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Founder and CEO World Afro Day®
Michelle De Leon is the founder and CEO of World Afro Day®, 15th September. A global day of celebration and liberation of Afro Hair and Identity, with an estimated reach of 1.5 billion. Michelle successfully combines her broadcasting career of 20+ years at ITV Good Morning Britain with leading World Afro Day CIC. She has overcome her own struggles with Afro hair and was inspired by her 8 year old daughter to set up the day of celebration. Since 2017, her work has influenced the UN, UK government, global brands, international media and major celebrities. Key highlights are the Workplace Hair Acceptance report 2023; contributing to the EHRC 2022 guidelines to prevent hair discrimination in schools and a speech at the United Nations in Geneva 2018
In this episode, Rachel Zimmerman, author of Us, After: A Memoir of Love and Suicide, talks her personal journey after the loss of husband and Michelle De Leon, founder of World Afro Day, explains the importance of ending tex...