This past weekend, Singer/Actress, Mya wore the Naana B.  Python Snakeskin Clutch from Naana B's Vixen Collection to the International Dance Music Awards, held in Miami! Behind the Label: Naana B. is not merely an accessories line, but a brand built on the spirit of a family and history. The designer, who goes by her namesake "Naana B" spent her childhood in Southern Africa and draws on her experiences and travels to such places as Brazil, Switzerland, Paris, Turkey, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Spain, Kenya, Ethiopia, South Africa and Ghana. 

The Naana B. label is handmade and produced by women artisans trained by the Rural Communities Empowerment Center (RCEC), a non-profit organization based in Ghana, West Africa. Conceived through the ingenuity, drive and passion of the designer's mother, Philomena, today two empowerment centers now stand as a testament to over half a million dollars in funding from such notable organizations as the World Bank, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), to list a few. School children, adolescent school girls and women are the main beneficiaries of the center whose goal is to provide its users with four core services: library, information and communication technology, children's facilities, tailoring training. Naana B. believes that "every woman needs - that dress, that 'it' bag" - in her closet to make her feel youthful, vibrant and free!" The Naana B. label is not only a long lasting love affair with clothing and accessories, but also an investment into a community.