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Oct 2022
52m 59s

Amira Rasool: Founder and CEO of The Fol...

SECOND LIFE
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At just 22 years old, Amira Rasool launched The Folklore as an e-commerce website featuring African-based fashion and homeware brands. The goal was to bring diversity to the fashion landscape here in the United States and to create sustainable revenue streams for designers who weren't being given the global recognition they deserved. Just four years in, Amir ... Show More
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