The founder of QWOC+ Boston (Spectra, www.spectraspeaks.com) is interested in interviewing LGBT POC leaders in the US and Human Rights Activists around the world as part of a new project to share leadership stories and best practices. The project launches in February, and in solidarity with Black History Month, will feature interviews from Black LGBT Leaders across the country and the globe.
About Me

Meet Spectra: Nigerian Writer & Media Activist, Queer Afrofeminist Social Commentator, Human Rights Advocate, Social Entrepreneur, Africa's Cheetah Generation, Idealist Warrior Woman.Testimonials
Spectra 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.
— Shakira, The Network/La Red... a flexible and effective communicator with youth across various social, class and cultural strata.
— Ayari, Girl Scouts Program CoordinatorWe love it when Spectra Speaks!
— The Theater OffensiveBy 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.
— JTI can always count on Spectra to challenge an audience, to nudge us in new directions and connect us with new ideas.
— Andrew Elder, The History Project... a genius when it comes to creating space that feels safe and centering for a variety of marginalized groups (and subgroups) but still warmly invites allies at all levels of previous engagement.
— Jaclyn Friedman, Author of Yes Means Yes... 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.
— Tim, Fenway HealthSpectra 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.
Spectra, you are a role model; people who have no one at home find you on the internet and draw hope from your work and your words.
— KE, Facebook FanThank you so much for sharing your story and for being an inspiration to so many people.
— WayoftheLiz... [an] articulate weaving of personal experience and analysis.
— BeckyUpcoming Events
- Organising Online: African Feminists and Cyber Activism
Date Thu, 24 May 2012 Time 09:00 AM
Location - Uniting Women’s and LGBT Rights: Exploring Gender Roles as the Root Cause of Violence Against Women
Date Thu, 24 May 2012 Time 11:00 AM
Location - LGBTQ Writer's of Color Forum at DC Black Pride Co-Presented by Fire and Ink
Date Fri, 25 May 2012 Time 10:00 AM
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- Organising Online: African Feminists and Cyber Activism
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