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Chennai: There is quite a celebration in the two-room tenement where Shalini Munnuswamy lives with her parents. Rescued from bonded labour when …

Without data on women’s lives, we’ll never affect global change. Lilly Ledbetter worked at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company for 19 years …

Ranchi: A passionate footballer at 17, Sunita Kumari, who lives in a village outside of Ranchi, was recently the youngest speaker in …

The percentage of black students attending college has increased over the last 30 years Black women are now the most educated group in …

I happened to be in Kathmandu when the 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit. It was Saturday, April 25, 2015, and I was in the city with …

At the age of 23 I applied for full-time positions as a senior accountant with no intention of working five days a …

“We see each English word as a brick which helps a girl to construct her dream.” RAHEB HOMAVANDI/REUTERS Unlike these children at a …

Yass, Queen!  Miss USA 2016 has been named, and it’s Miss District of Columbia USA Deshauna Barber who took home the crown.  …

Ok. So this isn’t your typical vlog post, I know prayer and other religious type conversations are kept for pastors, priests and …

Proud moment It’s a triple honour as three Olashore alumni from the Ajibade family graduate as Medical Doctors. Known for its high …

“THE DAY I TRENDED FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS WAS A TURNING POINT FOR ME” Entertainers/ Celebrities are humans too; they feel …

Isoken Ogiemwonyi, founder of ZAZAII will join the 2016 class of the Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance, a network of highly educated young African …

Ndidi Obioha Sunday, 29th of May, 2016, was a landmark day in Lagos as one of Nigeria’s most stylish event consultant and …

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday hosted the members of the Southern Governor’s Wives Forum, when they paid a courtesy visit to the Lagos …

Omoni Oboli, Adesua Etomi, Linda Ejiofor and Chioma Onyenwe are four strong women that have put in their best in to their …

From music star Taylor Swift and media mogul Oprah Winfrey to Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, Forbes has put together the …

Formerly a predominantly Jewish suburb of Johannesburg, Yeoville has over the past two decades become a hub for immigrants throughout the continent. …

3.8 million foreign-born blacks, mostly from Africa and the Caribbean, now make up the fabric of the United States, with that number …

We understand that police violence and gun crimes are two parts of the same systemic problem. If only news media saw that, …

Over 300 key New Media players – Nigerian brand custodians, agency representatives, social media influencers, celebrities, and subject matter experts participated in …

In Malawi a packet of sanitary towels can cost a whole day’s pay, and girls often miss school because the cotton strips …

A Pakistani group has come under fire for drafting a so-called women’s protection bill that suggests a husband can “lightly beat” his …

Abuja — President Muhammadu Buhari has set aside N1.6 billion for the empowerment of women. He announced this during his broadcast to …