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Dear DaughterThe sexy novel at Christmas brunchMalaka’s written her first book – it’s a romance novel with a lot of sex scenes. How will her family react?Malaka Grant published her first romance novel in 2013 – she’d been writing about sex and romance under a pseudonym for years, but she’d decided to come out of the shadows. She writes a letter to her daughters about what happened when her father in law brought her book out at Christmas brunch. Malaka runs a blog and podcast called Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women with Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah. It’s a space for Af...2025-05-3026 min
The Bleeders: about book writing & publishingNana Darkoa Sekyiamah on Writing "The Sex Lives of African Women" from Blog to BookWelcome, writers and book lovers. The Bleeders is a podcast about book writing and publishing. Make sure you subscribe to the companion Substack: https://thebleeders.substack.com/welcomeToday’s guest comes all the way from Africa! Ghanaian author Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah has such a cool story about how she used her blog as a launch pad for publishing her first book, The Sex Lives of African Women. Nana shares the whole process, including conducting the interviews, writing a book proposal, how she landed her agent, and more. Plus, her best tip for writers trying to get published an...2025-05-1236 min
Lit Bae PodLBP: Season 5 Episode 11: Bae wants to get intimateBooks Mentioned:Transland: Consent, Pleasure and Kink by Mx. SlyThe Luis Ortega Survival Club by Sonora ReyesThe Sex Lives of African Women: Self-Discovery, Freedom, and Healing by Nana Darkoa SekyiamahLove in A Fucked Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise hell Together by Dean SpadeSUPPORT THE LIT BAE BOOKSHOP on Instagram, Libro.FM, and Bookshop.orgInstagramhttp://instagram.com/thelitbaebookshop/Libro.fmhttps://libro.fm/thelitbaebookshopBookshop.orghttps://bookshop.org/shop/Litbaepod2025-04-2519 min
非聊不可Vol.23 陌生女孩的非洲来信【本期嘉宾】李懿娟，毕业于复旦大学国际新闻专业的驻非双语作者。曾抵达地中海，驻留撒哈拉，目前在乞力马扎罗之南、蜻蜓海之畔，过一种“非”常寻常的陌生人生活。英文特稿、非虚构及小说作品散见于中外大小刊物，中文专栏《陌生女孩的非洲来信》1. 作者网页https://www.yijuan-li.com/2. 采访手札丨对话李懿娟：讲中国故事，与世界沟通https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/G8O7fJBeEZRB7q5ArOB_Tw 3. 获奖作品：2022澎湃第六声第一届非虚构写作比赛三等奖：On a Loop2024上海中非关系研究网络CASIN第一届写作比赛虚构组二等奖：While We Are Here2024 LUSA Flash Fiction Contest一等奖：Mzungu (“Wanderer”)2024 True Story Award长名单：Joining the Tribe2022上海写作小组Inkwell颁发的年度Rising Star Award4. 推荐书籍（具有文学性的非洲主题作品）《非洲折叠》《蜻蜓海》（The Dragonfly Sea by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor）《非洲女人的性生活》（The Sex Lives of African Women by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah）《一封如此长的信》（So Long a Letter by Mariama Bâ）2025-01-1852 min
Black CoochieBuilding a Healthy Sex Life with Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, Part 2In Episode 7, we continue our enlightening conversation with Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, diving deeper into the concept of "Building a Healthy Sex Life." Nana shares her personal definition of sexual health and how it intersects with healing, wholeness, and freedom—key themes that resonate throughout her work and our podcast. We also explore practical tools, resources, and pivotal moments that have shaped Nana's journey to sexual empowerment. As we wrap up this two-part series, Nana offers her top recommendations for those seeking to explore and celebrate their sexuality as Black women, inspiring us to live healed, whole, and free.
...2024-08-1425 minBlack CoochieExploring the Sex Lives of African Women with Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, Part 1In Episode 6 of the Black Coochie Podcast, we’re thrilled to be joined by Ghanaian feminist writer and blogger Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah. As the co-founder of the award-winning blog "Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women" and author of the widely celebrated book The Sex Lives of African Women, Nana shares her journey into the world of storytelling and activism. Together, we dive into the stories and experiences of Black women across the African Diaspora, uncovering what these narratives reveal about sex, sexuality, and the quest for a healthy sex life. This episode is the first part of a tw...2024-08-1430 min
Adventures From The Bedrooms Of African WomenAfrica Brooke On Figuring Out How To Be Her Own Best LoverWelcome to the final episode of our special live recordings of Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women, presented by AQ Studios. In this episode, we are honored to feature Africa Brooke, a renowned consultant, credentialed coach, strategist, and international speaker with unique expertise in tackling self-sabotage and self-censorship.
