My Journey with ADHD
I started to suspect that I had ADHD my first year of middle (intermediate) school, although I didn’t have a word for it at the time. ADHD stands for attention …
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Juneteenth in the US, Resisting FGC, and Rugby World Cup in Africa
How Africans In The U.S Diaspora Can Celebrate Juneteenth (TanTV) Happy Juneteenth! #Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the US that marks the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. @TanTVStudios shares …
Shortlisted writers and girls’ education champion
2022 Shortlisted Writers (Caine Prize) The shortlisted winners of the AKO Caine Prize for African Writing were announced yesterday! Congratulations to all and be sure to read their work! #AKOCainePrize …
Fenty Beauty, global nursing award, and African Women Leaders Network launch
Why Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty is expanding into Africa (Quartz) “I’ve had the pleasure and the privilege to spend time on the continent and those experiences never leave you. Now, being …
Somali-French artist opens gallery in Paris and US Soccer makes a landmark deal
US Soccer agrees to equal pay deal (CNN) ⚽️ The US Soccer Federation agreed to a deal yesterday that achieves equal pay! This move helps set the standard for the …
New White House Press Secretary, a new HQ, and the Women’s March 2022
Karine Jean-Pierre is set to become the first Black and openly LGBTQ White House Press Secretary (Black Enterprise) Congrats to Karine Jean-Pierre! https://www.blackenterprise.com/karine-jean-pierre-is-set-to-become-the-first-black-and-openly-lgbtq-white-house-press-secretary/ Women’s March 2022—Roe v. Wade Protesters to …
Funding women of color -led businesses and #EarthDay2022
Durban floods: Is it a consequence of climate change? (BBC). Today is Earth Day! While we celebrate, we also are thinking about those impacted by the Durban floods and the …
Youth-Led Summit Makes Its Debut in Liberia
For youth without youth? Not here! The first West Africa Regional Adolescent Girls Summit in Liberia from April 12- 14 has youth working together to bring a vision of girls’ …
Your Women’s Day Inspo✨ #IWD2022
For International Women’s Day 2022, celebrate women who inspire you! “Women Are” International Women’s Day Video We are kicking off #IWD2022 with this energizer from our International Women’s Day initiative in 2020. Check out the video here:https://www.facebook.com/MemunatuMagazine/videos/513279299588241 Share Your …
Black woman nominee for US Supreme Court, Uganda’s first wildlife veterinarian, and TIME’s Women of the Year 2022
(CNN) Biden nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to be first Black woman to sit on Supreme Court. US Congresswoman Frederica Wilson of Florida said she “never dreamed that, in her lifetime, …