The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 27,000 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 10 sold-out performances for that many…
Peter Ndiang’ui is a highly experienced teacher. He has taught different social studies disciplines in Africa and United States for over three decades. He is currently teaching Advanced International Certificate Examinations (AICE) Geography and Economics on his teaching website. This is part of the international examinations administered by University of Cambridge. He teaches in a charter…
Vienna Mbagaya is a Kenyan-American Epidemiologist and the DC Chapter representative for DAWN – Diaspora African Women’s Network. She holds a master’s degree from George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, and a bachelor’s degree in Biology from Boston College. Her areas of expertise include qualitative and quantitative research methods, epidemiologic data gathering and analysis, scientific literature review…
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Minda Magero is a Renaissance Woman with a variety of passions. She enjoys telling stories through writing, performance, and art. Minda’s love for words at a young age matured into a passion for writing. Her writing has been deeply informed by her experiences in Kenya and abroad. Among her early literary influences are African writers…
Catherine Gathuka Franklin is a life coach, speaker, published author and business consultant dedicated to helping people thrive in every area of life. She is the founder of Thrive, Inc. and uses her skills as a Certified Personal and Executive Coach to serve clients in the US and abroad. Catherine’s coaching and speaking services will…
Lupita Nyong’o is slated to be in a film with Liam Neeson and Julianne Moore (coincidentally, when ranked on the IMDB starmeter, Lupita ranks above Julianne Moore, as of this writing) called Non-Stop. The film will be in theaters in February and is an action-packed film (what else could it be with Liam Neeson as…
Patrick Tonui leads the way in business development at the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development.
This model is a very hot commodity on the fashion runway.
Anabwani has played a leading role in Botswana’s fight against pediatric HIV.
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 30,000 times in 2013. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 11 sold-out performances for that many…
Jani Toivola is a man of several firsts. An article in Public Radio International states that “….he was in his mid-30’s, the entrepreneur, actor and dancer was a celebrity in this country of 5.5 million where he was the first black actor. He’s been the host of ‘Idols’, Finland’s version of ‘American Idol’, a contestant…
This young man has been on Blue Bloods, Dirt, and Three Rivers.
Benjamin Ochieng is Hollywood’s go-to actor for Swahili lines.
If you haven’t heard about Rees Odhiambo, you will soon. This young man has been attracting a lot of attention in Boise on the Boise State University’s football team. In an interview with the Idaho Statesman, Boise State University football coach, Chris Melson said, “He was the most non-athletic looking kid in the P.E. class,…
Tavia Nyong’o writes, researches and teaches critical black studies, queer studies, cultural theory, and cultural history. His first book, The Amalgamation Waltz: Race, Performance, and the Ruses of Memory (Minnesota, 2009), won the Errol Hill Award for best book in African American theatre and performance studies. Nyong’o has published articles on punk, disco, viral media,…
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