All You Need to Know about Asylum in 5 Easy Videos
Some people just keep on giving and Edafe Okporo is one of them. Edafe is currently the Executive Director of the RDJ Refugee Center and the Founder of The Pont,…
Boldly Revolutionizing Men’s Fashion with Mayan Grandeur
Sylvian Hyde, Immigrant Fashion Designer This is the first of the Modern Church Lady’s #ChangeTheNarrative profiles of recent immigrants who are making the U.S. a stronger, more vibrant country. Sitting…
Protesting Blood Money Made Off the Backs of Immigrants
Scenes from the Lights for Liberty protest held at Essex County Jail on July 12, 2019 Behind this barbed wire immigrants are warehoused Transformed into capital assets that generate funds for suburban…
5 Good Reasons To Host An Asylee In Your Home
With the holidays coming fast and furious, the Modern-Day Church Lady offers 5 reasons to host asylees (people who have been granted asylum) in your home, for the holidays or…
A Surprisingly Good Nigerian Cocktail Not to Miss
Celebrating the successes of successful Asylum Seekers means adding new things to your entertaining repertoire. Enter the Chapman Cocktail from Nigeria.
One year after Detention: Launching a Daring Men’s Fashion Line
You never know where a friendship with an asylee will take you. My friendship with Asylee TJ Hyde, landed this Modern-Day Church Lady front and center at a menswear show…
New Years 2018: An Inspiring Story of Caring
This is the last in a series of 4 stories that shaped the Modern Church Lady’s New Years resolutions. Here’s the third story about Edafe, an asylee who taught me…
New Years 2018: Abu’s Powerful Lesson About Faith
This is the second of a four story series of how asylum seekers have inspired my 2018 New Years Resolutions. In this second story, I describe how a young asylee…
Four New Years Resolutions Inspired by Asylum Seekers
Working with asylum seekers is an honor. Where else would I get to meet modern day heroes who risked their lives for justice? I volunteer regularly with First Friends, an…
