NThe International Committee On Nigeria (ICON) was co-founded in 2017 by Stephen Enada and Kyle Abts, who had worked together on various projects in Nigeria since 2000. Together, they sought to raise political and religious awareness, provide solutions to the process of peace and restoration, and hold the government accountable.

ICON exists because injustice and a lack of inclusive governance that falls along ethno-religious fault lines threatens the stability of Africa’s most important nation. ICON works in both the USA and in Nigeria to raise awareness and build collaborative partnerships, which provide a powerful roadmap to address both the erosion of religious liberty at home and violations of religious freedom abroad.orthern Nigeria is experiencing a deepening humanitarian crisis. Terrorism fueled by Fulani militants and Boko Haram have forced hundreds of thousands of Nigerians to flee their homes. These families face serious issues accessing food, water, shelter, and other basic human needs. Nigerians across the country face terrorism, religious persecution, and human rights violations on a daily basis. It’s time to educate the public.

 

For information please visit https://iconhelp.org/resources/about-icon/

Sarah Isen was  born to sing.    The daughter  of  LGBT  mothers,  she was  conceived through an anoymous  donor  in Berkeley,  CA  and grew up in the same household with her  uncle Richard Isen,  a professional musician and award winning songwriter  for  musical theater.    Richard recognized her  talent  at  an early  age and had her  performing at  age 8 as  he accompanied her  on the piano.    She studied music  as  a youngster  and eventually  was  accepted in the Oakland School of  the Art  as  a singing major  where she was  a member  of  the award winning a capella group 'Vocal Rush.'    At  age 14 she had her  first  gig at  a local senior  center  where she performed her  favorite songs  along with some jazz  standards  taught  to her  by  her  uncle Richard. In her  teenage years,  her  donor  father  agreed to let  himself  be known and it  turned out  that  he too sang and had been a member  of  a professional group years  before.    Because of  websites  like '23 and Me',  Sarah has  discovered 32 half  siblings,  many  of  whom  also sing.   They  meet  on yearly  retreats  and many  of  them  came to Los  Angeles  to cheer  Sarah on as  she competed on  'American  Idol 2020'  and again  when  she  competed on  Fox's  'Alter  Ego'  as  St.  Luna.

Yuaan is a 30 yr old singer-songwriter, storyteller & poet based in India. He loves to explore different genres and stories in my songwriting. He also is a software engineer.

For Years, the four members of the zzips were fierce enemies. Running into each other on a regular basis while busking on various streets in London.

They developed a certain hostility towards each other, arguing over turfs and accusing each other of stealing fans.

This led to several instances of escalating sabotages ranging from drive by guitar string snapping to stolen microphones and even spreading malicious rumours about one another to passers-by.

Despite their shared hatred of one another, they were all aware of each other’s common skills and influences, so one day in 2016, the four realised that they were slowly ruining each other’s lives, and that the only possibility of a peace treaty would be to join forces and create the best band to have walked the surface of this earth.

The zzips were born!

 

https://www.s16music.co.uk/the-zzips

Jaan Scroggins On Air With Fierce

Aslan (Noah Kornas) is an indie rock-pop artist from Akron, Ohio. Since 2014 Kornas has been playing gigs at landmark Cleveland venues such as The Agora Theater and Mahall's opening for touring pop-punk acts like State Champs, Grayscale, and Homesafe. All Aslan records are independently produced and recorded at his studio Lion's Share Audio.

Rommel Balacanao is widely regarded as one of the most promising singers in recent years, and his work in has managed to push him towards success in some rather incredible ways. With his new single “For the first time”, Rommel manages to gather all the emotions and further connect with his audience. It’s an amazing and unique song with a very touchy topic, an incredibly interesting story and an exciting appeal that you do not want to miss. He is bringing a new rendition of a song originally created by Kenny Loggins.

The fact that this song is all about life, love and pursing the things you always wanted is incredible and a great topic as a whole. It also manages to connect with us, because we all have specific ideas to pursue and the true focus on happiness. This is a very distinctive, creative and fun song that has managed to stand out quite a bit.

Victor Hill is an indie artist who goes by the stage name Niglevel. Born and raised in Brooklyn NY. Now living in Queens. Music is a journey it is a blessing because it allows you to engage in things beyond my wildest dreams.

Russell Leedy is a seasoned singer, songwriter and producer crafting songs in many genres of music including rock, soul , jazz, gospel and country.  His early recordings were in California. He was produced by Canyon Crest Records and released 4 songs under their direction. Russell then traveled  and lived in Miami, Fl. for over 10 years. He formed a band and performed in many local Miami clubs. Russell returned to his home state Pennsylvania and continued to play music. He has spent many years playing in clubs and entertainment venues in the Pennsylvania area.  Kings of Carlisle also known as K O C, was formed with the late guitarist and Russell's best friend Keith, in 2018. The pair published and released three songs on all platforms and had hoped to continue the project together. Russell will continue the dream for both of them and will release new music for the next 5 years. Every song has been written, produced and performed by Russell Leedy and each is uniquely diverse.

K O C hopes to inspire all fans and young artists to be the best they can be. Find what you love to do and perfect the skills to accomplish that. The only failure is not trying.

By Tim Stelloh, Gemma DiCasimirro and Wilson Wong

ABC News suspended "The View" host Whoopi Goldberg for two weeks after she said the Holocaust was not about race, the network said Tuesday.

In a statement, Kim Godwin, president of ABC News, called Goldberg's comments "wrong and hurtful."

"While Whoopi has apologized, I’ve asked her to take time to reflect and learn about the impact of her comments," Godwin said. "The entire ABC News organization stand in solidarity with our Jewish colleagues, friends, family and communities.”

 

ALL OPINIONS ON THIS PODCAST ARE THE OPINIONS OF THE FIERCE FEMALE AND NOT OF ABC