VALERIANA C.B. ESTES
I’M A DIVERSITY & RACIAL EQUITY STRATEGIST,
IMMIGRANT & REFUGEE EXPERT,
ANTI-BLACKNESS INTERRUPTOR,
WORKSHOP FACILITATOR,
TEDX SPEAKER
“Racial Equity, Interrupting anti-Blackness and centering Black Immigrant and refugee voices is not just a trend for her, it’s a calling”
Ted-X Protect the Girl Child
“It is my hope, it is my prayer, that we will all not just vigilantly stand for the girl-child, but hear her cries too!”
Valeriana Chikoti-Bandua Estes is a former refugee from the Republic of Angola.
Born in Zambia and at 3 years old subsequently raised in Papua New Guinea where she began the beginning of a lifelong journey of championing marginalized communities. Supporting Immigrant and refugee populations and interrupting anti-blackness.
Racial Equity, Interrupting anti-Blackness and centering Black Immigrant and refugee voices is not just a trend for her, it’s a calling that has led her to speak, to write to contribute, to host and facilitate conversations and be the lead in many spaces that have been very inequitable.
As a result Valeriana has been carving out a distinct path, that is centering on dismantling, decolonizing and identifying much needed strategies and tools for Individuals, Non-Profit Executive Directors and Board members, Businesses and Corporations to use in their quest to interrupt anti-Blackness and create equitable hiring practices and environments that center equity for all staff.