Going insane was a luxury. It's the going, that's the treat. Going suggests travel, moving. There was no going. The madness was constant and still, sitting there, like a place on a map. The women in the beautifully brutal film 12 Years A Slave were mangled and maliciously intertwined. It was where they lived, where they were from, born and...

Michaela DePrince Early life faced adversity. Born as Mabinti Bangura in Sierra Leone, Michaela DePrince early years were a testament to resilience. The Sierra Leone Civil War wreaked havoc on her life, leaving her orphaned and struggling in a war-torn environment. DePrince faced enormous hardships, including severe poverty and losing her parents. Yet, amid these struggles, she found a deep...