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2015 June 7: My Yithi Laba experience

Posted on June 13, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Shaz ‘Sicka Star-ban’ Mthunzi On Friday, 5th of June 2015 we had our first conference called Yithi Laba, it was one of many more to come in the future which will involve Faces and Phases participants from different fields hosted by … Continue reading →

Posted in Abantu, Activism, Allies, Archived memories, Archiving Queer Her/Histories in SA, Art Activism in South Africa, Art Edutainment, Art Is A Human Right, Black Queer & Gifted, Butch Mbokodo, Collectivism, Community Mobilizing, Filmmaking, Life, Love, Memory, Motivation, Opinion, Participation, Realities, Relationships, Shaz 'Sicka' Mthunzi, Short report, Visual activism, We are beautiful, We Are You, We love photographs, We Still Can with/out Resources | Tagged 2015, 21 Years of democracy, Acceptance, Act, Action, Another approach is possible, Art, Articles, “Kea” Refilwe Modise Moloto, beauty, Being, Black Lesbian Youth, Black lesbians, Bodies, Braamfontein, Christie van Zyl, Collaborations, community, Con Hill, Connections, Culture, Dedication, dialogue, Documenting our lives, Faces and Phases participants, Family, If not documented it means never existed, Inkanyiso media, Intergenerational movement, Johannesburg, Joy, Laughter, Lerato Dumse, Lindeka Qampi, Malibongwe Swane, Mothers, Mothers of Lesbians, Mzonke Madotyeni, Organizers, Our lives in the picture, Our pride, Participants..., Photography, Presentations, South Africa, Support, Words, Writing is a Right, Yithi Laba conference, Young Women's Initiatives, Zanele Muholi | 3 Comments

2015 June 1: “Thank you Mother”

Posted on June 12, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

“As I’m growing a year old older just want to thank her for the past 23 years I have and for being alive!” To be a mother is not an easy task Yet you do it proudly everyday no matter … Continue reading →

Posted in Activists Act, Allies, Archived memories, Art Is A Human Right, Before You, Commitment, Community, Family matters, Words, Writing is a Right | Tagged Acceptance, Achieve, Act, Action, activism, Activists, Anele 'Anza' Khaba, Another approach is possible, Appreciation, Art, Article, Arts, beauty, Being, Being born, Birthday, Black Lesbian, Black Lesbian professionals, Blackness, Collaborations, Comfort, community, Connections, Deed, Despair, Emotionally, Expression, Faces and Phases, Feelings, Forget, Freedom, Friendships, Future, Grateful to my mother, Heart, Life, Living..., Love, Mother, Motherhood, Participants..., Person, Precious gift, Special day for Anza, Tears, Times | 2 Comments

2015 June 6: Lesbian youth gather at Constitution Hill for first ever Yithi Laba Conference

Posted on June 10, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Simangele Mzizi Twenty three South African youth, ages 20 to 29 participated in the first ever Yithi Laba Youth Conference, held on 5 to 7 June 2015 at Constitution Hill in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. The three day conference aimed at … Continue reading →

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2015 May 6: Snow Black and the Huntsman – Musings on the work of Zanele Muholi

Posted on May 21, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Liona Nyariri Zanele Muholi: Isibonelo/Evidence Brooklyn Museum, New York 1 May – 1 November 2015 I’m standing on the gallery floor at the Brooklyn Museum, looking down into a transparent glass coffin that lies at my feet. Inside the … Continue reading →

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2015 May 9: A Review of Isibonelo/Evidence I

Posted on May 10, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Adejoke Tugbiyele Photos by Terra Dick Zanele Muholi’s beautiful works are currently on view at the Brooklyn Museum’s Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art. It includes photographs of several dozen black and white portraits of lesbians and transgendered … Continue reading →

Posted in Committed, Community | Tagged "State of visual activism", 21 Years of democracy, Acceptance, activism, Adejoke Tugbiyele, Adejoke Tugbiyele bio, Another approach is possible, Archive, Black and White portraits, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum’s Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art., Citizens, Collaborations, Connections, Dedication, Education, Empowerment, exhibition, Experience, Faces and Phases, Feelings, Homosexuality, human rights, Injustice, Isibonelo/Evidence, LGBTI communities, Life, Life stories, Living..., Loving, New York, Nigeria, Of Existence and Resistance, PEN: Queer Futures, Photography, portraits of lesbians and transgendered people in South Africa, Powerful, Protections, Queer citizens, Related links, Relationships, Respect, Review, Sacrifice, Sexuality, South Africa, South African Queer Visual history, Violations, Visual activism, Visual history, We love photography, Words, Writing is a Right, Zanele Muholi | 3 Comments

2015 March 19: The censored and oppressed recognized

Posted on March 21, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Lerato Dumse While many choose to play it safe in life, with comfortable 9-5pm jobs, living in safe neighborhoods, engaging in safe conversations, and staying out of their corrupt government and their associate’s way. There are brave women and … Continue reading →

