NUBIAN KNIGHTS NETWORK: Ma-JaDe: A Sistah Who Makes Outstanding African "Sa" (Jewelry)

QUOTATIONS OF "BLACK"

"Whenever I use BLACK it relates to some history of Africans in that particular place. It’s the idea of the color BLACK as a metaphor, or as a representation of African-Americans. It’s the notion of BLACK- BLACKNESS - and all its other meanings in relation to the history of race..."

- Fred Wilson

"Most of my fortitude to continue doing the work comes from the moral outrage I feel about the injustices that Black people endure disproportionately daily."

- N. Abdul-Wakil

"In the end, what matters is not skin shade but pan-African consciousness. Loving your complexion, your nose, lips, hair length and texture, no matter what the politics or trends decide, and simply be. That's the problem with us (African folks). We're still learning how to love ourselves. So used to glorifying others and putting others first..."

- Dredlocks Tree

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Ma-JaDe: A Sistah Who Makes Outstanding African "Sa" (Jewelry)

Ma-JaDe is an incredibly talented sistah who makes some of the best sa (an Egyptian phrase for jewelry) I've ever seen - and I'm not a big sa person either, but for some reason I've been wanting to rock some African sa. I've also gotten inspired by a few bruthaz I've seen in passing on the subway train with some nice neck wear, too.

So below is a sample of some of the Sa pieces she has made. You can visit her website here: azzaziel.com and her contact email address is majade@live.com. Tell her BIG ROD sent ya.