In an hour-long television broadcast interview which premiered in December 2016 on CBS, Michelle Obama, The First Lady of United States, gave her farewell interview to Oprah Winfrey. Sitting with the media mogul to discuss her journey and experiences in the white house she explained what allowed her to stand in her own truth and …
In the last quarter of 2016, Nigerian-American author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was an invited guest to the Netherlands to share her view on feminism. The event took place at Library of Atria and was live streamed. Adichie’s book ‘We should all be feminists’ has been translated to Dutch: “Wij moeten allemaal feminist zijn.” During the …
Lisa Nichols, Ladybrille Woman Alum and founder of ‘Motivating the Masses,’ was a speaker at the S.H.E. Summit held in the last quarter of 2016. Nichols shared powerful words that includes getting to define your own rhythm, and being ready for who you are becoming. It’s a speech that is sure to help stir you …
Fortune Magazine just concluded its annual Fortune’Most Powerful Women’ Summit. This year’s event was held in Laguna Niguel, California from October 17-19, 2016, and featured some really interesting conversations affecting women in business and leadership. The 2016 theme was ‘Building a Better Future,’ and participants included Apple Senior Vice President Angela Ahrendts, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative …
Saran Kaba Jones, Face Africa Founder, Ladybrille Woman ‘Alum’ and all around brilliant woman, has some very inspiring words to motivate you if you ever think of giving up! On October 16, 2016, Jones shared the following note on her social media pages: “This day 2 years ago, I had one of the most epic and …
Chimamanda Adichie, in a project commissioned by The New York Times, joins Gloria Steneim, Jon Meacham, & Rashida Jones to write Thank you’ notes to Michelle Obama. Read Adichie’s note. ________________________________________ She had rhythm, a flow and swerve, hands slicing air, body weight moving from foot to foot, a beautiful rhythm. In anything else but …