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Mekdela is an Ethiopian-American writer, activist, and organizer. She is a contributor of the anthology, “Pan African Spaces: Essays on Black Transnationalism.” Her work has been featured in the North England Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Pennycress Zine. She is an avid student of Feminist and Critical Race theory. Mekdela earned her MA in Social and Public Policy from the University of Leeds, where she wrote about how the media and public perception shape each other and the public policies that create our realities.

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Plus-Size: A Memoir of Pop Culture, Fatphobia, and Social Change

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Kapaemahu by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

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This book immediately gripped me and my heart. I feel an affinity and connection to this story as an Indigenous African woman fighting colonialism and to preserve our knowledge and culture. Thank you to the original writer and the authors of this modern day retelling, who have blessed us with this story. The illustrations are breathtaki Read more of this blog post »

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