Six months ago, over 200 Nigerian girls were abducted from their boarding school by Boko Haram, a dangerous terrorist group that opposes the education of women. Although the story no longer dominates headlines and social media Philanthropist, Alicia Keys hasn't forgotten.
The heavily pregnant singer held a #Bringbackourgirls protest on Tuesday in New-York on the six-month anniversary of the abduction.
The 33-year-old mother of 1 credited her son, Egypt as being one of the reason to her holding the protest
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.
Although some of of the abducted escaped, most of them are still believed to be with Boko Haram. Four of the girls recently escaped, through the help of a teen boy prisoner. Using the sun as a compass, the girls walked west for THREE weeks through a jungle before arriving at a village in Nigeria.
*I really commend her for what she's doing, hopefully African Celebs follow the suit and lend their voices.
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