In this session, Africa Brooke courageously addresses the topic of overcoming sexual shame, sharing her journey towards becoming her own best lover. She provides insights on how to embrace self-love and authenticity in intimate settings. Additionally, Africa offers a live demonstration of intimate communication for enhancing connection and...2024-07-2323 min
Adventures From The Bedrooms Of African WomenThe Sabrina Elba Effect: Beauty, Love, and a Little NaughtinessWelcome to another enthralling live recording of Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women, brought to you by AQ Studios. In this episode, we feature the multifaceted Sabrina Elba, a dedicated philanthropist and the co-founder of S'ABLE Labs, a beauty brand that celebrates ancestral traditions from across the African continent. As a special thank you to everyone who supported Sabrina Elba,and The Adventures Live Show, the S’ABLE Labs team is delighted to offer an exclusive 15% discount. Enter code “BEDROOM15” at checkout to receive 15% off your entire order!
In this session, Sabrina delves into the journey of sta...2024-07-2319 min
Adventures From The Bedrooms Of African WomenYomi Adegoke: Being ‘A Wholesome Babe’ Who Also Loves Writing About SexWelcome to another special live recording of Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women, brought to you by AQ Studios. In this captivating episode, we are excited to feature Yomi Adegoke, a renowned journalist for The Guardian and British Vogue, and the author of the Sunday Times bestsellers The List and Slay In Your Lane: The Black Girl Bible.
During this session, Yomi opens up about her dating life and shares her experiences navigating the dating world while maintaining her identity as a "wholesome babe" who isn't afraid to delve into writing about sex and intimacy.
2024-07-2320 min
Adventures From The Bedrooms Of African WomenNew Mom, Hot Takes: Audrey Indome's Bedroom ChroniclesWelcome to a special live recording of Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women, brought to you by AQ Studios. In this episode, we feature Audrey Indome, known for being one-half of The Receipts Podcast and the author of the Sunday Times best-seller Keep The Receipts. Audrey is also an accomplished host and presenter, having worked on shows such as Dating No Filter and On The Cards: Colourism.
Audrey delves into her journey through new motherhood and marriage dynamics in this intimate and engaging session, offering honest and sometimes humorous insights into maintaining a relationship through everyday...2024-07-2320 min
Book Wise5 Must-Read Books on Queerness as a Revolutionary Act ft. @jpreads6On this episode, Britt Brewer welcomes popular BookTok influencer John-Paul Kunrunmi (@jpreads6) to discuss groundbreaking titles on queerness by some of the most thought-provoking BIPOC authors of our time.What did bell hooks have to say about queerness? Is being queer really a revolutionary act? And what does sex have to do with politics? Britt and John-Paul open up about their own experiences, contemplate climbing Mount Everest, and even summon the voice of wisdom from none other than James Baldwin.Tune in for some vulnerable real talk that will...2024-06-2719 min
The New HumanitarianWhy we need to fund feminists | What’s UnsaidYoung girls and women are leading the way in driving systemic change, and supporting their communities, but a new report, titled “We need to know the humanitarian sector stands with us”, shows the extent to which they’re being overlooked and underfunded – and makes a plea directly to the sector to change this. The report’s co-author Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah tells host Obi Anyadike that “a real revolution” is required. What’s Unsaid is a bi-weekly podcast by The New Humanitarian, where we explore open secrets and uncomfortable conversations around the world’s conflicts and disasters. 2024-04-1822 min
Le Mycélium - Podcast féministe pour repolitiser nos imaginaires06 - Black History Month, un peu de lecture !Quelques idées de livres (essais et romans) à découvrir pour clore le Black History Month !
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Romans :
- Le terroriste noir, Tierno Monénembo (Guinée...2024-03-0216 min
emociones entre líneas: un podcast de libros24.02.02. Valientes y transformadoras: narrativas de mujeres africanasEn el pod Valientes y transformadoras: narrativas de mujeres africanas nos adentraremos en el inquietante y contestatario mundo de las letras africanas, donde mujeres escritoras de este continente tienen la voz y la palabra para acercarnos sus pensamientos y sentimientos, para mostrarnos sus anhelos y su manera de ver la realidad y sentirla. En este capítulo visitaremos las siguientes lecturas:
Sekyiamah, Nana Darkoa. The Sex Lives of African Women: Self-Discovery, Freedom, and Healing. London: Dialogue books, 2021. ISBN: 9781662650826.
