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ENGLISH VERSION: Dagens Nyheter: Lola Akinmade Åkerström – “Sweden is the most open society run by the most private people”

by Lola AkinmadeEurope, Latest NewsPosted on June 10, 2024June 16, 2024No Comments

Dagens Nyheter: Lola Akinmade Åkerström – “Sweden is the most open society run by the most private people”

Latvia Files: Soaking up travel memories in Latvia

by Lola AkinmadeEurope, Reviews + PartnershipsPosted on January 31, 2021January 31, 2021No Comments

This is my first destination-related blog post since the pandemic started and I wanted to dedicate it to my memories from Latvia…

Now available… My book on Wellbeing in Costa Brava

by Lola AkinmadeEurope, Reviews + PartnershipsPosted on September 21, 2019December 17, 2020No Comments

I’m so excited to finally share that my digital book created in collaboration with Costa Brava Tourism has now been released….

In Photos – Exploring the medieval town of Pals

by Lola AkinmadeEuropePosted on August 28, 2019December 17, 2020No Comments

There is no shortage of photogenic medieval towns in Costa Brava…

Spotlight: Documenting Zurich’s Energy

by Lola AkinmadeEuropePosted on July 19, 2019July 19, 2019No Comments

Sometimes the best stories aren’t told…

Wellbeing in Costa Brava: Spa and Rejuvenation

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  • When Wizz Air's @wizzair inflight magazine was looking for a Stockholm travel story, I knew which story needed to be told, especially during these times. There is an incredible group of people who contribute to our beautiful city in so many outstanding ways yet sometimes don't get the space, accolades, and recognition they fully deserve... Swedes of African and Afro-Caribbean descent. From restauranteurs and culinary artists to sculptors and curators, meet some of the Afro-Swedes shaping modern Stockholm in the December/January issue - https://lnkd.in/d8C-jBJd Thank you Duane Paul Shepherd @therumenthusiast @canerumsociety, Coumba Badin @petitplaisir.se, Yemisi Wilson @yemisiwilson, Marcia Harvey Isaksson @marcia_harvey_isaksson @southnord.artspace, Michael Barrett @mlawbarrett @etnografiska, Georgètte Dwomoh-Appiah @georg.ette_, Katarina Chintoh @aworldofcraft.se for your time and contribution to this article. Also mentioned are "Dirty Thirty" (run by @mamfoon / @wedehculture) in the opening scene and @allies.cosmetics (run by @iamayshajones under the ÅFRÖSWÈ̩DÉ̩ @theafroswede pullout). Thank you to my editor Claire Köksal for understanding why this story is important! Thank you 🙏🏽 #visitstockholm #afroswede #sweden #travel #stockholm #womenintravel @visitstockholm @visitsweden @varldskulturmuseet
  • Yesterday, I was going through external hard drives looking for old stories and journals, and stumbled across a folder of images of my old oil paintings… Did you know before I became a travel photographer, I was an oil painter? I used to sell my paintings at a farmers’ market when I lived in Ohio and also exhibited when I lived in Northern Virginia. When I traveled, I used to take photos of scenes, places and objects I wanted to paint when I got back. Then I realized I was duplicating effort in a way and started exploring photography as an additional medium of expression. If you see my photography (Slide 2), you’ll see my past as an oil painter in my visual voice and style. Very vivid with lots of heavy contrast. Do you have any hobbies you’d like to return to in 2025? 🫶🏽
  • Since @instagram thinks I talk too much and cut off the last video 😅😅 Here’s the rest 🙏🏾🖤 ======================= What are you grateful for? I take nothing for granted. I am a product of God’s grace 🙏🏾❤️ Hope you all have a wonderful time of reflection and living in the moment with your loved ones. #Gratitude #Thanksgiving
  • What are you grateful for? I take nothing for granted. I am a product of God’s grace 🙏🏾❤️ Hope you all have a wonderful time of reflection and living in the moment with your loved ones. #Gratitude #Thanksgiving
