Luvvie Ajayi is a Nigerian-American author known for her brilliant insights into popular culture and human behavior, and for challenging readers to make the world a better place. Born in Nigeria in 1985, Ajayi came to the United States when she was nine years old. After studying psychology at the University of Illinois at…
It’s been eight years of his life—the Obama girls grew into young women, and Michelle made the White House a home for her family. So what is Obama doing during the final days of his presidency? Of course, the President is aiding Trump during the transition. However, he’s certainly making sure that there are…
Everyone remembers the photo of a hiker and Hillary Clinton crossing paths on a hiking trail just days after her devastating loss to President-elect Donald Trump.The image shows hiker Margot Gerster and her daughter posing with Clinton, telling her friends on Facebook, “She hugged me and thanked me and we exchanged some sweet pleasantries,…
As the holiday season winds down in the final days of December, millions of people around the world get in a festive and celebratory mood that may involve making certain promises that they are unlikely to fulfill. New Year’s resolutions are popular in Western culture; as a result of globalization, these hopeful intentions are…
With Kwanzaa about to begin, this is the perfect time to talk about the most important part of any celebration: the food. Traditionally, Kwanzaa food is a mix of many different flavors and styles, from African staples like groundnut stew to Caribbean favorites like jerk chicken. One of the few foods you’ll find across…
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and South Africans across the country are getting ready to celebrate their version of this year’s holiday. Christmas is a public holiday in South Africa and very popular in the major cities and small towns. According to a recent article by Saintinfo, nearly two-thirds of South…
Due to historic British influence, many of Kenya’s current Christmas traditions were adapted from those of Great Britain. Christmas celebrations and traditions in Kenya are similar in many ways to the typical North American Christmas traditions, but they are also different in some unique ways. One way to say “Merry Christmas” in Kenya is…
With more than 80 percent of the population in Liberia practicing Christianity, the Advent season and Christmas are celebrated by families around the country. The traditional order of celebrations are guided by the ecclesiastical calendar; however, most parishes will hold Midnight Mass or nativity services on the Sunday closest to Christmas instead of on…
Nana Akufo-Addo is the newest President-elect of Ghana, hoping to make some serious changes to the country during his tenure in the office. Akufoo-Addo was born on March 29, 1944, in Accra to a prominent royal and political family. Nana Akufo-Addo is married to Rebecca Griffiths-Randolph, his second wife, and has five children. After…
Did you know that Christmas comes twice a year? Well not really, but Ethiopians celebrate this revered holiday on January 7th instead of December 25th. The later date is due to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church using the old Julian calendar, which puts Christ’s birthday about a week or so later than the rest of the…
