May 13, 2012

Esperanza Spalding Feature in Newsweek

May 13, 2012/ Ayanna Nahmias

This past Sunday, 13 May 2012 was Mother's Day, and my friend who is a vocalist surprised me by asking her friend who is currently touring with Esperanza Spalding to comp her some tickets. She used the tickets to treat me to a Saturday night, sold-out performance at the newly renovated Howard Theater in Washington, DC. Words cannot convey the depth of this jazz vocalist's talent, nor the pull of her music, check out the links below to watch some of her music videos.

HW Pick: Esperanza Spalding, Radio Song (video) (harlemworldmag.com)
Esperanza Spalding has done it again! (dagnyzenovia.com)
Esperanza Spalding has returned with a new album! (rightsideofthebrian.com)

June 28, 2011

Christine Lagarde, New IMF Director

June 28, 2011/ Ayanna Nahmias

28 June 2011 - French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde was named Tuesday as the new managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Her five-year appointment begins on July 5th, as such she is the first woman to lead the multilateral lender to nations. Lagarde succeeds countryman Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who resigned on May 18 after being arrested on charges of sexually assaulting and attempting to rape a hotel maid in New York. He is currently under arrest in New York while awaiting trial, Strauss-Kahn pleaded not guilty earlier this month.

November 09, 2010

First Ladies of Africa | Fight HIV/AIDS

November 09, 2010/ Ayanna Nahmias

On 2 August 2010, the Organisation of First Ladies of Africa (OAFLA) met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. OAFLA decided to make its permanent office in Addis Ababa at its 7th January 2010 meeting. At the meeting they discussed the improvement of the lives of women in Africa through the management and eventual eradication of HIV/AIDS. These remarkable women are also committed to poverty alleviation and gender equality. OAFLA was instituted to fight against the spread of the deadly virus across the continent through education and the implementation of preventive measures among their country's populations. OAFLA also convened on 20 September 2010 in New York to participate in the United Nations Millennium Development Goals Summit, on the issue of women and children malnutrition.