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19/11/2021

Meet - Miracle Izuchuwu, 23-year-old Nigerian🇳🇬 born Private Pilot, Commercial Pilot (candidate) and Flight Attendant at American Airlines. She recently joined the elite group of 7% of females and 1% of black female Pilots in the world.

"I who grew up in a society that did not encourage young girls to dream big, career-wise. I remember watching lots of TED Talks to give myself more insights on possible careers that might interest me...to no avail," said Miracle.

In 2019, she had an encounter with an Airline Pilot while working as a customer service rep. He opened her eyes to the possibility of becoming a Pilot. A few weeks later, she went on a discovery flight that sealed it for her.

"I came home that day, called my father, and told him I was considering becoming a professional Pilot.

He said, and I quote: "if he gets on a plane and sees a woman as the Pilot, he would get off the plane" words cannot explain the pain and confusion I felt. I needed that validation," she narrated.

"What if, in raising children, we focus on ability instead of gender?

In a world that wants us to whisper, I choose to shout," concluded Miracle.

19/11/2021

Still on black history

Happy 53rd Birthday to Romany Malco.

Born November 18, 1968, He is an actor, voice actor, rapper, and music producer. He has been nominated for several awards, including an NAACP Image Award, MTV Movie Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award.

Malco was born in Brooklyn, New York. His family is from Trinidad and Tobago. Malco served in the United States Marine Corps from 1987 to 1991.

19/11/2021

Still on black history

Happy 66st Birthday to Whoopi Goldberg.

Born November 13, 1955, She is an actress, author, comedian and television personality. A recipient of numerous accolades, she is one of 16 entertainers to win an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, an Academy Award and a Tony Award (EGOT).

Her film breakthrough came in 1985 with her role as Celie, a mistreated woman in the Deep South, in Steven Spielberg's period drama film The Color Purple, for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama .

For her performance in the romantic fantasy film Ghost (1990) as an eccentric psychic, she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and a second Golden Globe Award. She starred in the comedy Sister Act (1992) and its sequel, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993), and became the highest-paid actress at the time. She also starred in Sarafina! (1992).

19/11/2021

Still on black history

Happy 69th Birthday to Delroy Lindo.

Born 18 November 1952, He is a British-born American actor. He is the recipient of such accolades as a NAACP Image Award, a Satellite Award, and nominations for a Drama Desk Award, a Helen Hayes Award, a Tony Award, two Critics' Choice Television Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.

19/11/2021

For many years, TAI SOLARIN was a trouble for IBB; a hard critic of IBB and a perpetual lover of the poor. He called IBB incompetent. So One day, after series of criticisms, IBB invited Tai for a discussion, he asked him what he could do to better the lives of the poor.

Tai was happy, he quickly proposed a soft loan for all the poor Nigerians to enable them start small scale businesses and as they return the loans, other poor people will continue to benefit until it reaches all. IBB clapped for Tai and pleaded with him to champion the noble cause so that the programme can run without a hitch. Tai agreed.

Immediately, a Peoples Bank was formed by Decree and huge fund was pumped into it with Dr. Tai as the Chairman. Poor people were getting funds to start or expand their businesses, it was coordinated by Tai, IBB never gave him any bottleneck, no distractions. But after giving out loans to the poor, the poor refused to return the money, neither did we see their businesses on ground, they have spent the money but no repayment. Wahala de!!

Tai was sweating under the Air conditioning system, "this is trouble". After many futile attempts to recover the loans, the Celebrated Peoples Bank crashed and became liquidated. Tai was running helter-skelter.

He finally went to IBB but IBB was not angry, he merely said "Egbon, see what we are facing in government? It is easy to talk, talk is cheap sir but look at your bank. This is just one small bank that you cannot manage o, imagine how many banks we have, imagine ruling a whole country sir? If people now blamed you for the collapse of the bank you proposed and ran, how will you feel? Don't worry sir, you will not be prosecuted. Just go home and rest. You have had enough troubles already......thanks for your service to the nation....."

But before he could leave Dodan Barracks, the then Military President Ordered that he be called back. Tai Solarin started sweating. But he quickly composed himself before IBB asked him, "would you like to serve as the Minister of Education or Finance?" All he needed to say was "Yes sir, either of the two will be ok." And IBB would have appointed him right away.

But Tai Solarin quickly answered. "Mr President, you already told me to go home and rest. I will be on my way now." With that, Tai Solarin left the presence of the President. The two men never met again and Tai Solarin never criticized IBB again.

*As written by Akindele Ayekooto.*

10/11/2021

Remembering black great heroes

"Iron" Mike Tyson, Arsenio Hall, "Sugar" Ray Leonard and "The Greatest" Muhammad Ali in 1990.