Thandi O'Grady

Refinery29 • 26th July 2021

What It's Like To Be A Black Woman Living In A City That Doesn't Care About Black Hair

My hair requires delicate care. From the front to the nape of my head, my 4C coily hair is soft, moisturized, and full of lustre, when treated properly. When it’s not, my hair becomes very dry, leading to tangling, breakage, and ultimately, damage. Frequent trips to the salon are not only necessary, they are also a joyful part of my hair upkeep.
But I live in St. John’s, N.L., a city where Black hair salons are hard to find.

The Style Hive • 25th October 2020

5 African Fashion Brands You Need To Know About

African designers are not new in the fashion industry. They have been showcasing their wonderful designs both on the international scene and in the motherland. While some choose to put African designers in a box, African fashion is far from monolithic.

Kicker • 9th April 2021

Newfoundlander modelling with a purpose

From dreaming of becoming a model in Grand Falls-Windsor to being featured in Vogue Italia, Karyn Inder is living out her dream as a model in Toronto.

Inder started modelling at the young age of nine. Her passion for modelling began the day her mom took her to see a fashion show that was held in a hockey stadium in Grand Falls-Windsor.

St. John's International Women's Film Festival • 2nd June 2021

In Conversation with FANNY director Bobbi Jo Hart

In partnership with Lawnya Vawnya, we screened Hart's latest documentary Fanny: The Right To Rock. We welcomed her on a panel moderated by Jenina MacGillivray (local songwriter, performer and filmmaker) to discuss Fanny and the impact the band has had and continues to have in rock and roll music.

Fanny started in the 1960s by two Filipino-American sisters, June and Jean Millington. The self-formed band wrote their own music and played their own instruments. But they had to work really hard to p

Zorbit's by Carnegie Learning • 7th March 2022

8 Reasons Why Teachers Burnout

Teaching is a demanding career, yet many teachers say they feel drawn to the profession because they are passionate about the impact they can have on students' lives. Lately, however, the demands on teachers have grown and expectations have rapidly evolved. This has caused the weight that teachers once willingly and altruistically carried to become a burdensome load. Ultimately, this causes teachers to burnout and inevitably we see talented, impassioned, enthusiastic educators leaving the profession.

St. John's International Women's Film Festival • 27th September 2021

Three Questions with Yasmine Mathurin

Witness as Haitian-Canadian award-winning writer, director and podcast producer Yasmine Mathurin delivers an honest portrayal of complicated family dynamics in One of Ours. A winner of the DGC Special Jury Prize for Canadian Features at the 2021 Hot Docs International Film Festival, the film boldly asks us to create space for non-linear paths to self-acceptance, while revealing the empowering experience of being accepted and loved by your community.

St. John's International Women's Film Festival • 14th July 2020

Karen Monie on carving her path as a filmmaker

Lying between the west and central Africa is a country filled with beauty and culture called Cameroon. This is where Karen Monie comes from. Her love for writing and getting lost in a world where creativity flourishes started there. Her dreams were born there. It is also the place that inspired her script and soon to be a television show, Landed.

Growing up, Monie often kept to herself. "I always had my head in the clouds," she said. Since the age of 8, she fell in love with writing and anythin

St. John's International Women's Film Festival • 1st October 2021

7 Black Filmmakers To Watch and Celebrate at SJIWFF32

With the 32nd annual St John’s International Women’s Film Festival almost here, we would love to help you create your watchlist. Our exciting lineup features diverse films made by women. More than half of these films are made by BIPOC filmmakers.

A well-documented gender imbalance continues to exist in the film and television industry with women; Black, Indigenous, and women of colour being significantly under-represented. With this reality, it’s important for our Festival to support and prom

The Style Hive • 5th December 2020

Top 3 Must-Have Dresses For The Holiday Season

The holiday season this year looks a little different given the current state of the world, and even though you might not be able to attend the usual holiday parties, that doesn't mean you shouldn't look and feel your stylish best.

St. John's International Women's Film Festival • 23rd September 2021

Three Questions with Shelley Thompson

Thompson’s feature directorial debut follows a father and daughter as they cautiously rebuild their relationship and come to understand the mechanics of the heart. Dawn returns home to Nova Scotia to mourn the death of her mother and repair the estrangement with her father, John Andrew. An ancient tractor becomes the focus for the mechanically-minded Dawn, but her father’s long-simmering resentments heighten tensions. Watching his daughter work to restore the tractor, he realises that reclaiming