Curations Out to These
Who's taking you?
- Curation by: The Matrix
Who I Am & Where I Live
- Name: Chelsea Kwakye
- City: London
- Country: United Kingdom
- Hometown: Chingford, England
My Life & Work
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Bio:
Chelsea Kwakye is the daughter of Ghanaian immigrants to England and a first-class honors History graduate from Cambridge, where she was the only black girl in her year to read History. In her final year, she was Vice-President of the African-Caribbean Society.
She, together with Ore Ogunbiyi, is co-author of Taking Up Space: The Black Girl's Manifesto for Change.
Chelsea is currently studying at the University of Law in preparation for a training contract with a London law firm.
My Media
- ▶ Twitter: ChelseaKwakye
- ▶ Instagram: chelseakwakye
- ▶ Book Purchases: http://www.penguin.co.uk/company/publishers/cornerstone/merky-books.html
- ▶ Article: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/jun/15/chelsea-kwakye-and-ore-ogunbiyi-taking-up-space-merky-books-interview
Clips
▶ Brazil has something called "jeitinho" (zhay-TEEN-you), the "little way". In a land where the official way is often impossible, people get things done by other means.
▶ The matrix is jeitinho. It allows splendid Brazilian musicians to be discovered and accessed from everywhere. But to work for the Brazilians, it has to work for everyone.
▶ All explained inside the dot-defined window immediately below (curated artists below this window)... from Brazil, with love!
This matrix is predicated on the fact that fame & fortune are not inextricably linked to talent, dedication, and even genius.
Brazil has something called "jeitinho", the "little way". In a country where the official way is so often impossible, people have to be creative. Do end runs around problems and powers-that-be.
The matrix is jeitinho. All explained inside the dot-defined window immediately below. Matrix encompassed artists below the window.