At 21, OAP and Media Personality— Simi Drey is the Youngest African to Win The Future Awards
Born and bred in London but a Nigerian girl at heart, Simi Drey is a First Class Degree Holder in Broadcasting, Journalism and Media Communications. She is an award winning Broadcaster who has worked in television and radio stations across the UK and Nigeria and has interviewed a vast array of celebrities including Femi […]
#LLAInterview: ”Your work, your purpose, and your passions are always attainable. It’s simply a matter of how bad you want it…” Taelor Salmon, Jamaican-American Entrepreneur, Founder of Cadence Candles Co.
Taelor Salmon was born in Wasington, D.C. and raised in Fort Washington, M.D. She studied Economics at The College of William and Mary where she played 4 years of D1 women’s lacrosse. Being raised by successful entrepreneur immigrant parents (her father is from Kingston, Jamaica), it was a seeming path for Taelor to follow along […]
”If you focus on creating quality products that solve real time challenges, there will always be opportunities to monetize your solution”- Brenda Katwesigye, Co-Founder Of Wazi Recycling Industries
Ugandan entrepreneur, Brenda Katwesigye wanted to become a medical doctor since she was a little girl. She was so interested in the health sector and wanted to make a difference. However, her medical doctor dreams did not happen. She went ahead to become a telecommunications engineer but realized that she could still do something to […]
Former First Lady of the US and World’s Most Admired Woman, Michelle Obama Has Earned a Grammy Nomination for Her Book ‘Becoming’
Michelle Obama has earned a Grammy nomination for her book, ‘Becoming’. The former first lady and world’s most admired woman is up for the Best Spoken Word Album award for the audio book version of her memoir, which came out in November 2018. Fellow nominees in the category include members of the Beastie […]
Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE is pushing the narrative that girls do STEM too through Stemettes
Anne-Marie Osawemwenze Ore-Ofe Imafidon MBE is a British computing, mathematics and language child prodigy. She is one of the youngest to pass two GCSEs in two different subjects while in primary school. At the age of 11, Anne-Marie Imafidon passed her computing A-Level. By 20, she was one of the youngest to ever […]
23-Year-Olds Somali-American Women Have Won City Council Seats In Maine And Minnesota
Oppressive policies towards immigrants and the xenophobic attitude that has been taken up by the US President Donald Trump and his supporters are fortunately not impeding less traditional candidates from gaining political power. Trump’s time in office has ironically seen more and more minorities find their way into the political class. One of them is […]
Nigeria Launches First National Sexual Offenders Register
Nigeria has launched its first national sexual offenders register, setting up a database of those convicted for sexual violence in a move seen as an important step towards clamping down on abuse. The “Sexual Offender Register” will contain the names of all those prosecuted for sexual violence since 2015. One in four Nigerian women are […]
#CareerConversationsWithLLA: ”As you grow in your career, it’s important to pay mentorship forward by mentoring others” ~ Adesola Ade-Unuigbe, Head of Content, Bella Naija
Adesola Ade-Unuigbe is the Head of Content at BellaNaija. She started off as an Editorial Assistant at BellaNaija and in less than five years became the Head of Content at 28. Through strategic leadership and innovation, she grew its social media presence with 1.5 million followers on Twitter and over one million on Instagram. On […]
#IDEVAW2019— Orange the World: Generation Equality Stands Against Rape
Celebrated annually November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women seeks to raise awareness about the fact that women around the world are subject to rape, domestic violence and other forms of violence. It also aims to highlight that the scale and true nature of the issue is often hidden. […]
#LadyBossInterview: “My Passion is to See Fuller Busted Women Embrace their Curves, Feel Amazing and Confident” ~ Wendy Karira Waweru – Founder, MyCurves
Wendy Karira Waweru is passionate about making women embrace and love their bodies unconditionally. The idea of starting her company came to her from wishing that someone would open a store to sell underwear for plus size women. Wendy then went for a Bra Fit training course in the UK, got accredited as a Bra […]