Category Archives: We Are You

2015 Aug. 9: Tangled pubic hair

Posted on August 11, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Your piece of soft pubic hair is tangled with mine. I saw it as I showered. The blocking white shower surface makes it transparent that we exist here as one. I see my black curly stubborn-ness, so annoying We just … Continue reading →

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2015 Aug. 10: A true definition of reality

Posted on August 10, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Siba Nkumbi Chubby Vogue Divas, using confidence as their weapon of mass destruction! 59 Years later after the march of women to the union buildings, chubby vogue divas were marching in style and class to eliminate discrimination against plus … Continue reading →

Posted in Archived memories, Confidence, Constitution Hill, Creating awareness, Expression, Lindeka Qampi, Power of the Voice, Questioning, South Africa, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources | Tagged Act, Action, Amazing, Another approach is possible, Audience, Authored by Siba Nkumbi, Beautiful, Black Female Photographers in SA, Black Lesbian professionals, Captioned, Celebrating Women's month, Change, Charmain Carrol, Chubby, Chubby Vogue Divas, Complishment, Con Hill, Divas, exhibition, Experience, Family, Fashion, Fatty, Fit, friends, Friendships, Full figured women, Full-figured, Human beings, Inkanyiso media, Is'dudla, Johannesburg, Life, Love, Loving, Mainstream space, Mood, Perception, Personality, Photography, Pictures, Pride, Relationships, Shape, Space, Spectators, Statement, Support, Visual history, Visual project, Voices, We love photography, Words, Writing is a Right | 1 Comment

2015 Aug. 9: Balancing culture and activism

Posted on August 9, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Jacqui Mseleku-Ngwane In my line of work I have seen so much abuse and injustice that happens in the name of culture. I am a dynamic Zulu woman, raised in a cosmopolitan household so different from normal Zulu households. … Continue reading →

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2015 Aug. 7: Double Despair

Posted on August 8, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Siba Nkumbi She never thought rape would still be an issue at her age, or in the year 2015. However, it seems like the human species has allowed it to be an everyday thing. Sadly, she found out the … Continue reading →

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2015 Aug. 2: Untitled

Posted on August 6, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

I bring nothing but shame to the family Dear parents, those are your words Community, society and religion clouds your judgment towards me, why do they matter?. Look beyond shame and regret then you’ll see I am a loving, caring … Continue reading →

Posted in Being, Being conscientized, Being heard, being loved, being recognized, being respected., Black Lesbian, Caring, Change, Creating awareness, Exploration, Exposure, Expression, Facing abuse and violation, Facing You, Facts, Faith, Gifted, Give, Hurt, Injustices, Matters, Molestation, On my own, Punishment, Reading, Rejection, Resentment, Sexuality, Society, Solution, Terrified, Texts, Textualizing Our Own Lives, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Young talent | Tagged Acceptance, Act, Action, Another approach is possible, Articles, beauty, Black Lesbian, Blood and flesh, community, curse, Experience, Family, Feelings, Friendships, Homosexuality, Human beings, human rights, Inkanyiso media, Life, Mpumalanga, Voices, Words, Writing is a Right | Leave a comment

2015 July 15: Doing the best for my daughter

Posted on August 5, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

I am Thembisa Cordelia Mhlawuli known as Lovey. I was born in Cape Town in Somerset Hospital. My parents are Nomthandazo Patricia known as ‘Pat’ and Welile Christopher Mhlawuli. I am the last-born, my sister’s name is Carol and brother’s is Ezmond. I stayed … Continue reading →

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2014 Aug. 1: Chubby Vogue Divas: A Critique of the Female Body

Posted on August 5, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

A photographic body of work by Charmain Carrol. Chubby Vogue Divas exhibition is by a Market Photo Workshop graduate Charmain Carrol, (Photographer) which is a series of 21 photos of big black women who get to feel good … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Creating awareness, Power of the Voice, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right | Tagged 21 photos, 6th of August 2015, Act, Action, Alexandra, Appreciate, Article, Charmain Carrol, Chubby Vogue Divas, Con Hill, Constitution Hill, Eskhawini in KwaZulu-Natal, exhibition, Experience, Expression, Fashion, Feeling, Friendships, Fuller figures, gender, Hermmersdale, Human beings, human rights, Inkanyiso media, Johannesburg, Kwamashu, Learn, Love, Models, Picture Power, Platform, Port Shepstone, Portrayal of Women in Magazines, Press Release, Relationships, Respect, Secunda, Shapes and sizes, South Africa, Soweton Gauteng and Durban, struggle, The journey, Umlazi, Visual history, Visual project, Voices, Weight, Women, Words, Yaya Mavundla | 1 Comment

2015 July 31: Lihle Sokhela’s killer shows no remorse

Posted on August 1, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Text and photos by Lerato Dumse It was a bittersweet moment when Thabo Molefe (47) was sentenced to a concurrent 22 years for murder and 12 years for raping Lihle Sokhela (28). Sokhela was a black lesbian from Daveyton. There … Continue reading →

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2015 July 24: LGBT network emerges from Shell

Posted on July 26, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Lerato Dumse After spending a year identifying, researching, reaching out, approaching, and convincing senior leaders, Linda Mayekiso succeeded in his plan to see Shell South Africa launch an LGBT network. This event was held on Tuesday, July 21 2015 … Continue reading →

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2015 July 7: A meeting of minds

Posted on July 20, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Report from Yithi Laba conference by Kopano Sibeko Photos by Lindeka Qampi & Zanele Muholi They say two heads are better than one; I say they are only better if they are functional. Yithi Laba conference proved to be the … Continue reading →

Posted in Archived memories, Creating awareness, Expression, Power of the Voice, We are capable, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right | Tagged 2015 Yithi Laba conference, 21 Years of democracy, A meeting of minds, Academic, Activists, Ambitious, Another approach is possible, Art Activism, artists, Black Lesbian professionals, Black Lesbian Youth, Collaborations, Constitution Hill, Education, Experience, Expression, Faces and Phases (2006 - 2014), Feelings, FreeGender, Friendships, Functional, Gathering, Homosexuality, Human beings, Initiative, Inkanyiso media, Intergenerational, Johannesburg, Kopano Sibeko, Laughter, Movement, Oppression, Participants..., Photography, Presentations, Relationships, Respect, Sexualities, Sexuality, Sharing knowledge, South Africa, Successful conference., Visual activism, Visual history, Voices, We love photographs, Well organized event, Women's Jail, Words, Young women, Zanele Muholi | 1 Comment

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Category Archives: We Are You

2015 Aug. 9: Tangled pubic hair

2015 Aug. 10: A true definition of reality

2015 Aug. 7: Double Despair

2015 Aug. 2: Untitled

2015 July 15: Doing the best for my daughter

2014 Aug. 1: Chubby Vogue Divas: A Critique of the Female Body

2015 July 31: Lihle Sokhela’s killer shows no remorse

2015 July 24: LGBT network emerges from Shell

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