  • From the #1046Sverige Project ========================= How can we increase inclusion in our personal lives? We love the hard truths in this tip from Lola Akinmade. “Get comfortable with having uncomfortable conversations. Even family members who love each other unconditionally have difficult conversations with each other. It essentially means ‘because I love you, I want you to grow.’ It is important to understand that having frank discussions about uncomfortable topics doesn’t negate all our great qualities and noble initiatives. It means if we truly champion inclusion like we proclaim to the world that we do, then we must be ready to face the systemic roadblocks that make achieving inclusion and equity challenging inside our own house. And if we continue to remain the roadblocks ourselves, then let’s be honest with ourselves — we are more interested in holding on to power than creating a truly equitable and inclusive society that works for all of us.” Lola Akinmade is an award-winning visual storyteller, international bestselling author published in 18 languages, and entrepreneur who focuses on culture, traditions, and lifestyles for the likes of National Geographic, The New York Times, The Guardian, BBC, and Travel + Leisure, to name a few. She runs the Stockholm-based creative storytelling agency Geotraveler Media @geotravelermedia and online academy Geotraveler Media Academy, which runs photography experiences around the world and is dedicated to visual storytelling and helping the next generation of travel storytellers put the heart back into the craft. #1046Sverige #DiversityAndInclusion #Inkluderingstips #InclusionTips #womeninbusiness #sweden
  • Honored to be invited to speak at the Swedish Parliament @sveriges_riksdag as part of the #1046Sverige project. 🇸🇪 FROM THE ORGANIZERS: On November 20, 13:30-15:00, we will be joined by some prominent voices. Moderator Maureen Odora Hoppers @maureenhoppers from CinemaAfrica will lead a conversation with award-winning storyteller Lola Akinmade, The Prince Couple Foundation’s @prinsparetsstiftelse director of operations Essi Alho and Läsfrämjarinstitut founder Marlen Eskander @marleneskander. They will discuss the overlooked stories that have shaped the Swedish identity - and how together we can build a more inclusive society #Inclusion #Diversity #Equality #Riksdagen #sweden
  • Soft Black Girl Era is loading for a lot of people right now because the struggle without support isn’t worth it. #quoteoftheday #lessons #softlife
  • For fellow Black women living in Europe... Do not let anyone gaslight you into staying perpetually grateful to them because “See? At least you’re not living in America...” Remember who “discovered” America... Stay vigilant. Stay awake. #lessonoftheday #election
  • Trevor Noah said it years ago. We understood the assignment. We always understand the assignment. We trusted you and yet again, for the second time, you failed us. You held him up once more. So for the next week, please give the Black women in your life space to, once again, process this. We see you @kamalaharris. We hold you up 💙 Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/exit-polls #election #election2024🇺🇸 #kamalawalz2024 #trevornoah @thedailyshow
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When Wizz Air's @wizzair inflight magazine was looking for a Stockholm travel story, I knew which story needed to be told, especially during these times. There is an incredible group of people who contribute to our beautiful city in so many outstanding ways yet sometimes don't get the space, accolades, and recognition they fully deserve... Swedes of African and Afro-Caribbean descent. From restauranteurs and culinary artists to sculptors and curators, meet some of the Afro-Swedes shaping modern Stockholm in the December/January issue - https://lnkd.in/d8C-jBJd Thank you Duane Paul Shepherd @therumenthusiast @canerumsociety, Coumba Badin @petitplaisir.se, Yemisi Wilson @yemisiwilson, Marcia Harvey Isaksson @marcia_harvey_isaksson @southnord.artspace, Michael Barrett @mlawbarrett @etnografiska, Georgètte Dwomoh-Appiah @georg.ette_, Katarina Chintoh @aworldofcraft.se for your time and contribution to this article. Also mentioned are "Dirty Thirty" (run by @mamfoon / @wedehculture) in the opening scene and @allies.cosmetics (run by @iamayshajones under the ÅFRÖSWÈ̩DÉ̩ @theafroswede pullout). Thank you to my editor Claire Köksal for understanding why this story is important! Thank you 🙏🏽 #visitstockholm #afroswede #sweden #travel #stockholm #womenintravel @visitstockholm @visitsweden @varldskulturmuseet
