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Veteran Singer Dolly Parton Made CoronaVirus Vaccine Possible.

Dolly Parton, the American singer, has notably contributed to the research efforts of scientists working to create the Moderna vaccine. At the onset of the pandemic in early 2020, Parton collaborated with the Vanderbilt University Medical Centre to create awareness about the search for a vaccine, safety measures and the importance of wearing facemasks. The…

ByAngel Nduka-NwosuJanuary 9, 20220Comments

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The Brunel Poetry Prize Renamed After Bernadine Evaristo

The Brunel International Poetry Prize will now be known as The Evaristo African Poetry Prize, in honour of poet, writer and literary critic Bernadine Evaristo. Founded by Bernadine Evaristo in 2013, the formerly called Brunel Poetry Prize had as a primary aim the discovery of new and emerging voices on the continent with the general…

ByAngel Nduka-NwosuJanuary 5, 20220Comments

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Hajia Kaltume Gana

Kaltume Bulama Gana is an artist and younger sister of Nigeria Ambassador to Malawi, Amb. Mohammed Lawan Gana. One of her notable works is the painting of ‘Queen Amina’ for Zumunta Association Washington DC, USA. She is married with a child. Early life Kaltume Gana was born December 1964 in Kano state to a homemaker/…

ByAisha Kabiru MohammedJanuary 5, 20220Comments

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Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou was an American writer, poet, and civil rights activist. Her works, which include seven autobiographies, three books of essays, and several books of poetry, are considered a defense of black culture. She played a role in the civil rights movement and worked with Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. Early Life and Education…

ByDocument WomenDecember 15, 20210Comments

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Maimuna Dada-Sare Abdullahi

Maimuna Dada-Sare Abdullahi (1918-1984) was a Northern Nigerian writer, a nurse, a teacher and an administrator. Her decade-long romantic relationship with Rupert East challenged the cultural and social assumptions of Colonial Northern Nigeria. Early life Maimuna Dada Sare was born in Gola, in 1918 in the Bajama district of Adamawa province of Northern Nigeria. When…

ByDocument WomenDecember 8, 20210Comments

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Ama Ata Aidoo

Ama Ata Aidoo is a Ghanaian author, poet, playwright, and academic. She is the first published African woman dramatist, and some of her notable works include The Dilemma of a Ghost, Anowa, and Our Sister Killjoy: or Reflections from a Black-eyed Squint. Aidoo was the Minister of Education in Ghana under the Jerry Rawlings administration.…

ByDocument WomenDecember 1, 20210Comments

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Rachita Sharma

Rachita Sharma is an Indian tech entrepreneur, financial literacy advocate and women's rights activist. Her major goal is the leveraging of digital technology to improve efficiency and customer profitability. Education and Career Rachita Sharma obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematical Sciences from Delhi University and her Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Marketing & Finance…

ByDocument WomenNovember 24, 20210Comments

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Ladi Kwali’s influence on the Art in Northern Nigeria

I Imagine a young Ladi Kwali. Learning the coiling system from her Aunt, unknown to her that she would influence a modern form of art. Hadiza Ladi Kwali was born to an extended family of female potters in the small village of Kwali, present Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, in 1925 (Other…

ByDocument WomenNovember 17, 20210Comments

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Shari-Ann Henry

Shari-Ann Henry is a Jamaican activist, political enthusiast, research associate, writer, and the founder of Love Your Skin, Appreciate Your Melanin - an initiative created to encourage the love of black skin and discourage bleaching. Early Life and Education Shari-Ann Henry was born on the 4th of March in Kingston, Jamaica, to Ann Allen and…

ByDocument WomenNovember 10, 20211Comment

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Aisha Bakari Gombi (The Boko Haram Huntress)

Aisha Bakari Gombi or the Boko Haram Huntress as Al Jazeera's documentary addressed uses her hunting skills to find and take down Boko haram terrorists in Adamawa. She was born and raised near the Sambisa forest, the headquarters of Boko Haram. She is one of the few women who have been recruited by the Nigerian…

ByDocument WomenNovember 3, 20211Comment

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