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    Dear White Allies: Stop Unfriending Other White People Over Ferguson

    November 26, 2014 - By Spectra Speaks

    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 Ferguson ruling as just another news story to banter about at the water cooler. I need…

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    Straight Allies, White Anti-Racists, Male Feminists (and Other Labels That Mean Nothing to Me)

    May 29, 2013 - By Spectra Speaks

    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 instance, many of who profess their "consciousness" via some digital channel (e.g. an overly serious…

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    What Kind of African Doesn’t Speak Any African Languages? Me.

    April 1, 2013 - By Spectra Speaks

    Last year, I attended a conference about Africa's development. In a session about African identity, we explored the question of whether one could claim to be African without being fluent in their mother tongue. Some said yes. But many said no. For this, I blame colonialism... and Sesame Street.

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    For Women’s History Month: Writing Our Way Back into History

    March 6, 2012 - By Spectra Speaks

    In order to address the dearth of women's histories -- our stories, and voices being undocumented, under-valued, and falsely represented without reprimand -- women must begin telling their own stories. We must essentially write our way back into history.

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    CAROL Film Review

    January 16, 2016 - By Spectra Speaks

    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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    The Politics (and Privilege) Behind “Real Names”

    June 24, 2015 - By Spectra Speaks

    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" policy pissed me off. So I wrote about it.

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    Define Culture

    April 12, 2015 - By Spectra Speaks

    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.

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    African Women Entrepreneurs in Tech “Lean In” for Social Media Week

    February 25, 2015 - By Spectra Speaks

    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.

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