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Onejiru Quotes

Germany

Onejiru (born Pielina Wanjiru Schindler) is a contemporary Germany-based jazz singer. She was born in Kenya and moved to Germany when she was a teenager.

Germany
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Random Onejiru quote

5 quotes

"We create facts, we make demands, we show what could be better under different conditions."

"I draw my strength from the fact that I am sometimes in Europe and sometimes in Africa."

"Some African women have to decide: Do I buy food for my family, or do I buy menstrual products? In doubt, the food has to come first."

"I am not only Kenyan, just as little as I am only Afro-German."

"We don't just want to offer Black women from the African continent and the diaspora a safe space, but also connect these diverse Sheros and make their projects visible."

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Onejiru (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.