Queer Women of Color Still Face Racism During Pride, Among Other Things
Activism, for so many of queer women of color, is a constant negotiation of which ism to address. We don’t have the luxury of snubbing everyone that offends us, or we would have no where to go. We...
View ArticleAn Immigrant’s Halloween: Blackface, Ghetto Parties, and Disney Princesses
I actually want to have fun during Halloween this year. I don't want to feel constantly triggered by offensive costumes. I actually want to smile at kids when they come trick or treating. I want to...
View ArticleNot (Just) Another Queer Movie: My Afrofeminist Review of Pariah
Wait a minute, not all lesbians in movies are white, rich or middle-class with no bills to pay? You mean “life” doesn’t get put on pause so that all gay people can experience the thrill of coming out...
View ArticleRacism and LGBT Rights: Where are the African Films in the South African LGBT...
South Africa's 19th Out in Africa LGBT Film Festival opens this weekend and there is certainly no shortage of films about women, quite an achievement to note given how often the LGBT community is...
View ArticleReflections from a Woman of Color on the War on Women: “My Sisters-in-Arms,...
I'm sharing the remarks I gave at the MA Women United Against the War on Women rally in Boston (in poem-ish form). I found myself thinking about the concept of "unity," and the fact that so many women...
View ArticleZoe Saldana to Star in Nina Simone Biopic: How the Dark vs. Light Skin Debate...
In case you missed it, Hollywood is gearing up to release a biopic of Nina Simone, an African-American singer, pianist, and civil rights activists whose music was highlight influential in the fight for...
View ArticleIn Honor of Nina Simone: Why Black Women Must Re-Frame the Conversation about...
I don't doubt for one second that criticism of Hollywood plays an important role in keeping Hollywood accountable. But black women owe it to each other to more frequently use our voices to highlight...
View Article10 Books, Films, and Music by Queer People of Color That Would Make Excellent...
As a follow up to my last piece about how media can help facilitate "coming out" or facilitating important conversations about sexuality over the holidays, I've compiled a list 10 of my picks for...
View ArticleStraight Allies, White Anti-Racists, Male Feminists (and Other Labels That...
If my detest for words and definitions stems from anything at all it's the "allies" I've experienced in both my personal life and my work as an activist. I've met hundreds of "white allies," for...
View ArticleDear White Allies: Stop Unfriending Other White People Over Ferguson
My rage as a black person witnessing yet another moment in the endless cycle of racism in the US prevents me from engaging in "level headed" conversations with people who see this terribly unjust...
View ArticleDefine Culture
Culture - and how it's defined - has been on my mind for a while. Thanks to National Poetry Writing Month (#NaPoWriMo), I wrote a poemthing about it. Here's "Define Culture." Enjoy. The post Define...
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The Revolution Will Be Online: Spectra Speaks with Jay Smooth on Activism in...
I'm on a panel with one of my favourite video bloggers, Jay Smooth of Ill Doctrine! At "The Revolution Will Be Online" we'll be chatting about a topic that speaks to the crux of all my work: the power...
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Bill Cosby is Guilty of Sexual Assault. Period.
Bill Cosby is guilty of sexual assault. Period. The post Bill Cosby is Guilty of Sexual Assault. Period. appeared first on Spectra Speaks.
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African Women Entrepreneurs in Tech “Lean In” for Social Media Week
What does "Leaning In" look like for African women entrepreneurs in tech? Nigeria's leading women in tech weigh in on dos, don'ts, and lessons learned.The post African Women Entrepreneurs in Tech “Lean...
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Oh Rachel Dolezal: You Don’t Get to Rebrand White Privilege as Altruism
On rebranding white privilege as altruisim.
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The Politics (and Privilege) Behind “Real Names”
This news story about a woman who used pseudonyms to create a Facebook account in order to protect herself from online violence, and then was 'outed' via their perfectly legal yet aloof "real name"...
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CAROL Film Review
It seems it doesn't matter what time period or continent I escape to; girl meets girl can never just happen in peace.
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