Adaku Utah
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Adaku Utah | |
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| Born | 1984 (age 40–41) Lagos, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Occupation | Healer |
| Known for | Intuitive healing, Social change |
| Awards | Chicago Foundation for Women’s Jessica Eve Patt Award, |
| Website | adakuutah |
Adaku Utah (born 1984)[1] is a Nigerian 6th generation Igbo traditional healer, speaker, writer and artist whoose work focuses on gender, reproductive, race, youth and healing justice Civil rights movements for social change.[2] She is the cofounder of Harriet's Apothecary, an alternative healing community,[3] and a 2015 Create Change Fellow[4]
Life
Adaku was born in 1991 in Lagos with father from Abia State, and mother from Imo State, both from southeastern Nigeria.[5] She is descendant of herbalists, and farmers who dealt in herbal treatments and ancient care, she was chronically ill as a child growing up and had to be treated with herbal medicine to better outcomes over orthodox medicines.[1] Adaku received a Bsc in Biotechnology and Psychology from Pennsylvania State University.[6]
As an activist, she has worked with organizations like the Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health, Black Lives Matter, Black LGBTQI+ Migrant Project, The Movement for Black Lives, Yale University, Planned Parenthood, Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, Black Women’s Blueprint, and the Audre Lorde Project.[7] As a performance artist, she had worked with Decadancetheatre[8] and founded Soular bliss.[9] Refers to herself as a queer.[2] Adaku lives in Brooklyn, New York.[10]
Recognition
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- 2012 Sexuality Leadership Development Fellowship of the Africa Regional Sexuality Resource Centre.
- 2012 Center for Whole Communities Whole Thinking Fellowship Award.
- 2012 Featured Nominee for Girl Tank and MTV Voices 10,000 Names in 100 Days.
- Chicago Foundation for Women’s Jessica Eve Patt Award.
References
- ^ a b Barber, Lauren (2017-07-26). "Harriet's Squad: Black Women Using Ancient Healing Methods as Resistance". ELLE. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
- ^ a b "HEALER". ADAKU UTAH. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
- ^ "WHO WE ARE". HARRIET'S APOTHECARY. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
- ^ "Meet Adaku Utah". The Laundromat Project. 2015-05-05. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ "NYC 3.7.14 Nigerian Global Day of Action Speech, Nigerian LGBTQ Activist Adaku Utah | Nigeria | Hatred". Scribd. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
- ^ "Sexuality Leadership Development Fellowship". www.arsrc.org. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ "TEACHER". ADAKU UTAH. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
- ^ Boynton, Andrew. "A Dance Like Keith Haring Come to Life". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
- ^ "AdakuUtah". The Gemini Series. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
- ^ "Adaku Utah". A Blade of Grass. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
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