AfroElle Magazine | Celebrating Women of African Descent

Posted by AfroElle on Jul 30, 2012

2nd Anniversary Issue

Two years ago I emailed two of my friends sharing with them an idea I had of starting an online community for women. Two. Years. Time definitely has wings. This issue marks AfroElle’s 2nd anniversary. We’ve come a long way, from the time when AfroElle was just a blog called The Ladies Room to what it is now; a global online magazine on a mission to empower, encourage and elevate women of Africa...

Posted by AfroElle on Jul 30, 2012

Refresh Issue 2012

If there’s someone who loves new beginnings, it’s me. That’s because I’m a believer in second, third, fifth and 365 chances that comes with a new day. While most people wait for a New Year to turn a new leaf, I see a each day as an opportunity to start over and reinvent myself, an absolutely blank page with which I can decide to do things differently, write new dreams, right yesterday’s...

Posted by AfroElle on Dec 14, 2011

December 2011 Issue

There is one word I associate my December’s with; GRATITUDE. Year in year out, I find myself grateful to see the end of the year. It wasn’t always like this, when I was younger, I knew it was automatic; I owned life. But age lends perspective and I soon realized that a lot of things can happen in a year; the good; celebrating engagements, birth of children, promotions, the bad and the ugly; like...

Posted by AfroElle on Oct 7, 2011

OCTOBER ISSUE

Obstacles are part of everyday life and at some point we find ourselves between a rock and hard place with thorns under our feet. But there is a positive side to obstacles; from them we become stronger, we gain courage to face future challenges and wisdom to tell the next person what to do if faced with the same obstacle. While preparing this issue, I faced some minor challenges, but despites these...

Posted by AfroElle on Jul 19, 2011

July-August 2011 Issue

Time flies, can you believe we are already past the half year mark? Just the other day we welcomed the New Year with long lists of resolutions. Well, the year doesn’t feel so new anymore, it’s actually that time of the year when energy levels hit low points, we get sucked into the routine of life and midyear fatigue creeps in. All these are symptoms of midyear blues, something I experienced this July....

Posted by AfroElle on May 24, 2011

May-June 2011 Issue

Growing up, I was a ‘someday girl’. I had dreams of someday publishing a book, someday working for a newspaper, someday being an editor, someday. Until one day many years later I woke up to the realization that someday was today; the only assurance we have, not 2 years from now or tomorrow but today. I remember while in my sophomore year of high school, for two terms I published a Christian...

Posted by AfroElle on Apr 15, 2011

April 2011 Issue

For some April habitually brings in to mind Spring; sunshine, blooming flowers, the green of trees and sliding into flip flops. For me, April is just April because luckily where I live the beauty of ‘Spring’ and getting high on Vitamin D is something I experience every day. This April has been different though; I have had my share of learning, re-evaluation of decisions and consequently a journey...

Posted by AfroElle on Mar 15, 2011

March 2011 Issue

As I kid, one of my all time favorite TV shows was ‘The Jefferson’s’. As I write this, the theme song is playing in my head. “Well we’re movin’ on up, to the east side, moving on up, to a deluxe apartment in the sky. Moving on up, to the east side, moving on up,we finally got a piece of the pie.” Na na na…. It seems that with every new month, I’m personally faced...