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    [VIDEO] Africans for Africa Update: A Day at The Ibhabhathane Community Centre

    September 3, 2012 - By Spectra Speaks

    I recently visited the Ibhabhathane Community Centre, the only pre-school available in Rieebeck East, a small farm village with a population of about 700 people. Needless to say, providing good quality education (much less early childhood development) is a challenge. But a small group of dedicated women are making a…

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    BEEcome BUZZworthy: My Social Media 101 Training Workshop for Passionate People

    August 5, 2012 - By Spectra Speaks

    BEEcome BUZZworthy is a workshop geared towards activists, artists, change makers, and/or anyone who is interestd in learning how to use social media to impact influence and/or get access to resources beyond their immediate networks. Are you a passionate person who is interested in learning how to use social media…

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    A Love Poem to Say Goodbye: Things I Didn’t Know I Loved

    July 20, 2012 - By Spectra Speaks

    A parting poem from my beautiful partner. She read this at my goodbye party last weekend, and wanted me to share it with all of you. As she has dedicated this to me, I dedicate this to everyone who loves an activist, who gives them sustenance when they are running…

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    Keeping the Faith: Religion, Sexuality, and My Best Friend’s Pool Party

    July 10, 2012 - By Spectra Speaks

    My best friend from college; she’s the woman who taught me how to laugh, how to REALLY laugh… and then, when I came out, we stopped laughing together. We lost each other’s smiles for nearly four years as we both searched for self in different directions; I as an out…

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    My Straight African Brother’s Reflections on a Very Queer Christmas: “Two Couples and a Sibling”

    December 27, 2011 - By Spectra Speaks

    My brother wrote this guest post for me for Christmas and I couldn't be any more moved. For any of you feeling hopeless about your families coming around, I want you to read this and see this as your future, see this as where your own family members could go.…

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