List of the most popular hashtags for theme #NARRATIVES

“I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.” ― Audre Lorde Credit: @topbillingtv @sabc3 Interviewer: @ayandathabethe_ #thandohopa#photograpy#activist#activism#fashion#writer#diversity#inclusion#representaion#feminist#feminism#art#albinism#blackgirlmagic#iamenough#model#actress#southafrica#afro#kinkyhair#naturalhair#authenticity#thoughtleader#narratives#change#storyteller#body#representationmatters#intersectionalfeminism

I choose to enjoy people as I enjoy a rainbow or a butterfly - they are most beautiful when they are free. -Jonathan Lockwood Huie Editor: @biancahartel Art Director: @andrea.and.amelia Photographer: @samanthapinto_photo // @hmimages Make up @amoribirch Styled by: @hmstyleteam @styled_by_swartz Retouch: @coffeetroll66retouch Journalist: @@lynetteb_ Cover @balancedlife_za #thandohopa#photograpy#activist#activism#fashion#writer#diversity#inclusion#representaion#feminist#feminism#art#albinism#blackgirlmagic#iamenough#model#actress#southafrica#afro#kinkyhair#naturalhair#authenticity#thoughtleader#narratives#change#storyteller#body#representationmatters

I was about to step onto the stage and make my way into facilitating the panels for @beautyrevolution_za festival, when @fashion_friend1 held my hands first then the rest of my body with the warmest kind of embrace. My hands were shaking a little because nerves always accompany me before I do something I care about. I was about to interview women like @pridemm who is the head of PR for @foschinisa, a woman who has a mind that far exceeds anything her body can contain. My body was buzzing but Tania paused my movements until the noise disappeared in her hug and I could only hear my heartbeat after a couple of moments, she reminded me of the words that I wrote on my @foschinisa T-shirt for my affirmation. My affirmation a couple of months ago was "I AM BANZI". "Banzi" is a word in isizulu that speaks to abundance and expansion. I remembered my affirmation, smiled at her with deep appreciation and proceeded with my journey of growth. The TFG group has been a partnership that has reminded me to enjoy my womanhood and expand effortlessly into my potential. Now I am on their @balancedlife_za June issue cover. The Feel Good issue. Hope you get a copy when your eyes land on it, as we talk about living one's truth. Editor: @biancahartel Art Director: @andrea.and.amelia Photographer: @samanthapinto_photo // @hmimages Make up @amoribirch Styled by: @hmstyleteam @styled_by_swartz Retouch: @coffeetroll66retouch Journalist: @lynetteb_ #thandohopa#photograpy#activist#activism#fashion#writer#diversity#inclusion#representaion#feminist#feminism#art#albinism#blackgirlmagic#iamenough#model#actress#southafrica#afro#kinkyhair#naturalhair#authenticity#thoughtleader#narratives#change#storyteller#body#representationmatters#iamallwoman

I once said to a close friend that it would really be lovely to see a woman with albinism on a Vogue Cover, I would not have imagined that that woman would be me. "We are the ones we have been waiting for." I'm emotional, because I see progress and get to form part of a progressive story and narrative. I got to a place in my career where I appreciate every specimen of my body and knowing that wherever I go, my existence, the way it is, has always and will always be enough. Thank you for allowing me to make a footnote in history @vogueportugal Thank you to the people who advised, supported and contributed significantly to this journey, who harnessed the essence of representation and inclusion. @gertjohancoetzee @melshaw001 @asandasizani @lynetteb_ Dr Precious Motsepe @unalbinism @audisouthafrica @asifhoosen @khanyi_matla @phindiv @pirelli Tim Walker @bbcafrica @bbc @motsepefoundation @afi_sa @glamour_sa @marieclairesa @foschinisa @pridemm @fashion_friend1 @staceylhanmer @kirsten___goss @beautyrevolution_za @samhopa @wokeproject @mimiinblue @adwoaaboa @infra_red_99 Not to mention I worked with an amazing team, it was one of the most unique and refreshing experiences I've ever had. Produced by @imi_oztas Features editor @patriciatrdomingues Editor in chief @sofia.slucas Photographer:@rhysframpton Styling @sallyannebolton Make up:@suuad_jeppe Journalist @joanapem P,S thank you to @shaundross for sending so much love my way and @diandraforrest for the shout out. thandohopa#photograpy#activist#activism#fashion#writer#diversity#inclusion#representaion#feminist#feminism#art#albinism#blackgirlmagic#model#actress#southafrica#afro#kinkyhair#naturalhair#authenticity#thoughtleader#narratives#change#storyteller#body#representationmatters#voguecover

