If only the teenage Abiola Abrams could see herself now. The
multimedia diva once dreamed of becoming an actress but as soon as that
dream came true, Abrams realized that the quality of interesting roles
for women of color was sorely lacking. "It was too passive a space for
me," the New York City-born-and-bred, Guyanese-rooted beauty explains of
being on the big screen. Instead, Abrams decided to broadcast her very
active ideas as a filmmaker, writer and TV personality. And whether
she's chatting away on television as the host of BET's The Best
Shorts, directing award-winning short films like Knives in My
Throat, or conquering the virtual world with her daily online show
Planet Abiola and her blog The Goddess Factory, Abrams is
spreading her gospel of "empowering people culturally, emotionally,
sexually and politically," across every possible media platform. "I use
pop culture to remind people to love themselves already, damn it,"
laughs Abrams. So how does the unabashed feminist, activist and
self-love guru define herself? "I am the daughter of Madonna and Oprah
Winfrey, Cosmo and Ms., Candida Royalle and Eve Ensler. I
was born to talk to people."
Kate Bernstein
Abiola wears a dress by Rock & Republic, shoes by Bruno Frisoni and necklace, earrings and bracelet by Abiola for Gemstone King. Fragrance: Baby Phat Goddess.
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