By- Aditi Maheshwari Scheena Donia is playing multiple roles as an image coach, a communication consultant, a mother of four children, and a very active blogger on social media channels. She has now written a comic book. “C’est Maman qui commande” (It’s Mom who orders) has just been released in France and French-speaking African countries. Though she lives in Paris, she remains innate to her Gabonese roots. “I wanted to write this book so that children, like me Afro-descendants, or not, also see what their daily lives are like in a comic book. The idea of representation is essential. I also wanted to honour African mothers who are often caricatured when shown on TV, in boubou, always angry… and not necessarily in their diversity. I wanted to show that there is not only one way to be a mother and a black mother. We don’t all live in the country.…
How To Be an Eco-Tourist
By Goodnews Buekor
Travelling is such an exciting experience, but have you ever imagined or thought about the outcome travelling has on the world’s environment and, consequently, on that region’s inhabitants? While travelling can be fun and expose you to new places, ideologies, and concepts, it can negatively impact our wonderful planet.
Nordstrom Honours Black Brands Harlem Candle, The Spice Suite, and More in Celebration of Black History Month
By Aditi Maheshwari
In February, Nordstrom celebrates Black-owned and founded brands through the company’s shoppable Black-Owned and Black-Founded categories.
How To Look Classy On A Low Budget
By Goodnews Buekor
One does not need to be super rich or even a celebrity to look classy or expensive. Looking glamorous is easy when you know and apply a few minimal fashion hacks.
Calmness in Chaos
With increasing stressors and anxiety disorders, therapists, doctors, and traditional healers have developed practical and more accessible strategies to help us manage. The Breathing exercise has been proven as an efficient method to help people relax and stay calm amid chaos and panic attacks. The numerous advantages of the breathing exercise can be observed to have long-term and short-term benefits ranging from an instant feeling of relief decreased heart rates and reduced blood pressure. Breathing exercises are proven to be the body’s built-in stress reliever as it entails a simple respiratory process that incorporates time and serenity as its ingredients.
“Society as a whole benefits from a climate in which all persons, may have the opportunity to earn respect”
Society as a whole benefits immeasurably from a climate in which all persons, regardless of race or gender, may have the opportunity to earn respect, responsibility, advancement, and remuneration based on ability.” – Sandra Day O’ Connor First female associate justice of the Supreme Court of the U.S
The UK Reiterates Its Commitment to Promoting Women’s and Girls’ Rights
British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has reiterated the UK’s commitment to promote women and girls’ rights and help unleash their potential wherever they live.