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Walela Nehanda is a Black non-binary writer, cultural worker, cancer & stem cell transplant survivor, and mental health advocate from Los Angeles, California. In 2020, Nehanda was featured on the 26th Annual Out100 list. In 2022, they were chosen to be a Zoeglossia fellow.
Mar 6, 2024 · Walela Nehanda’s debut memoir spans their experiences confronting their cancer diagnosis, structural racism, and the ups and downs of their 20s. Intelligencer The Cut
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Feb 6, 2024 · By Walela Nehanda. February 6, 2024 12:25 PM EST. Nehanda is a nonbinary cultural worker, stem cell transplant and cancer survivor, and mental health advocate born and based in Los Angeles,...
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59K Followers, 3,076 Following, 171 Posts - Walela Nehanda (@itswalela) on Instagram: "📚: Bless the Blood - A Cancer Memoir 🤲🏽🩸@penguinteen OUT NOW ⬇️ 🏽: @folioliterary @foliojr inquiries: Katherine@FolioLit.com".
Feb 6, 2024 · Walela Nehanda (they/them) is Black, queer, nonbinary disabled, cultural worker, poet, and author of Bless the Blood: A Cancer Memoir (Penguin Teen). They have been featured as part of Out Magazine’s Class of 2020 consisting of 100 “groundbreaking, ripple-inducing, and culture-shifting people in the nation,” alongside the likes of Janelle ...
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- Walela Nehanda
Walela Nehanda is a Black, nonbinary, disabled, queer cultural worker and writer. They have been featured in a variety of publications, including SELF magazine, Nylon, i-D, Teen Vogue, and The Guardian. They were also named in Out100’s 2020 list of current and future queer leaders. Nehanda’s work…
In a voice that’s utterly electric and completely new, Walela Nehanda explodes the tidy narratives of the typical illness arc. Equal parts prose and poetry, memoir and manifesto, this book rejects every trope of what it means to be sick and disabled.
