NOLA’S NOSACONN & Damon J. Batiste Get Shout Out on International Women’s Day
NOLA’s Damon J. Batiste, founder of NOSACONN (NEW ORLEANS SOUTH AFRICA CONNECTION), is commended for creating women empowerment programs. Cebo Famakinwa writes about “Connecting Women in the Diaspora with the Motherland.”By: Wright Enterprises
Cebo Msomi Famakinwa DC JournalistWASHINGTON – March 9, 2021 – PRLog — Posted Courtesy of Wright Enterprises San Francisco~Dallas~~~
Connecting Women in the Diaspora with the Motherland
By Cebo Famakinwa
Happy International Women’s Day to all the beautiful women all over the world.
We are strength, we are power, we are magic! Yes, we are the glue that holds the world together and we do it all with unmatched style and grace. This year, I particularly stand up for all my black queens and women of color who have always had to wait just a little longer for their own recognition, who have always had to endure so much more while queuing behind a sea of their white counterparts. I salute you ladies.
From the fictional Princesses of the Kingdom of Zamunda to the legendary warrior tales of the Dora Milaje of the magical Wakanda and the real-life super-SHEroes of everyday women taking their place in society, the daughters and descendants of Africa are speaking in one voice and universally declaring “We are Here” and “We shall not be moved”.
For so long black women’s achievements have been buried, whitewashed or relegated to the “other” section of history but as evidenced in the events of just the past few months, the tide is turning. In January young girls witnessed the historic swearing in of the first female, first black Vice-President of the United States of America, Kamala Harris, a child of immigrants – to the appointment of the first African, first black, first female leader of the World Trade Organization madam Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and the sweetest cherry on top – the coming-of-age of powerful poet Amanda Gorman – a descendent of slaves, who mesmerized the world as she heralded the newly appointed Biden-Harris administration, to declare once and for all – we are glorious!
Over the past decade I have had the great pleasure of working with NOSACONN, the New Orleans South Africa Connection in advancing the importance of connecting women in Africa with those in the diaspora. The advent of social media has made our work much easier and seen NOSACONN making tremendous gains in bridging the disconnect and digital divide between the two groups in leaps and bounds.
For complete article click:
http://www.wrightnow.biz/articles_view.asp?articleid=8376…
-30-
Cebo Msomi-Famakinwa is a journalist and avid communicator based in Washington DC.
Contact
Wright Enterprises
***@wrightnow.biz