Claire Francis

On May 30th in Toronto, Startup and Slay took place at Spaces, a venue in downtown Toronto. Hosted by Emily Mills via How She Hustles,a network that is tuned into the needs of today’s female entrepreneur, this event’s focus was a panel discussion in which 5 diverse women dispensed wisdom in front of an audience of female entrepreneurs of colour.
Ms Mills stated that her decision to develop and host Startup and Slay was inspired by her own entrepreneurial journey. Earlier this year after leavi...

I came late to the cosmetics game, so it's no surprise that I've had a challenging time finding foundation that matches my skin tone. Other than experimenting with lipstick when I was young, I never made much of an effort to figure it all out. Sometime in my early 20s, a friend — and a fellow Black woman — gave me a makeover. Since then, I’ve been curious. Today, I still have to figure out contouring and highlighting, but I can handle my own makeup basics. And one of my favorite staple produc...

Justice for sexual abuse victims is not ‘lynching.’

ince last week I’ve been wondering one thing: Can Black people stop giving out Skinfolk Passes to people who behave horrifically? And in particular, to predatory men?

Within the African-American community, “skinfolk” refers to other Black people — those who share your racial background. Ostensibly we share a bittersweet bond that comes from having common experiences as marginalized people.

But in the wake of the Cosby verdict and the movemen...

Fibroids impact African-American women more severely than white women, yet we also wait longer to get help.
Between bleeding and cramps, periods are inconvenient for women at the very least.
But in 2014, I started to think that my period was actually going to kill me.
By the beginning of August, my period had lasted over eight weeks.
My cramps were so excruciating. I was yelling in agony and nearly crying from the pain.
I couldn’t imagine feeling any worse and surviving. Or being more terrifi...

Kyle Andrew is a Renaissance man. In the fall of 2016, he made his television debut as a suitor on The Bachelorette Canada. Since then, he’s transitioned into the world of modelling and acting, portraying vikings and supernatural characters. Seeing his powerful presence on the screen, it may be difficult to guess he has a rough time with something as simple as shopping for jeans.

At 6'8", Andrew belongs to a segment of the population that has trouble finding just about anything that fits fro...

From Instagram - An ad designed to promote my skills. Click the link for a glimpse of my gorgeous wit! ;)

Making HERstory: The Photographers | claire.she.goe...

Five Things Friday is a departure from the interviews and features we typically post. Part conversation, Part Proust Questionnaire – but with just five questions, Five Things Friday (hashtag alert! #5TF) shows the lighter (and sometimes sillier) side of our interviewees. We’ll be talking to everyone we can get our grubby little hands on; it’s our way of introducing you to the communications, marketing and creative cognoscenti who rock their respective industries. This week, writer Claire Fran...

People talk about “Black Excellence” as an indomitable force in people of African descent. But what if it were a product? What would its ad campaign look like?

Those questions inspired this video.

This ad was a joy to create. The copy and photo editing speak for themselves!

A blog post demonstrating my abilities as a copywriter.

I designed this social media sample using a stock photo and some clever text. The Instagram copy is also mine.

Imagining Underground – What’s next? | claire.she.g...

How to make a big impression when you live in a sma...