Makumbi, Jennifer Nansubuga. The First Woman. London: One World, 2020. ISBN: 9780861540266.
Shoneyin, Lola. The secret lives of the...2023-11-2639 min
Emociones entre líneas: un podcast de libros24.02.02. Valientes y transformadoras: narrativas de mujeres africanasEn el pod Valientes y transformadoras: narrativas de mujeres africanas nos adentraremos en el inquietante y contestatario mundo de las letras africanas, donde mujeres escritoras de este continente tienen la voz y la palabra para acercarnos sus pensamientos y sentimientos, para mostrarnos sus anhelos y su manera de ver la realidad y sentirla. En este capítulo visitaremos las siguientes lecturas: Sekyiamah, Nana Darkoa. The Sex Lives of African Women: Self-Discovery, Freedom, and Healing. London: Dialogue books, 2021. ISBN: 9781662650826. Makumbi, Jennifer Nansubuga. The First Woman. London: One World, 2020. ISBN: 9780861540266. Shoneyin, Lola. The secret lives of the four wives: a novel. London: William...2023-11-1139 min
Open Book FestivalMotivations for Writing
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.
Athambile Masola, Nombeko Nontshokweni and Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, speak to
Pumelela Nqelenga about writing to fill in gaps, unsilence [...]2023-10-3159 min
P.O.V podcastTHE SEX LIVES OF AFRICAN WOMEN || HIV/AIDS STIGMA and moreHey guys, first of all apologies for the lost footage, today we discussed a book that really fascinated the two of us , THE SEX LIVES OF AFRICAN WOMEN by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, we discuss about how the topic of sex has been a tab boo in the African households and we are trying to bring awareness regarding the importance of talking to women about sex especially safe sex, we also touch of the importance of stopping the stigma against people with HIV/AIDS as well as removing stigma in talking about STIs and STDs.
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But What Do I Know?™The Sex Lives Of African Women Feat. Nana Darkoa SekyiamahWe are celebrating 100,000+ Downloads of the Podcast! Whew we've come so far! Thank you to all the listeners and subscribers. We did it y'all!For the Clue In Segment on this episode, Chid discusses the exciting news that Usher will be performing at the halftime show for the Superbowl in 2024, shares some upcoming concerts in Toronto including Burna Boy's and of-course gives a hint into the mess that is taking place on Love Is Blind Season 5.For The Main Segment, Chid is joined by Feminist and Author, Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah for the final conversation for...2023-09-281h 05
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Books With Abena27. Remembering Ama Ata AidooWe are celebrating the memory of Ama Ata Aidoo, Ghana's first prominent female author, with news articles written by some Ghanaian writers.Articles read were written by:Annis Haffar published in the Daily Graphic Nii Ayikwei Parkes online by The Republic https://republic.com.ng/august-september-2023/the-indelible-life-of-ama-ata-aidoo/Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah published online by The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/jul/05/our-feminist-ancestor-ama-ata-aidoo-author-activist-and-african-heroineVoices heard or Music:Ama Ata Aidoo on Feminism in Africa -BBC HARDtalkht...2023-09-1816 min
Sounds About Right: Audiobooks to Help Us Understand the World#67: The Black Lit Fic ( Literary Fiction) Extravaganza with @jpreads6I had a fascinating conversation with John-Paul (@jpreads6. His TikTok account is one of the most prominent in an engaging and community focused niche, black literary fiction. The books mentioned in the episodes are:Honey and Spice, by Bolu BabalolaThe Sex Lives of African Women by Nana Darkoa SekyiamahOpen Water by Caleb Azumah NelsonSmall World by Caleb Azumah NelsonIn Every Mirror She's Black by Lola Akinmade ÅkerströmEverything is Not Enough by Lola Akinmade ÅkerströmLight Seekers by Femi KayodeThe Perfect Find by Tia WilliamsPercy Jackson by Rick RiordanBlessings by Chukwuebuka IbehSome of our topics discussed were:2023-09-1122 min
WOMAN ZONE STORIESMEET THE AUTHOR: Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah - The Sex Lives of African WomenA book that was a long time in the making, The Sex Lives of African Women is about so many more things than sex - like culture, religion, patriarchy, abuse - to name a few. It's also about self-discovery, freedom and healing. Author Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah shares the inside stories of over 30 women2023-09-0837 min
