Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Race and Gender: Categories That Exclude?
“ If we cannot engage with all sections of society
but only with black women, black people, and women,
there is simply no point to Yaaya’s existence.”
Our decision to create Yaaya was motivated by our concern about the experience of social invisibility amongst black girls and women in Europe, which is rooted in the intersectionality of racism and sexism. Yaaya aims to provide a platform to celebrate the successes...