Draft:Dalilla Hermans

Dalilla Hermans, ( born 1986), is a Rwandan - Belgian writer.. She is a regular columnist at the Standaard, and was an editor at Charlie Magazine.

Life
Dalilla Hermans was born in Rwanda and was adopted at the age of two, by a Belgian family. She grew up in Campine. In 2014, she became known by writing an open letter denouncing racism,

In 2017, her book Letter to Cooper and the World was published by Manteau,

She wrote the play Her(e) which premiered in Ghent February 2020, about the visibility and under-representation of black women,. In his book The Last Thing I Want to Say About Racism (2020), she describes representation as an important aspect in the fight against everyday and structural racism.

In 2023, she was appointed project coordinator by the city of Bruges as part of the plan to become European Capital of Culture.