Being a Black Woman in Sweden - Author-Talk with Lovette Jallow "Stranger in White Spaces"

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In November 2020 I released my second published book since Black vogue.
What is it like to live as a black woman in Sweden where white skin color is the norm? Welcome to a conversation with author Lovette Jallow, about reflections on her place as a woman and black in a number of different countries in general and in Sweden in particular. Lovette is up to date with the book "Stranger in white spaces" where she explains, deepens, and concretizes concepts such as colorism, White Feminism and White Saviorism. She has previously written the book "Black Vogue: The Nuances of Beauty" and has founded the organization Action for Humanity, which, among other things, provides legal and financial assistance to individuals who have suffered from racism and oppression.
In conversation with Patrick Konde, an expert at the Friends Foundation. The conversation is the second in a series of conversations where we problematize and discuss the conditions of Swedishness. Samtalet är ett samarbete mellan Uppsala Stadsbibliotek och stiftelsen Friends #bibliotekuppsala
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[@jallowlovette]

Hi all, Here is the Authortalk for my recently published book "Främling i Vita rum which translates as Stranger in White Spaces. The video is captioned in english so do turn that on and you will be able to read what is also being said. The book is available at Bokus for purchase and in Audiobook next week on Storytel. It is not yet available in English and I do not know when it will be available but hopefully, you can glimpse a feeling of what the book covers. Link to purchase in Swedish can be found here: www.bokus.com/bok/9789180060189/framling-i-vita-rum/

[@elizabethboillat7029]

🤗👏🏿👏🏿💪🏿👏🏿

[@gifty2595]

So proud of your journey and you look so beautiful in this interview! I hope that I can get the English version soon xxx

[@jallowlovette]

I am hopeful it will take its time but come soon ❤️❤️❤️

[@farrahc7055]

I didn't know you'd published a book before this one, I'm going to try and get both. Very interesting conversation. 28.11.2020

[@jallowlovette]

Yes Black Vogue was Europe’s first makeup book that focused on only the shades of melanin and our history with makeup. Its no longer available unfortunately 🙏🏾

[@emmahchihava1019]

I really hope there would be an English version of this book I would really like to read it

[@mahalonohelani4870]

Very vulnerable and raw. I've been to Sweden, it's one of the most memorable places I've visited. While there I definitely didn't see any other black women or people of color. I would love to visit again and immerse myself in the black community of Sweden...And Audre Lorde...YES!

[@S80-r1o]

its SWEDEN if you want to be around other poc go to africa lmao the audacity and entitlement

[@henriettashirazu1767]

while I wait for the English version I suppose I could learn some Svenska...

[@melanieemertaylor]

Lovette - you absolute queen. This is amazing!!

[@evadoarfs4131]

Wow am happy to watch this video! I bought the book in Swedish from Bokus after I saw your interview on SVT and I have started reading it. So proud of you Lovette!❤️❤️

[@jallowlovette]

Thank you so much 🙏🏾❤️🙏🏾❤️

[@isatoujallow8648]

This interview is very interesting. You stoop up for your people, for yourself, and also continue to educate people with honesty. You're truly a well-defined black woman, which is impeccable!. I love you Lovette💖💯👸🏾

[@ybk2111]

Very much looking forward to the book being available in English.

[@jallowlovette]

Me too ❤️

[@nattyb2723]

Great content keep it up

[@kaddijatou1718]

I know you always say everyone has a voice. I admire yours particularly. Thanks for being a force in our generation. You are one heck of a women and with the lineage you come from. It seems there are no other ways for you to be but to be out spoken! Thanks for sharing your voice! 🤎🤍🤍🤍 🤎

[@inspirestrength505]

Wow you look so beautiful and the head wrap wow!

[@jallowlovette]

Thank you so much 🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️

[@FatimAlieuKitchen]

WOW you look so beautiful girl xx congrats and keep using your voice because we want to hear more 😘👌🏾👍🏾

[@jallowlovette]

Thank you so much! I can never go back to being voiceless

[@NotanAutismMom]

I just found you today and I think you are amazing. I could listen to you talk all day. 💜

[@inspirestrength505]

Listen to your ted talk 2018 Normalizing Silence in Swedish That can apply so well to us here in Canada (Montreal) where I grew up to be exact. Not having a voice can only hurt those that want or had a voice and lost it because some people don't care to have one. You live in another part of the world and I felt like you were speaking my experience. I moved to Toronto and had a culture shock. I grew up seeing a white world so much that the mix demographic threw me off. Seeing black people in banks as a teller I would stare as if i have seen a ghost. Continue to speak your truth and people will hear but the right few will listen and understand . Respect. xoxo

[@jallowlovette]

Thank you so much! I think the Black woman experiences definitely transcends country boundaries and i can also relate very much with Black women who share and write about their experiences in Canada too. Sending all my love ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@SirBlackReeds]

Oof.

[@nath3271]

Lovette 😍😍😍😍

[@MsNique511]

Aaaah…found it! Black Woman experience in Sweden…..

[@filmonokbu3360]

How come i'ven't heard this video until today! U r rare like ur grandma! Keep u the good work.

[@fatimakalley804]

👍👍👍👍keep it up girl, you good role model.