When Wizz Air's @wizzair inflight magazine was looking for a Stockholm travel story, I knew which story needed to be told, especially during these times. There is an incredible group of people who contribute to our beautiful city in so many outstanding ways yet sometimes don't get the space, accolades, and recognition they fully deserve... Swedes of African and Afro-Caribbean descent. From restauranteurs and culinary artists to sculptors and curators, meet some of the Afro-Swedes shaping modern Stockholm in the December/January issue - https://lnkd.in/d8C-jBJd Thank you Duane Paul Shepherd @therumenthusiast @canerumsociety, Coumba Badin @petitplaisir.se, Yemisi Wilson @yemisiwilson, Marcia Harvey Isaksson @marcia_harvey_isaksson @southnord.artspace, Michael Barrett @mlawbarrett @etnografiska, Georgètte Dwomoh-Appiah @georg.ette_, Katarina Chintoh @aworldofcraft.se for your time and contribution to this article. Also mentioned are "Dirty Thirty" (run by @mamfoon / @wedehculture) in the opening scene and @allies.cosmetics (run by @iamayshajones under the ÅFRÖSWÈ̩DÉ̩ @theafroswede pullout). Thank you to my editor Claire Köksal for understanding why this story is important! Thank you 🙏🏽 #visitstockholm #afroswede #sweden #travel #stockholm #womenintravel @visitstockholm @visitsweden @varldskulturmuseet
When Wizz Air's @wizzair inflight magazine was looking for a Stockholm travel story, I knew which story needed to be told, especially during these times. There is an incredible group of people who contribute to our beautiful city in so many outstanding ways yet sometimes don't get the space, accolades, and recognition they fully deserve... Swedes of African and Afro-Caribbean descent. From restauranteurs and culinary artists to sculptors and curators, meet some of the Afro-Swedes shaping modern Stockholm in the December/January issue - https://lnkd.in/d8C-jBJd Thank you Duane Paul Shepherd @therumenthusiast @canerumsociety, Coumba Badin @petitplaisir.se, Yemisi Wilson @yemisiwilson, Marcia Harvey Isaksson @marcia_harvey_isaksson @southnord.artspace, Michael Barrett @mlawbarrett @etnografiska, Georgètte Dwomoh-Appiah @georg.ette_, Katarina Chintoh @aworldofcraft.se for your time and contribution to this article. Also mentioned are "Dirty Thirty" (run by @mamfoon / @wedehculture) in the opening scene and @allies.cosmetics (run by @iamayshajones under the ÅFRÖSWÈ̩DÉ̩ @theafroswede pullout). Thank you to my editor Claire Köksal for understanding why this story is important! Thank you 🙏🏽 #visitstockholm #afroswede #sweden #travel #stockholm #womenintravel @visitstockholm @visitsweden @varldskulturmuseet
When Wizz Air's @wizzair inflight magazine was looking for a Stockholm travel story, I knew which story needed to be told, especially during these times. There is an incredible group of people who contribute to our beautiful city in so many outstanding ways yet sometimes don't get the space, accolades, and recognition they fully deserve... Swedes of African and Afro-Caribbean descent. From restauranteurs and culinary artists to sculptors and curators, meet some of the Afro-Swedes shaping modern Stockholm in the December/January issue - https://lnkd.in/d8C-jBJd Thank you Duane Paul Shepherd @therumenthusiast @canerumsociety, Coumba Badin @petitplaisir.se, Yemisi Wilson @yemisiwilson, Marcia Harvey Isaksson @marcia_harvey_isaksson @southnord.artspace, Michael Barrett @mlawbarrett @etnografiska, Georgètte Dwomoh-Appiah @georg.ette_, Katarina Chintoh @aworldofcraft.se for your time and contribution to this article. Also mentioned are "Dirty Thirty" (run by @mamfoon / @wedehculture) in the opening scene and @allies.cosmetics (run by @iamayshajones under the ÅFRÖSWÈ̩DÉ̩ @theafroswede pullout). Thank you to my editor Claire Köksal for understanding why this story is important! Thank you 🙏🏽 #visitstockholm #afroswede #sweden #travel #stockholm #womenintravel @visitstockholm @visitsweden @varldskulturmuseet
