Yesterday was exactly 6 months since more than 200 Nigerian girls were abducted from school by the terrorist group-Boko Haram.
Though the disappearance and the fight against Boko Haram, a group which has gone on to abduct more girls since then is not making strong headlines, singer Alicia Keys has not forgotten about the girls.
She held a protest in New York yesterday, holding #BringBackOurGirlsNOW to remind world leaders that, the girls are still missing and something must be done NOW.
The pregnant singer recently launched her We Are Here initiative, to help fight for social justice and to her, this is part of what she has set off to do.
In an interview, Alicia Key said she felt touched to take action because she is a mother. Her son, Egypt, turned 4 on yesterday.
“Today is my son’s birthday and it is also making me stand in solidarity with all the mothers of the Chibok girls who have been abducted for six months and are still missing. And it is just outrageous that that’s going on,” the 33-year-old said as others chanted “Bring back our girls” behind her.
This post was published on October 15, 2014 7:38 PM
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