On Schooling (And 99 other ways to Dim a Black Girl’s Light) - a podcast by Yaa Addae
from 2019-10-04T09:21:40
On this episode, Yaa invites lawyer, enterpreuner, and artist Kanchelli Iddrisu to talk about how they’ve resisted early attempts to dim their light. Discussing strong mothers, colonial schooling, and body shaming, Yaa and Kanch work through some of the ways society tries to contain women’s power.
Kanchelli Iddrisu is the founder of: Dream Fourteen (social justice apparel), Buy Black London (marketplaces and global black business directory), and Concernata (Women’s education NGO).
She will be starting Cambridge University in October to gain her second master’s, in Education. Follow her at @imanearthside to keep up with her journey after the podcast.
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