ABOUT  

Mixedracefaces is an organisation that captures portraits and stories of people with mixed heritage. We challenge the definition of the term mixed-race, it’s not so ‘Black and White’. Stories are subjective, allowing each person to be open, and truthful about their own life experience and opinions.  

GOAL  

Our goal is to raise awareness of the vastly growing population of mixed-race people around the world, both in communities and organisations. We show how their mixed background and cultures influence the unique way they navigate their every-day lives. We are an activist for diversity and passionate to show the true representation of the world.

INSPIRATION

The inspiration for Mixedracefaces is in honour of Rienkje Zoet, late mother to Tenee Attoh. Rienkje was a Dutch woman who married Tenee’s father Fred Attoh, a Ghanaian photographer, in the 1950’s and lived in Ghana for 25 years. She was a strong woman who broke down barriers to enter a different culture and began a legacy in a time when inter-racialism wasn’t widely accepted.

TEAM

Mixedracefaces is a family run organisation; Solon [Creative Manager], Rachael [Content Manager], Tenee [Founder & Photographer].

INTEREST

People naturally want to feel part of a community. When reading into other people’s lives on Mixedracefaces, you can easily relate to what they have said/experienced regardless of race/gender/sexuality/religion/age. There is also an element of having a key interest and curiosity about others. We now live in a new world of social media, where there is a keen appetite to connect with people faster and in a different way. We also are an advocate for people’s wellbeing. It is healthy to share and help others so we pride ourselves as a platform for people to feel like they actually belong in society.

TRUST

  • We’ve created an open, honest and comfortable environment – there is no judgement on race/gender/sexuality/religion/age.

  • We believe in bonding with the people and being part of the community, there is so much power in that.

  • We, the curators are all mixed and can 100% relate to our platform’s purpose in a personal way and can understand the experiences being shared.

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

Rienkje Zoet (Left), Fred Attoh (Right)

Rienkje Zoet (Left), Fred Attoh (Right)