Lived Experience of Colorism-Episode 1

Dec 24, 2020, 12:34 PM

On the first episode of the Lived Experience of Colorism, Amira Adawe interviewed four young Somali-Americans who discussed about their experience of colorism within culture and outside of their culture, and their volunteering and activism work during the 2020 USA Presidential election. These four young Somali-American women are also in the Young Women’s Wellness and Leadership Initiative (YWWLI) cohort. 
 
Names and bios: 
Ilhaan Abdikarim 
School: Ubah Medical Academy 
Senior in high school
 
Raida  Ismail 
School: Ubah Medical Academy 
Senior in high school
 
Safiya Abdi (has not 
School: Ubah Medical Academy 
Senior in high school
 
Asha Omar
School: Ubah Medical Academy 
Senior in high school