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Richard Coker Foundation Displays New Colours

By sickle cell newsPublicjulie coker, richard coker foundation, sickle cell anaemia

Sunday, 3rd May, 2020, ikorodu, Nigeria Underprivileged children, randomly-selected, were invited out of their lockdown cocoons at home to participate in an hour of sporting activities at Pashoku, Aga. It was part of an accustomed but rarely-reported effort of Richard Coker Foundation (RCF) to bring a smile to the face of African children. Before the…

Coronavirus: the Julie Coker Show

By sickle cell newsPublicBaba Epega, coronavirus, emc3, Helen Isibor-Epega, julie coker, richard coker foundation, Venus Bushfires

If you were an adolescent in the 1960s, 70s and early 80s, you probably know or have heard of Julie Coker. Till today, if your given name is Julie, people of that generation automatically add ‘Coker’ as a sobriquet. Though retired, Chief Julie Coker remains one of the shining lights in the history of broadcast…