BY CHILEE AGUNANNA, TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY Saturday, March 17, was arguably my finest hour since arriving the United States a little less than two years ago. I was awarded the “Best Student Overall” at the 26th National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Multimedia Short Course at North Carolina Agricultural …
Read More »Pictures from Texas Southern University Homecoming 2017
Over the weekend of October 13-15, 2017, one of America’s most prestigious Historically Black Universities (HBU), Texas Southern University, held it’s Homecoming 2017. The event which attracted alumni from all over the world and current students of the university held at the university’s ground in Houston Texas. Below are some …
Read More »Royal African Women Inaugurated in Houston
The Royal African Women International Club (RAWIC) recently held its inauguration/induction ceremony in Houston, Texas. The club which consists of professional African women based in Houston was formed in November 2011 by Princess Bertha Kemakolam and Princess Catherine Tebebi and grew over the years to 22 members. The president, Princess …
Read More »The shape of the new Biafra
By Chilee Agunanna At the risk of sounding vulgar, I wish to apply this Igbo proverb here: “Kinsmen are like the hairs around the anus, they can neither be shaved nor pulled.” The Igbos fighting for Biafra are like those hairs, they are going about it the wrong way for …
Read More »How the founders of The Future Awards are betraying the Future
By Chilee Agunanna When The Future Awards launched in 2006, the trio of Chude Jideonwo, Adebola Williams and Emilia Asim-Ita (who later left), had a dream. They dreamt that one day an alumnus of the awards would become the president of the country and that from the pool of its …
Read More »Dating The Culture (DTC) holds first Mixer in Houston
A group of US-based young African professionals known as the “Dating The Culture” recently held their first Mixer in Houston on Saturday, Jan.14, 2017 at the Village of Emerald Bay Clubhouse. According to their Facebook page, “Dating the Culture” is a Facebook group dedicated to creating a safe space for African …
Read More »OBI AND AMARACHI TRADITIONAL WEDDING PHOTOS
Pictures from the Traditional Wedding ceremony between Obinna Opara and Amarachi Iroanya which held on September 24 in Texas, USA.
Read More »Sylva Alozie Celebrates Graduation in Houston
The party never stops in Houston and it was the turn of Mrs Sylva Alozie on Friday, July 8, 2016, as she celebrated the successful completion of her Masters’ Degree in Nursing and Family Nurse Practitioner at the Maryville University. Her family, friends and well wishers and virtually every notable …
Read More »Owerri Girls Seconday School Alumnae Hold Convention in New York City
Owerri Girls Secondary School Alumnae (OGSS) held their inaugural convention over the first weekend in August 2016 in New York City. The event which saw them have fun, party, cruise, pray and raise money for the development of their alma mater held across various locations in NYC from Thursday, Aug. …
Read More »THROWBACK: AFRIMA visits The Gambia
Below are pictures from the visit of a pan-African team of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) led by the AFRIMA president, Mike Dada, to Banjul, The Gambia in May 2016. The team included artists, journalists and major players in the entertainment industry across Africa. Among them were Laolu Akins, …
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