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Mariama Koroma
Mariama is a female name. It may refer to: * Mariama Bâ (1929–1981), Senegalese author and feminist *Mariama Barry, Senegalese novelist *Mariama Sonah Bah (born 1978), Guinean judoka * Mariama Souley Bana (born 1987), Nigerien swimmer *Mariama Dalanda Barry (born 1991), Guinean taekwondo practitioner * Mariama Gamatié Bayard (born 1958), Nigerien politician and women's rights activist *Mariama Colley, Gambian radio personality, human rights activist and actress * Mariama Kesso Diallo, Guinean writer living in Switzerland * Mariama Goodman, English dancer and singer who has been a member of the bands Solid HarmoniE and the Honeyz. *Mariama Hima (born 1951), Nigerien film director, ethnologist and politician *Mariama Mamoudou Ittatou (born 1997), Nigerien sprinter *Mariama Jalloh, Mariama Jalloh (born 1986), Sierra Leonean singer–songwriter established in France * Mariama Jamanka (born 1990), German bobsledder *Mariama Keïta (1946-2018), Niger's first woman journalist and fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariama Bâ
Mariama Bâ (April 17, 1929 – August 17, 1981) was a Senegalese author and feminist, whose two French-language novels were both translated into more than a dozen languages. Born in Dakar, she was raised a Muslim. Her frustration with the fate of African women is expressed in her first novel, ''Une si longue lettre'' (1979; translated into English as ''So Long a Letter''). In this semi-autobiographical epistolary work, Bâ depicts the sorrow and resignation of a woman who must share the mourning for her late husband with his second, younger wife. This short book was awarded the first Noma Award for Publishing in Africa in 1980. Biography Bâ was born in Dakar, Senegal, in 1929, into an educated and well-to-do Senegalese family of Lebu ethnicity. Her father was a career civil servant who became one of the first ministers of state. He was the Minister of Health in 1956 while her grandfather was an interpreter in the French occupation regime. After her mother's death, Bâ was lar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariama Keïta
Mariama Keïta (1946 – 29 October 2018) was Niger's first woman journalist and feminist activist. Biography Keïta was born in 1946 in Niamey. She began as an editor and presenter of a newspaper and on the public radio station ''La Voix du Sahel''. In 1993, she participated in the popularization of the Constitution of Niger, which allowed the holding of the first democratic elections of the country. From 2003 to 2006, Keïta was the president of the Higher Council of Communication (CSC), the body responsible for the regulation of the country's media. During her last years of her career, she worked as the director of ''La Voix du Sahel''. She is the first Nigerien woman to be a journalist at a time when the profession was considered exclusively for men in Niger. A feminist activist and figure, she was a pioneer in the defense of women's rights in Niger ) , official_languages = , languages_type = National languages [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elea-Mariama Diarra
Elea-Mariama Diarra (born 8 March 1990 in Lyon) is a French athlete, specialising in the 400 meters. She runs for Décines Meyzieu Athletics. Career She won the national title in the 400 meters at the 2011 French Championships d' Bleach in time of 53.01 s beating Marie Gayot and Muriel Hurtis. In late July in Ostrava, she took third place in the 4 × 400 Metres Relay The 4 × 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams consist of four runners who each complete 400 metres or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, th ... of the European Championship (Under 21s) alongside her teammates from the team of France. Prize list International National * France Championships in Athletics : Winner of the 400 m in 2011 Records References External links * * Biography oMariama Diarra Eleaon the site of the FFA 1990 births Living people French female sprinter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariama White-Hammond
Mariama White-Hammond is an African-American minister and community activist working on environmental, racial and economic justice issues. She is the founding pastor of New Roots African Methodist Episcopal Church in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Prior to her ordination in the AME Church, she was the director of Project HIP-HOP, a youth organization that uses arts as a way to communicate and educate on social justice topics. Early years White-Hammond is the daughter of Ray Hammond and Gloria White-Hammond, both medical doctors and ordained ministers in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Her parents married in 1973. She is the older of two children; her sister is Adiya White-Hammond. White-Hammond grew up in the Grove Hall neighborhood of Dorchester, in Boston, Massachusetts. She became politically aware at a young age. As a teen, she boycotted Coke in support of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa. She attended the Winsor School, a private college preparatory sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
