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2015 Oct. 9: Muholi presents at the Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series

Posted on October 15, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Text by Lerato Dumse Photos by Lerato and Constanza McKinstry A total 360º is the best way to describe the change of weather that awaited Zanele Muholi and I when we arrived in Ann Arbor, Michigan (USA). Unlike the windy … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Creating awareness, Expression, Power of the Voice, South Africa, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right | Tagged 2015 Penny Stamps Distinguished Talk series, Affection, Ann Arbor, “"Faces and Phases 2006-14”, Background, Citizens, Dedication, Distinguished Speaker Series, documentation, Education, Embrace, Experience, Family, Feelings, Human beings, human rights, Intimacy, LGBTI politics in SA, Life, Love, Michigan, Michigan Theatre, Only Half The Picture, Participants..., Perpetrator, Photographs, Portraits, Presentation, Professor Marianetta Porter, Race, Reference, Relationships, Religion, Respect, SA citizen, SA Constitution, South Africa, South African visual history, Traditions, Violence, Visual activist, Voices, Words, Written by Lerato Dumse, Zanele Muholi | 3 Comments

2015 Oct. 11: Continental African crew on last day of Fire & Ink conference

Posted on October 11, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Photo by Lerato Dumse What: 2015 Fire & Ink Theme: Witness Where: Detroit, US Camera used: Canon 600d with 60mm lens @ f2.8 More on Fire & Ink http://2015.fireandink.org/

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2015 October 2: Liverpool was a great experience

Posted on October 3, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Somizy Sincwala I started entering pageants in 2012 and with my first attempt I was fortunate to be crowned as the first Miss Uthingo 2012. My journey continued after winning Miss Uthingo. I entered Miss Gay Jozi, Miss Gay … Continue reading →

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2015 Oct. 1: Brick

Posted on October 2, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Brick displaced your Face Blow after blow Bone by bone Your face cracked and caved Smashed under the pressure of the sharp concrete That was brought down with full force Upon the canvas we used to call your face You … Continue reading →

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2015 Sept. 8: Faces and Phases presented at Hasselblad Foundation

Posted on September 13, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Lerato Dumse We departed from a sunny and humid Syracuse, New York in the USA on the last day of August 2015. Zanele Muholi was selected as an Artist-In-Residence, a month long stay as part of Light Work AIR. … Continue reading →

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2015 Sept. 12: ‘2015, the year of breaking my silence’

Posted on September 12, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Christie van Zyl This year was my first time attending Mbokodo awards ‘Celebrating Women in the Arts’. Ang’zange nga kuzwa ukubumbana kwabantu besifazane kanje. (I have never experienced a solidarity of women so strongly before) Our mission for the … Continue reading →

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2015 Sept. 2: When Faces Meet in Gothenburg, Sweden

Posted on September 7, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Photo Album by Lerato Dumse & Mary Coble and Ram Ranjan What: Muholi & Dumse’s Artist Talk Where: Stadsbiblioteket (Gothenburg City Library), Sweden. When: @17h30 Presentation focussed on photography as a political and artistic medium in South Africa and was moderated … Continue reading →

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2015 Sept. 1: Mr & Miss LGBTI Daveyton 2015

Posted on September 7, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Sicka ‘Sharon’ Mthunzi What a “turn up” as we say when an event is supported by many. People came in all shapes and sizes, from the ladies in their gorgeous dresses to the gentleman with their smart casual wear. … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Creating awareness, Expression, Power of the Voice, Records and histories, Representing, Responsibility, Self recognition, Sexual orientation, Sharing knowledge, Sharing thoughts, Social responsibility, Solution, Somizy Sincwala, South Africa, South African townships, Speaking for ourselves, Supporters, Supportive friends and families, Textualizing Our Own Lives, Thoughts, Time, Together we can, Togetherness, Townships, Transformation, Treasure, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right, Youth voices | Tagged Act, Activists, Article by Sicka 'Sharon' Nonkululeko Mthunzi, Attire, Beauty contest, Being Seen, Black lesbians, Collaborations, Community support, Competition, Confidence, Contest, Creating awareness, Creativity, Crowd, Crowning, Daveyton, Designer clothes, Difference, Dj Puggy, Drag performance, Education, Entertainment, Excitement, Expensive clothing, Experience, Exposure, Expression, Fashionistas, Formal wear, Friendships, Gays, hate crimes, Human beings, Impression, Inkanyiso media, Intelligence, Johannesburg, Joy, Judges, King, Lebogang Magaela (Mr lesbian 2013) and Vuyelwa “Vuvu” Mtsweni., Lesiba Mothibe, LGBTI image, Lives, Mr Lesbian Daveyton 2015 King, Music, Networking, Nontuthuzelo Mduba, Organizer, Organizers, Performing activism, Personality, Queerness, Questions and Answers, Refilwe Pitso, Relationships, Respect, Scream, self-esteem, Sexuality, Shortage of black lesbian contestants, Style, Title, Tradition, Transwomen, Two Tone Lounge, Visual activism, Voices, Vuvu Mtsweni, We love photography, Winners, Words, Writing is a Right, Xoli Lewinski | 2 Comments

2015 Aug. 30: Losing and regaining self love

Posted on September 5, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

My life resembles the story line of the famous English book Dr Jackal and Mr Hyde. I was born Wandile Sincwala on the 17th of July 1988. Later in my teen years I was reborn as Somizy (Somgaga) as most people … Continue reading →

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2015 Aug. 28: I have always wanted to enter a pageant

Posted on August 31, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

My name is Malolo Mofokeng also known as Eva. I am a 26 years old drag queen and come from Petrus Steyn in the Free State. I started my schooling in 1996 at Thiboloha School for the Deaf and Blind … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Human beings

2015 Oct. 9: Muholi presents at the Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series

2015 Oct. 11: Continental African crew on last day of Fire & Ink conference

2015 October 2: Liverpool was a great experience

2015 Oct. 1: Brick

2015 Sept. 12: ‘2015, the year of breaking my silence’

2015 Sept. 2: When Faces Meet in Gothenburg, Sweden

2015 Aug. 30: Losing and regaining self love

2015 Aug. 28: I have always wanted to enter a pageant

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