AfroElle for the AFRO(POLITIANS)

AFRICA 50 YEARS from now, check the MAGAZINE out to hear the various power(filled) responses.

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FREEOTWN CHRONICLES IV: BARBIEs AND WHAT IFs

Friday was ushered in with fake eye lashes, human hair which continues to irritate me and a fantastic dress by Maryzo Designs that had me emanating the “come hither” look. It was purposeful. The Barbie doll look is one I SOMETIMES aspire to, yes I use the word ASPIRE….one can have such aspirations and I believe it is quite O-KAY. However, I digress, MAJORLY.  This Easter weekend was a heap of fun, looked like the only thing I and my friends and team were up to was fun, but I/we were hard at work, and as usual, there are some moments that stuck with me, MAJORLY.

SWEET SALONE GROUP, presents a new luxury resort. THE PLACE

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A Blog I Like

Do not know this brother, however i enjoy his blog. Its simple. Its clear. Its focused. I get inspired.
Funfere KoroYe. I Like.

"Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, while vanity is what we would have others think of us- F.K

SNAP SHOT OF MOMENTS. THIS IS THE COUNTRY I LOVE, SIERRA LEONE

these are my images. love them. give credit. enjoy.
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whOle

yes we are still under renovations:  in the main time i, fatou wurie, am processing. as a photographer and poet undressing, laying bare my spirit and dreams to world_ is imperative to the work i do. constantly conversing with fear_ is giving way to growth growing _come undone_CHOICE.

Stay with us.

Stay you.

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SISTAS WITH VOICES, THIS SATURDAY OCT 20TH AT BLISS IN FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE

You can pre-purchase tickets at Bliss.
See You There!

as 2012 approaches

As 2011 grew closer, I found myself at a birthday party of stranger who later became a friend, surrounded by her family and friends in a city I was beginning to detest and become uncomfortable in. Another year I found myself thinking, what will it hold? The first couple of months of 2011  were spent escaping, dreaming, plotting, facing challenges and re-thinking all that I had come to know. I also moved back into my parent’s house in the country I was born but had never really lived in. many things happened, I finally graduated after 5 years of a grueling and sometimes seemingly pointless undergraduate degree ( I left school for about a 6 months hence the delay). 2011 also found me in the midst of  making new friends, appreciating the one’s I’ve known for over 10 years with a new found verity and of course, as with everything, ending some friendships in order to truly move forward.  The year proved difficult, frustrating and yet I come out of it evolved, I can feel it innately and I embrace it whole-heartedly.

In the process of so much change this year, the revolutions accruing all around the world as people across the globe demand social, economic and political change that led to the deaths of many, I also lost my grandmother, who before she passed away said her heart was too full and thus nothing else could be said. Even though she died at a ripe old age, she had witnessed too much, carried too much, lost too much, she was tired and with God’s will decided it was time to leave this existence. I know now my coming home was destined, I have always hoped and prayed to see my grandmother before she passed away. God’s been good, all her grandchildren at some point during the year visited her; she said her goodbyes and left us. Amidst the turmoil, the deaths, the economic strain, the social challenges, the political turnaround and the impermanence of things stood as a resounding lesson thus reinforcing that conditions aren’t permanent, nothing lasts forever and we pay a price for everything.

I may not still know exactly what I want for myself, but I do know this much, I refuse to compromise. As 2012 approaches, I pray for good health, strength, wisdom and the grace to continue on the journey of creatively expressing self, discovering self, and most importantly, loving self. This time around, no New Year resolutions, everything is a process, if I can see it and desire it, then I must demand it and stand willing to do the work that will lead me to my goals.

All I know for sure is that I/we have a choice amidst any circumstance thrown or given to us, there is choice and character emerges from the choices we make and how we choose to learn from our choices.

A prosperous new year to you.

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