Tag Archives: Expression

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 →

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2014 Feb.21: Gay fear, pay… TEAR

Posted on March 26, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

  Our love contested by critical judgment of the world. I’ve faced crucifixion. Like the two thief’s, I’m damned. Buried and burnt in eternal fire, coz it seems our fire is wrong. To hell with what we feel- literally. Layers … Continue reading →

Posted in Gay, Knowledge, Memory, Queer poetics, Queer Power, Queer visibility, Queer Youth, Textualizing Our Own Lives, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, We were (t)here, When Love is a Human Right, Writing is a Right | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

2014 March 18: Sharing South African Queer Knowledge with students in America

Posted on March 19, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

  Photo album by Valerie Thomas Quote of the day Is South Africa a country?   Frieda Ekotto The University of Michigan Introduction: Zanele Muholi Speaks at the Africa Workshop at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. It is my … Continue reading →

Posted in Department of AfroAmerican and African Studies, Expertise, Human Beings, Human body, Human rights, Interpretation, Introduction by Frieda Ekotta, Knowledge, Life, Life Stories, Love, Love is a human right, Mainstream media, Of Love and Loss, Our lives in the picture, Penetrating mainstream spaces, Power of the Arts, Public spaces, Questioning, Questions & Answers, Readings, ReClaim Your Activism, Sharing knowledge, South African Black Female Photographers, South African Visual Activism, Textualizing Our Own Lives, Visual Activist, Visual Activist in the classroom, Visual democracy, Visual history is a Right not a luxury, Visual Language, Visual Power, Visual Voices, Visualizing public spaces, We Are You, We Care, We were (t)here, Women who have sex with Women, Women's Work, Writing is a Right, Zanele Muholi | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 15 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 →

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2014 March 13: my love is electric

Posted on March 14, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Yvonne Fly Onakeme Etaghene © 2013   my love is electric supernova/ written in lightning across charcoal sky my love is a flower forever in bloom even in the dead of winter underwater or on pluto my love is … Continue reading →

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2014 March 12: Photos from SF Jazz Center – Artist Talk

Posted on March 13, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

  “What is your perception of South Africa? What exactly do you think we do there?… We actually have an airport, we didn’t come here on an airboat.” ~@slypod Photos by Yvonne Fly Onakeme Etaghene (in the audience) Camera used: … Continue reading →

Posted in 12th March 2014 at SF Jazz Center, Archiving Queer Her/Histories in SA, Art Edutainment, Art Is A Human Right, Art is Queer, As we are, Beauty, Black & White, Black Female Body, Body, Body Politics, Crea(c)tive senses, Creating awareness, Gender expression, Visual history is a Right not a luxury, Visual Language, Visual Power, Visual Voices | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

2014 March 12: Loving Us With The Fierceness We Deserve:

Posted on March 12, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

Reflections on Zanele Muholi’s talk @ Impact Hub Oakland by Yvonne Fly Onakeme Etaghene  “I’m a visual activist.  I prefer, or want, to think that what I’m doing is activism using visuals as means to articulate my many issues…Activism, activism—to … Continue reading →

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2014 March 12: Talkabout – Gabrielle Le Roux and Thekwane ‘Bongi’ Mpisholo

Posted on March 12, 2014 by inkanyiso2009
Posted in Activists Act, African Queer Beauty, Another Approach Is Possible, As we are, Beauty, Black Queer & Gifted, Characters, Collaborations, Collective, Collectivism, Commitment, Connections, Creating awareness, Johannesburg, Life, Life Stories, Living by example, Love, Love is a human right, Networking, Photography, Power of the Arts, Power of the Voice, South Africa, Textualizing Our Own Lives, Visual Arts, Visual democracy, Visual history, Visual history is a Right not a luxury, Visual Power, Visual Voices, Visualizing public spaces, We Are You, We Love Photography, Writing is a Right | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

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2014 March 1: Journeyed 3 cities in less than 30 hours

Posted on March 6, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Sly Mannya  I have known Zanele Muholi since 2003 when I was a 15 year old lesbian, in need to belong in a space where my sexuality (or whatever it was, I didn’t know at the time) was not … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Archiving Queer Her/Histories in SA, Black Queer & Gifted, Blackness, Empowerment, Faces and Phases, Short bio | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments