Women You Should Know: Former President of the UN General Assembly – Angie Elisabeth Brooks
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Women You Should Know: Former President of the UN General Assembly – Angie Elisabeth Brooks

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

This is How Male Privilege Becomes Dangerous For Women
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This is How Male Privilege Becomes Dangerous For Women

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

5 Things You Should Know About Katherine Johnson
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5 Things You Should Know About Katherine Johnson

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

Le’jemalik Salon & Boutique
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Le’jemalik Salon & Boutique

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