When Wizz Air's @wizzair inflight magazine was looking for a Stockholm travel story, I knew which story needed to be told, especially during these times. There is an incredible group of people who contribute to our beautiful city in so many outstanding ways yet sometimes don't get the space, accolades, and recognition they fully deserve... Swedes of African and Afro-Caribbean descent. From restauranteurs and culinary artists to sculptors and curators, meet some of the Afro-Swedes shaping modern Stockholm in the December/January issue - https://lnkd.in/d8C-jBJd Thank you Duane Paul Shepherd @therumenthusiast @canerumsociety, Coumba Badin @petitplaisir.se, Yemisi Wilson @yemisiwilson, Marcia Harvey Isaksson @marcia_harvey_isaksson @southnord.artspace, Michael Barrett @mlawbarrett @etnografiska, Georgètte Dwomoh-Appiah @georg.ette_, Katarina Chintoh @aworldofcraft.se for your time and contribution to this article. Also mentioned are "Dirty Thirty" (run by @mamfoon / @wedehculture) in the opening scene and @allies.cosmetics (run by @iamayshajones under the ÅFRÖSWÈ̩DÉ̩ @theafroswede pullout). Thank you to my editor Claire Köksal for understanding why this story is important! Thank you 🙏🏽 #visitstockholm #afroswede #sweden #travel #stockholm #womenintravel @visitstockholm @visitsweden @varldskulturmuseet
When Wizz Air's @wizzair inflight magazine was looking for a Stockholm travel story, I knew which story needed to be told, especially during these times. There is an incredible group of people who contribute to our beautiful city in so many outstanding ways yet sometimes don't get the space, accolades, and recognition they fully deserve... Swedes of African and Afro-Caribbean descent. From restauranteurs and culinary artists to sculptors and curators, meet some of the Afro-Swedes shaping modern Stockholm in the December/January issue - https://lnkd.in/d8C-jBJd Thank you Duane Paul Shepherd @therumenthusiast @canerumsociety, Coumba Badin @petitplaisir.se, Yemisi Wilson @yemisiwilson, Marcia Harvey Isaksson @marcia_harvey_isaksson @southnord.artspace, Michael Barrett @mlawbarrett @etnografiska, Georgètte Dwomoh-Appiah @georg.ette_, Katarina Chintoh @aworldofcraft.se for your time and contribution to this article. Also mentioned are "Dirty Thirty" (run by @mamfoon / @wedehculture) in the opening scene and @allies.cosmetics (run by @iamayshajones under the ÅFRÖSWÈ̩DÉ̩ @theafroswede pullout). Thank you to my editor Claire Köksal for understanding why this story is important! Thank you 🙏🏽 #visitstockholm #afroswede #sweden #travel #stockholm #womenintravel @visitstockholm @visitsweden @varldskulturmuseet
When Wizz Air's @wizzair inflight magazine was looking for a Stockholm travel story, I knew which story needed to be told, especially during these times. There is an incredible group of people who contribute to our beautiful city in so many outstanding ways yet sometimes don't get the space, accolades, and recognition they fully deserve... Swedes of African and Afro-Caribbean descent. From restauranteurs and culinary artists to sculptors and curators, meet some of the Afro-Swedes shaping modern Stockholm in the December/January issue - https://lnkd.in/d8C-jBJd Thank you Duane Paul Shepherd @therumenthusiast @canerumsociety, Coumba Badin @petitplaisir.se, Yemisi Wilson @yemisiwilson, Marcia Harvey Isaksson @marcia_harvey_isaksson @southnord.artspace, Michael Barrett @mlawbarrett @etnografiska, Georgètte Dwomoh-Appiah @georg.ette_, Katarina Chintoh @aworldofcraft.se for your time and contribution to this article. Also mentioned are "Dirty Thirty" (run by @mamfoon / @wedehculture) in the opening scene and @allies.cosmetics (run by @iamayshajones under the ÅFRÖSWÈ̩DÉ̩ @theafroswede pullout). Thank you to my editor Claire Köksal for understanding why this story is important! Thank you 🙏🏽 #visitstockholm #afroswede #sweden #travel #stockholm #womenintravel @visitstockholm @visitsweden @varldskulturmuseet
