Best Dressed at the NAACP Image Awards 2018
Award season continues, and Monday 15 January saw the 49th NAACP Image Awards in California, a multicultural awards…
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BBC World Service presses on with expansion of services in Africa
Last autumn, some of us were caught slightly off-guard with the launch of a pidgin digital service from…
10 Facts you should know about Marvel’s Black Panther
The release of the long-awaited Marvel Black Panther film (10 February 2018), is sure to be one of…
Insecure star Issa Rae working on two new HBO series for 2018
Insecure took us by storm in 2017 but Issa Rae, the protagonist and creator of the hit show,…
What were our most popular stories from 2017?
As 2017 draws to a close, we are in a reflective mood! We are extremely thankful for the…
Heart-breaking and inspirational “The Mango Girl” to be made into a film
Incest, homelessness, sexual abuse and subsequently, triumph! The tumultuous yet inspiring life of Jamaican-born Dr Ava Brown, is to…
Supermodels call for greater tolerance of diversity at Modest Fashion Week
Our favourite hijabi model, Halima Aden, headlined the first Modest Fashion Week in Dubai earlier this month, 11…
The Leading Ladies cover Hamilton tune, Helpless
Have you heard the Leading Ladies version of Helpless from the hottest West End show of the moment,…
Chance, Kendrick and Queen: Trending baby names in 2017
What’s in a name? Well it depends on who you are asking. It seems that people are getting…
New documentary will explore Prince’s final year
When he died at the too-young age of 57 in an elevator at his home at Paisley Park,…
Spend your ‘black pound’ in the 3 Gifts Challenge this Christmas
At this time of year many of us are spending our hard-earned cash buying presents for our loved…
What women want? Quality roles in films and movies
The last couple of years has seen a gradual change in Hollywood in the roles for women and…
What we’re watching on Netflix: She’s Gotta Have It and Mudbound
It’s streaming season and Netflix is coming through! To help you with the wide selection available on the…
How the ‘Women on TV’ narrative is changing
With strong women such as Shonda Rhimes, Issa Rae and Michaela Coel making their presence felt in the…
Inspiring the next generation: big-hearted Fuse ODG visits pupils
We love Afrobeats here at Melanmag Towers and so perhaps we follow Afrobeats superstar Fuse ODG’s career a…