Women are the engines that drive our society. They are the Mothers, Daughters, Sisters, Wives, Fiancées, Mistresses and Lovers. They are an integral part of the social fabric of humanity. And as such, we all have much to learn from them for they are imbues with what may be best described as the 3 M’S – The MAGIC, MAGNIFICENCE AND MYS frican W oman. We all know that Africa’s myriad of women have something to say and want their voices to be heard. They want to engage and be engaged. They want respect from Fathers, Sons, Brothers, Husbands, Fiancés, and Lovers. They want to be challenged, accepted and validated for they feel that they have for too long, been the subject of the conversation and not part of the conversation. With Ladies 1st, those days of being seen and not heard are long gone. The ladies of Ladies first at seated at the table and they are engaging in the forum and are part and parcel of the conservation. They bring us issues as we know it with all its various facets: entertainment, news, lifestyle, fashion, gossip, health, education, culinary arts, and much more