Mama Cax

2023 - 2 - 8

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New Google Doodle honors the legacy of model Mama Cax (Mashable)

In honor of Black History Month, Google's latest homepage Doodle celebrates the life and legacy of the model and disability rights activist.

[interview with Glamour(Opens in a new tab)](https://www.glamour.com/story/mama-cax-woty-all-year) in 2019, Mama Cax described the intersectional advocacy she took on, as both a Black woman and a person with a disability operating in spaces that are historically very exclusive. I'm embraced there because of my Blackness — I want to also be embraced there because of my disability." At only 14, Mama Cax was diagnosed with two separate forms of cancer, which eventually led to the amputation of her right leg as a teenager. Others who have donned the homepage mantle include baseball history-maker [Toni Stone](https://mashable.com/article/black-history-month-google-doodle-toni-stone) and father of modern video games [Jerry Lawson](https://mashable.com/article/gerald-jerry-lawson-google-doodle-2022). By 2017, Mama Cax had made a name for herself in online fashion and body positivity spaces, and would sign her first advertising campaign with Wet N Wild cosmetics that year. [Black History Month](https://mashable.com/article/free-online-kids-resources-black-history-month), continuing a Doodle legacy of shouting out important Black figures who haven't gotten their fair share of the historical record.

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Mama Cax: Who was the model and disability rights activist ... (The Independent)

The Haitian-American beauty was hailed for her work in advocating for inclusive fashion.

Her family said in a statement at the time: “To say that Cax was a fighter would be an understatement. Following her passing, Rihanna paid tribute to Mama Cax and tweeted: “A queen. She told US Vogue at the time: “I was doing an event the other day with a lot of girls with limb differences and in wheelchairs. “I was ashamed of how I looked,” she explained. She would cover her amputated leg and prosthetic leg in long trousers or dresses for years. She spent most of her childhood in Haiti.

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Who was Mama Cax? Google Doodle celebrates American-Haitian ... (Evening Standard)

A cancer survivor and vocal advocate for inclusivity in the fashion industry, the model died after a weeklong illness in 2019.

She had hundreds of thousands of online followers who were inspired by her writings on travel, food, lifestyle and beauty. She went on to land a Teen Vogue cover in 2018. When a hip replacement failed, it was decided that her right leg and part of her hip should be amputated. He had established what was then called Negro History Week to promote the study of black history in schools. American historian Carter G Woodson proposed the first commemoration of what would become Black History Month in 1926. Who was Mama Cax?

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Google Doodle honors Haitian American model, activist Mama Cax ... (UPI.com)

Wednesday's Google Doodle honors the modeling career and activism of the late Cacsmy Brutus, also known as Mama Cax.

"She is someone that I admired. She left a legacy for Haitians and many people in the disability community and I want people to see her light." [Prince](https://www.upi.com/topic/Prince/), lost her right leg after a battle with bone and lung cancer when she was a teen.

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Who Was Mama Cax? Google Doodle Honors Black History Month (Jagran Josh)

On 8 February 2023, in honor of Black History Month, Google released a Google Doodle on Wednesday highlighting a number of significant aspects of Mama Cax's ...

The illustration showcases Mama Cax who was renowned for challenging conventional beauty standards. On this day in 2019, Mama Cax made her debut on a runway at New York Fashion Week. Today’s vibrant Doodle artwork by the artist Lyne Lucien is a reflection of her bright life which highlights the many facets of her identity including her Haitian heritage, her NYC hometown, and her fashion career with her prosthetic incorporated into the look. [#GoogleDoodle]celebrates Haitian American model, activist and disability rights advocate, Mama Cax. - In 2019, in England in December Cax was admitted to the Royal London Hospital for severe abdominal pains and blood clots in the lung. Mama Cax was an American-Haitian model and disabled rights activist and with her prosthetic right leg, Cax was an unconventional figure in modern fashion modeling.

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Google Doodle for Black History Month Honors Amputee Model ... (CNET)

After losing her leg to cancer as a teen, the trailblazing model was an advocate for inclusivity in the fashion industry, boldly displaying her prosthetic ...

