Check out these powerful films -- Taxi Sister, KungFu Grandma, The Witches of Gambaga, and Ladies' Turn -- exploring the lives of African women through narrative documentary. They're showing at the London Feminist Film Festival, which was set up as a response to the under-representation of women in the film…
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“I Dare to Say” Book Review: A Lesson in Hope and Resilience from African Women
My mother was the kind of woman that would toss harsh truths at you from the other end of the dinner table right before asking you to pass the salt. “I Dare to Say†captures the reality of that kind of resilience – the kind that has learned to live…
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The London Feminist Film Festival Seeks Submissions from African Women Filmmakers
The very first London Feminist Film Festival, held between Nov 29 - Dec 2, 2012 at the Hackney Picturehouse, is seeking submissions from African feminists. The organizers are actively working to solicit submissions from filmmakers with diverse backgrounds, including the LGBTI Diaspora. I may actually submit something, given how visually…
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Melissa Harris Perry, Host of MSNBC Show, Digs My Principles of Afrofeminism
Melissa Harris Perry (host of NBC Show Nerdland) tweeted that my interview at Ms. Magazine, during which I talk about Afrofeminism, is now one of her favorite online reads. Okay, I can die now.
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What Does an African Feminist Look Like? Ms. Magazine Features African Feminist Bloggers
The Femisphere is a blog series in the popular Ms. Magazine that highlights the many diverse corners of the feminist blogsphere. Their latest installment focuses on African feminism, and I'm honored to have been featured along with two other African feminists, Ms Afropolitan and Lesley Agams. But, given that we're…