#LLANews – Mcdonald’s Appoints Tiffanie Boyd As New U.S. Chief People Officer
Fast-food giant McDonald’s is moving toward making their senior leadership more diverse. This week, the corporation announced the appointment of Tiffanie Boyd to assume the role of senior vice president U.S chief people officer. The former General Mills human resources manager brings a vast amount of experience working in a range of roles including […]
#LLACareerToolkit – 5 Career Tips on Navigating The Workplace by Otegha Uwagba
Otegha Uwagba is the author of Little Black Book and founder of Women Who, a community for working women with events that link them up. Having worked in both advertising (BBDO) and branded content (Vice Media) Otegha now has her own book, blog, newsletter, podcast, events programme and freelance writing career. Her book “Little […]
#LLABlog – 5 African Female Innovators Blazing The Trail in Tackling Covid-19
In the wave of the coronavirus pandemic this year, we have incredible African women who were at the forefront of tackling Covid-19 and delivering innovative solutions to Africa’s challenges. These women have shown ingenuity in rebuilding Africa and contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal 3; Good health and Wellbeing. We have […]
#SheWritesWoman – Learn How To Care For Yourself In Uncertain Times With Hauwa Ojeifo
In light of recent events, She Writes Woman Mental Health Initiative is inviting everyone to their webinar on Friday, the 20th of November 2020. “We really don’t know just how much these past few months have affected us,” mentioned Executive Director, Hauwa Ojeifo. “There’s a lot of trauma we all have to unload. […]
#LLABlog – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Crowned ‘Winner of Winners’ of the Women’s Prize for Fiction
On Thursday 12 November 2020, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been awarded the Women’s Prize for Fiction ‘Winner of Winners’ for her novel Half of a Yellow Sun. The Women’s Prize for Fiction is awarded for the best full-length novel of the year written in English and published in the United Kingdom. The Prize champions […]
#LLANews – Access Bank Plc appoints Omosalewa Fajobi as Non-Executive Director
Omosalewa Fajobi has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director. She is an experienced legal luminary and has worked in various sectors such as the financial, investment and legal services industry. She is currently an Operating Director at Tengen Family Office Ltd. Her area of expertise includes: negotiation, business risk management and financial analysis. Omosalewa […]
#LLANews – Nigerian dancer and choreographer, Kafayat Shafau-Ameh receives Honorary Doctorate Degree From ESCAE Benin University
In recognition of the influence her art, Nigerian dance veteran, Kafayat Shafau-Ameh also known as Kaffy has been awarded Honorary Doctorate Degree from ESCAE Benin University The award was conferred in recognition of Kaffy’s giant strides as a ‘pioneer in the business of dance in Africa’. It was presented at a ceremony which held in […]
#LLABlog – Meet Sydney Barber, First Black woman to serve as U.S. Naval Academy brigade commander
Midshipman 1st Class Sydney Barber will be the first Black woman to serve as a brigade commander at the U.S. Naval Academy, officials announced on Monday. Barber will hold the highest leadership position within the brigade for the spring semester, the 16th woman to hold the position since women were allowed to attend the Naval […]
#LadyCreative – Lizl Naude, Founder of Lilly Loompa Creative launches her new My Africa Lap Desk
Lizl Naude is a Social Entrepreneur from Cape Town, South Africa. She heads up her design business Lilly Loompa, a company that creates beautiful homeware made by upcycling waste material. Lizl is a self-taught designer and initially started designing and making furniture because she couldn’t afford to buy new pieces to furnish her home. As […]
#LLABlog – Meet Lt. Christine Angel Hughes, Founder of Sisters Of The Skies
Lt. Christine Angel Hughes, currently a U.S. Coast Guard pilot, founded the organization in 2015. Hughes is one of four children, born to Haitian immigrants in New Jersey, and had the idea and determination to become a pilot at a very young age. “I first realized I wanted a career in aviation when I […]