The celebration eventually expanded to a month and spread across the US before President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month in 1976. When a hip replacement failed, it was decided that her right leg and part of her hip should be amputated. At the age of 14, she was diagnosed with bone and lung cancer and was given three weeks to live.

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Who is Mama Cax, the disability rights advocate honoured by ... (Economic Times)

Cax broke stereotypes of beauty by going for catwalks triumphantly while wearing a prosthetic limb.

She appeared in commercials for [Tommy Hilfiger](/topic/tommy-hilfiger)and [Sephora](/topic/sephora)in addition to walking the catwalk for Chromat and [Rihanna](/topic/rihanna)'s Fenty Beauty. As a result, she began to post frequently, advocate for diversity in the fashion industry, and use her platform to discuss her own body insecurities. She made her professional modelling debut in a commercial in 2017 and was immediately signed by Jag Models. Cax originally struggled with depression and had a hard time adjusting to her prosthetic limb because she wanted it to blend in with her skin tone and appear natural. [Business News](/news), [Breaking News](/breakingnewslist.cms)Events and [Latest News](/news/latest-news)Updates on [The Economic Times](/).) She also completed the

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Meet Mama Cax, Black amputee model celebrated by Google ... (Opoyi)

In the honor of Black History Month, Google Doodle celebrated Mama Cax, a Haitian-American model, who made her runway debut at New York Fashion Week on ...

Her biggest fashion moment was when she walked down the runway for Chromat’s Spring 2019 fashion show wearing a perforated prosthetic leg covered in blue lights. A powerhouse beauty that brought her strength to the @savagexfenty stage this year inspiring so many across the globe. Her biggest fashion moment came when she walked down the runway for Chromat’s Spring 2019 fashion show. Her first modeling gig happened with the beauty company Wet ‘n Wild in 2017 for a commercial campaign. She was born on November 20, 1989, in Brooklyn, New York City but she went on to spend most of her childhood in Haiti. A force.

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Who was Mama Cax and how did she die? Know why Google ... (WION)

Google Doodle is celebrating the life of Mama Cax today. Cax was a Haitian-American influencer and beauty model with a prosthetic leg.

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Google Doodle honors Mama Cax, Haitian-American trailblazer of ... (Sacramento Bee)

Google Doodle honors Black travel blogger, body positivity role model and fashion industry legend, Mama Cax.

While waiting for the food I listened to my stomach growl, a noise smothered by afro beat accompanied by the smell of grease and the sight of the sunrise. [her travel stories](https://mamacax.com/category/wanderlust-2/travel-stories/) to inspire you to take the first step on the runway to your dreams! For the longest I was waiting for the opportunity to visit my mother land,” Cax said. Nonetheless, readers of DETOUR will be glad to hear that she did get a chance to visit Africa in 2015. Successfully exiting this venture in 2021, Jonathan pursues an MA in Journalism at Mizzou where he met the founding team at DETOUR. Attiéké is made from shredded cassava and commonly served with grilled meat onions & tomatoes,” Cax said. I would probably spend my days eating and shopping for colorful fabrics,” Cax recalls telling AFAR in an interview. In this [interview with Here Magazine from April 2019](https://www.heremagazine.com/articles/mama-cax-packing-list), she said Kenya and Japan were next on her list. I have plans to go to Japan soon. The famous poulet braisé with Attiéké. As an amputee model Mama Cax was a role model for body positivity. Both Japan and Kenya have been on my list for ages.

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Google Doodle honors Mama Cax, role model and Haitian ... (The Guam Daily Post)

With New York Fashion Week 2023 kicking off on Friday and combining themes from Black History Month, Google Doodle honors Mama Cax, whose debut at New York ...

While waiting for the food I listened to my stomach growl, a noise smothered by afro beat accompanied by the smell of grease and the sight of the sunrise. For the longest, I was waiting for the opportunity to visit my mother land,” Cax said. Nonetheless, readers of DETOUR magazine will be glad to hear that she did get a chance to visit Africa in 2015. I would probably spend my days eating and shopping for colorful fabrics,” Cax recalls telling AFAR magazine in an interview. I have plans to go to Japan soon. In this interview with Here Magazine from April 2019, she said Kenya and Japan were next on her list.

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