All posts tagged "Africa"
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Voice, Power and Soul: African Feminists In Their Own Words
By Jessica Horn and Dr. Sionne Neely African feminisms are now attracting global attention, with a number of feminist writers finding wide circulation in western media,...
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Feminists We Love: Professor Amina Mama
Feminism is the theory, philosophy, politics and practices of the movement for women’s liberation. It has numerous manifestations all over the world. It offers us...
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Who would we be if we did not speak? A letter for Yara
“A dream will make us fight to see it come true. An expectation will lead to passivity and probably to disappointment.” ~ Mu Sochua On...
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J. Crew Is Into African Fashion Now?
To kickoff swimsuit season, J. Crew announced the launch of its Bantu African swimwear line. Perhaps best known for its summer in the Hamptons look,...
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Feminists We Love: Yara Sallam
Editors’ Note (July 1, 2014): The Feminist Wire stands in solidarity with our sisters in Egypt. On Saturday (June 21, 2014), Yara Sallam was arrested by...
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Feminists We Love: Fadzai Muparutsa
May 25th was African Liberation Day (ALD). The Feminist Wire is celebrating ALD with two interviews of African Feminists We Love: Fadzai Muparutsa, a Zimbabwean...
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Feminists We Love: Amina Doherty
May 25th is African Liberation Day (ALD). The Feminist Wire is celebrating ALD with two interviews of African Feminists We Love: Amina Doherty, a Nigerian...
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There is one path and one path only, it is the path towards embodied liberations
By Jessica Horn Editors Note: We were scheduled to post a reflection by Jessica Horn later in this second week of our global forum celebrating...
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Queer African Reader: A Review
By Rita Nketiah and Rose Afriyie In the past decade, African sexual minorities have received increasing attention. 2013 alone saw numerous headlines most notably around...
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Race and The Invisible Cloak of “Black”
By Kuukua Yomekpe Two years into living in the U.S. a carload of Anglo American boys tried to run my two younger sisters and me over...
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White People Talking to White People about Social Justice: Why “Book of Mormon” Just May Be Doing Something Right
By Sayantani DasGupta Like Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s other collaboration, television’s Southpark, Broadway’s Book of Mormon is crass, potty-mouthed, and frequently offensive. But among all the things...
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Ex-Liberia President Charles Taylor Guilty of War Crimes
In a historic ruling, a U.N.-backed court on Thursday convicted ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor of war crimes during a conflict that left 50,000 dead. Taylor, 64,...
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Malawi Swears in First Woman President
Last Saturday Joyce Banda was sworn in as president of Malawi, replacing former president Bingu wa Mutharika after his death. She becomes Africa’s second...
