I do not have a white parent. I am Nigerian. Attributing my success to proximity to whiteness is WILD AF. My father, mother and grandmother were all designers in Nigeria. Creativity is in my blood. I came to London with zero connections in the fashion industry.
The lack of Black women in creative director positions has always perplexed me, but I’ve never allowed that to dictate my own possibilities. I just do what I want.
What’s a polite way to tell someone, “I’m not discussing this with you because your entire understanding of the subject is built on so many interconnected misconceptions that correcting them would require uninstalling your current worldview and starting the tutorial from birth”?
Trinidad and Tobago's government really just so nasty and backstabbing. Cuba has sent healthcare workers over for more than TWO DECADES and that's how you repay them?????
Don’t invite me to a farmers market where more than half the vendors sell jewelry, skincare, n shea butter. I want fresh bread, local honey, heirloom tomatoes, infused salts, pepper jelly, cultured butter, & an absurd variety of eggs. I came here for FOOD!