Happy New Week! International Women's Day is just a few days away. Can anyone remember this year's theme? I hope you said: #BalanceforBetter I am an Emotional Creature is a perfect celebration of the uniqueness and diversity that women bring to the table: her intuitiveness, her emotion and her passion.
The 'Celebrating Women Through Poetry' countdown continues! Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou is one of my absolute favorites. It is filled with so much character and verve, just like the lady herself. Enjoy! Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size But when I start … Continue reading Phenomenal Woman
It's a new day in our 'Celebrating Women Through Poetry' series. Missed the first? 'A woman is not a potted plant' by Alice Walker is a must-read. 'Wombed Man' is another special read curated just for you. Enjoy! 'You look so girly' You say that as though it's a crime to be girly. I'm a … Continue reading Wombed Man
As promised in a previous post, we shall be celebrating this year's Women's Day with a series of 'womano-centric poems'. This poem is the first in our 'Celebrating Women Through Poetry' buffet. Enjoy! A woman is not a potted planther roots bound to the confines of her housea woman is nota potted planther leaves trimmedto the contours of … Continue reading A Woman is Not a Potted Plant
Hello Fam!It's International Women's Day in a few days (March 8th to be exact) and we thought it would be great to do something special right here.Better the balance, better the world International Women's Day 2019 has as campaign theme:#BalanceforBetter Balance is not a women's issue, it's a business issue. The race is on for … Continue reading Celebrating Women Through Poetry
Young people are hungry for role models. Raring to learn about people who are breaking new grounds and challenging the stereotypes about succeeding in the African context. It's high time we get into an era of encouraging the youth before we get there lets look at these scenarios. Carl an American, at 19 years of … Continue reading A FEVERISH YOUTH
