Louise Stefanii

21/02/2022

Nina Simone. Happy Birthday to us

07/02/2022

The 2022 national theme for is: Black Health and Wellness. This year, we will celebrate the achievements of Black health and wellness professionals. Therefore, I want to honor a special figure in this field.
Rebecca Lee Crumpler was the first African-American woman to become a doctor in Medicine. After years working as a nurse, she received her MD degree from the New England Female Medical College in 1864.
Dr. Crumpler began her practice in Boston, where she primarily served underprivileged women and children. After the American Civil war, she relocated to Richmond, Virginia to serve, along with other African American doctors, formerly enslaved people at Freedmen’s Bureau. She faced intense sexism and racism in Virginia and during her entire time as a practitioner, but she always persisted due to her intense passion for medicine.
"I returned to my former home, Boston, where I entered into the work with renewed vigor, practicing outside, and receiving children in the house for treatment; regardless, in a measure, of remuneration", wrote the physician.
Published in 1883, Dr. Crumpler wrote “A Book of Medical Discourses: In Two Parts”, a work focused on women and children for “mothers, nurses, and all who may desire to mitigate the afflictions of the human race.”
Rebecca Lee Crumpler is an example of the black society’s contributions to the health industry and to wellness improvement. She persisted through adversity to practice as a physician and help patients regardless of charge. Today, I pay homage to Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler’s achievements. Who do you choose to celebrate on Black History Month?
Rebecca Lee Crumpler is a role model in the field of health and wellness. She persisted through adversity to practice as a physician and help patients regardless of charge. Today, I pay homage to Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler’s achievements. Who do you choose to celebrate on Black History Month?

03/02/2022

Starting Black History Month with a wise quote from Martin Luther King!

01/02/2022

For “Ubuntu: I Am Because We Are”, 8 female artists from Africa were invited to represent the concept of Ubuntu through their work, these are: Ana Silva (Angola), Anita Kavochy (Kenya), Cassi Namoda (Mozambique), Helen Teede (Zimbabwe), Jess Atieno (Kenya), Teresa Kutala Firmino (South Africa), Yadichinma Ukoha-Kalu (Nigeria) and Nengi Omuku (Nigeria).

The artists in this exhibition all embody UBUNTU in some way. In their lives and work, they strive to find our shared humanity and inspire others to shape those ethical values of connectedness and interdependency within society.
Make sure to access ‘s Youtube channel to watch the virtual tour and the link in my bio for the catalog!

01/02/2022

26/01/2022

If you want to learn more about AFRICANA Art Foundation‘s latest exhibition “Ubuntu: I Am Because We Are”, which took place at the World Trade Organization in Geneva, make sure to access the link in my bio for the catalog or ’s YouTube channel for the virtual tour!

24/01/2022

The virtual exhibition of “Ubuntu: I Am Because We Are” is available at ‘s YouTube channel! Make sure to also access the link in my bio for the catalog!

21/01/2022

“Lighthouse (2021), conceived and created during my residency with the WTO, is about gathering; it is about coming together in stillness and listening to one another. When thinking about the central character, my inclination was for them to be the embodiment of purity of thought and heart. For this reason, the figure is that of a child.
The painting is rendered in oil paint on strips of a pre-colonial western Nigerian fabric called Sanyan. This heritage cloth was originally created from woven threads of wild moth silk, blended with cotton. The blend of oil paint and Sanyan speaks to living between cultures, yet firmly contextualizes the work within the local setting of Nigeria.” - Nengi Omuku
Lighthouse was present on ‘s latest exhibition “Ubuntu: I Am Because We Are” at the World Trade Organization in Geneva. Make sure to access ‘s Youtube channel to watch the virtual tour and the link in my bio for the catalog!

20/01/2022

UBUNTU, which recognizes common humanity, togetherness, and generosity, is a particularly powerful philosophy bridging ethnic, linguistic, and regional boundaries. It no doubt flourished as Africans sought to reconnect and rebuild in the wake of colonization. A shared vision of the world was proposed with “creator energy,” whether this be from the germination of plants or the fertilization of women, as the fundamental value.

Our virtual exhibition Ubuntu: I Am Because We Are is available on 's YouTube channel! Link to the catalog on my bio!

18/01/2022

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s wise words about the meaning of .
The exhibition Ubuntu: I Am Because We Are was developed at the request of Dr. Okonjo-Iweala, WTO’s new Director-General. The exhibition aligns with her goals for Africa’s future: to create a continent full of possibilities for the youth, where women can have equal opportunities and thrive.
Make sure to access ‘s YouTube channel to watch the virtual tour and the link in my bio for the catalog!

03/01/2022

Bye bye 2021! Hello 2022! Start the New year reading the online catalog of exhibition Ubuntu: I Am Because We Are (link on bio). Congratulations to the talented artists part of the show Jess Atieno Anita Kavochy Tereza Kutala Firmino Cassi Namoda Nengi Omuku Ana Silva Helen Teede and Yadichinma Ukoha-Kalu ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀
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