I am Nigerian, and right now my dream is bigger than me.
Only about 4.5% of medical literature globally are represented on Black skin.
That means millions of Black patients are learning from systems that barely look like them. Medical students study diseases on skin tones that are not their own. Doctors are trained with visual references that often fail Black bodies.
That gap has consequences.
So I am deciding to build towards changing it.
Iโm starting with a book.
But the larger vision is far beyond that. I want to help build software and medical visualization tools that make Black medical representation impossible to ignore.
This is not just about diversity aesthetics, this is about accuracy, education, visibility and better healthcare outcomes.
One day, I want a Black child studying medicine anywhere on earth to see themselves fully represented in what they learn.
And I believe we can build that future.
When we started in Nollywood all those years ago, we were just passionate girls with a dream. We had no idea the incredible journey ahead or how our industry would grow to touch the entire world. To look around today and see how far we've come... It fills my heart with pride. No matter what, we did not walk alone..โค๏ธ
As women, we know what it means to carry shame for simply existing.
We see it every day in the way people say things like, "What was she wearing?" or, more recently, "Her beauty is a problem to her." Society constantly tells us to shrink ourselves; wear less makeup, cover up, take up less space.
This has not worked.
The modest and the vulnerable still get met with sexual harassment and violence.
So maybe the lesson should be to boys who will become men - they need to be taught sexual discipline, need to be taught to control themselves & taught that their actions can and will have consequences. #iswispodcast
This episode of @ISWISPodcast was everything!
If women in leadership still face this kind of treatment, what does that say for the rest of us? The events of the past few weeks have been deeply disappointing. Itโs 2025!
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OVULATION PAIN ( a nightmare sometimes)
Did you know?
- Ovulation pain is a real experience for many females.
- It's not universal, as not all females encounter it.
- The sensation can range from mild to sometimes more intense than menstrual pain.
Open thread...
Let me give you an experience I had for context:
Some time back, I was seeing someone who is in - relatively - the upper echelon of public service. She had an interview for a new job. We are driving - a few days to the interview - & she receives a call.