What's in a Name? - Purity Kagwiria

“All this time I knew I had one name, Kagwiria, but at the church, they said I needed two names.”

Photo by Ben Mwangi

What's in a Name?

by Purity Kagwiria

Purity Kagwiria chooses a name for herself.

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Truth and Power: Global Stories of Women

Original Air Date

Mar 03, 2020

Location

New York City, New York

Recorded

Mar 06, 2019

Duration

03:35

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