When Wizz Air's @wizzair inflight magazine was looking for a Stockholm travel story, I knew which story needed to be told, especially during these times. There is an incredible group of people who contribute to our beautiful city in so many outstanding ways yet sometimes don't get the space, accolades, and recognition they fully deserve... Swedes of African and Afro-Caribbean descent. From restauranteurs and culinary artists to sculptors and curators, meet some of the Afro-Swedes shaping modern Stockholm in the December/January issue - https://lnkd.in/d8C-jBJd Thank you Duane Paul Shepherd @therumenthusiast @canerumsociety, Coumba Badin @petitplaisir.se, Yemisi Wilson @yemisiwilson, Marcia Harvey Isaksson @marcia_harvey_isaksson @southnord.artspace, Michael Barrett @mlawbarrett @etnografiska, Georgètte Dwomoh-Appiah @georg.ette_, Katarina Chintoh @aworldofcraft.se for your time and contribution to this article. Also mentioned are "Dirty Thirty" (run by @mamfoon / @wedehculture) in the opening scene and @allies.cosmetics (run by @iamayshajones under the ÅFRÖSWÈ̩DÉ̩ @theafroswede pullout). Thank you to my editor Claire Köksal for understanding why this story is important! Thank you 🙏🏽 #visitstockholm #afroswede #sweden #travel #stockholm #womenintravel @visitstockholm @visitsweden @varldskulturmuseet
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When Wizz Air's @wizzair inflight magazine was looking for a Stockholm travel story, I knew which story needed to be told, especially during these times. There is an incredible group of people who contribute to our beautiful city in so many outstanding ways yet sometimes don't get the space, accolades, and recognition they fully deserve... Swedes of African and Afro-Caribbean descent. From restauranteurs and culinary artists to sculptors and curators, meet some of the Afro-Swedes shaping modern Stockholm in the December/January issue - https://lnkd.in/d8C-jBJd Thank you Duane Paul Shepherd @therumenthusiast @canerumsociety, Coumba Badin @petitplaisir.se, Yemisi Wilson @yemisiwilson, Marcia Harvey Isaksson @marcia_harvey_isaksson @southnord.artspace, Michael Barrett @mlawbarrett @etnografiska, Georgètte Dwomoh-Appiah @georg.ette_, Katarina Chintoh @aworldofcraft.se for your time and contribution to this article. Also mentioned are "Dirty Thirty" (run by @mamfoon / @wedehculture) in the opening scene and @allies.cosmetics (run by @iamayshajones under the ÅFRÖSWÈ̩DÉ̩ @theafroswede pullout). Thank you to my editor Claire Köksal for understanding why this story is important! Thank you 🙏🏽 #visitstockholm #afroswede #sweden #travel #stockholm #womenintravel @visitstockholm @visitsweden @varldskulturmuseet
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Yesterday, I was going through external hard drives looking for old stories and journals, and stumbled across a folder of images of my old oil paintings… Did you know before I became a travel photographer, I was an oil painter? I used to sell my paintings at a farmers’ market when I lived in Ohio and also exhibited when I lived in Northern Virginia. When I traveled, I used to take photos of scenes, places and objects I wanted to paint when I got back. Then I realized I was duplicating effort in a way and started exploring photography as an additional medium of expression. If you see my photography (Slide 2), you’ll see my past as an oil painter in my visual voice and style. Very vivid with lots of heavy contrast. Do you have any hobbies you’d like to return to in 2025? 🫶🏽
Yesterday, I was going through external hard drives looking for old stories and journals, and stumbled across a folder of images of my old oil paintings… Did you know before I became a travel photographer, I was an oil painter? I used to sell my paintings at a farmers’ market when I lived in Ohio and also exhibited when I lived in Northern Virginia. When I traveled, I used to take photos of scenes, places and objects I wanted to paint when I got back. Then I realized I was duplicating effort in a way and started exploring photography as an additional medium of expression. If you see my photography (Slide 2), you’ll see my past as an oil painter in my visual voice and style. Very vivid with lots of heavy contrast. Do you have any hobbies you’d like to return to in 2025? 🫶🏽
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Yesterday, I was going through external hard drives looking for old stories and journals, and stumbled across a folder of images of my old oil paintings… Did you know before I became a travel photographer, I was an oil painter? I used to sell my paintings at a farmers’ market when I lived in Ohio and also exhibited when I lived in Northern Virginia. When I traveled, I used to take photos of scenes, places and objects I wanted to paint when I got back. Then I realized I was duplicating effort in a way and started exploring photography as an additional medium of expression. If you see my photography (Slide 2), you’ll see my past as an oil painter in my visual voice and style. Very vivid with lots of heavy contrast. Do you have any hobbies you’d like to return to in 2025? 🫶🏽
