Italian Black and a Feminist

In this episode i had the pleasure of discussing about the importance of feminism in the Italian black community.

I enquire to know specifically if an African woman or her descendants living in Italy or in the diaspora can claim to be feminist, especially considering the history of colonialism ended in the Africa continent about 70 years ago and its negative effects that continue to affect the lives of Africans till date.

If feminism has been accepted by African women in good faith with respect to what it proposes to achieve, are there evidence as of today to prove that feminism has been of benefits to non-white European women.

These and so many other points i discussed with my guest Yohamin Teshome Kumbi. Yohamin Teshome Kumbi is the founder and president of La Mia Parte, a migrant and refugee led association that works on social inclusion of migrants and refugees in Italy.

Yohamin Teshome Kumbi has a degree in Political Science and European Institutions, and a master's degree in international relations majoring in the areas and the use of Diplomacy.

Yohamin has worked for 15 years in the social and humanitarian sector focusing on Gender Parity, Migration and refugee leadership.

She has participated in various panels and round tables discussions relating to these topics at both the national and international levels. She is part of Place Emerging Leaders, a European network of Emerging Leaders.

She is a member of UNIRE, the first Italian network of refugees and refugee-led associations in Italy focusing on advocacy and an active participation of refugees in the social life of their host communities.

Yohamin is proud to be a woman, an African, an Italian, and described herself as a feminist. She is a feminist but not in the classic western way, and that is because she believes in the real tenets of multiculturalism.

Although born in Eritrea by Ethiopian parents and origin. She has lived in Italy since she was 9 years old. She speaks 5 languages (Amharic, Tigrigna, french, English and Italian) and enjoy working on and finding solutions to challenging inter-cultural mediation issues.

She is particularly passionate in studying and researching topics relating to migration and gender