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"AWO" IN YORUBA language MEANS BOTH skin & COLOR
A new nonprofit inspired by the death of George Floyd with a vision to unpack the different shades of Huemanity for a more inclusive and representative world. Founded in 2020 by Folake Phillips, a Yoruba princess immigrant to the U.S. from Osun State in Nigeria, in response to the death of George Floyd and the national street protests that erupted for Black Lives Matter in the midst of the US COVID-19 pandemic, AWO is a BIPOC-led, social justice nonprofit start-up that seeks

Yafonne Chen
Sep 13, 20212 min read
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