Sahle-Work Zewde: Moving Towards Gender Equality in Ethiopia
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Brianna Lyston: Jamaican Sprinting Phenom Continues Bolt’s Legacy
St. Jago High School student Brianna Lyston is the next big sprinter from a nation known for their sprinters. This is an impressive feat in and of itself, but how about the fact that Usain Bolt’s legacy is now on the back of a 12-year-old girl? That’s right—Brianna has already shattered a ceiling never broken…
Helen Oyeyemi: A Talented Voice for a New Generation
Fresh off a PEN/Open Book award for her 2016 story collection, What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours (Riverhead Books), author Helen Oyeyemi continues to emerge as a voice of global importance. At just 32 years of age, Oyeyemi is already a veteran author of six highly acclaimed books. Oyeyemi was born in Nigeria in 1984 and…
Keeping Kenyan Youth in the Personal Banking “Loop”
Although there are some marked differences between African Millennials and their American counterparts, they share a certain sentiment towards personal banking. In Nairobi, the Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) recognizes that long queues, red tape, and triplicate banking forms are not in the best interest of this customer segment—i.e. account holders born in the 1980s and…
Janet Jackson Splitting from Husband
Just three months after giving birth to her first child, Janet Jackson is reportedly splitting from her husband. The former couple welcomed son Eissa in January. Jackson and husband Wissam Al Mana have been married since 2012. It’s her third marriage, having previously been married to James DeBarge and René Elizondo Jr. Al Mana is a…
