African feminist activists are lit AF! 🔥

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African feminist organizing is a force to reckon with. Despite the lack of mainstream media attention, African feminist activists and creatives across the continent are re-imagining systems and navigating one of the most difficult moments in history with flexibility, innovation and nerve.

Our newsletter this week, is a Link Love edition that gives you an inspirational glimpse into the heart of the movement, music, and more from Africa.

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All of us at FRIDA

One Year In: Covid-19 Deepening Africa's Democratic Regression: When faced with the challenge of Covid 19, numerous governments on the African continent have faltered and responded in ways that erode their countries' democracies, and their own democratic promises.

“What these women from different backgrounds have in common is their love for the continent. All of them dreamed of a united Africa and took advantage of the slightest opportunity to try to give it substance, convinced that they would only succeed if they joined forces.”

History: 'Unruly' African women who made their mark on the continent
Pic credit: Vincent Fourneirfor JA

Meet the Black Feminist Fund founders out to transform philanthropy: An in-depth look at the activists behind the Black Feminist Fund, the first of its kind focused explicitly on supporting Black feminist movements. Its creation promises to shift the current landscape of philanthropy.
Reclaiming Power: Womxn's Work and Income Inequality in South Africa: This research is a deep dive into income inequality in South Africa across various sectors and demographics.

“People may think I’m mad and maybe I am. But we need an injection of madness to break out of being hypnotized. Call me insane, sure. Do I care? No.”
Stella Nyanzi discusses Uganda, her election loss, and how she copes with authoritarianism
Pic credit: Sarah Waiswa for The Washington Post

Slowdowns and shutdowns: Africans challenge internet restrictions: Africans are pushing back against a wave of internet restrictions and shutdowns on the continent, using all legal and creative means available to them.

“Adolescent girls face unique challenges in times of conflict and crisis. Their experiences are different from those of women, boys, and younger children.”
Adolescent girls in five African conflict zones share stories about their lives. This International Day of Peace (September 21), let us reflect on who is included in the process and who is not.
Pic credit: Pius Utomi Ekpei AFP via Getty Images

Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi
Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Sadaawi
The African Feminist Charter
The Sex Lives of African Women by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Decolonization and Afro-Feminism by Sylvia Tamale
Daughters of Anowa: African Women and Patriarchy by Mercy Amba Oduyoye
Her Blue Body by Warsan Shire

Kwame Nkrumah Pan African Intellectual Cultural Festiva l is curated by the Kwame Nkrumah Chair at the University of Ghana’s Institute of African Studies. This year’s festival focuses on “Pan-Africanism, Feminism and the Next Generation”

Not yet satisfied: Talking sex and sexuality in Africa is a film that looks at how different women across the African continent are navigating sex and sexuality.

“The First Step to Creating a new world, is actually being able to imagine it” Akwaeke Emezi | Next Generation Leaders

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