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About Me

Meet Spectra: Queer Nigerian Afrofeminist Writer and Media Activist. Social Entrepreneur Nurturing Principled Diaspora and Women's Philanthropy in Media and Tech. Self-Care and Self-Love Evangelist. Idealist Warrior Woman. Big Dreamer. Big Thinker. Big Doer, Too.
Testimonials
I love not only your thoughts, but also how you express them… Your love-centered, hopeful, positive and proactive voice is incredibly refreshing and exactly what I’ve been looking for recently in the feminist blogosphere.
SaraSpectra has allowed myself, and many I know, access safer spaces to have much needed, challenging and powerful conversations that would otherwise not occur in our communities.
ShakiraThe Network/La Red… a flexible and effective communicator with youth across various social, class and cultural strata.
AyariGirl Scouts Program CoordinatorSpectra is a talented speaker and facilitator and is especially adept at working with groups of students in ways that both challenge and support individual viewpoints.
http://Eva, Harvard Women's Center… a force to be reckoned with–in a very positive way. Spectra has the “gift” of envisioning the greatness we can achieve and uniting the folks who will make that happen. I adore her.
TimFenway Health… [an] articulate weaving of personal experience and analysis.
BeckyBy sharing your story, you allow people like me to relate, to experience, to learn and to share with others as well. thank you, thank you, thank you.
JTThank you so much for sharing your story and for being an inspiration to so many people.
WayoftheLizWe love it when Spectra Speaks!
The Theater OffensiveI can always count on Spectra to challenge an audience, to nudge us in new directions and connect us with new ideas.
Andrew ElderThe History ProjectTop Posts & Pages
- A Thank You To My Friends and Family for the Unconditional Love and Support
- A Gay Zulu Wedding and the Danger of a Single LGBT African Story
- Love and Afrofeminism: 5 Core Self-Care Principles Every Activist Should Live By
- African Women Musicians: Queer Namibian Songwriter Shishani Launches Debut Album Campaign
Upcoming Events
- No events. Self-care break.
Africa News and Innovation
Afrofeminist Aesthetics
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