It’s 2019. Rokiatou Traoré and her husband are fired up. After 11 years of living and working in Europe, they’re heading back home to Mali to build a business that…
In 2004, the deadliest tsunami in recorded history tore through the Indian Ocean, killing an estimated 230,000 people and displacing 1.7 million. At the time, Susan Njoroge was working with…
Settling for the “conventional idea of success” may have once been an appealing option for Milha Desta, but that time has long passed. Now, she’s restless—searching for spaces where she…
As a child, Trish Sewe was a walking-talking hurricane of mischief. If there was an adventure to be had, she was leading it. If there was trouble brewing, odds were,…
Ngozi Ifeoma Malo has spent her whole life chasing. Chasing knowledge. Chasing justice. Chasing excellence. “As a kid, I competed with others. As an adult, I compete with myself. Once…
Valera Lucena Dias was the child no one expected much from. She was deeply loved, fiercely sheltered, but not always heard. In church, while the other kids sang and danced,…
In 2024, Balkissa Daoura attended a conference alongside other Climate Justice Activists from over 20 African countries. They had gathered in Senegal for something powerful: The African Peoples Counter COP…
We live in a world that puts a premium on those who command the most attention. As if being introverted is something to overcome. But Kristi Maciejewski has never subscribed…
Pricelia Tumenta never really grew up in a home—at least, not in the conventional way that most people imagine a home to be. Her parents’ love was something she felt…
The first time he touched her inappropriately, she froze. Peace Quiminee was twelve, maybe thirteen. He was a grown man; a trusted family friend who lived in her neighbourhood. Every time…
