Authors

Abena Eke

Hi, I’m Abena Eke, founder of Obaasema. I started this platform to create space for African women to feel seen, heard, and celebrated. With a background in communications and a lifelong passion for storytelling, I wanted to build something that not only highlights our heritage but also supports women in living intentional, fulfilling lives. Obaasema is my love letter to African womanhood: rooted in culture, driven by purpose, and shaped by community.

Pietra Dunmore

Along with beauty and relationship columns here at Obaassema, Pietra’s poetry has been published in Phati’tude Literary Magazine’s alongside US poet laureate Rita Dove and Philadelphia’s own Sonya Sanchez. Pietra has also been featured in the Journal of New Jersey Poets. She is presently working on her first novel.