https://www.bookinterrupted.com/post/my-shameless-love-affair The impact books have on our lives is not limited to the words written between the covers. Some books inspire new thoughts and send us to unexpected places.…
Hello sisters! Today is V-Day! The 'V' in V-Day stands for Victory, Valentine and Vagina! V-Day , February 14, is a global activist movement to end violence against women and girls, started by author, playwright and activist…
Dear Sister Working on the frontline in the Informal Settlement during Covid -19 was so much challenging sometimes since March 2020 I could only tell God in My room how I feel, Mothers and fathers coming for food help was…
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…
Women with disabilities still face a lot of barriers which hinders them from equal participation in economic development activities. These limitations includes myths and harmful traditional misconceptions surrounding…
Hey sisters, greetings from the Eastern part of Uganda. Am so thankful to God for enabling us to hire a communal garden for widows in my community. Through your support and contributions we managed to hire 2 acres of land…
Our CEO Alexia Mays is a black woman who owns one of the most successful consulting firms in the South. Mays Development Group LLC, is the south's leading minority grassroots outreach and research firm. We are innovators…
Ngankak Toko Virginie has more than five years of experience in disability rights. Currently, she is a teacher at Promhandicam, a school that promotes inclusive education for children with disabilities. Having faced…
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…
I will keep this short. "Let's Talk About" was first written and paired with an illustration I posted on Instagram of a nude woman laying down with her legs open. I think some people found it too 'straightforward' just to…
https://www.bookinterrupted.com/post/a-small-spark-can-light-the-way-jus... The impact books have on our lives is not limited to the words written between the covers. Some books inspire new thoughts and send us to unexpected…
Growing as a young girl life has been very challenging.But I sometimes wonder how I overcome these daily challenges. Some years back, I lived with a family(a married man and wife,children grown up and out) here in Cameroon…
I was then 26 years old, living in a council tower block. A qualified nurse, married to a handsome man, with two lovely children. An outwardly ideal family. But also an abused wife. I knew what to do, where to go to report,…
https://www.bookinterrupted.com/post/that-was-easy-music-awakens-the-wil... I want to thank my sister, Sarah Diop, for previously posting this article on World Pulse and for introducing me to the remarkable community that is…
https://www.bookinterrupted.com/post/wild-woman-beauty-tips-and-maybe-an... The impact books have on our lives is not limited to the words written between the covers. Some books inspire new thoughts and send us to unexpected…
Many people want to be part of a book club and to connect with others about big ideas, but find themselves too busy or without access to the material. And yet, the written word and the ideas it expresses can be immensely…
This is such a beautiful space of hope I wanted to share with you one of the pieces I have written. I call them pomes cos they aren't quite poetry (or so I have been told). The art work is a painting of me done by my very…
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…
Gender based violence is one of the touching issue which women/girls go through in society but the power to speak out sometimes is difficult.As Humanitarian/ counsellor on GBV I have come across a lot of terrible encounters.…
On the 25th December 1995 my dad died in a car accident and my mum survived.It was only after 3yrs my mum came to know her husband died that day of the accident because she was rushed to the hospital where she spent 3yrs in…
Note: I wrote this a few years ago and I did not bother to update some parts. I apologize for the confusion. I reposted what I wrote in my blog and shared it here but this time, with a more 'current' perspective and…
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…
