When Turay was eleven, her mother died and although she believed those around her would be empathetic, just ten days after losing her mother, she was subjected to FGM. She recounted the experience as being more painful than losing a parent.
Widely recognized in New York for his twice-a-week dance and drumming classes at Cumbe, Diomande draws on diverse traditions from Ivory Coast. He learned how to dance and play the drum as a child living in Toufinga, a small farming village in the northwestern part of the country, and still enjoys it so much that his weekly sessions are usually donation-based or cost less than $20.
Davido's 2019 album was titled, A Good Time, and on November 12th, 2020, he released his 2020 album titled, A Better Time - giving listeners the impression that this year's album was set to be even better than the last. He delivered precisely that - an album filled with infectious melodies.
This week, Orji debuted yet another fashion campaign which is also a call-to-action. Her #EndSARS campaign is a remake of Tiwa Savage’s "49-99" music video originally directed by Meji Alabi of JM Films and calls for continued dialogue about the injustices taking place in Nigeria.
Nigerian youths and their supporters have been peacefully protesting in Nigeria for about two weeks and Nigerians in America have joined in.
