There are many ways by which Northern stereotypes of "the south" and Western stereotypes of "the east" get mixed and shuffled - like hearts and diamonds called a flush. It's not the color of the cards that proves the claim. Clarissa Shields proteges from the USA will have a lot of competition in future olympic boxing matches. As they get more integrated into African city economies, African women may be million dollar babies.
From LATimes: Op-Ed: The Heroic women of Africa are Standing Up to Boko Haram"
Leymah Gbowee writes this in conclusion to her op-ed in the Los Angeles Times this morning. The headline is a breath of fresh air. As awful as the images of disempowered African women are, as horrible as the statistics of rape and sex crime and modern slavery are, they do not mean African chicas are "weak".
From LATimes: Op-Ed: The Heroic women of Africa are Standing Up to Boko Haram"
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| Yadji Moussa's niece in Yenwa |
"As a woman and a mother, I pray for the safe return of all the abducted girls. I also applaud the strength of the women who continue to fight for them. They are African women — women who can function under the harshest conditions, who in the face of murder and rape continually stand up to fight. Strong. Resilient. Powerful. It is time for the world to put away the image of African women as victims and see them as the everyday heroes they are."
Leymah Gbowee writes this in conclusion to her op-ed in the Los Angeles Times this morning. The headline is a breath of fresh air. As awful as the images of disempowered African women are, as horrible as the statistics of rape and sex crime and modern slavery are, they do not mean African chicas are "weak".