doyanutangDownload [Epub] The Sex Lives of African Women by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah Download [Epub] The Sex Lives of African Women by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah Read Online The Sex Lives of African Women by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah is a great book to read and that's why I recommend reading or downloading ebook The Sex Lives of African Women for free in any format with visit the link button below. **Read Book Here ==> https://sr-kindle-lancar.blogspot.com/57359723-the-sex-lives-of-african-women **Download Book Here ==> https://sr-kindle-lancar.blogspot.com/57359723-the-sex-lives-of-african-women Book Synopsis : A conversation starter like Three Women but centering the experiences of women of color: a mellifluous chorus celebrating...2023-09-0100 min
doyankuwukDownload [Epub] The Sex Lives of African Women by Nana Darkoa SekyiamahDownload [Epub] The Sex Lives of African Women by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah Read Online The Sex Lives of African Women by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah is a great book to read and that's why I recommend reading or downloading ebook The Sex Lives of African Women for free in any format with visit the link button below. **Read Book Here ==> https://sr-kindle-lancar.blogspot.com/57359723-the-sex-lives-of-african-women **Download Book Here ==> https://sr-kindle-lancar.blogspot.com/57359723-the-sex-lives-of-african-women Book Synopsis : A conversation starter like Three Women but centering the experiences of women of color: a mellifluous chorus celebrating the liberation, individuality, and joy of African women's...2023-09-0110 min
Lavender's Breaking the Cycle PodcastEp.37 Smut excerpts ~Bookish readsNSFW Reading is always a good time
'The me I meant to be' By Sophie Jordan
'Cry wolf' By Patricia Briggs
'All out' Edited by Saundra Mitchell
'Every shade of red' By Elliot Wake
'The sex lives of African women' By Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah
'Developing Feelings' By Sierra Spencer
'Psyche & Eros' By Luna McNamara
'Vow of Vengence' By P. Rayne
'Curse' Christina Maraziotis
Music credit: Matt from the "Lords of Lore" Podcast
2023-07-2028 min
Still, Black Womxn RiseBlack Womxn & SexOn this episode, I speak with Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah about Black womxn and sexuality. Nana is a feminist activist, writer and blogger. She is the author of the book 'The Sex Lives of African Women: Self Discovery, Freedom, and Healing'. Nana is also the cofounder of 'Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women' (https://adventuresfrom.com/), an award-winning blog that focuses on African women, sex, and sexualities. And she is the co-host of the deeply engrossing podcast, 'Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women' (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adventures-from-the-bedrooms-of-african-women/id1568731295) !
Check out the SBWR website...2023-06-2036 min
If More Let's DivideSex, Activism & Feminism: The Viewpoint Of An African WomanSend Us A MessageNana Darkoa Sekyiamah strips down the layered and complex nuances in her work as an activist, feminist and advocate of peeling back the veils on sexuality in African women and society.Leave a review and share.Support the showFollow Us - IG - https://instagram.com/imld.podTwitter - https://twitter.com/imldpodFacebook - https://facebook.com/IMLDPodTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@imld.podAnd do subscribe to our YouTube channel here - https://youtube.com...2023-05-181h 31
Adventures From The Bedrooms Of African WomenAdventures From The Bedrooms Of African Women LIVE SHOWAdventures from the Bedrooms of African Women Podcast is live on May 23rd, 7:30pm at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London. Join host Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah and Malaka Grant on stage with Oloni, the sexpert author; actress, director, author Kelechi Okafor; and comedian and author Insecure’s own Yvonne Orji as they explore African women’s experiences of sex, sexuality, pleasure, and so much more.Join us for an extraordinary evening of storytelling as we bring the captivating narratives from our podcast to the stage.Limited tickets are available
Check https://tourlink.to/AFTBOAW or visit @aqstudiospodcasts Instag...2023-05-1301 min
A Seat At The TableA Seat At The Table with Nana Darkoa SekyiamahWelcome to Episode 5 of A Seat At The Table with Spare Ribs Club!In this podcast series, creator of Spare Ribs Club Alex Holker talks to guests about their dream feminist dinner party. From their 3 feminist guests, the 3 tunes that will be on repeat all evening, and the 3 courses being served, this podcast brings together conversations around feminism, female friendship and food.In this episode, Alex talks to Ghanaian feminist writer and blogger, Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah. In in 2022 she was listed by the BBC as one of the 100 most influential and inspiring women...2023-05-1230 min
