Author: Hillary Essien
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Around The World In 5
This week, we’re sharing five articles that highlight the neglect of and discrimination against black women across the globe:
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Justice for Keren Akpagher
This is a story of 14-year-old Keren-Happuch Aondodoo Akpagher a Boarding student of Premiere Academy Lugbe, Abuja who died on the 22nd of June, 2021.
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And The Nominees Are; Afrobeats Crooner Niniola and Record-Breaking Simi
Simi had earlier set a record as the first African female artist to reach 100 million streams on Audiomack and Niniola got inducted into the Grammy Recording Academy Class of 2021.
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Flash floods, Miss Universe and Women in Menswear; Around The World In 5
Floods wrecking communities in Bangladesh has raised concerns over the state of pregnant women in the country. O
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And The Nominees Are: Genre-Fluid Songstresses Tiwa Savage and Falana
Both Tiwa Savage and Falana continue to break barriers in their music and story telling.
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Around The World In 5: Equal Pay, Protests and Roe v. Wade
This week, the women of the world face a world where their reproductive rights are uncertain.
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Following Roe v. Wade’s Rollback, Sierra Leone Moves to Decriminalise Abortion
The Safe Motherhood and Reproductive Health Act has been approved by Mr Bio’s cabinet and has now passed to parliament for approval. If passed, the new legislation will overturn a strict ban on abortions.
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America’s History of Medical Misogynoir
One significant test of a society’s strength is how well its healthcare endures under pressure. The COVID-19 pandemic provided an insight into how neglected black women were in the American healthcare system.
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Author, Poet, Playwright, and Academic. Ama Ata Aidoo
In 1992, Ama Ata Aidoo won the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best Book (Africa) for her novel Changes. Her collection of poems, Someone Talking To Sometime, won the Nelson Mandela Prize for Poetry in 1987.
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Chasing Insurgents through the Sahel: Aisha Bakari Gombi, The Boko Haram Huntress
Aisha’s bravery and keen hunting abilities have earned her the title of ‘Queen Hunter’ from the locals.