Author: Ibironke Babalola

Neo Nubian Michaela DePrince: From Orphan to Ballerina
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Neo Nubian Michaela DePrince: From Orphan to Ballerina

Ibironke Babalola- May 17, 2014

This article has been archived From Orphan to Ballerina: Michaela DePrince’s Rise Against All Odds Michaela DePrince was born Mabinty Bangura in war-torn Sierra Leone ... Read More

Neo Nubian Nyasha Matonhodze: Zimbabwe’s Runway Miracle
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Neo Nubian Nyasha Matonhodze: Zimbabwe’s Runway Miracle

Ibironke Babalola- March 11, 2014

This article has been archived Nyasha Matonhodze: From Harare to Haute Couture Nyasha Matonhodze was just sixteen when she took the fashion world by storm. ... Read More

Bloody Friday: Remembering the UN House Bombing in Abuja
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Bloody Friday: Remembering the UN House Bombing in Abuja

Ibironke Babalola- August 26, 2012

Mourning fallen colleagues (Imagined by AI)   One Year Ago Today: UN House Bombed in Abuja I woke up that morning to the sound of ... Read More

The Raising Cane: How I Became a Defender of the Voiceless
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The Raising Cane: How I Became a Defender of the Voiceless

Ibironke Babalola- January 17, 2011

Child in time-out (Photo by Masana on Unsplash)   LESSONS FROM MY DAD AND MUM: THE BIRTH OF VOLTRON F – DEFENDER OF THE UNIVERSE ... Read More

Famous Persons of African Heritage: Aleksandr Pushkin, Russia
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Famous Persons of African Heritage: Aleksandr Pushkin, Russia

Ibironke Babalola- May 20, 2010

Alexander Pushkin (Illustration)   Famous African in World History: Aleksandr Pushkin, Russia’s Iconic Poet Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799–1837) is Russia’s literary giant. His masterpiece, Eugene Onegin, redefined ... Read More