Afiya C MadzimoyoAfiya came to the Liberation Plate Challenge with lots of enthusiasm. She was hyped at the idea of preparing more melanin-rich foods, and to do that around our Marcus Garvey flag colors actually delighted her. She launched herself quickly by going ou and buying all the red, black, and green foods she could find, and the rest is history. Afiya is the Co-Director of AYA Educational Institute and joined her husband, Wekesa (co-director of AYA), in launching the Ngolo Movement in early 2020. This movement was designed to support us in staying healthy and strong during COVID. Our protocol called for eating more allomellanins. This challenge showed us how. Afiya is the lead administrator for AYA, a principal trainer in AYA's Warriors / Healers / Builders model, and she enjoys growing food. She is a mother to four and a grandma to ten. Read More Read Less