Copyrights Text credits reserved to POC Stories. Credit my work while sharing it. As I run by my own the blog, I spend a lot of time, voluntarily, by providing good quality content, basing my work on multiple reliable resources. Thank you. Indro Montanelli's statue - ©ANSA Many statues, reminiscing the colonial past, were damaged…
Continue reading ➞ 91 years of Italian colonialism in the African continent
Credits Text credits reserved to POC Stories. Credit my work. Afrofeminism is still little-known in France. Black feminism definitely had a huge influence on Afrofeminism in France but both tend to be mistaken. Their economical, social, political and cultural dynamics are part of the reasons why they stand out from one another. The choice of…
Continue reading ➞ The brief history of Afrofeminism in France, from the 19th century until now
Emotional eating set the tempo of my life. I am going through a stressful time in pandemic times. While I am unemployed, I have to pay back a student loan and need to find as soon as possible a bread and butter job. On the other side, I would like to feel happy and fulfilment…
Continue reading ➞ Emotional eating set the tempo of my life
I recently quit dating apps and after reflecting on my experience, I thought it could have been very useful for me to be guided by a dating coach. It had never crossed my mind before, but it would have helped me a lot. It's never too late, but right now I'm focusing on myself. I…
Continue reading ➞ Myisha Battle, A Sex & Dating Coach Tells Us How To Navigate Better Dating Apps
Do I want to quit dating apps in times where it feels harder to cope with loneliness? Even it can be hard, I decided for my good to quit dating apps. After using it for years, I concluded dating apps don't suit me, I'm constantly facing fetishization, gaslighting, harassment. I want to take time to…
Continue reading ➞ Why I quit dating apps?
Disclaimer: My resources are western-orientated. We don’t even own our history. The first time I heard about the Herero and Nama genocide was during my teenage years. WIth my highschool acquaintances and friends, we were at the time engaging in deep conversations regarding many topics, including colonisation. We were puzzled on how so little German colonisation…
Continue reading ➞ The Herero and Nama Genocide – It was a genocide, not a ‘conflict’
By POC Stories Copyriths must be respected If you use the writing, video or photo works, make sure to credit it. Writing credits : POC StoriesVideo credits: Eliza CapaiPhoto credits: Carol Quintanilha, Silvia Izquierdo Education is often the subject of multiple reforms and remains a highly fragile right. ‘Your Turn’, a documentary directed by Eliza…
Continue reading ➞ When Students Occupied Schools in Brazil – with Marcela Jesus, a former protester
Why are we heterosexuals? Do we choose to be heterosexuality or do we need to fit into it? I would rather opt for the second option through heteronormativity. Heteronormativity dictates our lives, socially, economically, culturally. It is sacred as a social norm and we find ourselves bounded by it. Learning heteronormativity from an early age…
Continue reading ➞ Heterosexuality Is Not Natural. What Is Heteronormativity?
Interracial relationships can be difficult and we do not vocalize it enough about it. The glorification of interracial couples, the fetishisation of mixed-race babies and children are very problematic and detrimental. On one hand, we set up interracial relationships as a model to be followed, to supposedly eradicate all forms of racism. On the other…
Continue reading ➞ Interracial relationships can be difficult
Support the blog You can donate through Paypal or GoFundme Translation from an article I wrote for a French feminist review, le Roseaux. I am sharing with you an experience that has affected me and had consequences throughout my life: growing up with domestic violence. I grew up hearing my mother being belittled, humiliated, beaten, strangled, threatened with…
Continue reading ➞ Growing up with domestic violence
Black feminism is still misunderstood, considered as not different from other feminists movements, the equivalent to intersectional feminism or anti-black men. Feminism itself is often seen as monolithic, a cause combining all women's causes. Universal feminism cannot meet the needs of all women. It rejects other realities such as islamophobia, sexism, racism, anti-Semitism, classism and…
Continue reading ➞ WHAT IS BLACK FEMINISM?
The question often arises about the role of art, its necessity, when the public does not always understand it. Is it necessary to have a more socially engaged art, a political art bearing witness to our societies? Art fulfils many functions, is versatile and can not be defined within limited settings.I had the honour of…
Continue reading ➞ The 11th Berlin Biennale Amplifies Diverse Narratives
Disclaimer: The purpose of this article is not to hierachise the suffering. Any pregnancy can be risky. The article aims to raise awareness of the situation of pregnant black women. The first time I heard about how black women’s pregnancy and the issues related, was while listening to a podcast, how racial bias in medical…
Continue reading ➞ Why black women’s pregnancy is risky?
Revolutions and women are terms not usually used together. We rarely heard of female revolutionaries often come to mind as men, revolted, wielding weapons and devoted body and soul to their cause, until death do them part. After highlighting the role of pioneers of feminism on the Asian continent, the present article is this time…
Continue reading ➞ 5 Asian Female Revolutionaries You Never Heard Of
Khiuaz Dospanova is referred to as a "Heroine of Kazakhstan", a prodigious female aviator having fought the fascists during the Second World War. She was born in 1922, in the village of Ganyushkino, located in the southwest of today's Kazakhstan. Her only dream is to become a pilot. With her pilot's license in her pocket,…
Continue reading ➞ Who was Khiuaz Dospanova ?