AudioDiasporaS3: E3 - THE CIPHER REWIND: Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah - Black Women. Pleasure. Freedom.We’re replaying conversations with powerful Black women who are changing the world to mark International Women’s Month! We’re starting with Christabel’s conversation with Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, author of ‘The Sex Lives of African Women,’ from season two. She reflects on how these stories changed her perspective on pleasure and freedom. She also shares why Black women should embrace our relationship with sex - no matter what that looks like. Here's a hint: it's 'cause we deserve it.Tap into The Cipher at thecipherpod.com - and give us a five-star rating while you’re...2023-03-2031 min
Rewriting the Rules®Forward Figures ft Nana Darkoa SekyiamahSend us a text‘Forward Figures: Untold Stories of Black Girls and Women’ is part of our Women’s History Month series. In this episode, Tracine talks to Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, a Ghanaian feminist, writer and author of The Sex Lives of African Women, which Publishers Weekly described as “an astonishing report on the quest for sexual liberation.” We talk with Nana Darkoa about writing her book, which tells the stories of Black women’s experiences around sex, sexualities, and pleasure. We also talk to Nana Darkoa about creating safer spaces to talk about sex with our you...2023-03-0233 min
CONVERSATIONS WITH AKILAHCWA- A CONVERSATION WITH AUTHOR NANA DARKOA SEKYIAMAH- "THE SEX LIVES OF AFRICAN WOMEN"Welcome back to "Conversations with Akilah".
About Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah:
Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah writes across genres including creative non-fiction, short stories and essays. She is the author of the ‘Sex Lives of African Women’. Her short stories have been published in ‘It Wasn’t Exactly Love’ and ‘The Pot and Other Stories’. The Guardian, open Democracy and Essence have published her articles and opinion editorials.
Nana is the co-founder of Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women, an award-winning website, podcast and festival that publishes and creates content that tell stories of African women’s experi...2023-01-2448 min
The spread podcastTHE SPREAD | EP 87 | SEXUAL UTOPIA IN THE HERE AND NOW | WITH NANA DARKOA AND FRIENDS..The theme of the festival this year is ‘Sexual Utopia: Here, Now and Beyond’. This year we invite you to imagine and co-create with us, a utopia made out of your most pleasurable fantasies. We invite you to imagine the desires that make you feel safe, happy, and free. In this panel, some of the question we set to answer were; what are the moments of sexual utopia that exist in the here and now? are they opposite to cis-hetero patriarchy framings of love, sex, pleasure and intimacy? And What changes do we need to start making now to achieve this w...2022-12-1652 minThe spread - A sex positive podcastTHE SPREAD | EP 87 | SEXUAL UTOPIA IN THE HERE AND NOW | WITH NANA DARKOA AND FRIENDS..The theme of the festival this year is ‘Sexual Utopia: Here, Now and Beyond’. This year we invite you to imagine and co-create with us, a utopia made out of your most pleasurable fantasies. We invite you to imagine the desires that make you feel safe, happy, and free. In this panel, some of the question we set to answer were; what are the moments of sexual utopia that exist in the here and now? are they opposite to cis-hetero patriarchy framings of love, sex, pleasure and intimacy? And What changes do we need to start making now to achieve this w...2022-12-1652 min
The Conversation100 Women: Can a frank conversation about sex be a revolutionary act?Today we are celebrating the 10th anniversary of BBC 100 Women - an initiative that highlights the work of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world.
Australian activist Chanel Contos started a movement dubbed 'Teach Us Consent’. Thanks to her campaign, consent education will be mandatory in all Australian schools from kindergarten until year 10. It all started in 2021, when Chanel posted a story on Instagram, asking her followers if they or someone they knew had been sexually assaulted at school. Within 24 hours more than 200 people had replied “yes”. Now she is educating people about non-consensual condom removal, or stealthing, as wel...2022-12-1228 min
ABC: Angie's Book ClubABC: Angie's Book Club meets Nana Darkoa SekyiamahIn this episode of Angie's Book Club, Angie meets Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah. Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah spent decades talking openly and intimately to African women around the world about sex. In her book, The Sex Lives of African Women, she brings together their extraordinary stories, whilst also chronicling her own journey towards sexual freedom.
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You can watch a new episode of Angie's Book Club every fortnight.
