YAYA is a space for being—

In the practice of wonder and responsibility to the world, we are moved to action by the ancestral wisdom of communities of color.

We play and experiment our way into new worlds.

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"They even treated my soul with X rays and surgery but science does not work only your kisses work, my dear." 🎵 . Hearing Juan Luis Guerra as I pass the colmado can make one want to cry. The talk of "bed insurance" and dedication
What brings YOU to where you are today? 🗾Though rendered taxi drivers and hotel house keepers in New York, coming back to DR affirms that my parents are mathematicians and botanists with dreams that unfolded in unexpected ways. . Here is my mom grad
🍫 Yesterday we picked the cacao from about forty cacao trees; today, we removed the beans from the fruit. It is easy to feel at peace in the lush shade of trees. . We can become so distant from the process of our food, forgetting the labor and lives
Shopping for sancocho ingredients (a comfort soup native to the island) at a Yamasa market. As heir to my parents farm, I am realizing that my ideas of balance and space are not sustainable here. The cultural expectations of feeding family, relatives
YAYA is about making your life's work werk towards justice and balance ✌🏿. Specifically, 2018 will be about empowering others with the tools for self-knowledge and self-expression. For me, this means confronting my Afro-Caribbean roots to connect to
For the last few months, I've gone through a pretty painful and illuminating journey as Founder of YAYA and as a human, really. It didn’t always feel that way in the moment. Like most of us, we get caught up just living in our anxiety blankets
I don’t skinny dip, I chunky dunk. #weyaya
No, our names are not similar: Sabrina and Cecille — yes, we’re both black women and no, you did not save us. #weyaya #diversity #black #art #fight #medium #change. https://medium.com/@sabrinafrometa/challenging-white-supremacy-in-the-of
Humbled and excited to be sharing our YAYA newsletter with the ever-growing tribe! YAYA, inspired by the Caribbean traditions, is a resource hub and community of changemakers committed to disrupting social norms that condone oppression. Access vette
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