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Since @instagram thinks I talk too much and cut off the last video 😅😅 Here’s the rest 🙏🏾🖤 ======================= What are you grateful for? I take nothing for granted. I am a product of God’s grace 🙏🏾❤️ Hope you all have a wonderful time of reflection and living in the moment with your loved ones. #Gratitude #Thanksgiving
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What are you grateful for? I take nothing for granted. I am a product of God’s grace 🙏🏾❤️ Hope you all have a wonderful time of reflection and living in the moment with your loved ones. #Gratitude #Thanksgiving
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From the #1046Sverige Project ========================= How can we increase inclusion in our personal lives? We love the hard truths in this tip from Lola Akinmade. “Get comfortable with having uncomfortable conversations. Even family members who love each other unconditionally have difficult conversations with each other. It essentially means ‘because I love you, I want you to grow.’ It is important to understand that having frank discussions about uncomfortable topics doesn’t negate all our great qualities and noble initiatives. It means if we truly champion inclusion like we proclaim to the world that we do, then we must be ready to face the systemic roadblocks that make achieving inclusion and equity challenging inside our own house. And if we continue to remain the roadblocks ourselves, then let’s be honest with ourselves — we are more interested in holding on to power than creating a truly equitable and inclusive society that works for all of us.” Lola Akinmade is an award-winning visual storyteller, international bestselling author published in 18 languages, and entrepreneur who focuses on culture, traditions, and lifestyles for the likes of National Geographic, The New York Times, The Guardian, BBC, and Travel + Leisure, to name a few. She runs the Stockholm-based creative storytelling agency Geotraveler Media @geotravelermedia and online academy Geotraveler Media Academy, which runs photography experiences around the world and is dedicated to visual storytelling and helping the next generation of travel storytellers put the heart back into the craft. #1046Sverige #DiversityAndInclusion #Inkluderingstips #InclusionTips #womeninbusiness #sweden
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From the #1046Sverige Project ========================= How can we increase inclusion in our personal lives? We love the hard truths in this tip from Lola Akinmade. “Get comfortable with having uncomfortable conversations. Even family members who love each other unconditionally have difficult conversations with each other. It essentially means ‘because I love you, I want you to grow.’ It is important to understand that having frank discussions about uncomfortable topics doesn’t negate all our great qualities and noble initiatives. It means if we truly champion inclusion like we proclaim to the world that we do, then we must be ready to face the systemic roadblocks that make achieving inclusion and equity challenging inside our own house. And if we continue to remain the roadblocks ourselves, then let’s be honest with ourselves — we are more interested in holding on to power than creating a truly equitable and inclusive society that works for all of us.” Lola Akinmade is an award-winning visual storyteller, international bestselling author published in 18 languages, and entrepreneur who focuses on culture, traditions, and lifestyles for the likes of National Geographic, The New York Times, The Guardian, BBC, and Travel + Leisure, to name a few. She runs the Stockholm-based creative storytelling agency Geotraveler Media @geotravelermedia and online academy Geotraveler Media Academy, which runs photography experiences around the world and is dedicated to visual storytelling and helping the next generation of travel storytellers put the heart back into the craft. #1046Sverige #DiversityAndInclusion #Inkluderingstips #InclusionTips #womeninbusiness #sweden
