The first African American contestant to win National Spelling Bee is now aiming for Harvard, the NBA and NASA Congrats to Zaila Avant-garde on her amazing (and historic) spelling bee win! 👑🐝 #BlackGirlMagic https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/08/us/spelling-bee-winner-zaila-avant-garde/index.html
Kenyan Veronica Moraa Becomes First Black Woman to be Appointed RAF Honorary Air Commodore in the UK Congrats to Veronica Moraa Pickering, who has become the first black woman (and Kenyan) in the UK to be appointed the Royal Air Force (RAF) Honorary Air Commodore. Read about her here ✈️ https://www.mwakilishi.com/article/diaspora-news/2021-07-06/kenyan-veronica-moraa-becomes-first-black-woman-to-be-appointed
Africa: Harnessing the Power of Sport for Generation Equality Who else is watching #EURO2020 🙋🏾♀️? “Sport is an important vehicle for girls to be leaders” – Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (Executive Director, UN Women). While making commitments at #GenerationEquality Forum, leaders reminded us that sport is a major force for #genderequality & empowerment. https://allafrica.com/stories/202107020088.html
