Hi family! I hope everyone is doing great and we are all keeping safe. I am very pleased to share with you one of my recent poem on corporal punishment. This is a true life-story poem. Ending Corporal Punishment in Sierra…
Valentine's Day... This holiday and observance started during the Roman Empire and ended up today as a day of celebration for professing one's love. Get a cup or your favorite beverage, fluff a pillow, have a sit down, and…
So as women, we still have a long way to walk in different parts of the world. Our hearts yearn for acknowledgement, acknowledgement not necessarily as the extraordinary human beings that we are, but at the best of times,…
my dear family these few weeks I was really tense as a community activist working in the biggest Informal settlement we are always invited to meetings to solve problems and find solutions in the Community. Invited to this…
More Amanda Gorman by popular demand... February is Black History Month in the USA. I choose to kick off my celebration with a video of Amanda Gorman ...Poet Laureate, Teacher and Public Speaker. Amanda has a mantra that…
It is the women I love Those women who meet with me in the woods Who call us to circle with their drums Who come to dance ourselves into our own power Those women who call on us to create a shift To find and use our voices…
While responding to some comments in my other post, the discussion has led to some aspects that are within the scope of a performance piece that is very close to my heart. I entitled it "Finding the Mindanao Body" and it…
Cheryl Porter a great singing coach, coaches Liamani, a great child singer. What is so beautiful is greatness teaching great how to be greater. A woman showing a little girl how to be a bigger girl. A woman showing a little…
The data below is from Johns Hopkins University. It is information that applies internationally. Please take a moment to refresh your awareness. We, as an international community must remain vigilant and Covid Conscious!…
Today attending the Thriving Thursday ,made me finally fruitify something that has been at the back of my mind since January .. I was thinking of how I can contribute to bringing world pulse together . And then hearing in…
MY happiness died prematurely,and my life almost came to a standstill. I was impressed to see them painting my name in their hearts, little did I know that one hand was holding a pencil and the other hand was holding an…
Above I have posted my ethnicity breakdown according to Ancestry.com and my DNA. My point in doing this post is to bring attention to the inadequacy of the labels created by racism in America to identify Americans. Please…
Dearest Tam, Happy Birthday. A little belated, but I heard the announcement at the Encourager's Party. I'm so happy for you! And we are so fortunate to have you. Be inspired, uplifted and blessed in all that you do. Continue…
The Levi Lassen Foundation’s Grant Program aims to support a shared society in Israel. The Foundation believes in an Israel where everyone participates in a shared and just society, predicated on the best values of equality…
What is possible when women lead? The most memorable memories I have of my childhood have always been centered around a certain set of rules, well, largely because I’m a girl: 1. Get an education (I’m thankful and lucky to…
I was 4 and half years old when I was taken to school. Nursery that is. I am very petite so that have the kids chances to bully me. I was afraid of going to school. Afraid of passing my exams. I loved school so much but some…
https://www.bookinterrupted.com/post/that-was-easy-music-awakens-the-wild-woman Author: Meredith Kaknevicius -contributing member of Book Interrupted. The impact books have on our lives is not limited to the words written…
UN Women has announced a call for proposals for the 2021 Partners for Elements of UN Women Lebanon’s Annual Workplan to create an enabling environment for the realization of gender equality and women’s empowerment. UN Women…
Weave in and weave out...Stay calm and carry on ♂️ We can get through this pandemic together. Here is a short video I made to share with my creative circle and I am happy to share with you also. Please check out my blog…
Lying in my bed at 11:41am on a Saturday morning, I thought to myself "what have you really done to impact your world?." The response my competition gave didn't sit well with me. And it's not the first time. I would say I've…
The U.S. Mission in Tunisia’s Public Affairs Office (PAO) is pleased to announce that funding is available through the Public Diplomacy Grant Program to promote positive relations between Tunisia and the United States;…
Kamala Harris takes the oath of office, sworn in as Vice-President of the United States (Global News).... https://youtu.be/3uieu7whRE4 Four years after becoming the second Black American senator and first South Asian-…
Please take a moment to listen to this amazing poem created by an amazing, young woman. She stood up and delivered! National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman Recites Poem At Biden Inauguration | MSNBC...... https://youtu.be…
Voting has begun effective Tuesday morning January 18, 2021 in the 2020 Africans Rising Activism Award after official announcement by the Africans Rising for Justice, Peace & Dignity Since the pronouncement, each of the…
The Washington National Cathedral...today January 19th, 2021. A solemn time... With the Doves Installation filmed, the Cathedral Bell Tolls 400 times for 400,000 COVID Deaths in the US. January 19, 2021: Cathedral Bell…