Angie Elizabeth Brooks-Randolph, a Liberian diplomat who was the first African woman to be president of the United Nations General Assembly. Brooks attended university in the United States where she studied law and earned doctorates of law studies from Shaw University and Howard University in Washington, D.C. She returned to her home co and served … Continue reading
Colombia was one of the first town in the Americas founded by former slaves. 400 years later, its residents still hold on to their African roots. https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Faljazeera%2Fvideos%2F10155033864388690%2F&show_text=0&width=560 Aljazeera Facebook Continue reading
We always try to protect our children, sisters, mothers, aunties and friends from creeps who have the opportunity to potentially affect us negatively – mentally, emotionally, financially and physically. however, we always ignore the big elephant in the room that is the continuos danger for women everyday. Male Privilege. This video by MENSXP explains why. … Continue reading
Taraji P. Henson plays Johnson in the film Hidden Figures, but here are 5 things you may not know. Katherine is an African American physicist and mathematician. In 2015, Johnson received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She sang in the choir of Carver Presbyterian Church for fifty years. Johnson and her husband have six grandchildren … Continue reading
For those of us who didn’t catch the Grammy’s here is a quick recap on what some of our fav’s wore. All pictures sourced from http://www.usmagazine.com/stylish/pictures/grammys-2017-red-carpet-fashion-what-the-stars-wore-w466461/giuliana-rancic-w466464 Continue reading
Charlotte Makgomo Mannya was born in Ramokgopa in the Polokwane (Pietersburg) District on April 7 1874. She received a missionary education at Edwards Memorial School in the Eastern Cape in the early 1880s. In 1885, after the discovery of diamonds, Maxeke moved to Kimberley with her family. While in Kimberley, she became a teacher. She … Continue reading
Florence Onyebuchi “Buchi” Emecheta was born in the Nigerian city of Lagos on 21 July in 1944. Her family was very poor and her mother did not have a formal education. The family only had enough money to send her brother to school. Her father passed away when she was eight years old but Emecheta was discovered by … Continue reading
Le’jemalik: Where Tradition and Women Empowerment Meet Meet Huda Quhshi the founder of Le’jemalik Beauty Salon, located in Brooklyn, New York. Le’jemalik (“for your beauty” in Arabic) is a salon that primarily caters to hijab wearing Muslim women. In some traditions of Islam it’s forbidden for women to show their hair to men outside of … Continue reading
Little things to do for your loved one We live in this fast-paced, technology-filled world where we often forget those closest to us. Often I watch my friends, family members, people around me and wonder why they treat their significant others, so ordinarily. How come they go for days on end not on “talking terms”? … Continue reading
At only 16 years of age Yara Sayeh Shahidi is dropping some serious knowledge in this video. Take a look. Continue reading
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