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Writing Ourselves into Existence with the Collective for Black Iranians — A post on the Collective for Black Iranians Instagram page. Art by Mina M Jafari.Art by Mina M Jafari.Produced by the Collective with Sahar Ghorishi, from the Black is Beautiful series.Produced by the Collective with resident artist Mina Jafari.Produced by the Collective with artist Sahar Ghorishi.

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Writing Ourselves into Existence with the Collective for Black Iranians

The groundbreaking work of the Collective for Black Iranians is the first and only effort of its kind in Iran that brings together the voices of Black and Afro-Iranians, sharing their stories and experiences to foster greater racial consciousness and combat the anti-Black racism endemic to the Irani

Beeta Baghoolizadeh, Priscillia Kounkou Hoveyda • 13 min read

Writing Ourselves into Existence with the Collective for Black Iranians — A post on the Collective for Black Iranians Instagram page. Art by Mina M Jafari.Art by Mina M Jafari.Produced by the Collective with Sahar Ghorishi, from the Black is Beautiful series.Produced by the Collective with resident artist Mina Jafari.Produced by the Collective with artist Sahar Ghorishi.

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Writing Ourselves into Existence with the Collective for Black Iranians

The groundbreaking work of the Collective for Black Iranians is the first and only effort of its kind in Iran that brings together the voices of Black and Afro-Iranians, sharing their stories and experiences to foster greater racial consciousness and combat the anti-Black racism endemic to the Irani

Beeta Baghoolizadeh, Priscillia Kounkou Hoveyda • 13 min read