My guest today is Adesola Ogunleye. The Nigerian small business owner, arts supporter, and drummer has been living and working in the Philadelphia area for the past seven years. Ogunleye is a DACA recipient who’s previously written about her experience in Philadelphia Print Works’ Online Zine. She is an advocate for body positivity, black and minority-owned businesses, and POC in music and art. Adesola joins us today to discuss how these pieces of her life and identity influence her and how she’s learned to find a healthy balance to keep staying strong.
Her DACA story: https://zine.philaprint.com/2017/09/19/my-daca-story-adesola-ogunleye/
About DACA: https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/dream-act-daca-and-…
Other Reference Materials: https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2018/02/14/584615868/in-search-…
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/06/12/key-facts-about-race-an…
https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/visualizations/time-s…
https://www.nami.org/find-support/diverse-communities/african-americans
https://adaa.org/learn-from-us/from-the-experts/blog-posts/consumer/be-…