Real Reads
Oct 2020
#BHM ‘The Gay Spot: An Imagining of Ruth Ellis’ Gatherings’
The building where I found community, comfort and most importantly myself
Oct 2020
#BHM ‘Mekatitlili wa Menza: Kenyan Prophet and Warrior – A Two-Part Essay’
A legendary, activist and prophet that biographers have for far too long forgotten
Oct 2020
#BHM ‘Wangari Maathai: The Environmentalist who Changed the World
Her legacy was more than simply planting trees, it was about human rights and women’s empowerment
Oct 2020
#BHM ‘Remembering Chibesa Kankasa: The Activist’
History books are written by the ruling class. While recorded history might be distorted, oral history can fill in the gap
Oct 2020
#BHM ‘Some call her revolutionary, others a witch: The powerful story of Alice Lenshina’
The Lumpa Church Uprising: An anti-state, anti-colonial and anti-capitalist movement
Oct 2020
#BHM ‘The Women Who Saved Us: The Female Freedom Fighters of Guinea-Bissau’
Without their struggle, women’s political and economic emancipation would have remained secondary in the liberation project
Oct 2020
#BHM ‘Una Marson: Jamaican Artist and Activist’
An exploration into the life of Jamaica’s first editor and publisher
Oct 2020
Journey of an African Colony: The Making of Nigeria
The documentary made me realise that all the nations that make up Nigeria went through the trauma of slavery and colonialism
Oct 2020
Nigeria’s 60th Year of Independence: Still a Diamond in the Rough
Commemorating 60 years of independence from British colonial rule
Oct 2020
‘Ife’: A rare cinematic portrait of queer women’s intimacy in Nigeria
The new short film is a moving story about the delights and difficulties of human relationships
Sep 2020
The House of Representatives Pass Anti-Hair Discrimination Bill: The CROWN Act
New legislation passed to protect Black men and women from job discrimination
Sep 2020
Miss Juneteenth: Film Review
Juneteenth marks the day when, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, slaves were told of their freedom