“Growing up I felt ugly unwanted and rejected because of how I was constantly brought down by the people and the circumstances around me. I can remember cutting my skin over and over. I just wanted to disappear off the surface of the earth. My neighbor scolded me for doing that, and no one in my house ever called me to ask why I did this to myself. I wept and longed for love in places I shouldn’t have even looked. I’m not exactly proud of myself, but then again there was no one to remind me that I look pretty ..." - Joy Joradam

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"Growing up, I always wanted to be a boy. For me boys were supreme beings and girls were trash. I loved my skinny bony structure so much, because there was nothing attractive about it. I didn’t have to be stylish or try to be fashionable, I just had to throw on my brother’s shorts and my Dad’s over-sized T-shirt, and I was good to go! ..." - Tosin Osinubi

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"It was the worst course ever. I had read and I prepared ... and my continuous assessment was *crap. I thought I was going to fail for the first time in my life.  This is somebody that had been keeping a 4.5 and above GPA, and this course was threatening the very existence of that. I was scared ..." - Keren Happuch

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"She said "look Tonton, the way I see it, I think you have people who are genuinely invested in your art and would love to support you. Crowdfund it. What's the worst that can happen? ... " - Tonton Raymond

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"A true musician, when he's into it, he's into it for life. He just goes all the way. That's how I see myself ..." - Preysoul

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"I tell teachers that "it's not an ordinary profession, it is a destiny molding profession".  You have the destiny of a human being in your hands. You can make or mar that destiny ..." - Zulai Mtaku

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"I mean if I should find a cable TV that is showing me the English Women's League, I'll be so happy, and I think there will be a lot of people who are ..." - Lucy Ada Ukwa

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"Does that mean that because of my skin, I can't have these opportunities? or I'm not supposed to be here? Like this isn't the industry for me, because nobody wants to see this? Is that what you guys are telling me?" - Hadassah Zubairu

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"... I cannot be cut out, I cannot be trampled upon, I know my rights", and that alone is empowering." - Kingsley Sintim

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"... See, you don't have to pay me money, but you will have to pay me decency, you will have to pay me respect, because I am a human being." - BigShyRobot 

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