Good Read: The Girl With The Louding Voice - Abi Dare

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  In this remarkable story, Adunni, the main character, depicts ambition fuelled with a burning desire to succeed despite all odds. Tales of this type still abound in Lagos, and they are portrayed in the media daily. Adunni is hailed as the poor girl with a rich mind, "Sherlock Holmes," who never stops asking intelligent questions, a child-bride, and a strong-willed girl who grew up fast due to the circumstance her parents put her through. However, she had the guts to pursue the life she wanted. - An education by any means necessary.  Adunni finally got her groove back after reading such an easy book, I could relate to the characters there. the harsh and despicable reality of Lagos till date. I would recommend this book to my friends and would love to see it turned into a film.

Natural Hair In The Office, Black News Anchor Tells Natural Intern to Straighten Her Hair for Career

Natural Hair In The Office, Black News Anchor Tells Natural Intern to Straighten Her Hair for Career
What is your take on natural hair in the corporate world? Some big corporations now allows black sisters to have their hair all natural without batting an eyelid. This was frowned upon years back, and such hair was called 'nappy' hair that just did not fit in with the ethos of the workplace.



WNCT News anchor, Angela Green shared the above video in which she advises her 19-year-old intern, Madison to straighten her hair for an upcoming production. Madison shared the pre-production feedback which brought up the topic of her hair. 


Green then went on to explain straight hair is what she felt was most acceptable in today’s broadcast standards based own her own experience and her desire to appease her bosses.

“In the workplace, my suggestion was just to straighten out just to please everybody.”
 Natural hair or nah? Professional advice for one of our interns. Share your thoughts.

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