N. Amma Twum-Baah is editor of AFRIKAN GODDESS MAGAZINE. She is passionate about bringing the work of ordinary African women to the global world stage through her editorial work. She has spent the last 5 years of her writing career telling their stories of struggle and great achievements. To date, she has narrated and written the stories of over 50 women across the African continent and beyond its borders, including Betty Makoni, Floriane Robins Brown, Noella Coursaris, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and others. Her hope is that these stories will not only serve as a source of inspiration for women everywhere, but that they will also raise high the image of the African woman everywhere. Over the years, Afrikan Goddess has seen many transformations under Amma's capable direction and leadership - it now boasts of three brands: Afrikan Goddess Magazine, Afrikan Goddess Awards, and Afrikan Goddess Publishing (Writing and Editing Services).
Funke Bucknor-obruthe went to school to become a lawyer. It’s what her parents wanted her to become, but she knew she was better at and passionate about something else. Her track record as a lawyer (four weeks in a law firm, a few months here and there dabbling in communications and advertising) is evidence that [...]
At a time when many of us were oblivious to the sounds of our own voices, busy living our lives in youthful ignorance to the injustices that existed around us, Rainatou Sow was busy sowing the seeds of a powerful mission. Her activism began when she decided to teach evening classes to young girls in [...]
This post was first published by N. Amma Twum-Baah for Ghanaweb.com on March 8, 2010. A friend asked me a couple of weeks ago if there was going to be a special AG issue celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD). Given the fact that AG is a publication dedicated to women, her inquisition was well placed. [...]
Bahia Akerele is a wife, a mother, and a budding entrepreneur. And she doesn’t hesitate to share exactly which of these roles is most important to her. Her deep desire to be a focused mother to her young son is what led her to set up shop in one of Washington, DC Metro Area’s busy [...]
Souadou Barry always knew she wanted to design and create. Having grown up around the Arts, she was influenced in that way from a very early age. So it was no surprise when she decided to study architecture in France, and later in the US. However, the art in architecture would prove to take [...]
Finding love online these days is nothing new, or even alarming. When my friend Trisha confided in me the other day that she met her husband, Eric, on Twitter, I simply laughed and said “me too.” The only alarming thing about our shared love experiences is that neither one of us went looking for love [...]
“My journey to motherhood began with a siren-blaring, lights-flashing fast ride to the emergency room of a specialist hospital. Within a day, everything that I had imagined for the birth of my child changed.” In her recently published memoir, The Summer Called Angel, author Sola Olu provides a candid and enlightening account of the challenges [...]
Do you believe in love? Are you searching for true love? If so, read on and be inspired to open up your heart to the possibility of finding love this year. On January 1, 2012, yet again, I found myself in a place where I hoped not to be in the New Year. I was [...]
Okay, that’s not quite an accurate caption, but read on and hopefully you’ll get the message I’m trying to drive home. Have you ever stopped to just be silent and still? Well, try it, it might just be the break you need. A few weeks ago, I was in the middle of working on a [...]
The historical election of Barack Obama to the presidency of the United States in 2008 was a triumph for many both in the US and the world at large. People traveled near and far to witness history on the day President Obama was inaugurated and, as weird as it almost feels to merge fiction with [...]
GMF Raises $135,000 in March to Benefit School Children in the Democratic Republic of Congo!
Through all of our fundraising efforts, GMF raised an astounding $135,000 in the month of March! We couldn’t be happier and all this money will go towards our life-changing projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo. We are now able to build three more rooms at the School and can thus enroll an additional 30 [...]
The 2nd Edition of Little Malaika International to be Held May 25.
RACINES HERITAGE FOUNDATION & UNESCO CLUB TO HOLD 2ND EDITION OF LITTLE MALAIKA INTERNATIONAL BOYS AND GIRLS LEADERSHIP AND MULTICULTURAL PAGEANT Event to Benefit Girl’s Education and Autism in Africa Racines Heritage Foundation & UNESCO Club (RHF) in partnership with Autism Community of Africa (ACA) will hold its second Little Malaika International Boys & Girls [...]
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About the Love & Heritage Issue
“Reading your article stirred me to think deeper about the topic of self-love. Two things immediately came to mind: first, healthy self-love involves a personal journey of acceptance; and second, healthy self-love should ideally lead a person to want to share more love with others. Self-love is part of the process of learning to accept [...]
Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma: Africa’s Newest Woman on Top
It’s indeed the century of the rise in leadership for African women! In January 2006, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf became the first woman to become African president (Liberia). The name Ngozi Nweala-Okonjo, the renowned Nigerian economist, garners respect among both men and women. And not too long ago, Joyce Banda made news when she became the second African woman to [...]
African Women in Politics: An International Women’s Day Celebration
Written by N. Amma Twum-Baah and AdeOla Fadumiye Africa’s women have always been strong pillars in the community even though they are often lacking where it counts the most – on the state and national stage, helping to shape policies that affect their lives. However, in recent years, it has become increasing reassuring to see [...]
Martha Karua of Kenya: A ReMarkable Woman
Our January Remarkable Woman kicking off the year 2012 is a woman who has been turning heads and ruffling feathers in Kenya for many years. At Afrikan Goddess Online, our goal is to highlight African women who are selflessly reaching above and beyond in the bid to make life better and easier for others. Martha [...]
The Role Literature Plays in Destroying the Female Character: Part II
The movie and music industry is rich with actors with high intellectual abilities such as Juliana Kanyomozi, Namubiru in Uganda. These females are loud and sexy. I bet you, it is almost impossible to watch a film without a sexual scene and one where the female is subordinate. Again there are very few advertisements without [...]
The Role Literature Plays in Destroying the Female Character
Atekit is glued to the sofa reading a novel entitled “The Lion and the Jewel” by Wole Soyinka. She is preparing to sit for her final UCE exams at the end of the year. ‘The Concubine’, by Elechi Amadi; ‘Things Fall Apart’ by Chinua Achebe are part of the set of books examinable by the [...]
No More! (A Poem by Anna Mwalagho)
When We Grew Stronger Shame was not a sin So we tore our curtains down And let them see our scars We cried in market places And danced on the podiums, tables & counters We revealed our darkness To bring forth light Nothing was left unsaid No stone was left unturned We spoke it [...]
