Erna Grasz, Founder of Asante Africa Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to educating girls of East Africa, released the following statement on UN’s International Day of the Girl. Asante Africa Foundation partners with local African communities to address the root causes preventing girls from receiving a quality education. Their programs have kept nearly 360,000 students in …
Video: Watch ‘Moments Girls Talk’ Discuss Men in Domestic Abuse Situations
This episode of Moments Girls Talk focuses on Men in Domestic Abuse. Orezi shares his brush with verbal lashing from an ex-girlfriend and how he handled it. Co-host Bolanle Olukanni shares the one-time she slapped an ex-boyfriend. And according to Andre Blaze, ‘It is BS when a man says the woman got beaten up because …
69-Year-Old Fashion Model, Entrepreneur and Dietitian Maye Musk to Join the COVERGIRL Family
COVERGIRL today announced Maye Musk, legendary fashion and beauty model, as their latest addition to the lineup of fierce women leading the charge in breaking boundaries in beauty. A working model who just walked the Fashion Week runways at age 69, Musk is a true testament to unapologetically embracing one’s unique beauty. COVERGIRL believes makeup …
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson Statement on Hurricane Irma Preparedness
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) issued the following statement as Hurricane Irma moves across the Caribbean: “Hurricane Irma could become a major and life-threatening storm. Destructive winds, storm surge, dangerous surf, heavy rainfall and flash flooding are all possible,” said Congresswoman Wilson. “Though the location of Hurricane Irma’s landfall is unpredictable, history has shown that …
TED Talk: Nigerian artist Laolu Senbanjo shares ‘The Sacred Art of the Ori’ and his Beyonce ‘Lemonade’ collaboration story
Laolu Senbanjo gave a TED Talk at the TED2017 Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, CA in April 2017. His talk, “Sacred Art of the Ori” is now on TED.com His talk shares his experience and making a life-altering decision to give up his profession as Human Rights Lawyer to chase his dream of doing Art …