Black Women in Europe™ blog announced its first-ever Black Women in Europe™: Power List that includes 58 women in Europe in six categories. The categories are business, lifestyle, media, politics, social entrepreneurs and NGOs. This year’s Black Women in Europe™: Power List 2010 were chosen from nominations from the general public and editor Adrianne George [...]
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The most powerful black women in Europe–Black Women in Europe™: Power List 2010 – A List of Our Own
Posted in African Diaspora, Afro-Europe, AfroSpear, Afrospear bloggers, AfroSphere, Black Women, Black Women in Europe, Leadership, tagged Black Women, europe, power on December 4, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Helen Grant, OBV Alumnui has made political and Conservative Party history in the UK
Posted in African Diaspora, Afro-Europe, Black UK, Black Women in Europe, tagged Helen Grant, UK Elections on May 9, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Hat tip: Operation Black Vote Helen Grant, OBV Alumnui has made political and Conservative Party history by winning the Southeast seat Maidstone and the Weald becoming the first Black female Conservative in the House of Commons. The seat she takes over was represented by Westminster firebrand Anne Widdecombe for 18 years. After two and a [...]
Beatrice Acheleke Honored with The 2009 World Diversity Leadership Summit “Freedom and Justice” Award
Posted in African Diaspora, Black Women in Europe, tagged 2009 World Diversity Leadership Summit Freedom and Justice Award, AFRA, Beatrice Ahceleke, Black European Women's Council on September 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Beatrice Acheleke, founder and leader of the Black European Women’s Council was honored at the 2009 World Diversity Leadership Summit this month in Washington, DC. Ms. Acheleke is a mother, executive director of AFRA, a non-profit, non governmental self-organisation and NGO of Black Women with headquarters in Vienna, Austria, and an inspiration to Black women [...]
Pregnant Nigerian Woman in Laos given Life Sentence
Posted in Black Women in Europe, Life, tagged Samantha Orobator on June 3, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Spear members, please can you spread this story on your blogs so that it can receive more press. The Times have reported that Samantha Orobator, the Nigerian girl from London, has been given a life sentence for alledgely smuggling drugs 680grams of heroin into the country. Excerpt from The Times: Survivors of Phanthong prison, where [...]
Attack of the Street Harassment
Posted in Black Women in Europe, tagged Street Harassment, UK, Walthamstow on April 12, 2009 | 7 Comments »
This past week has been bizarre in some ways, because I have received street harassment more times than I care to remember. I am going to highlight the examples below of a sign that women are *still* classed as secondary citizens. Example #1: I went running in Hackney. As I made my way home, a [...]
10 Things I Noticed in the Black Hair Salon
Posted in Black Women in Europe, tagged Black Hair, Natural Hair on March 31, 2009 | 17 Comments »
Last weekend, I went with a close friend of mine at a hair salon in east London. My friend was getting a weave done, however, just sitting with her was such a ripe opportunity for me to observe how some black women act within the space of the hair salon. 10. The sharp smell of [...]
Missing Black Girl Found Safe & Healthy
Posted in Black Women in Europe, tagged Missing Children on March 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Voice in London have reported that Nomvula Miles (pictured), a girl who went missing from Haringey has been found safely. [Image: The Voice] –I am so thankful to hear that this girl was found safe. The area of Haringey is not far at all from where I live. Thank Goodness Nomvula was found safe. [...]
Don’t forget to send in a nomination for the 100 Black European Women in Leadership book and award
Posted in Black Women in Europe, tagged Black Women in Europe on March 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Call for Nomination for the book “100 Black European Women in Leadership” and the “Black European Leadership Award – BELA 2009” The need to highlight, raise awareness on and to celebrate achievements and successes of Black European Women from a self-empowerment perspective has been repeated on several occasions. It is a fact that there are [...]
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