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Honored to be invited to speak at the Swedish Parliament @sveriges_riksdag as part of the #1046Sverige project. 🇸🇪 FROM THE ORGANIZERS: On November 20, 13:30-15:00, we will be joined by some prominent voices. Moderator Maureen Odora Hoppers @maureenhoppers from CinemaAfrica will lead a conversation with award-winning storyteller Lola Akinmade, The Prince Couple Foundation’s @prinsparetsstiftelse director of operations Essi Alho and Läsfrämjarinstitut founder Marlen Eskander @marleneskander. They will discuss the overlooked stories that have shaped the Swedish identity - and how together we can build a more inclusive society #Inclusion #Diversity #Equality #Riksdagen #sweden
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Honored to be invited to speak at the Swedish Parliament @sveriges_riksdag as part of the #1046Sverige project. 🇸🇪 FROM THE ORGANIZERS: On November 20, 13:30-15:00, we will be joined by some prominent voices. Moderator Maureen Odora Hoppers @maureenhoppers from CinemaAfrica will lead a conversation with award-winning storyteller Lola Akinmade, The Prince Couple Foundation’s @prinsparetsstiftelse director of operations Essi Alho and Läsfrämjarinstitut founder Marlen Eskander @marleneskander. They will discuss the overlooked stories that have shaped the Swedish identity - and how together we can build a more inclusive society #Inclusion #Diversity #Equality #Riksdagen #sweden
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Soft Black Girl Era is loading for a lot of people right now because the struggle without support isn’t worth it. #quoteoftheday #lessons #softlife
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Soft Black Girl Era is loading for a lot of people right now because the struggle without support isn’t worth it. #quoteoftheday #lessons #softlife
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For fellow Black women living in Europe... Do not let anyone gaslight you into staying perpetually grateful to them because “See? At least you’re not living in America...” Remember who “discovered” America... Stay vigilant. Stay awake. #lessonoftheday #election
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For fellow Black women living in Europe... Do not let anyone gaslight you into staying perpetually grateful to them because “See? At least you’re not living in America...” Remember who “discovered” America... Stay vigilant. Stay awake. #lessonoftheday #election
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Trevor Noah said it years ago. We understood the assignment. We always understand the assignment. We trusted you and yet again, for the second time, you failed us. You held him up once more. So for the next week, please give the Black women in your life space to, once again, process this. We see you @kamalaharris. We hold you up 💙 Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/exit-polls #election #election2024🇺🇸 #kamalawalz2024 #trevornoah @thedailyshow
Trevor Noah said it years ago. We understood the assignment. We always understand the assignment. We trusted you and yet again, for the second time, you failed us. You held him up once more. So for the next week, please give the Black women in your life space to, once again, process this. We see you @kamalaharris. We hold you up 💙 Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/exit-polls #election #election2024🇺🇸 #kamalawalz2024 #trevornoah @thedailyshow
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Trevor Noah said it years ago. We understood the assignment. We always understand the assignment. We trusted you and yet again, for the second time, you failed us. You held him up once more. So for the next week, please give the Black women in your life space to, once again, process this. We see you @kamalaharris. We hold you up 💙 Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/exit-polls #election #election2024🇺🇸 #kamalawalz2024 #trevornoah @thedailyshow
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