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African waist beads existed long before they were a fashion trend for body positivity on social media. It is speculated that ancient Egyptians first used African waist beads around the 15th century. Illustrations of Egyptian women wearing waist beads found...
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Self-love isn’t about always feeling good. It’s about knowing you are worthy even when you don’t feel it. There are many ways to improve your relationship with yourself such as meditation, therapy, reading self-help books, and participating in workshops. It...
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How is a model wearing tribal makeup on Victoria’s Secret runaway less offensive than the Asante gold weights on display at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London? It’s not. Both instances ridicule a marginalized group of people through appropriation....
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What’s the deal with wearing African waist beads? Most people prefer to display their beautiful beads with a crop top or bra in the US and the West. Joeanna’s Collection waist beads can be worn under your clothes or shown...
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Does an African origin mean that African waist beads are only for women of the African diaspora? Not necessarily. Here, let's start at the beginning of how African waist beads integrated into Western fashion. Black and Brown women of the...
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