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Ijumaa Jordan

is a fat, Black, cis-gendered woman (she, her, hers) daily engaging in the beautiful struggle of life, doing the internal and external work to abolish systems of oppression such as racism, sexism, transphobia, and classism, etc.

Ijumaa shows up for this work with intensity and passion, being joyful, thinking critically, and holding a learning space with care and grace. She loves afternoon naps and snacks, you can usually find her online looking serious and laughing loudly.

Image description: A close up of a Black woman’s smiling with her lips together. Behind her are grass, and tall flowering plants, distant sea and blue sky. She has dark brown skin, round cheeks, a broad nose and her dark eyes gaze kindly at the camera. Her hair is gathered in long twists on top of her head, and she wears a wreath of ferns and greenery twisted together.

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