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Meet the Black Woman Mechanic Teaching Other Women How to Fix Cars | Black Business.com

May 6, 2020July 4, 2020African Entrepreneur, Nigeria

Sandra Aguebor is Nigeria’s first woman mechanic. She is also the founder of The Lady Mechanic Initiative, which teaches women from diverse backgrounds how to fix cars and become financially independent. Sandra says that she developed an interest in cars when she was just 13-years old. When she revealed this to her father, he was shocked […]

The Beauty and Burden of Being a Nigerian Bride | The New Yorker

September 19, 2019September 19, 2019KINDR'D, KINDR'D Magazine ...

Yemisi Aribisala, The New Yorker Photographs by Lakin Ogunbanwo / WHATIFTHEWORLD. Featured Image [dropcap]T[/dropcap]here are millions of pictures of Nigerian brides on Instagram, many of them taken by talented artists who work as wedding photographers on the weekends, to pay their bills. I know some Nigerian artists, on the other hand, who swear that they […]

The Descendants of Slaves in Nigeria Fight for Equality | The New Yorker

September 19, 2019July 31, 2020KINDR'D, KINDR'D Magazine ...

By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, The New Yorker [dropcap]O[/dropcap]n a sunny morning in November, 2018, twelve men and two women gathered in a lavishly furnished living room in Oguta, a town in southeastern Nigeria, with the air-conditioning at full blast. They had come to discuss the caste system that persists among the Igbo people in the region. […]

Meet Esther Abisola Omole | Stanford Magazine

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019KINDR'D, KINDR'D Magazine ...

An artist, writer and aspiring architect explores her heritage.

Nigeria’s ‘most beautiful girl in the world’ now an international model | Legit.ng

March 25, 2019March 25, 2019Africa, KINDR'D ...

Seun Durojaiye, Legit.ng Jare Ijalana, a 5-year old Nigerian, who has been dubbed on the internet as the most beautiful girl in the world from her portrait by wedding photographer, Mofe Bamiwa. Featured Image [dropcap]5[/dropcap]-year-old Jare found her way into the spotlight in 2018, when photos of herself and her siblings hit the internet. The […]