Waist beads have an illuminating rich history behind them. There are accessories, and there are exquisite adornments that hold symbolic meaning. Waist beads ultimately fall within the latter. Waist ...

Donna Storey’s waist bead journey began as a result of her weight loss journey. The Baltimore native, entrepreneur and author of “Waistbeads and Western Society: A Sisterhood…” told the AFRO, “It ...

Waist beads for weight management can help a person monitor their weight. How tightly the beads fit or whether they’ve changed position can indicate whether someone has lost or gained weight. Waist ...

Chicago’s Hapi Danielle is an artist, entrepreneur, community activist, poet, and all-around dynamo who has dedicated her life to the betterment of people. Her company, Centerpeace Drip, not only ...

It might just be the prettiest trend you’ll never see. Oh, you might get a peek now and then. Tica Bowden says she spies glimpses of color all the time lately, as a woman leans over a certain way and ...

Waist beads Only few Kenyans understand why coastal women sport waist beads or shanga The shanga are more than an accessory or fashion statement Women have worn shanga as a rite of passage and even to ...

Lome, Togo: Wearing a brightly-coloured wrap-around dress, Sonia ambles through the crowds at a market in a popular neighbourhood of Lome, a string of tiny red beads dangling from her hips. "I'm very ...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (KABC) -- "The love, the ambiance, the people, Inglewood is a great city to be in," Aicha Lo said. Aicha co-owns Top Diversified Fashions with her husband Bass Lo in the Downtown ...