What makes Dr. T.’s voice so unique? South African doctor and reproductive justice advocate Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng tells me she never apologizes for who she is - instead, she “enhances” her Blackness and womanhood whenever she deems it necessary.
Read MoreI’m talking with Dr. T., a medical doctor and reproductive justice advocate from South Africa, about her book entitled Dr T. A Guide to Sexual Health and Pleasure. Join us for a fascinating discussion about virginity, a pleasure-centered approach to practicing medicine, and what she calls the real problem with sex work.
Read MoreIn the last part of our conversation, Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng, a medical doctor and reproductive justice advocate from South Africa, tells me what feminism means to her.
Read MoreA few months ago, popular protests erupted in the streets of Algeria, leading President Bouteflika to resign after a twenty-year rule. Faten Aggad, an Algerian feminist and governance expert, share her insights on the current situation in her country.
Read MoreI am in conversation with Faten Aggad, a governance and development expert from Algeria. I asked her what feminism meant to her, and it led to a beautiful conversation about short skirts, rainbows, and that time when she put her foot in her feminist mouth.
Read MoreFaten Aggad is an Algerian governance and development expert who works to strengthen the pan-African institutions she believes in. Here, we speak about identity: how she came to embrace her identity as an African, and how debates about identity are shaking up Algeria and North Africa as a whole.
Read MoreI’m still in conversation with Rwandan activist Dinah Musindarwezo. Here, she brilliantly answers some of the toughest questions I’ve asked myself as a professional. Like, what’s the point of spending so much energy at the African Union or United Nations when African women’s lives are so remote from those spaces?
Read MoreRwandan women’s rights advocate Dinah Musindarwezo goes personal and opens up about what it means to live a feminist life at home. She tells me about the joys and the challenges of practicing her feminist values in her marriage and as a mother.
Read MoreRwandan advocate Dinah Musindarwezo shares the story of when she had to paid a high price for standing up to patriarchy. All I wanted to know was: was it worth it in the end? Her answer is inspiring.
Read MoreMeet Dinah Musindarwezo, a Rwandan feminist who has dedicated her career to advocating for better policies for African women. In this first part of our conversation, she tells me her feminist journey started when she was a little girl questioning the injustices she would observe at home every day.
Read MoreMeet Jama Jack, feminist leader, blogger and communications expert from The Gambia. For our Afrifem In Action series, Jama answers ten questions about MÉBÉT, a movie based on the story she wrote eight years ago to condemn child marriage.
Read MoreI am in conversation with Stephanie Kimou, an American and Ivorian women’s rights activists who is carving out space for Black women to be decision-makers, not just beneficiaries, within the international development sector.
Read MoreIvorian-American activist Stephanie Kimou tells me about the highs and lows of her early career in the international development sector. She explains what led her to dedicate her career to changing the system she was once a part of.
Read MoreWhen Ivorian-American activist Stephanie Kimou told me about her powerful mission to make international development a more inclusive sector for Black women, I wanted to know about the personal journey that led her there.
Read MoreI’m asking Stephanie Kimou, an Ivorian-American activist, what she means when she calls herself a feminist. Spoiler: she doesn’t!
Read MoreWho better than a blogger to talk to me about the joys and struggles of online feminist activism? Here I speak with Aïchatou Ouattara, founder of Francophone blog Afrofeminista, about her practical tips for surviving the madhouse that is social media.
Read MoreAïchatou, a Belgium-based activist and blogger, calls on Afro-feminists to draw inspiration from the great feminist figures in African history, and not just from American Black feminism.
Read MoreAïchatou Ouattara is a Belgian feminist blogger from Senegal and Cote d’Ivoire. She is the brain behind Afrofeminista, one of the most-read Francophone blogs on the lives of African women living in Europe and in Africa. And she’s a joy to speak with!
Read More
