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Full Circle — From My Gown to Hers
Mary Mba (Ph.D) There’s a photo I return to every now and then. It’s from May 17, 2014. I’m wearing my doctoral gown, hood in hand, a proud new Ph.D. standing in the warmth of accomplishment. Beside me, beaming, is my daughter—then a bright-eyed girl with a giant flower in her hair and a future…
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To My Warrior Daughter, Ezinne
By Mary Mba (Ph.D) You were born with a firenot of fury—but of grace.A soul etched in brilliance,with sickle-shaped cellsbut a spine carved from steel. You never asked for the burden,yet you carried it—through pain, through hospital rooms,through nights when sleepwas a stranger,and the world demandedyou rise anyway. And rise you did. Bachelor’s and Master’sin…
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A Season of Endings and Beginnings: Graduation Reflections from a Mother, Mentor, and Scholar
Mary Mba, Ph.D. Graduation season is here again. There’s a special kind of energy that sweeps across campuses this time of year – an energy that carries with it the weight of late-night studying, years of perseverance, deep friendships, and silent sacrifices. Caps are tossed, gowns flutter in the spring breeze, and the air hums…