ArticlesSee·November 1, 2021IFE NKILI, the arts festival centring Black womenText: Banseka KayembeImage: Mariochukwu Washington-IhiemeBanseka Kayembe interviews artists Chin We and Mario Washington-Ihieme on culture, identity and celebrating Black women as part of IFE NKILI.
ArticlesDo·June 9, 2021Activist Maya Penn speaks on “sustainability, environmental racism and being a steward of the Earth”.Text: Banseka KayembeImage: Daisy DoodlesThe first time I’m introduced to Maya Penn over email, I’m informed that she is a 21 year old environmentalist,...
ArticlesOpinion·March 9, 2021Why are we still depicting Black women as ‘Mammies’?Text: Banseka KayembeImage: Chanté TimothyOf all the Black female tropes, the ‘mammy’ stereotype seems to most escape our attention. Being aggressive, unintelligent, ghetto, hyper-sexual,...
ArticlesOpinion·November 25, 2020The need to protect Black women is so obvious – so why is it controversial?Text: Banseka KayembeImage: Luci PinaThe sharp rise of the Black Lives Matter movement earlier this year has made anti-Black racism an increasingly highlighted issue....
ArticlesOpinion·July 1, 2020Love Black people like you love Black cultureText: Banseka KayembeBanseka Kayembe on maintaining the momentum of the Black Lives Matter movement.
ArticlesDo·November 6, 2019In conversation with Banseka KayembeText: Banseka Kayembe and Hannah RobathanImage: Isabella PearceBanseka Kayembe is a freelance writer, creator and Editor-in-Chief of Naked Politics, a website to engage young people in politics....