Author: lailajohnsonsalami

This year, the amazing Alexa JC created a group chat called “Winning Women” which has so far served as a hub for several women such as myself and Gabrielle to come together and discuss absolutely WHATEVER! That’s where I met Gabrielle and she certainly has a bright future ahead of her. So here’s the next…

So here’s the second episode of #TheFutureIsFemale featuring my personal Joe Biden, sister, partner in crime and my right hand woman – Alexa (Johara) Chukwumah! Alexa is extremely passionate about women’s rights and I had to feature her in this series as her point of view is usually a mirror image of mine! (LJS) Hey…

The Future Is Female – a phrase we often hear but we all have different interpretations of. I’ve decided to explore what this means to different women from different backgrounds through a series of interviews! So here’s the first one with the beautiful Feyikemi Akin-Bankole! (LJS) Hey FK! Thank you for agreeing to this interview!…

The Grammy’s – one of the most exciting events every year that we all love to watch. Seeing your favorite artists praised and recognized for the work of art that they shared with us is always a beautiful feeling. I’ve always loved Rihanna, but I’ve loved her style more than her music a lot of…

I can get quite lazy sometimes and I found myself become unhealthy, not only physically but also mentally. This year, I told myself I would keep myself busy during the day and turn things around to improve my day as much as I can. I wrote a list of a couple things I would start…

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is certainly one of the most heinous practices that still exists today. It’s the 21st century and still, some of the most horrible ways to oppress women are still accepted in several corners of the globe. Today is the International Day of Zero Tolerance of FGM so I thought I’d share…

Around the world, there are 62 million girls without access to education. In many countries, lack of access to adequate schools, generations of poverty, child marriage, or other societal and cultural factors have lead to this devastating face. In 2015, the United Nations announced its 17 Sustainable Development Goals for all countries to work toward achieving by 2030. Global Goal 4 is, ‘inclusive and equitable…

Wow, social media is definitely one of the greatest (if not the greatest) technological advancements of the 21st century. We’ve been through several models of media freedom in the past few centuries -the liberal model, corporate model, new left model and the net model of media freedom. As much as social media has helped us,…