This spotlight is on Daisy I. as part of my celebration of the movers and shakers that make progress happen. Daisy is a popular name for great women, films, songs, software, and even places (see here). But did you know that the name Daisy comes from an Old English word, dægesege, which means…
It was 12:31 am and the party had just started. The striking smell of jolof rice, ugba, and okporoko were in the air. The sterling sight of colorful African wrappers and head-ties with matching accessories filled the party hall. And the streaming sounds of laughter and cameras flashing blended in…
The pros outweigh the cons when true professionals focus on social progress. Social progress is the belief that people can (and desire to) improve the quality of their lives in terms of communal, economic, and political systems. Understanding social progress is about understanding people and their plans. Progress comes in…
How Corporations Are Using a Shift to Strategic Philanthropy to Promote Human Rights While Improving Their Business Environment[1] By: Priyanka Dahiya, Milu Hoppenbrouwer, & Chuki Obiyo I. Background[2] In recent years, corporations have increasingly found themselves caught between critics demanding ever higher levels of corporate social responsibility,…
1. African Christian Medical Missions, Inc. ( ACMMI). This project empowers volunteers from different walks of life to heal bodies and souls in Africa and the Caribbean. 2. African Leadership Foundation. This project is about investing in the next generation of African leaders. The project’s leadership development formula is…
Introduction All in a day’s work, they can go from meeting with a bank manager in her big, upscale office in the city to meeting with a tradesman in his small, village market stall. All within the course of a work week, they can help a private school administration…
If Progress Were a Food… If “progress” were a food, when you’re a child, it would nourish and advance your life; when you order it, it would be globally accessible; and when you’re in a poor community, it would be locally sustainable. Although the concept of progress cannot exactly…
Poem: The World Gives Her an Inch, She Takes a MILEAD One mile is equal to 63,360 inches, So walking a mile requires her to cover over 5,000 feet. With only an inch given to you, Now imagine walking a mile in her shoes… On a road of racism, A…
Recently, some commenters have advanced arguments that can be reasonably interpreted as saying that Africa is backwards politically (e.g. see here), or that Africa is the weak link of global progress economically (e.g. see here). As a result, many people with the best of intentions continue to view the…
This spotlight on Hip Hop Heels is part of my celebration of the movers and shakers that make progress happen. Hip Hop Heels is about progress as a rhythm for the mind and body. Also known as Hip-Hop High Heels, and Hip-Hop In Heels, this dance class experience is…