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Podcast: The Glossy Podcast
Episode: The Folklore's Amira Rasool on building a shopping platform with African and Black-owned brands at the forefront
Description: After returning from a trip to South Africa, The Folklore’s Amira Rasool was often stopped on the streets of New York and asked where she purchased her clothing, which she scored while abroad.“I knew that African and Black-owned brands were the future because people were getting bored of the same old [stuff],” said Rasool, founder and CEO of The Folklore, on the latest episode of the Glossy Podcast. “These brands have a cultural and heritage point-of-view that shines through in their products.”With research, Rasool discovered that most African brands did not have direct-to...