“The only one who wins by pitting marginalized groups against each other, are the oppressors,” says Kyiomi Kowalski.
Vice President of Partnerships at advocacy non profit Project Shema, Kowalski, an Afro-Latin, queer, Jewish, Marine Corps veteran, mother works to ensure that all of the intersecting identities feel at home in any space. One would think that marginalized groups might stick together, but that is not always the case.