Ngoma Evelyn Iroabuchi-Moghalu graduated magna-cum-laude from Howard University while being inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. She holds an MA., in Mass Communications and Media Studies from Howard University. As a Patricia Roberts Harris Fellow, she interned on Capitol Hill in the office of the 107th Congress Committee on International Relations. Ngoma's goal in life is to be one of the most influential women in mass media. She is happily married to Ikechukwu M. Moghalu and adores her children Keneolisa S. Moghalu and Onyekachi T. Moghalu. Ngoma and her family currently reside in Katy, Texas, U.S.A.

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Article: Memoirs of an African Diva

Boma Agboh-Stroude is a clinical pharmacist residing in the state of Georgia. She has a passion for fashion, community service, working out, dance, reading, and photography. As a second generation Nigerian, she appreciates her culture and is thankful for having wonderful parents raising her and keeping her grounded her culture.

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Article: Cross-Cultures:
Exploring African Fashion Week New York 2011

Nakia White is a New Jersey based attorney who indulges in writing, PR and other creative pursuits on the side.

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Article: Cross-Cultures:
Exploring African Fashion Week New York 2011

T. Abraham Carons is a Nigerian Financial Advisor and has worked within the global wealth management group of Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch respectively in Beverly Hills. He is an Accounting graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago and a recipient of several awards, including the Martin Luther King scholar award. A dynamic international conference speaker. He is also the co-chair the United Nations Foundation's young professional group in Southern California.

Email: tacarons@yahoo.com
Article: Chaos in the Niger Delta

Nneka Ezekwueche was born in Brooklyn, New York with roots stemming from Eastern Nigeria. She is a graduate of Howard University School of Pharmacy and Ross University School of Medicine. Prior to her career in healthcare, Nneka actively indulged herself in performing arts including ballet, tap, jazz, and West African dance where she choreographed and performed at several venues and events. Nneka has a natural love for art, art history, fashion, healthcare, and community service and gives thanks to God for family, friends and opportunity to serve others.

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Article: AfroTravel
The Gambia

Angela Cartwright is a California girl who enjoys all the beautiful things that life has to offer. She works hard and plays harder!!

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Article: ASM Picks & Reviews

Nnenne Ojiugo is a passionate practitioner of traditional and complementary healing arts, including naturopathic nutrition, energy healing, Hawaiian massage and sound healing. Her interests lie in the interface between the sense of enjoyment and well-being delivered by all forms of Art and their therapeutic value. To her, radiant health is the radiance of spirit and Ojiugo works to promote a natural lifestyle based on natural activities, rhythms and cycles that have been beneficial to humans since time immemorial...a far cry from the modern lifestyle as we know it!

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Article: External Springs: The Libation Ritual

Quiballah Scott is a Southern California native born and raised in LB California. This SDSU alumna has an appreciation for all things that sparkle and shine with an eye for fashion, fun and creativity!

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Article: AfroBeat- Nneka

Mona Martinez is a stylist/artist/musician from Los Angeles - her talent for art and music was evident from a young age, and her involvement in both of these communities helped foster a keen interest in fashion and design. She moved to San Francisco to pursue a degree in fine art/print making, embarked on several music projects, and later went on to spend six years as a VFX artist in the film industry. Mona's various life experiences coalesce to inform her work as a stylist, drawing on influences from her travels, her performing background and her art.

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Bianca McMillan’s innate passion for others within her community and beyond surpasses national borders for social and cultural issues. Her passion and desire to help others has allowed her to be a vehicle globally as she has literally traveled around the world. She also serves as a mentor and publicity coordinator for the non-profit organization “HerShe” mentoring teen girls. She is currently employed at Sony Pictures Entertainment and works with networks such as MTV, TV-One and Telemundo. Her creative side is fueled as she freelances evenings and weekends with private clients, fashion shows and building her portfolio. She is a double combo threat being both a California State licensed Cosmetologist and Certified Make-up Artist. Currently she is focused on booking more published work and has goals of starting her own skin care/make-up line as well as being featured as a contributor in magazines such as W, Glamour, Allure and Women’s Wear Daily. PhotoShoot: AfroModa

Email: 1biancalauren@gmail.com

Rie Abe was born and raised in Japan. After graduating University in Japan, she went to Hollywood to chase her dream to be a makeup artist. She was trained in makeup and hair at the Make-Up Designary School. As far as beauty makeup goes, she loves to make people beautiful and to help create a character. Her goal is to make flawless skin and be a makeup artist that inspires people. Her dream is to work with creative people and flourish in the movie industry as a makeup artist. PhotoShoot: AfroTraditional & AfroFusion

Email: rie072866@yahoo.co.jp

Kurumi Uchino is a Los Angles based make-up artist in the motion picture-television industry. For the past seven years she has worked extensively on commercials, films, music videos, print, advertising and runway. She brings a unique perspective to her work employing artistry techniques to create flawless styles that enhance every subject. Her breadth of knowledge includes natural beauty, airbrushing, hairstyling, special effects - prosthetics, aging, bald cap, hairpieces, injury simulation and creature design. She has worked with a musicians and celebrities including Rihanna, David LaChapelle, Snoop Dogg, Kelly Rowland, Carson Daly and many more. Projects include Walmart, Taco Bell, Clean and Clear, and NBC’s “Sunday Night Football Toyota Half Time Show.” Her print works are in publications from Rolling Stone, Angelino to Sunday London Times and Los Angeles Magazines. Kurumi seeks to expand her artistic skills, creating and captivating original looks while collaborating with her talents’ natural features to find the look that bring out their best. PhotoShoot: AfroTraditional & AfroFusion

Email: stylistkurumi@gmail.com

Connie Chong is a creative make-up artist with experience in all aspects of media make-up: film, fashion, video and print. She always loved drawing, painting and playing with her mother’s make-up from a very young age. She realized make up artistry was her calling during college when she designed the make-up for several theatre productions. Connie relocated to Los Angeles in 2001 to study special effects make-up and work as a freelance make-up artist. Since then she has built experience on films, industrial videos, music videos, commercials, editorials and photoshoots. Integrating Connie’s uniquely adaptable technical makeup skills, creativity along with her humble and compassionate personality, she can readily provide the clientele with dependable and quality service. She is a makeup artist of our generation with the heart and passion for the arts that would be a great asset to any creative production team.

Email: connie4art@yahoo.com PhotoShoot: AfroStreet