Vogue‘s April 2008 Shape issue featured two of the world’s most enviable bodies on the cover: Brazilian beauty Gisele Bündchen and NBA superstar LeBron James. The basketball player was only the third male—and the first African-American male—to appear on the front of the storied fashion mag, but the Annie Leibovitz-helmed photo was widely assailed for its alleged racially offensive imagery. Critics decried the animalistic pose that James struck, which seemed to invoke the savagery of King Kong and perpetuate stereotypes of black male aggression. Read More...
Despite boasting of a massive global user base, popular messaging app WhatsApp is still facing restrictions in some countries following regulatory flaws. News filtered in recently that WhatsApp may be exiting Nigeria due to violations in the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC)’s laws. The FCCPC slammed a $220 million penalty on the messaging platform for data privacy violations following allegations of user data violations. ADVERTISEMENT Read More...
In an interview with Nollywire, the actress shared that her growth so far has not been without the challenges of being a single mother in Nigeria. "I have a growing child and sometimes some of the roles you take can affect her positively or negatively. Especially because she is growing...You have other children around her who have different thoughts on what their parents do and so I have to be careful with some stories because I have to think that, in the long run, would it be a good look for my child? Read More...