Sylvia Wohlfarth

Views on racial equity, allyship, and inclusion by Our Human Family

Half-Irish, half-Nigerian, Sylvia is a social anthropologist and English teacher in Ireland. Her creative nonfiction writing and poetry focuses on social injustice, and initiating change.

Sylvia Wohlfarth — 13 May 2022 ∙ 9 minutes read

Down the Rabbit Hole

🏆 In this Equal People 2022 Short Story Writing Contest award-winner by Sylvia Wohlfarth, an English teacher wrestles with her prejudice when confronted with facts, family, and firsthand experience ...

Sylvia Wohlfarth — 09 March 2022 ∙ 8 minutes read

Racism and White Privilege at the Ukrainian Border

Black people living, studying, and working in Ukraine flee to border countries as refugees but face segregation, racism, and abuse ...

OHF Weekly, Sylvia Wohlfarth — 17 December 2021 ∙ 12 minutes read

The Sylvia Wohlfarth Issue

The Sylvia Wohlfarth Issue: On her Nigerian and Irish roots, her take on America as a mixed-race woman in Europe, and her hopes for our global future ...

Sylvia Wohlfarth — 28 October 2021 ∙ 12 minutes read

Frederick Douglass: An American in Ireland (Part II)

Frederick Douglass lectured on anti-slavery, temperance, women’s rights, racism, and social justice for all. He also edited and owned newspapers ...

Sylvia Wohlfarth — 15 October 2021 ∙ 11 minutes read

Frederick Douglass: An American in Ireland (Part I)

The most celebrated Black man of his era, Frederick Douglass was also the most photographed American of any race in the 19th century ...

Sylvia Wohlfarth — 17 May 2021 ∙ 2 minutes read

Shine the Light

We may be oppressed, but we have power to improve the world ...