Black women in the media

Jul 25

23-Year-Old Nigerian Author Lands Seven-Figure Film Deal With African Fantasy Novel

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Photo courtesy of Tomi Adeyemi's Instagram Written by Sharee Silerio 23-year-old Tomi Adeyemi, a Nigerian-American writer and creative writing coach, is following in the footsteps of Margot Lee Shetterly, author of the book-turned-hit-film Hidden Figures. Continue Reading Like Shetterly, Ayedemi’s first book, Children Of Blood And Bone is being developed as a movie, even though it hasn’t been published yet!…

Dec 18

Ava DuVernay Has Been Named One Of The ‘World’s Greatest Leaders’

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By Sharee Silerio Ava DuVernay, an award-winning screenwriter, producer, director and distributor of independent films, has been named on Fortune Magazine’s “World’s Greatest Leaders” list. Continue Reading The annual list, in its fourth year, critiques focusing on the negative things leaders do and instead aims to pay homage to people around the world who “excel at leading effectively in today’s…

Dec 18

Watch This Poet Highlight The Beauty of Being A Vitiligo Model In 60 Seconds

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Pictured, Vitiligo model, Carlene AJ Last week, poet Khloe Dosh took to Instagram to highlight the struggles of living with Vitiligo in a 60-second video. Continue Reading Dosh starts off with a very powerful quote. "Ignorance is bliss. That's how the saying goes. Right?" She continues. "But what is blissful about a society treating your skin as if it will…

Jul 25

Everyday Ppl Founder Shares Overcoming Social Anxiety While Building Popular Brunch Party

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Pictured, Saada Ahmed, Co-founder of Everyday Ppl In 2012, Saada Ahmed, co-founded the popular brunch Everyday Ppl. Since it's launch in New York, the popular brunch/day party has traveled across the country to cities like DC, Philly, LA, Chicago, Miami and several others. Continue Reading The popular day party has grown tremendously, amassing nearly 50K followers on Instagram. But most…

Dec 18

Johns Hopkins Brings On Its First Black Female Neurosurgeon Resident

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Johns Hopkins has just welcomed its first Black female neurosurgeon resident. Her name is Nancy Abu-Bonsrah. Continue Reading The Ghanian-born medical student received the news last week during "Match Day." It's a day where medial students find out exactly where they were selected. Although she is the first Black female resident, it will still be a few years before she…

Black women in the media

23-Year-Old Nigerian Author Lands Seven-Figure Film Deal With African Fantasy Novel

Ava DuVernay Has Been Named One Of The ‘World’s Greatest Leaders’

Watch This Poet Highlight The Beauty of Being A Vitiligo Model In 60 Seconds

Everyday Ppl Founder Shares Overcoming Social Anxiety While Building Popular Brunch Party

Johns Hopkins Brings On Its First Black Female Neurosurgeon Resident

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