Brown Girl Swagger

What do Marcus Garvey and apples have in common?
Zena Nelson and self sufficiency.
Who is Zena? An ambitious, bright as a whip, Garveyite spearheading a  food co-op in  her native South Bronx as a method of bringing not only a more holistic approach to wellness in the hood but also a little bit of social justice […]

Please allow me to welcome Brown Girl Swagger’s newest talent Nuratu Otulana. As of now she will be overseeing any new writers and bringing her witty and articulate perspective to the blog. I am lucky to have her. Here is what she has to say about herself…

Hmmmmmmm, what can I say:
Fiercely loyal Cancer woman and […]

Remember that girl in school who looked like she borrowed things from her mother’s closet and instantly made them twenty years younger, even before vintage was everyone’s motto. The chick that made it seem like she thought about her outfits days before she actually wore them. Enter Shaunya Hartley, blogger and […]

Toldja killin’ ‘em at La Linea with Dj t.elle & I (Forgive the red-eye).

I have this code of Ethics I live by: to unite positive women of color with each other. It is not just about hoarding resources to myself, if I meet dynamic women who might be able to utilize each other than I […]

She under 30, she’s a stylist who has worked with some of the industry’s most recognized talent, she brash, bold and sharp tongued … and she will dress the SHIT out of you
or tell you when you look like shit.
“She” is Shaunya Hartley and she is making some definite moves in the industry and she […]