Award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie addresses Harvard’s Class of 2018 on Class Day, May 23, 2018. A Nigerian-born writer whose work has been translated into more than 30 languages, Adichie is the author of the novels “Purple Hibiscus,” which won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award; “Half of a Yellow Sun,” which …
When an athlete gets signed to a professional team, we focus on his or her skills/expertise and rarely expect to hear such athlete’s opinions on sociopolitical issues. The same holds for musicians, and other creatives. In fact, many get upset when these aforementioned personalities air their sociopolitical views. In contrast, when a famous Nigerian novelist …
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is opening a new exhibit this week called “Watching Oprah.” It’s a celebration of Oprah Winfrey’s legacy. Oprah’s best friend, Gayle King, previewed the exhibit with Oprah on Wednesday where the media mogul saw it for the first time. Watch the video below: Ladybrille MagazineFounded …
Watch Michelle Obama and Tracee Ellis Ross in conversation at the 2018 United State of Women Summit on May 5, 2018, Los Angeles. The duo talk education, parenting, empowering girls, politics, and much more. Photo Credit: ABC News Ladybrille MagazineFounded in 2007, Ladybrille® Magazine is a California based pioneer digital publication demystifying the image of …
The chief executive officer of RED, Adebola Williams; chief of staff to the chief credit officer, Barclays Africa Group, Sizwe Damane; founder of Joy, Inc., Chude Jideonwo; aviation finance consultant, Makoena Mabusela; and popular actress and film director, Omoni Oboli are among the emerging African leaders announced to be part of the prestigious Archbishop Desmond …
It has been a long time since business travel was just a man’s world. Today, there’s almost a 50 percent chance that the person across the desk negotiating an important business deal is a woman. To further its mission of empowering all women to achieve economic independence, Dress for Success announced yesterday that it is …