Tag Archives: beauty

2014 May 13: “Making love to it”

Posted on May 13, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Lebohang ‘Leptie’ Phume Based on the 12th April 2014 photo shoot experience in Parktown, Johannesburg I have never imagined myself behind the camera, instructing or photographing. But that perception changed few weeks ago when I found myself watching … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty queens, Creating awareness, Textualizing Our Own Lives, Visual Language, Visual Power, We Are You, We Care, We Love Photography, Zanele Muholi | Tagged Act, artists, Arts, beauty, Black beauty, Body, Candid, Existence, Exposure, Fashion, Human beings, Leptie Phume, Living..., Lovely, Model, Natural light, Photography, Skin | 1 Comment

2014 May 3: Inkanyiso crew is a family

Posted on May 6, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

L-R: Collen Mfazwe, Charmain Carrol, Lynne Carrol, Miss T. Menu, Akhona Hailele, Smanga Shange, Zandile Makhubu and Maureen Velile Majola ‘We Exist’ What: Self timed photo Camera used: Canon 6D with 50mm, 1:4 lens More group photos to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Art Edutainment, Art Is A Human Right, Description, Empowerment, Experience, Exposure, Family support, Feelings, Female Photographers, History, Hope, I can't do it ALONE, Independence | Tagged Act, activism, Actors, artists, Arts, beauty, Characters, Communication, Constructed family, Conversations, Creatives, Expression, Family, Human beings, Inkanyiso media, Life, Living..., Love, media, Producers, Relationships | 1 Comment

2014 May 2: Photo of the night

Posted on May 5, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

Inkanyiso member on the left meeting our stars… Where: Joburg Theatre When: Sat. 2nd May 2014 Featuring who: L-R: Smanga Shange and a friend, Lebo Mashile and Pamella Nomvete. Photo by Zanele Muholi

Posted in Activism, Activists Act, Artists, As we are, Creative Writing, Creativity, I can't do it ALONE, I was (T)here, Identity, Life Stories, Love, Love is a human right, Memory, Moments in herstory, Ndiyadansa actors, Our lives in the picture, Peace, Photo Expressions, Photography, Power of the Arts, Power of the Voice, Recognition, Reflection, Relationships, South Africa, Together we can, Visual Power, We Are You, We Care, We Love Photography, We were (t)here, Women's power, Zanele Muholi | Tagged Act, Actors, artists, Arts, beauty, Celebrities, Faces, Human beings, humanity, Inkanyiso media, Johannesburg, Theatre performance, Women | 1 Comment

2014 April 9: Born for this

Posted on April 10, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Lebohang ‘Leptie’ Phume I have attended fashion shows before but never of this magnitude. Attending the SA Fashion Week on 4th & 5th April 2014 at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Rosebank, Johannesburg. The other event was South African … Continue reading →

Posted in Activists, Adoring, African, African Queer Beauty, Allies, Alternative family, Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Art Is A Human Right, Art is Queer, As we are, Before You, Characters, Communication strategies, Community, Community outreach, Crea(c)tive senses, Creating awareness, Red carpet, Special event, Visual Arts, Visual Power, Visualizing public spaces, We Are You, We Care, We Love Photography, We Still Can with/out Resources, We were (t)here | Tagged Articles, Arts, beauty, David Tlale, Diva, Expression, Fashion, Lebohang 'Leptie' Phume, SA Fashion Week, SAFTAs | 2 Comments

2014 March 8: Photos from Brown Bois Retreat in Oakland, CALIFORNIA

Posted on March 17, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

Photos by Zanele Muholi Where: Oakland, CA With: Valerie Thomas and Selaelo ‘Sly’ Mannya What: Brown Bois Retreat Link to: Brown Boi Project Topic: How to increase Personal Communication Skills chaired by Mervyn Marcano My Masculinity Is… Name Quote … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Activists Act, Communication strategies, Crea(c)tive senses, Creating awareness, Cultural activists, Culture, Education, Emotional support, Empowerment, English, Evidence, Exchanging Queer thoughts, Experience, Exposure, Expression, Feelings, Female Photographers, Freedom of being, Friendships, Gender expression, History, Homosexuality, Human Beings, Networking, Our lives in the picture, Penetrating mainstream spaces, Photo Expressions, Photography, Politics of existence, Politics of geography, Politics of representation, Power in our hair, Power of the Arts, Power of the Voice, Presentations, Questioning, Questions & Answers, Readings, Recognition, Records and histories, Reflection, Relationships, Respect & Recognition from our community, Sharing knowledge, Society, Socio-economic, Speaking for ourselves, Textualizing Our Own Lives, Together we can, Transgender visibility, Transgender Voices, Visual Arts, Visual democracy, Visual history is a Right not a luxury, Visual Power, Visual Voices, Visualizing public spaces, We Are You, We Care, We Love Photography, We Still Can with/out Resources, We were (t)here, When Love is a Human Right, Women's power, Writing is a Right, Youth voices | Tagged Arts, beauty, Black, Brown, Brown Bois, California, Captions, Expression, Handsome people, Identity, Oakland, Photography, Race, Visual history | 3 Comments

