This hero has left the world a beautiful message to live by. Just before passing. Last Tuesday, Ali Banat, a 32-year-old Muslim from Australia, died after being on the…

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Exclusive scarves are just the beginning for this young Entrepreneur

She sounds business and street smart. Sneakers over heels is the style she loves to rock. Meet the young lady behind the scarves (and eventually expanding to clothes)…