Feature Interviews
Spectra Organizes Women of Color in New England (Profile Interview for Edge Network)
This is What a Lesbian Looks Like (Print Feature in Curve Magazine)
Who’s Who: Queer Women of Color and Friends Founder (Profile Interview for Diffuse5)
Distinguished Training Programs
2011 EMERGE Women’s Political Training Program
Spring 2011 LGBT People of Color Media Training Institute (Training from GLAAD)
The Op-Ed Project (March 2010)
Published Works
Preventing LGBT Youth of Color Suicides: A Case for Diversity (Feature for Color Magazine)
Not (Just) Another Queer Movie: The Racialicious Review of Pariah (Feature for Racialicious)
I Am Alike: How Films Like Pariah Can Save the World (Feature for Autostraddle)
Queer African Reader Anthology
Awards and Accolades
2010 Lavender Rhino Award (Awarded by the History Project)
2010 Trailblazer Award (Awarded by Fenway Women’s Health)
1st Prize Boit Manuscript in Fiction (Awarded by MIT)
2nd Prize Robert A. Boit Short Story (Awarded by MIT)
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
... 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 YesBy 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 Offensive... 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 HealthI 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 ProjectSpectra 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.
... [an] articulate weaving of personal experience and analysis.
— BeckySpectra, 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 Fan... a flexible and effective communicator with youth across various social, class and cultural strata.
— Ayari, Girl Scouts Program CoordinatorSpectra 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 RedUpcoming Events
- Featured Speaker at Brown University
Date Thu, 23 February 2012 Time 07:00 PM
Location Brown University - Workshop Facilitator at Northeastern University RA Training
Date Tue, 28 February 2012 Time 07:00 PM
Location Northeastern University | Boston MA
- Featured Speaker at Brown University

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