Women – The Afro News https://theafronews.com Voice of Unity Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:34:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Women of our Time, Here and Now https://theafronews.com/women-of-our-time-here-and-now/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=women-of-our-time-here-and-now Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:34:43 +0000 http://www.theafronews.ca/?p=8990 Ladies and gentlemen, tonight we are in the presence of greatness, but this is not a new story – we’ve been bathing in starlight for a long, long time. And these are our stars; these are the women of our time, right here and right now.

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]]> Female Genital Mutilation in a Canadian Context https://theafronews.com/female-genital-mutilation-in-a-canadian-context/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=female-genital-mutilation-in-a-canadian-context Wed, 08 Jun 2011 19:15:48 +0000 http://www.theafronews.ca/?p=6717 Although many people are quick to dismiss this practice as an African issue or perhaps even an immigrant issue, female genital mutilation is in fact very much a Canadian issue and is one that demands our immediate attention.

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]]> Rear View on One Night’s Notes at the VFW https://theafronews.com/rear-view-on-one-nights-notes-at-the-vfw/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rear-view-on-one-nights-notes-at-the-vfw Sat, 01 May 2010 17:31:55 +0000 http://www.theafronews.ca/?p=2946 By Helena Kaufman The Afro News Vancouver

Fashion forward was clearly the direction as Vancouver Fashion Week 2010’s models took to the event’s runway at The Empire Landmark Hotel. Even when fashion’s future faces and designers looked to ancient cultures for their inspiration the results were fresh, eclectic and at times irreverent.

The 200 people seated along the length of the runway and the 100 more filling gaps from catwalk right to the back wall, were themselves a force of fashion.

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]]> Women’s Contributions to our Society https://theafronews.com/womens-contributions-to-our-society/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=womens-contributions-to-our-society Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:48:26 +0000 http://www.theafronews.ca/?p=2329 Will society continue to appreciate the impact of female figures or take their actions for granted?

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