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January 1994, I was only 7years old. It was a cold, dry typical African morning. The tension in the hospital waiting room was almost palpable. The only sounds I could hear over the shrieking of the harmattan wind as it blew through the trees in the premises was of my mother and aunts sobbing. We had all rushed to the local hospital to visit an uncle who was reported to have collapsed at his home while preparing for work. Uncle Padosa and my father had a close friendship that even predated my parents' marriage and he was my dad's lawyer.

The Afrobeats and R&B song, If, by Nigerian artist, Davido can be described as a ballad with a love theme.

After being named Best Actor at the 2019 Academy Awards in Los Angeles, Rami Malek spoke with emotion: “I am the son of immigrants from Egypt—a first-generation American, and part of my story is being written right now. ... I could not be more grateful to each and every one of you, and everyone who believed in me for this moment.”

Technology has democratized information and empowered demographics previously left in the shadows. Above all, tech in this era has given women at large a voice that was previously shuttered and ignored.