Chelsea Kwakye

Chelsea Kwakye

AuthorLondon, United Kingdom
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Chelsea Kwakye

Chelsea Kwakye

AuthorLondon, United Kingdom
About me
Chelsea Kwakye is a British-Ghanaian History graduate from Homerton College, Cambridge. Whilst at Cambridge she was the only black girl in her year group of around 200 people studying History. During her time at university, she was Homerton’s BME officer and Vice-President of the African-Caribbean Society. She is currently studying at the University of Law in preparation for a training contract with a city law firm in London.
Projects credited in
  • International Women’s Day 2020, meet 100 trailblazers redefining the creative industry
    International Women’s Day 2020, meet 100 trailblazers redefining the creative industryAt The Dots, International Women’s Day isn’t just a day – it’s a whole month! A time to take over the site and shine a light on the women and non-binary people redefining the creator landscape. For #IWD2020, we asked industry leaders to nominate the trailblazing women and non-binary people they think will redefine the creative and digital industries over the coming years. The list we’ve put together is one that beams with brilliant, talented people and their dedication to positive change. Book
  • Taking Up Space: The Black Girl's Manifesto for Change
    Taking Up Space: The Black Girl's Manifesto for ChangeAs a minority in a predominantly white institution, taking up space is an act of resistance. Recent Cambridge grads Chelsea and Ore experienced this first-hand, and wrote Taking Up Space as a guide and a manifesto for change. FOR BLACK GIRLS: Understand that your journey is unique. Use this book as a guide. Our wish for you is that you read this and feel empowered, comforted and validated in every emotion you experience, or decision that you make. FOR EVERYONE ELSE: We can only hope that rea
  • Merky Books ‘Taking Up Space’ panel - Penguin Live
    Merky Books ‘Taking Up Space’ panel - Penguin LiveI was on a panel with Reni Eddo-Lodge, Chelsea Kwakye and Dapo Adeola talking about what change we would like to see in the school curriculum & I then met Stormzy!
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  • Writing
  • Public Speaking
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    GDLThe University of Law
     - London, United Kingdom
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    BAUniversity of Cambridge
     - Cambridge, United Kingdom