She walked into our beautiful boutique hotel in Accra, Ghana, wearing a bright orange suit, and a big smile and she gave me the biggest hug! I knew then that I was not speaking to Vogue’s global entertainment director but to Deborah, my sister, my friend, a young Black African woman with a story to tell and share.
For the interview, we went to a beautiful African restaurant where you’d expect that we’d order rice with chicken and vegetables and use normal cutlery, but, no, Deborah reminded me why I love my beloved continent of Africa, and why I am who I am … we ordered hot goat soup and Fufu (pounded plantain and yam) and used our bare hands to eat just like we would in our homes around the table with family. I knew then that we were kindred spirits.