Thirty African countries have laws against homosexuality, but debate still rages over whether homophobia is endemic to Africa or a European import. āLeftover colonial lawsā against queerness are only partially responsible, said Wunpini Fatimata Mohammed, a professor of journalism and mass communications at the University of Georgia and author of the article, āDeconstructing homosexuality in Ghana.ā In societies that were already homophobic before colonization, said Dr Mohammed, āthese colonial laws worked in tandem with homophobic societal norms.ā American evangelicals also contribute to anti-queerness in Africa.
John McCainās death triggered mass media regurgitations of Vietnam-era imperial racism and just plain idiocy, but also reminded us of those who risked everything to stop the war.
Boots Riley says Spike Leeās new movie is propaganda designed to make police look like allies in the fight against racial oppression.
Memphis cops blatantly flaunt their targeting of Black activists, despite a judgeās ruling that the cops have violated a federal consent decree by continuing political surveillance.
At root, striking prisoners demand they be treated as human beings; the rest of their demands flow logically from recognition of their humanity.
This book asks readers āto follow Eziliās lead by imagining worlds in which black women, black queer folk, masisiā¦evāry body has valueāevāry black body is a divine gift.āā