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2015 Feb. 25: I drank again…

Posted on February 27, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Siba Nkumbi I acknowledged that I suffered from alcoholism but I never fully accepted that I am the cause of my misery. Little things triggered a relapse. Here is a practical example: I lost two jobs in one month, … Continue reading →

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2015 Jan. 21: A “word porn star’s” heart is captured by some pieces

Posted on January 22, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Book review by Lonwabo Mlabatheki The first time I read about the book was on the net and that’s when I told myself, this book is a must have. Not knowing it captured photographs of faces I was familiar with and of people … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Creating awareness, Power of the Voice, South Africa, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right | Tagged 20 Years of Democracy, Acceptance, Act, Action, activism, Activists, Another approach is possible, Articles, Aspiring writer, “word porn star”, beauty, Biographies, Book, Captions, Challenges, Change, Communities, Existence, Expectation, Experiences, Faces and Phases 2006-14 book review, Families, Fellow queers, Freedom of Expression, friends, Heart, Hope, Human beings, human rights, Inkanyiso media, Life, Life stories, Lonwabo Mlabatheki, Love, Market Photo Workshop, Own articulation, Pain, Participants..., Photography, Photos by Zanele Muholi, Poems, Reflection, Relationships, Representation, Respect, Rights, Sexuality, Sharing, society, Souls, struggle, Thinking, Thoughts, Time, Visual history, Words, Workplace, Writings | Leave a comment

2014 Nov. 24: Pleasant surprise

Posted on November 30, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Lerato Dumse A two-day surprise 25th birthday party for Akhona Nolusindiso Hailele, was celebrated mid November, in Alexandra Johannesburg. Akhona’s partner, Zandile Makhubu (22), thought it fit to throw the denim themed, surprise party for her live-in partner of … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Power of the Voice, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right | Tagged Acceptance, Act, Action, activism, Affirmation; Confirmation, Akhona Hailele, Akhona is featuring in Faces and Phases (2006 - 2014) book, Alexandra township, Another approach is possible, Article by Lerato Dumse, Attention, Black Lesbian, Black Queer Born Frees, Black Queer Families as allies, Captioned, Charmain Carrol, Confide, Daughter, denim themed, Duduzile Khanyi, Eastern Cape, Experience, Expression, Facebook photos, Family, Feelings, Food, friends, Friendships, God, Happiness, Homosexuality, Human beings, human rights, If not documented it means that it never existed, Johannesburg, Live in lover, Love, Loved, lovely couple, Music, Never fights, Party, Partying, Person, Photo files, Photographer, Photographies, Photography, Polite, Really surprised, Recognized relationship, Relationships, Respect, South Africa, Speakers, Speeches, Surprise birthday party, United, Unity, Words, Young, Zandile Makhubu | 1 Comment

2014 May 8: “I was not aware that this project would be this big”

Posted on November 14, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Hlengiwe Amanda Nyandeni My name is Hlengiwe Amanda Nyandeni, but I am better known as China. I consider myself as a fun, sweet and lovely individual to be around other people. I was born on the 15th July … Continue reading →

Posted in Articulation, As we are, Attention, Background, Black lesbian beauty, Choice, Claiming blackness, Clear with own plan, Emotional support, Empowerment, Honesty, Hope, South Africa, Time, Together we can, Togetherness, Words, Youth, Youth voices, Zanele Muholi, Zulu is a language, Zulu is a South African language | Tagged 1982 -, Acceptance, Activism; Art history; Visual media; Another Approach is possible; Visual narratives; Activists; Queer lives; Forum for the Empowerment of Women; Virginia Setshedi; Forefront; Queer movements in South, Article, basic human rights issues, Beautiful, Being, Believe, Black Lesbian professional, Daughter, Dynamics, Employed, Eshowe, Experience, Faces and Phases (2006 - 2014), Family, Feelings, Friendships, Fun loving, Graduate, Happy person, Hlengiwe Amanda Nyandeni, Human being, In a committed relationship, KwaZulu Natal, Lesbian identity, Life, Live, Love, Loved, Lovely, Mother, Open closet, Participant, Participate, Person, Photo taken in 2007, Portraits, Queer Born Frees, Relationship, Same sex, Siblings, Sister, Supportive, Theatre, Thoughts, Trust, Working, Writing is a Right, Young leaders, youth | 1 Comment

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Tag Archives: Acceptance

2015 June 7: My Yithi Laba experience

2015 June 1: “Thank you Mother”

2015 May 6: Snow Black and the Huntsman – Musings on the work of Zanele Muholi

2015 March 19: The censored and oppressed recognized

2015 Feb. 25: I drank again…

2014 Nov. 24: Pleasant surprise

2014 May 8: “I was not aware that this project would be this big”

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