2014 March 5: Lesbian Femmes and Bags

Posted on March 12, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Lerato Ntlatlane-Malibe Like any other woman, my bag is my pride. I am not ashamed that I am a collector of handbags. Each of my bags represents my mood, from my leather work, “The Devil wears Prada” to my “I … Continue reading →

Posted in student | Tagged Another approach is possible, Arts, Bags, beauty, Black Lesbians with style, Class, Classic, Clothing as an expression, Fashion, Female expression, Femmes, friends, Friendships, Good Looking, Johannesburg, Ladies mantombazane, Lerato Ntlatlane-Malibe, Pride, Stylish, Toll Collector | 3 Comments

2014 March 8: Les Locks

Posted on March 11, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Selaelo “SlyPod” Mannya My name is Selaelo, affectionately known as Sly, the Pod, Poddle Puff or whatever else takes the fancy of the woman I am with. I’m 26 years old and work as a strategist in digital advertising. … Continue reading →

Posted in 1988 - present, 7 years of lock-ing, Adoring, Another Approach Is Possible, As we are, Before You, Black Female Body, Black Queer & Gifted, Power in our hair, Women's power, Writing is a Right, Youth voices | Tagged Affectionate, artists, Arts, beauty, Being touched, Black Lesbians and Dreadlocks, Blackness, Claiming a space with hair, Cuming, Dreadlocks, Expression, Gift, Hair, Hairs, Hairstylist, Indulging, Love making, Political statement, Politics of hair, Reflection, Relationships, Rituals, Selaelo 'Sly' Mannya, Self loving, Sexual sensation, Twisting, When hair becomes an identity | 3 Comments

2014 Feb.8: Mixed emotions at Miss Valentine 2014 in Daveyton

Posted on February 19, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Yaya Mavundla February is known to be a month of love around the globe, but in Daveyton on Friday, 7th February 2014 it wasn’t the case. Lesiba Mothibe hosted the annual pageant Miss Valentine at Two Tone Lounge in … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Queer Born Frees in South Africa, LGBT rights activist, South African townships, Sponsorships, Together we can, We Are You, We Care, We Love Photography, We Still Can with/out Resources, We were (t)here, Winners | Tagged 7th Feb. 2014, Action, activism, Another approach is possible, Another form of Activism, Articles, Arts, beauty, Blackness, community, Contest, Cultural Activists, Daveyton township, Energy, Engagements, Family, Gifted, Happiness, Homosexuality, Johannesburg, Lesiba Mothibe, Live, Love, Miss Valentine 2014, Outreach, Pageants, Proud, Questions and Answers, Relationships, South Africa, Visual history, Writing is a Right, Yaya Mavundla | 2 Comments

2014 Jan. 29: Photos from exhibition opening at Wits Art Museum (WAM)

Posted on February 1, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

This gallery contains 28 photos.

Portfolio #1/2014 A photo album by Nqobile Zungu A BIG THANK YOU! Wednesday the 29th of January 2014 history was made at Wits Arts Museum (WAM) when the queer & trans Art-iculations collaborative art for social change exhibition opened. What … Continue reading →

More Galleries | Tagged Act, beauty, Black lesbian lives, Community mobilizing, Connections, Curatorship, exhibition, Photography, Visual activism, Visual arts | 7 Comments

2013 Feb. 8: “Let your voices be heard”

Posted on February 20, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Charmain Carrol Given an opportunity to tell my story I will talk about where I’ve been and what I have done and the remarkable people I met along my journeys. This remains in my archived memories. It was an … Continue reading →

Posted in South Africa | Tagged Archive, Associations, Bank; Complexion;, beauty, Condoms; Life Orientation Skills; Contraceptives; Abandoned; Killing; Death; Grandmother; Maternal Love; Paternal Love; Cost of Living, History; Voices; Memories; Community; Support; Family; Race; Classification; Categories; Guidance; Upbringing; Media; Archive; Memories; Youth; Teenage pregnancy; Daughter; Father; Mother; Siblings; H, Image; Imagine; Imagination; Future; Education, Interracial, Media activism, Networks; connections;, Proud, Radio training, Reality; Face; Life; Troubles; Smile; Conquered, Shame; Shameless; Speaking Out; Outcast; Cousin; Relative;, Towards 20 Years of Democracy, Unprotected Sex, Visualization; Distribution; Democratic; Poverty;, Womanhood | 33 Comments