[@cosmicflow4112]

I was waiting for this 🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@jallowlovette]

Yayyyyy 😍😍😍😍

[@kanugenerationsankara9805]

I can listen to you talk all day you inspiring others too thanks for clearing the path for other love and respect.

[@tigermannen51]

Lovette, you are amazing and I love to listen of you 💕💕💕

[@tigermannen51]

Tack älskling för hjärtat 🧡

[@mariamajallowsd]

Wow very interesting speech thank you all ❤❤👍👍👏👏💪💪🙏🙏🤲🤲 i will be very happy and grateful if i get the opportunity to find my voice too because it's taken by the Swedish government already 😢😢😢😢💔💔💔💔

[@loveandfaithfulness4479]

Our Lord Jesus Christ was asked what it really mean to love your neighbor? So He told a story about a weary traveler who was robbed; beaten and left alone alongside of the road (Luke 10:25-37). An ordinary man saw him and kept walking. Another very religious person ignored him, too. But the person who actually stopped and did something was someone a bit unexpected. That person was the Good Samaritan. We all know the story - a kind person stops to help another person. But it means a bit more. In the story, the traveler and the Samaritan could not be more different. They came from different cities. They had very different views. Some might even say that these two people would have hated one another. Yet despite their differences, the Samaritan chose to love his neighbor. Even though the neighbor wasn’t really his neighbor at all. Our neighbor isn’t just the person next door. Our neighbor is the person God has placed right in front us. And no matter how different, how inconvenient or how unexpected, we’re asked to love our neighbor well. 1 corinthians 13:4-8 tells us Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.

[@siriwallin9267]

Finns det möjlighet att beställa boken när man bor utomlands? Jag bor i Tyskland och vill jättegärna läsa den :)

[@evadoarfs4131]

Du kan beställa från Bokus. De levererar till Tyskland. Www.bokus.com

[@siriwallin9267]

Tack så mycket!!

[@Julia-rx9df]

Du är otrolig!

[@ifeomamakolo4339]

This black woman is beautiful

[@azurretown]

Didn’t know you had autism, never picked up on that...and for some reason I also thought you were married and had a daughter. You are beautiful and awesome!

[@jallowlovette]

No never been married, no plans on marrying on the horizons and the only baby in my life is my brothers babygirl 😍😍😍😍

[@LVLV-im3ne]

I would love to hear about your medical journey in finally being diagnosed autism. It was interesting the disparity in treatment from a Caucasian physician & Non-Caucasian physician. One fixed on palm oil while the other determined to find the diagnosis.

[@EULFORS]

So excited to watch!! 🥰

[@jallowlovette]

Excited to share ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@MsNique511]

Aaah!!!! Found YOU! Big up yuhself Sistren. Will find your book in English. Yuh Baad Ass!!!

[@MsNique511]

Gyrrrl…I live the perception from MANY, Black women included, of being difficult. FACTS! I’m difficult to fool, difficult to manipulate, difficult to fear….I adore my dark skin, love my 4c hair, proper English and hardcore Jamaican accent AND NYC Ebonics when required self!!! You got it going on my Sistah!!!!!!

[@MsNique511]

GREAT interview. Thank you for being UNAPOLOGETICALLY straight forward & confident!!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Nubian11]

Queen Lovette you are so wise and beautiful, very well spoken. Thank you for raising our black people issues and making us think!

[@underageunderage6857]

Congratulations Lovette!You are definitely speaking for most of us black women who are making impact within the Swedish Community. It is a continuous struggle to be given the word and recognised for your merits rather than having to satisfy their quota of hiring a person of "Invandarbakgrund" . By the way I really look your outfits and how you represent africanity. Where can I buy your clothes as I LOVE all the colours. Please, Please,hook me up and thank you in advance. All the best and do keep being yourself!!!!

[@jallowlovette]

Thank you so much! Most of the outfits i wear are by a wonderful Black designer valled Sai Sankoh. When you have a moment do check her out on instagram she is brilliant 🥰🥰🥰

[@forfun6273]

Then you need to drop the intersectional bs. Cause that’s the logic where oh you need to hire minorities and women because they aren’t as smart as white men. This lady’s just complaining about everyday life and then blaming it on white people when her foolish self decided to live in a country that’s 85% white. Like go live in Africa if you want to embrace that culture. Have you heard of assimilation? A country should also have an identity. Like if you have a problem with white people then go build your own Black Country. White men have done many many many awesome things. If y’all got a problem with white people then why are you so pressed on staying in our countries? Y’all don’t like talking about black on black crime. Y’all don’t like talking about how blacks were selling and enslaving blacks well before white men even stepped foot on it. And they’re still enslaving people today. How blacks sell crack to their own mothers. How blacks kidnap and chop off peoples body parts to use in witchcraft. Whites have all our history out and we talk about it all the time. We have admitted our wrongs and corrected them way faster than any other group of people. I truly believe it’s your own illness with inferiority that makes you feel like you need to ignore all the great things that white men have done for the world and complain about nonsense from 300 years ago. Stop projecting your insecurities. You’re angry. Go back to Africa. You’ll have all the space you need. The audacity of you to go to a 85% white country and be welcomed in, successful and then you attack the people who have given you your success and opportunities. It’s pathetic.