Art Truly is Adanma
Many “strangers” have asked me, where have you been Chi-Chi? Why have you been gone? I hope you haven’t stopped creating? I love seeing your posts. As if I was creating my artwork for double taps on...
View ArticleSpring Cleaning
We are shaped and molded by our mind and how we view things. The things we say and the decisions we make are all filtered by our daily perspective. Ultimately, whichever way you allow your mind to view...
View ArticleNew Season New Adventures
Happy First Week of May Ya’ll! With every new season brings new adventures. My sister and I are so excited to see the adventures and new opportunities that summer sixteen will bring. As one half of...
View ArticleOur First Bridal Shower #ThinkPoppyEdition
It is a surreal feeling when your friends begin to get married. This past weekend a good friend of ours celebrated her engagement to her fiancé with all of her “girls”. The theme for her bridal shower...
View ArticleChapter 27, Page 1
Wow! Look at God! Woke up in Califionria for my 27th birthday! I kept telling everyone that all I wanted to do for my birthday this year was travel to a city I had never been before, wearing a 2 piece...
View ArticleBlack Girls Graduate Too
Still on a high from President Barrack Obama speech at Howard University for thier 2016 graduation ceremony this past weekend, my sister and I began to reflect on the image of black professionalism and...
View Article#NkemLifeTravels California
Our trip to California was so much fun for my sister and I. We are so excited to share the random adventures we got into and share a few gems you might not have thought of going to see! We found a slew...
View ArticleVoices & Shades of Color: Colorism
Colorism refers to discrimination based on skin color. In black America, upper crust blacks routinely administered the brown paper bag test to determine if fellow blacks were light enough to socialize...
View Article#NkemLifeTravels Malibu
When we first envisioned our trip to L.A, all we could think of was tanning, taking our sandals off and getting our feet wet. Yet the hustle and bustle of Downtown L.A did not provide those little...
View Article#DanceAfrica 2016 ( BAM)
After getting several requests this year on our travel adventures we decided to share some of the low cost, culturally rich places that we travel to; introducing our new blog feature,...
View Article#TheAmIExperience
Last Thursday June 2, 2016 we were invited as tastemakers/facilitators at #TheAmIExperience Event to share our perspective on how growing up African in America has shaped your narrative and the story...
View ArticleMargaret Dureke
From Jail House to the White House, Ambassador Doctor Margaret Dureke has used her life’s work to show that we are all empowered to achieve the impossible. After facing unforeseen obstacles, the...
View ArticleMyliek Teele
Most millennial women would refer to her as our Oprah Winfrey. A girls guide to how to be and become a successful #GirlBoss in the world of self made bloggers, creatives, artists and entrepreneurs....
View ArticleLucy’s Cantina Royale Restaurant
On our way back from Illinois, we stopped by New York and headed to Lucy’s Cantina Royale restaurant for lunch. We ordered the mouthwatering market grilled fish burritos that were filled with soft...
View ArticleSarpino’s Pizzeria
While in Illinois we had to make sure we ordered a good deep dish pizza. We simply couldn’t visit without eating at least one slice. We ordered a Pesto Lovers gourmet pizza from Sarpino’s Pizzeria....
View Article24 years in 24 hours
My 24th Birthday reminded me to always keep my spirit open to God’s limitless Blessings. If you happen to read Mama Said Don’t Talk To Strangers then you know how God blessed my sister and I during our...
View ArticleDay Two: #UIU2016
It being our first time every attending UIU, we were pleasantly surprised by how massive the block party was. To the naked eye, the picnic probably looked like just a bunch of black people hanging out...
View ArticleTop 10 funny things to expect from UIU Conventions
Distinct paraphernalia with labels like Harvard, Yale, Howard ,Dr. , PH.D, Imo State, Anambra State, AKA, KAPsi, APhiA People randomly breaking into Igbo Christian gospel songs A plethora of...
View ArticleUiU NkemLife Style
Here is a quick overview of what we wore to the 12th Annual UiU Convention in Chicago, Illinois this past weekend. ]
View ArticleDay Three: #UIU2016
Saturday morning we got up early to worked out at the Igbo fitness boot camp, which was grand. The Afternoon was filled with a lot of Igbo grown knowledge. The Nzuko Ndi be anyi: Gathering of the Minds...
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