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NKwanda Jah never obtained a degree or had Black female role models throughout the majority of her life. Yet today, she leads the non-profit organization Cultural Arts Coalition, which serves disadvantaged Gainesville residents' needs through summer employment, cultural enrichment programs and after-school programs.

Each month, Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

The waitress-customer dynamic is delicate. <strong>Naima Brown</strong> learned to parse entitlement without emotion – and seek revenge later, in fiction

Black women intersect with beauty in a unique and magical way. Here are just a few of the ways the world can learn from them.

Melissa Doyle has shared her refreshing perspective on ageing as a woman in the public eye. 

She’s one of the nation’s most beloved TV hosts, but Melissa Doyle is so much more than that. She talks about resilience, acceptance and ageing.

She’s one of the nation’s most beloved TV hosts, but Melissa Doyle is so much more than that. She talks about resilience, acceptance and ageing.

Best of 2021: We met many older Kiwis doing extraordinary things last year and spoke to experts about how to thrive in our later years.

“No, I don’t think it was to do with my age, because I look around at the number of women who are my age and older and are still doing extraordinary things,” she tells Guardian Australia. “I was sad because I’d been there for such a long time and I was comfortable and I’ve got lots of dear friends and it was such a part of my life.” For 14 years until she stepped down in 2013, Doyle was one half of Sunrise’s famed “Mel and Kochie”, a duo which c...