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 T he directorial debut of Ghanaian-American actress, Maame-Yaa Aforo has been released. Titled  Brown Paper Pageant , the short film is on the ideas of colorism, and black beauty standards. The story is told through the creative lens of Akosua Yeboah, a quirky first generation American who enters a black beauty pageant in the South, and must decide whether or not to be authentic when she discovers the dark history of the pageant. “I made this film for the younger generation of black women to be able to see themselves and see their beauty. It is not a secret that it is rare to see dark skinned in leading roles in films, simply living and experiencing life,” explained Aforo via email to  enewsgh.com  from her base in the United States of America. “During my upbringing, I was just black because everyone else was white. There was no other blackness to compare my black to. It was not until I got to college in Atlanta when I was made aware that I was dark-skinned and on the perceived spectr

Once considered a marketing gimmick, virtual shows have become the premier musical experience in the past five months following the complete change of the live music industry due to the restrictions presented during the coronavirus pandemic. Said shows have moved from the early days of being streamed largely via low quality smartphones to being well-produced by a professional camera crew and offering fans experiences akin to in-person concerts. The format is regarded as a reliable source of income for stakeholders in the music industry regardless of whether in-person concerts return or not for now. Platforms like CEEK VR, Facebook, Instagram, Fortnite, Youtube and Twitch have made it possible for artistes to visually interact with their fans through performances streamed online. StreamElements, a live streaming service provider reported that users of Twitch watched 1.1 billion hours of content when lockdowns started in March in the US – a new record since the platform was launched in 2

  Actress, producer and author, Juliet Ibrahim stays winning! Her  career is thriving  in a season marked by job losses, death and delay of projects brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. Even challenges caused by the pandemic instilled in her the need to continuously brave the odds, and keep a positive mindset. “The lockdown made me look at life in a whole different view,” explains the award-winning actress. In September 2020, her directorial debut ‘Every Woman Has a Story’ premiered on Showmax, the video streaming service from pay-TV giant, MultiChoice Group. The drama series follows the lives of five women (played by Juliet, Pascaline Edwards, Beverly Afaglo, Sonia Ibrahim, and Vanessa Gyan) from different walks of life as they journey through challenges of everyday women in the city of Accra, Ghana. Through it all, they have gained the power to tell their stories of joy, happiness, heartbreak, pain, disappointment and love. Her memoir ‘A Toast to Life’ released in July 2019 is

Ghanaian Fashion Stylist and model, Nana Kwasi Wiafe embodies being patriotic As the founder of travel lifestyle brand ‘VERY GHANAIAN,’ he is leading a young crop of Ghanaians heavily invested in promoting the West African country through their craft. The brand represents Wiafe’s love for his motherland, and his quest to consistently frame in good light the narrative about the country – and to a large extent the continent of Africa. He is also the creative director of THOU ART KWASI, a styling brand that creates “high end fashion editorial looks and aesthetics that reflect the stories of brands and individuals.” Based in Accra, Wiafe is signed to South African modelling agency, MyFriendNed. He has worked with clients including Ozward Boateng, Vlisco, Diesel, Sarkodie, M.anifest, Dior, Amoako Boafo and Apple. In 2020, he scored a gig with his biggest client yet – Beyoncé – doing styling work on the Shatta Wale-featured ‘Already’ video off the ‘Black Is King’ film which premiered exclusi