Welcome to the Team: Julia Pierce
Julia Pierce is an eye doctor who practices just outside Washington DC, in Northern Virginia. She graduated from the New England College of Optometry (located in Boston) with her doctorate …
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Girls’ Self Esteem and Leadership
According to a national survey by the Dove Self-Esteem Fund, 7 in 10 girls believe that they are not good enough or do not measure up in some way. This …
Event: Celebrate African Women this Women’s History Month
Women’s history month is in full swing, and what better time to celebrate inspiring women around the world? The Memunatu African Voices Fundraiser is the perfect way to do just …
Finding Empowerment Through Art
Nearly a year after moving to the United States from Kenya, Eclipsed was one of my first exposures to Afrocentric art stateside. The story follows a resilient group of Liberian …
Empowering Young Women Through Sports
For the past 31 years in U.S., February 2 has been marked as National Girls & Women in Sports Day. It’s a time to celebrate the accomplishments women have made …
Welcome to the Team: Nenelwa
Born in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, and raised in Western, Massachusetts, my bi cultural upbringing often challenged my ideas of female agency and power, since I never fit into either …
Welcome to the Team: Kelsey
Hi! My name is Kelsey Amadeo-Luyt, and I will be an Editorial Intern for Memunatu Magazine this spring. I am a sophomore at Georgetown University studying Regional and Comparative Studies …
Welcome to the Team: Aubrey
Hey! My name is Aubrey Gelpieryn and I’m a Junior at American University studying Political Science and Journalism. On campus, I’m a DJ for the student-run radio station and an …
Welcome to the Team: Frannie
Hello, everyone! My name is Frannie Murray, and I hail from Cheyenne, Wyoming. As a senior in Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, I am one semester away from graduating …
Welcome to the Team: Ashley
Hi! My name is Ashley Lane and I am a Development Intern at Memunatu Magazine for Spring 2017. I am currently a freshman in the Edmund A. Walsh School of …