Challenging the narrow ideals of beautiful hair, by encouraging women and girls of African descent to love and embrace their natural hair texture.
London
Joined October 2010
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Lekia Lée retweeted
Lest we forget our grandfathers, our uncles and brothers whom history and literature books have forgotten🙏🏿🙏🏿
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Racism is widespread in education. We have staff worried about returning to work next week. This past year shows there is a need for a helpline dedicated to supporting teachers in the Black community to stay in the profession. Follow & RT to amplify our work.
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#Racism in #education should be treated as a #safeguarding issue, with #antiracist policies in all schools says author @jeffreykboakye
Our children & young people, who are marginalised by race, are at risk if staff aren’t adequately trained theguardian.com/education/20…
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Thank you, Lekia, from the bottom of our hearts 💕 @Project_Embrace
“Each time a woman stands up for herself, she stands up for all women” – Maya Angelou
#SoulPurpose360 #WeAreThatVillage #EmpoweredBlackWomenEmpoweringBlackWomen #iwd22 #breakthebias #InternationalWomensDay2022
Lekia Lée retweeted
Remember #Sharpeville #UNAntiRacismDay @TheLiberationM 21 March webinar with a stellar cast of international speakers talking about building a new resistance movement @ukblm @labourlewis @damiengayle @aamnamohdin @Nadine_Writes @UFFCampaign @marcia_rigg
voice-online.co.uk/news/spon…
Lekia Lée retweeted
WATCH | Ireland MP furiously exposing Europe and U.S double standards
"Why are you silent on Afghanistan? Is it because of the colour of their skin? Because they're not European?"
Lekia Lée retweeted
Loved speaking to @Project_Embrace who started a workshop where dads do their daughters’ hair. She says she wanted to show that there are good Black fathers out there and to help them bond with their girls.
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In 2017, @DJAbrantee suffered a stroke at his home. He was told he would never walk or talk again. In 2021, he walked to the podium at the #MOBOAwards with Kaz Kwami to present Wizkid with the Best African Music Act award. What a special moment 🥺♥️
Lekia Lée retweeted
There is not a single sub Saharan African country in the top 30 countries for carbon emissions per capita. Meanwhile…
Prince William has renewed his attack on population growth in Africa, blaming it for destroying wildlife on the continent
Critics have accused the Prince of hypocrisy for making such claims while expecting his third child thetimes.co.uk/article/princ…
Lekia Lée retweeted
Have you seen Neil Kenlock? #MissingPerson
Help find him. He didn't come home and he hasn't been seen since yesterday (Sat) evening in Waterloo station, London. He has been reported as #missing
If you see him contact Brixton police station.
Please RT.
Lekia Lée retweeted
Have you seen Neil Kenlock?
He didn't come home and his family haven't seen him since yesterday evening in Waterloo Station, London Area. If you know of his whereabouts please DM us. Please retweet. Thank you. #MissingPerson #missing
Lekia Lée retweeted
Happy Friday all, some beautiful images and messages from the powerful work of @Project_Embrace Over 100 tickets gone for our webinar next Wednesday, make sure you secure yours to hear from the founder Lekia Lee. #trailblazers @barriers_down – at Heswall, England
Lekia Lée retweeted
"I have always taken my professional pictures with straight hair because that has always been deemed the 'professional' look."
It's time to normalize afros, braids, twists, locs and bantu knots in the workplace. This is why #TheCROWNAct is important.
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Lekia Lée retweeted
Thank you @EHRC for writing up our example. Any family facing unfair hair rules at school should take a look. Any teacher policing Black pupils' hair should also read it.
#edutwitter
#endAfrohairdiscrimination
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Lekia Lée retweeted
I love celebrating #WindrushDay2021 by how we can disrupt #racism and strive for #RacialJustice
Those working to #endAfrohairdiscrimination in UK include these 10;
@rpwbeauty @worldafroday @Dove @thehalocltv @zinaalfa @EmmaDabiri @Project_Embrace @Pantene @appg_reie @bmm_uk
Lekia Lée retweeted
#afrovisibiltyinSTEM calls 12 lay models to big up themselves and shine bright with their #natural hair billboard campaign. Inspirational is us.
@Project_Embrace
@AvedaUK
@EatowGlobal
@YvonnePhillip #afro
Me mum & sis take proud pics today on Lambeth Palace Road @ soft launch. – at Derby, England
Lekia Lée retweeted
The first of five fab lunchtime food shows from @BBCGoodFood with the wonderful @ChefTomKerridge & I starts next Tuesday 25 May 1pm. We kick off with BBQs & your chance to ask Tom a question too 🍽🍽
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“You can’t put the blame on sickle cell trait when there is a knee on the neck or when there is a chokehold or the person is hogtied. You can’t say, ‘Well, he’s fragile.’ No, that becomes a homicide.” ~ How some US medical examiners give licence to kill.
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This special photo campaign from the founders of The Curl Talk Project explores curly hair from a generational viewpoint: spellmagazine.co.uk/posts/cu… #CurlyHair #AfroHair #TexturedHair
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The UK race report concludes that deprivation, family structures & geography— but not ethnicity, are risk factors for health inequalities
But it ignores much evidence that systemic racism, e.g. rising residential segregation drives disparities @bmj_latest go.shr.lc/3u97aED