I was invited by a Caribbean feminist collective to participate as a virtual guest in their Audre Lorde appreciation event this past weekend. After weeks of fighting a winter slump, I ended my Skype session feeling nourished and optimistic, which has prompted some reflecting on the power of sister circles,…
Award-winning Namibian indie soul artist, Shishani, has just released the music video for her latest single, “Minorityâ€, a catchy, upbeat, acoustic track that calls for freedom and equality for all people despite perceived differences. She recently sat down with me to chat about her rise to stardom, her thoughts on…
Rather than the prophetic force he's been eulogized to be, imagine Martin Luther King Jr. as just another man walking down the street, or sitting at a bus stop looking down at his knees, pensive... wondering whether or not he was doing the right thing. Imagine him as human, so…
This is my last post for 2012. I've been back in the states for almost two weeks, struggling with what words to send you in closing of my Africans for Africa new media training project. I've started about a dozen posts and letters, and have scrapped them each time. But…
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 books, film, and music created by queer people of color that would make excellent gifts! If…