Adeola Oredola

Adeola’s name (which means “crown of honor” in Yoruba) and her family have always helped her stay rooted in community and embody the power of those who came before her. Roots on her father’s side move through Saki, Nigeria and Bolgatanga, Ghana. And on her mother’s side through Chicago, Il and Starkville, MS. She grew up and currently lives in a culturally dynamic community on occupied Narragansett land, known as Providence, RI.

Adeola is a space holder and community-based educator, supporting social justice circles to build capacity through facilitation, training, liberatory leadership coaching, and event curation. She centers systemic wellbeing, collective healing, transformative play, somatic practice, and Black liberation in her work. She does that independently and as an affiliate with the Interaction Institute for Social Change. Adeola has over 20 years of experience in nonprofit leadership and consulting, work she’s been fortunate to do mostly alongside brilliant young people and within Black and Brown communities.

Transformative play is some of Adeola’s most purpose-aligned and life-giving work. It’s an approach to exploring and centering play as a dynamically healing and liberatory practice. Learn more at the Black Women at Play podcast. Curating play spaces, Black geekiness, meditation, ceramics, sitting by a fire, and deeply loving conversation are some of the things that bring Adeola joy. To explore possible collaboration, she can be reached at Adeola.Oredola@gmail.com.