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    Afrofeminist Film Review of “Beautiful Sentence”: Women in Prison Write Poetry for Healing and Salvation

    November 24, 2012 - By Spectra Speaks

    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…

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    On Anti-Bullying Campaigns, LGBT Youth of Color Suicide, and Why I Never Supported Spirit Day

    October 19, 2012 - By Spectra Speaks

    I didn't sign into Facebook that morning. I knew what I'd see; a timeline of status updates and cropped purple photos for Spirit Day; a timely performance of empathy. I knew, too, that my Facebook feed, practically segmented into Lists, including one for "Nigerian", "College" and "Queer" would vary in…

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    Response to “An End to Self Care”: How About “An End to the Activist Martyr Complex?”

    October 17, 2012 - By Spectra Speaks

    An articled called, "An End to Self Care" was recently published, in which an activist proposed bringing an end to all the individualism behind "self-care" and, instead, called for sustainable community care. His piece (and some of its praise) reminded me why I've made it a point to stay away…

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    My BET.com Interview about LGBT Africa and the Media: “Being Gay in Africa Is Neither Good Nor Bad”

    October 15, 2012 - By Spectra Speaks

    BET.com interviews me about my work as a media activist focusing on gender and LGBT issues in Africa. The piece, which was very positive and optimistic, prompted some thoughts about what "good" media activism means to me. Surprisingly "good" media has nothing to do with it. Read the interview, and…

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    Social Media for Social Change: 10 Tips from a Queer African Media Activist

    October 6, 2012 - By Spectra Speaks

    I recently published a personal reflection of my accidental, non-linear career trajectory as a writer and a media activist. In addition to my philosophy about using media for change, I wanted to share a few tangible new media tips, tricks, and strategies that have been helpful to me as well.…

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