The toxic influence of social media and society standards cause many people, especially women to develop body dysmorphia and eventually an eating disorder. The goal of our project is to …

Amira Adawe interviewed Sonya Lunder about chemical exposures from cosmetics, small cosmetic companies formulation of these ingredients, the myth about organic beauty products and how all of these impacts our …

Amira Adawe interviewed Safiya Mohamed on her lived experience of colorism. Safiya Mohamed’s Bio:  Safiya Mohamed is a first-year student at the University of St. Thomas, studying Journalism and double-minoring …

Amira Adawe interviewed Dr. Ronald E. Hall on the issue of colorism and how that is impacting many communities of color in the US and globally as well as his …

Amira Adawe interviewed Dr. Lynn M Thomas on her skin-lightening research in South Africa and her recently published book “Beneath the Surface: A Transnational History of Skin Lighteners”.

On the first episode of the Lived Experience of Colorism, Amira Adawe interviewed four young Somali-Americans who discussed about their experience of colorism within culture and outside of their culture, …

Amira Adawe oo kahadleysa helida baritaanka COVID-19 oo aay hayada Beautywell, waaxda cafimaadka ee City of Minneapolis iyo hayado kale soo qabanqabiyeen. Baritaankaan oo lasamenayo labo malmood waxaayna bilabatay manta, Sabti September 19th, xiliga 12:00PM – 5:00PM. Malinta kalane waa Sabti, September 26th, xiliga 12:00PM – 5:00PM. Goobtana waa Abubakar As-Saddique Islamic Center 2824 13th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN.Waxaa kaloo aan baritan COVID-19 kus sameeynaa jimba kasta Cedar Riverside Brian Coyle Center. Baritaankan waa jibma kasta marka waqtiga yahay 1:00PM – 4:00PM.

Amira Adawe interviewed Stephanie Graves who is with the City of Minneapolis Health Department to discuss about the collaborative COVID-19 campaign for the Somali community in Minneapolis. This is two days testing that started today, September 19th at 12:00PM – 5:00PM and Saturday, September 26th at 12:00PM – 5:00PM. The location for the two days testing is Abubakar As-Saddique Islamic Center, 2824 13th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN.

Amira Adawe interviewed today Safiya Mohamed who is alum of the Young Women’s Wellness and Leadership Initiative (YWWLI). Safiya how she has experience of colorism, how it impacted her and her friends self-esteem, the practices of skin-lightening in the Somali community and taking part of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Safiya recently graduated from Central High School in Saint Paul, MN and fall of 2020 she will start studying journalism at University of St. Thomas.

Interview with young Somalis about their identities and how they define. The youth also discussed about their blackness and how it’s important to teach the Somali parents the History of African Americans in the US.

Our guest today was Hoda Samater and we discussed the impact people are having as result of COVID-19 pandemic and ways individuals and community can build resilience.

We interviewed Dr. Susan Arnold who is a Professor at the School of Public Health University of Minnesota. We discussed about the impact of COVID-19 in general, the use of face masks, effectiveness and workers exposures especially those that work in places that is difficult to practice physical distancing.
The interview is in English and summarized in Somali language.

Interview with Dr. Farhiya Farah on COVID-19
Waresigaan waxaan kaga hadalnay COVID-19, waxaana wareysanay Dr. Farhiya Farah.

Beauty-Wellness Talk guest was Ismail Warsame who discussed about social media use and it’s impact on young individuals self-esteem.

Amira Adawe explained on Today’s Beauty-Wellness Talk the practice of skin-lightening and chemical exposures in the Somali community and how it’s impacting early-childhood and women’s health. This show was done in Somali language.

Amira Adawe interviewed Selma Ali and Yusra Abdi about Somali youth prospective on skin-lightening practices.

Amira Adawe interviewed Toyin Alatise who is clinical psychologist that is based in Nigeria. The discussion was about the skin-lightening practices, chemical exposures and the psychological impacts in Nigeria.

Interview with Dr. Thomas Kottke about early childhood development and the importance of little moments. As well as the impact of chemical exposures on children and multi generational health.

Beauty-Wellness Talk guests were Sen. Sandy Pappas and Ellen Kennedy. We discussed about women/girls empowerment and child marriage.

BeautyWellnessTalk-Interview with Habon Abdulle by Amira Adawe

Our Beauty-Wellness Talk interview with Anisa Hajimumin by Amira Adawe. Discussed Anisa’s new book (Rumaan)which is about the obstacles Somali women face in their life traditionally, economically, educationally, health, socially and politically. Explored ways to address those cultural norms.

Beauty-Wellness Talk on Saturday, July 21, 2018. Interview with Dr. Crutchfield on skin-lightening practices and skin health.