In the new issue Busie (Busingye) Matsiko-Andan reflects on a life of service, and connecting Africa to the diaspora, see a few excerpts from the story:
Why Africa? Why now?
“Africa has always been a piece of me! I celebrate it through my fashion choices, food, hair, and music etc and most of all, letting people know about its greatness, beauty and the opportunities it has to offer for all besides all the negativity it has had to shoulder for so long. A lot of that potential hasn’t been tapped yet, and the onus is on us to make it known that Africa is so much more than the one-dimensional narrative that’s being perpetuated,” she tells me.
Busie is passionate about amplifying BIPOC success stories including African stories. “To balance the negative stories, it is important to use our platforms to highlight the success stories which then hit the mainstream media, because how else will we expect people to take us seriously and work with us as equal partners if there are only negative stories out there? Perceptions are taken seriously and a lot of times, African stories are left out because of the choice of analysts that are used to inform or speak about these
Read the full article below:
https://satisfashionug.com/busie-busingye-matsiko-andan-on-a-life-of-service-and-connecting-africa-to-the-diaspora/
Credits
Photography: Ivona Kaplan
Makeup: Aga Makeup
Designers: Urban Zulu USA & Ikwele
Thanks to Hilton Hotel Melville for the location.
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