“I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.” ― Angela Davis @vogueportugal Produced by @imi_oztas Features editor @patriciatrdomingues Editor in chief @sofia.slucas Photographer:@rhysframpton Styling @sallyannebolton Make up:@suuad_jeppe Journalist @joanapem #thandohopa#photograpy#activist#activism#fashion#writer#diversity#inclusion#representaion#feminist#feminism#art#albinism#blackgirlmagic#iamenough#model#actress#southafrica#afro#kinkyhair#naturalhair#authenticity#thoughtleader#narratives#change#storyteller#body#representationmatters#vogue2019#vogueportugal

I was once talking to a friend about the dilemma one constantly finds themselves in when dealing female representation in the media. The response was something I digested because the challenge endures beyond the media fraternity. They said "some women feel liberated when they keep their clothes on and some women feel liberated when they take their clothes off" Some people may think that these are two groups of women fighting for two different things, but in my view, this is a unified group of women fighting for one thing - bodily sovereignty. My understanding is, women need environments that allow them to feel like they have control over their representation, agency over their bodies and there are no punitive measures imposed on them by cultural codes when they choose to authentically navigate their bodies in a manner that is most comfortable to them. The power clothes have in regulating a female body is actually frightening. Depending on which cultural environment she finds herself in, she's either pressured to show very little or show quite a lot of her body without any regard or respect for her sovereignty and choice. Other women themselves internalize this level of sexism, and we use cultural tools to subdue any authority our fellow sisters have over their bodies. Cultural tools are usually punitive in nature and usually a woman has to contend with the possibility of harm coming her way which is either physical, financial or emotional. If she says "I do not want to!" with anything that is intrusive or imprisoning with respect to her body, can we please allow that to be enough and for no further justification to be required from her, as if we own her body in community of property - she does not owe us an explanation over HER body. Photographer: @elsa_niemoller thandohopa#photograpy#activist#activism#fashion#writer#diversity#inclusion#representaion#feminist#feminism#art#albinism#blackgirlmagic#iamenough#model#actress#southafrica#afro#kinkyhair#naturalhair#authenticity#thoughtleader#narratives#change#storyteller#body#representationmatters

“There's really no such thing as the 'voiceless'. There are only the deliberately silenced, or the preferably unheard.” Arundhati Roy Photographer: @elsa_niemoller lsa_niemoller thandohopa#photograpy#activist#activism#fashion#writer#diversity#inclusion#representaion#feminist#feminism#art#albinism#blackgirlmagic#iamenough#model#actress#southafrica#afro#kinkyhair#naturalhair#authenticity#thoughtleader#narratives#change#storyteller#body#representationmatters

It’s Saturday, 1968 in Malibu. Nathan and Sharon are settling in for a night of romance. After Sharon’s realization that Nathan’s record collection was pure crap, she changed moods and played him George Shearing’s “Love-Wise”on the hi-fi. Sharon’s less than subtle hints, her sensuous poses, and her obvious good taste in music means someone’s getting their record scratched in the boudoir later. With all that glass, it’s likely to be a sizzling hot show for the neighbors on the blue and windswept hills of Cliffside Lane.

Masterclass with @afi_sa Topic: Creativity through Diversity Photo by: @afi_sa Hair: @matilda_paley . . #thandohopa#photograpy#activist#activism#fashion#writer#diversity#inclusion#representaion#feminist#feminism#art#albinism#blackgirlmagic#iamenough#model#actress#southafrica#afro#kinkyhair#naturalhair#authenticity#thoughtleader#narratives#change#storyteller#body#representationmatters