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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Afrofeminism - Blog - Books - Creative Corner - Film - Gender and LGBT Issues - Media - Music - Race, Culture, Ethnicity10 Books, Films, and Music by Queer People of Color That Would Make Excellent Gifts
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…
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How to Increase Media Diversity: 3 Lessons from the London Feminist Film Festival
It's only been a few months since the LFFF's initial email to me, but judging from the film festival's program, the organizers efforts have really paid off. It's not every day I get to see I'm impressed with an organization's outreach efforts (and results). So, I'd like to take this…
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4 Powerful Documentaries about African Women Everyone Should Watch
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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Afrofeminist Film Review of “Beautiful Sentence”: Women in Prison Write Poetry for Healing and Salvation
Check out my review of Beautiful Sentence, a short documentary about women in prison as they experience the liberating effect of creative writing, in which I reflect on gender segregation in prison systems and its impact on transgender women. Beautiful Sentence screens at the first annual London Feminist Film Festival…