photography by Semaj Shuttersnaps
Nonhlanhla (Nonee) Ngazimbi is a nurse practitioner in the surgical critical care unit and an avid creative entrepreneur. She channels her creativity into a personal life and style blog called Nonee’s World where she blogs about lifestyle, style, photography, and travel. In addition, she founded a blogger community called Connecticut Bloggers Collective that serves local bloggers in the nutmeg state by providing resources, a sense of community, and curated events. Another venture includes a social media firm called Of Love and Social which teaches local businesses and bloggers how to elevate their social media via one on one consultations and e-courses. Recently, she partnered with Annisa Teich, co-owner and managing director, of West Hartford CoWorking to present a first to market creative studio in Central Connecticut called, The Content Lab.
Since starting Nonee’s World in 2016, she continues to work to inspire others creatively via her own blog and also through her community, Connecticut Bloggers Collective.
“Everything began with my personal blog, Nonee’s World. After a while of blogging via Instagram, I leveled up and realized that I could utilize my knowledge in content creation to help other bloggers and creatives.”
What Does Black History Month Mean To You This Year?
Black History this year means empowerment. I live in a state where although there are more than a handful of black professionals, they are scattered throughout a variety of different fields so you don’t see us generally in the average work place. As a young black professional and creative, I’m learning that representation really matters. Although I may be craving that camaraderie amongst my peers, like other black people who I look up to, other black people are looking up to me. I’m taking this year to not only look to others for empowerment professionally and personally, but garner that inner strength to recognize that I may be that for others as well.
Photo by Skovro Visuals — Recently, I attended NYFW where I was honored to be a guest of a meet up of a creative group for women of color content creators called The Glow Up. Being in a room of successful women of color creators was magical. Representation truly matters.
What Is On Trend For You This Year?
What’s on trend right now is supporting other black creatives. In black fashion, what’s on trend now is historically what’s always been on trend among our people; color, prints, unique architectural fashion such as the box toe heels, and texture. Typically in black fashion, we are bold on a spectrum. We mix colors, textures, and prints to create muted or loud looks. Historically, collectively our fashion influences globally are tied in some way or another to the motherland.
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