Episode #5: with Super Model and Activist Diandra Forrest on owning your identity and skin color
This episode is very special as we tackle a 'new' difference here on the T-Factor, and it is Albinism. Diandra is the biggest female model today who has this condition and she was gracious enough to go deep in teaching us all about Albinism and how she pulled through her years of bullying and rejection.
. Diandra is the face of Wet N Wild beauty products campaign. She's also on the cover of Ebony magazine and uses her voice to raise awareness on Albinism.
. Watch her TEDx Talk here.
. Appears in not one but two Beyonce Videos!! Find out how it was to work with the queen herself in the Podcast.
. She works with the Salif Keita Global Foundation to protect the rights of children with albinism in Africa. She is also the UN ambassador of the International Albinism Awareness Day which is June 13th.
Join her fight to provide basic help such as Sun screen, hats, long sleeved garments to people with Albinism in rural Africa through the Salif Keita Global Foundation.
Goodness, it sounds like such a simple thing to us but it's life changing to them!
Show Notes:
. Salif Keita Global Foundation : the fair treatment and social integration of people with Albinism.
. International Albinism Awareness Day - United Nations June 13th
Videos Featured In
. Beyonce - Pretty Hurts (Video)
Fashion Brands:
. Gypsie Sport for Fashionable and comfortable Hoodies.
. Zara
. Jeffrey Campbell for added cool element or boots
"It was such a treat to meet you in person back in November. You're absolutely lovely and a great inspiration. No wonder you're a role model to so many."
- ML.
