Broken Promise – Part 3 of 6
I was absolutely convinced that the shock of this squalid and sordid environ would have proved to be too rough on my gentle Maryam. I wouldn’t have endured exposing her to the constant sight of drunken men clutching alcoholic beverages half-disguised in brown paper bags while staggering precariously on the streets.
Broken Promise – Part 2 of 6
I had used to dream of Maryam sitting in the car beside me on our way home from the airport, picturing the wonderment and joy in her voice. How thrilled she could have been and bursting into her peculiar hearty laughter at any and everything. She’d have detailed her flight to me in that unaffected manner of hers. It would have been her first time on air, travelling on a plane. She had a fear for heights and regularly marveled at the mystery and ability of planes flying up in the sky. It scared her somewhat, the idea of flying.
Broken Promise – Part 1 of 6
Story by: Ejine Okoroafor (Part 1 of 6) ‘Hello, hello. Gogo, are you there, can you hear me?’ I heard the worried voice of my brother, Ndudi,...
African of the Week – Ejine Okoroafor – Ezediaro
Ejine Okoroafor was born and raised in Nigeria. She initially completed B.Sc. in Physics from the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria before studying Medicine in the Ukraine.
MISS AFRICA USA GOES INTERNATIONAL – CELEBRATING 10TH ANNIVERSARY
This year Miss Africa USA Pageant celebrates 10 years of empowering young women as Leaders and Goodwill Ambassadors. It’s a milestone, a history we are very proud of, having mentored over 2000 young women who have gone through the Pageant.