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Meet Iris Öhrn

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2022/10/142022/10/09

We talk to Iris Öhrn in Sweden. She grew up in Cuba and moved to Sweden and works to bring investments in life science to …

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Outtakes from our Podcast Season One

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2022/07/312022/08/01

We learned on the Black Women in Europe™ podcast as we went along and had a lot of fun doing it. This series looks back …

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The New Owner of FÄRG in Sweden

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2022/05/042022/05/05

When I took over FÄRG, I was very happy to be able to build on one of Sweden’s most important brands. The fact that the …

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Scandinavian International Fashion Week – Stockholm

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2022/05/032022/05/03

May 13 – 15 @ Stockholm Culture House History The Scandinavian International Fashion Week aims to showcase the art of fashion designers from all around …

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2022 Valentine’s Day Gift Guide

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2022/01/312022/01/31

One never needs a reason to be sweet to themselves or their sweethearts. Whether it is your partner, your child, or yourself our 2022 Valentine’s …

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Congratulations to Scratch of Sweden, again!

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2022/01/222022/01/24

Marie Houston and Scratch of Sweden have been winning awards for years. This time is it for a newly launched product that combines two powerhouse …

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Podcast: Adrianne and Angela talk with our first guest. DC woman has lived in Sweden since the 1970s. (SE)

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2021/12/172021/12/03

This week Adrianne and Angela talk with our first guest. DC woman has lived in Sweden since the 1970s. Music: Don’t Stop by Fleetwood Mac …

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Sonja A. Andersson: Powerful Woman

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2021/11/252021/12/01

Sonja A. Andersson is a couture fashion designer and the creator of Scandinavian International Fashion Week. Hearty congratulations on making the 2021 Power List: Black …

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The Peacock Palette – Scratch of Sweden@Stockholm Beauty Week

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2021/10/022021/10/02

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Scratch Of Sweden (@scratchofsweden) I wasn’t in the convention building, in the rooms where it all …

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Swedish Special: Adopted While Black

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2021/09/072021/09/06

Here is Hanna Wallensteen’s Story.

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In Every Mirror She’s Black: Lola’s Debut Novel

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2021/08/162021/08/14

Due out on 1 September 2021, pre-order your Kindle or Hardcopy now and save while you support black female authors.

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Selam Fessahaye – Fashion Through African Eyes from Sweden

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2020/09/112020/09/11

Maybe you aren’t familiar with Swedish fashion designers and stylists, but when Beyonce wears one of your dresses in her ground-breaking Black is King visual …

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The Mamas are representing Sweden in Eurovision

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2020/03/082020/03/08

Are there any sisters representing your country? Let me know so that I can post about them.

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Marie Houston and Scratch of Sweden Win Year’s Best Nail Product

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2020/02/182020/02/18

I love, love, love Scratch of Sweden nail care products. See what wonders they work for me.

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Scratch of Sweden Celebrates 30 Years of Nail Food

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2019/12/062019/12/10

Marie Houston has built one of Sweden’s most enduring beauty brands. Her range of luscious lacquers is second to none. Women, and more recently men …

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Peagie Woobay – Power Woman

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2019/12/182019/11/21

Peagie Woobay: Sweden Philanthropy I became pregnant at the age of 15. However, I never allowed the pregnancy to doom my future because I was …

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Alice Kuhnke – Power Woman

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2020/04/192019/11/12

Politics: Sweden Member of European ParliamentGreen PartyGroup of the Greens/European Free Alliance “There are two fate issues on the EU table – emissions must drastically …

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Jacqueline Woodson to Appear in Stockholm

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2019/10/302019/11/05

Jacqueline Woodson – “an American writer of books for children and adolescents. She is best known for Miracle’s Boys, and her Newbery Honor-winning titles Brown …

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February 2020 in Marsta – Come Learn about Peagie’s Sierra Leone

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2019/10/222019/10/24

The Peagie Woobay Scholarship Fund is a non-governmental organization founded in March 2013 legally registered in Sweden, Sierra Leone and USA with the aim of empowering girls in …

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Woza Albert!

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2019/10/162019/10/17

By Percy Mtwa, Mbongeni Ngema and Barney Simon Jesus has come back to earth, and has chosen to do so in South Africa – during …

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Aysha Jones wrote a book in Swedish-It is about West African Food

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2019/09/292019/09/30

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Elmi is the first Swedish MP to wear a hijab and the first of Somali descent.

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2019/09/292019/09/29

Source: Al Jazeera Leila Ali Elmi’s earliest memories of Sweden are as a two-year-old who fled civil war in Somalia with her family. She remembers her favourite …

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Sonya A Andersson Beat The Swedish Odds

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2019/08/052019/07/10

This sister in Stockholm did what the industry thought she couldn’t. She organized the first ever Scandinavian International Fashion Week in Stockholm and the catwalk …