PinnedOmose IghodaroWhy is Female Genital Mutation in Sierra Leone Still an Issue?As the sun set in Sierra Leone on a recent Saturday, Rugiatu Turay, 45, stood under a low-hanging tree. She swung her phone left and right…Jul 13, 2022Jul 13, 2022
PinnedOmose IghodaroVado Diomande: The West African DrummerAfter sunset on a Thursday, Vado Diomande, 60, arrives at Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance in Bedford-Stuyvesant, hidden…Jul 13, 2022Jul 13, 2022
Omose IghodaroThe Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack Simply Highlights Nigeria’s InsecuritiesFor Abdulwadud Ahmad, who has a wife and two children ages two and four, being kidnapped would have been worse than being dead. To him, if…Jul 13, 2022Jul 13, 2022
Omose IghodaroNew Businesses Opening in the Bronx Amid COVID-19?Alaa Khlouf was determined to make ends meet when the COVID-19 pandemic hit last year so, he set out in his 2017 Ford Fusion and started…Jul 13, 2022Jul 13, 2022
Omose IghodaroWHY KEEPING A POSITIVE PERSPECTIVE MATTERSJust like anything else, life is about perspective. Let me start by saying if you know someone who usually takes the pessimistic…Jul 13, 2022Jul 13, 2022
Omose IghodaroAn Urban Gardener Finds Relief From the PandemicLate afternoon on a recent Friday, Jenny Oldfield returns to the Columbia Secondary School Community Garden. Tucked away on 119th Street…Jul 12, 2022Jul 12, 2022
Omose Ighodaro“I Had A Dream,” 2Face “2Baba” Says In An InterviewBorn Innocent Ujah Idibia in Jos, Nigeria, Nigerian afrobeat sensation 2Face “2Baba” always knew he wanted to be a musician.Jun 23, 2022Jun 23, 2022
Omose IghodaroChief, Mrs. Nike Okundaye-Davies: The Founder of Nike Art GalleryChief Nike (pronounced “Ne-Kay”) Okundaye-Davies is one of Nigeria’s most famous artists. She was born in central Nigeria in 1951, during…Jun 23, 2022Jun 23, 2022
Omose IghodaroInterview: J. Martins Tells Us His Vision for Afrobeat MusicThe legendary Nigerian musician, singer, songwriter, and producer J. Martins (Martins Okechukwu Joshua Kalu Okwun) finds strength in…Jun 23, 2022Jun 23, 2022
Omose Ighodaro“Everything Just Happened at Once Because It Was My Time,” Mayorkun SaysMayorkun, the famed Nigerian singer and songwriter, worked in banking for two years after earning an accounting degree from the University…Jun 23, 2022Jun 23, 2022
