"Go back to Africa." A few weeks ago, someone interrupted me as I was minding my own business to tell me this in anger. "Thank you", was my reply 😉, as I went right back to minding my own business. I know they probably think it's an insult. But next time someone says that to you, I hope you do. I hope you visit, enjoy the warmth and friendliness of the people, the vibrance of the continent, the humor, the great fresh food. Just pick up your phone and start looking for beautiful new places to explore. By the time you're done, you could end up feeling happy that someone put such a beautiful idea in your head 😍. One...
Thanks so much to all who spread the word and raised awareness of the Equal Pay issue for women. Because of you we had a huge increase of traffic to the website for our 37% OFF sale in recognition of the fact that black women make on average 37 cents less for every dollar a man makes. (Women on average make 20 cents less and Hispanic women make 46 cents less!!) We at Kayarize were honored to joined the LeanIn campaign to raise awareness. Don't you wish all campaigns were like this? Come in, spread the word and leave looking gorgeous. So what's next? Serena Williams, the queen of perseverance herself had a few words to say in her article...
by Soccer Mama - Mini Soccer Stars. A Blog by African Soccer Mom in California We’re heading to southern California next weekend to so that Bill can play in a soccer tournament as a guest player on another team. Our current team is not attending, so we accepted the invitation. Incidentally, we lost rather badly to this team during the semi-finals of another tournament in May (although we had beaten them in a final last November), so there’s a healthy rivalry between both teams. As we plan our trip, I can’t help from wonder how far this is from the way I was brought up. I saw a meme on Facebook a few months ago that described the typical careers...
As a business that supports equality, we are partnering with LeanIn.Org (a nonprofit organization founded by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg) to highlight the unfairness of the gender pay gap on Black women's Equal Pay Day. Women on average are paid 20% less than men. If you break the pay gap down by race and ethnicity, it is worse: Black women are paid 37% less and Hispanic women are paid 46% less. In fact, over the course of her career, a Black woman will typically lose nearly $880,000 (Source: National Women's Law Center NWLC, August 2016). Businesses like ours are offering 37% discounts on our Queening Collection to all customers on Black women's Equal Pay Day, July 31st, to highlight the inherent unfairness...
A couple of months ago, I was searching for good African movies and came across An African City on youtube. Kayarize Intagrammers were kind enough to share their favorites with me. I am thoroughly enjoying making my way through the list - with my eye critically on the portrayal of gender roles from country to country. Here it is! Please add yours to in the comments below. An African City The Republic Shuga from Down South (thanks to @adjovi_rachel for 2 and 3) Mr and Mrs Tinsel Tales of Eve Hotel Majestic 10 Day Sin Sun City (thanks to @majesty_okata for suggesting 4 - 8) ≈ Visit our store to shop our super modern african dress catalog...
