Author: monae

Mala Bryan’s Journey into Malaville

01/25/2016 By monae

By Monica Victor Dreams Do ComeTrue, But Only If We Actively Pursue Them When Mala Bryan was a little girl, she played with many dolls none of which looked like her — white ones. Today, Mala has gone from playing with Cabbage Patch and Barbie dolls to having her very own line of dolls that look like […]

St.Lucia’s Original National Wear | The Wob Dwiyet

12/13/2015 By monae

Before the current national cultural wear, the Madras, there was the Wob Dwiyet. It is from the Wob Dwiyet that the Madras national dress was born. Pictured members of Les Fleurs Sessenne (Royalty)   So what are the origins of the Wob Dwiyet? In the18th century, French women wore a similar outfit. So on feast days, […]

WOMAN RISE!

11/24/2015 By monae

By: Phyllis Wilson Woman, when you’re spending hours in line, sometimes pregnant, waiting for the next available gambling machine. Rise above that, woman. Rise!   When you’re being abused by someone who clearly doesn’t give a damn about you. Rise above that, woman. Rise!   When you don’t attend your child’s PTA meeting but you’re in a bar […]