Nikia Phoenix: Black Girl Beautiful

02/01/20 • 56 min

AphroChic presents One Story Up, a celebration of the culture of the African Diaspora and the stories that create it. This month we sit down with Nikia Phoenix to discuss modeling, activism, and the journey to self-love.

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The AphroChic Podcast - Nikia Phoenix: Black Girl Beautiful

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thistles, Janine Knees and Brian Mason of Afro Chic. And you're joining us for one story up, a celebration of the culture of the African diaspora and the stories that create it. Each
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month we sit down with creatives, innovators and tastemakers from a variety of different disciplines to highlight the intersection and overlap these fields while elevating and expanding our notion of black culture. One story time
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