You can also tune in to Angie every weekday playing your relaxing music mix from 4-7pm and on Sundays from 10am - 1pm...2022-11-0120 min
Doing It! with Hannah WittonSex Lives of African Women and Raising a Body-Positive Daughter with Nana Darkoa SekyiamahIn this episode, Hannah is joined by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, who is the author of Sex Lives of African Women and the co-founder of Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women. Nana discusses the breadth of sexual identities and experiences across Africa, and how her book is challenging narrow stereotypes of African women. Nan and Hannah chat about how African women often feel pigeonholed into conversations that don’t represent their personal female sexual pleasure, how the book offers new perspectives on polygamy, and why Nana wanted to put these stories about African women and sex into the world. Finally, Na...2022-10-2638 min
The Bleeders: about book writing & publishingAnthology No. 1: The Best Writing & Publishing Advice from Summer 2022If you love writing and publishing advice as much as I do, this episode is going to make you horny, baby! To celebrate our 13 amazing guests from this summer, I'm dropping the first Bleeders anthology — chock-full of sage wisdom on building community, establishing a daily practice, editing yourself, and all kinds of helpful writing and publishing mindset tips. Big thanks to the following authors for sharing their experience:Samantha AllenHalley SuttonChloe CaldwellAmanda McNeil Hannah HowardBridgette BiancaChelsea MartinEmmy Olea Elle NashCaroline Shannon-Karasik Nana Da...2022-09-2731 min
AudioDiasporaEp. 9 - Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah on Love, Sex and LibertyIn this episode, we’re passing the mic to Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, author of “The Sex Lives of African Women.” We at 'The Cipher' fell in love with her book instantly. It’s brave, bold, and vulnerable. If ever there was a work that challenged a narrative about Black life worldwide, it’s this. In her book, Sekyiamah gathered African women from across the world to to talk about their relationships with sex. The good, bad, and ugly. But don’t be fooled, the book serves nothing but power, love, hope and freedom.Christabel and Nana get into what it...2022-09-2134 min
Books & Wine, The PodcastEp. 6: What does a Bordeaux have in common with a book celebrating the sex lives of African women?In this episode, your host Wendy sits down with Lorna to reminisce and give their take on a book that has taken the world by storm; The Sex Lives of African Women a book by Nana Darkoa Seykiamah, is a collection of essays celebrating the liberation, individuality, and joy of African women's multifaceted sexuality
Thanks to her blog, Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women, Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah has spent decades talking openly and intimately to African women around the world about sex. For this book, she spoke to over thirty African women across the globe while chronicling...2022-09-1936 min
The Village ZMReviewing The BookshelfIn this episode Suwi has a conversation about African literary works, Zambian reading culture and so on — with the founder of The Bookshelf — an African book review blog
Authors, Books and Resources mentioned;
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Brittle Paper
Americanah (2013) Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Ngogi - Ngugi wa Thiong’o
Nchoya nchene - Chinua Achebe
Half of a Yellow Sun (2006) by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Aesop
The Sex Lives of African Women (2021) Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah
Black Sunday (2020) Tola Rotimi Abraham
Born a Crime in (2016)Trevor Noah
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Inspiring Open: Amplifying the voices of Africa's inspiring womenNana Darkoa SekyiamahNana Darkoa Sekyiamah – Inviting Pleasure into Your Life
Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah is an advocate for African women’s sexuality and sexual pleasure. She is a writer working across genres, including creative nonfiction, short stories and essays. She is the author of The Sex Lives of African Women, a book which celebrates African women’s journey towards sexual liberation. Nana is the co-founder of Adventures From The Bedrooms Of African Women, an award-winning website, podcast and festival that publishes and creates content that tells stories of African women’s experiences around sex, sexualities and pleasure. Her short stories have bee...2022-09-0142 min
Adventures From The Bedrooms Of African Women‘Learn To Self-Soothe’
“We pretend like there is a manual, but there isn't,” Ghanaian LGBTQ+ activist Moh says about sex. “So we just have to go with the flow, what makes us comfortable.”
In this final episode of the season, Nana Darkoa and Malaka bring together a fabulous panel of ‘semi’-experts to answer your questions about sex and relationships.
In a candid roundtable discussion, Nana Akosua Hanson; creator of the graphic novel, Moongirls; Kinna Likimani, Nana’s favorite feminist; and activist and communications strategist Moh give their advice on polyamory, prejudice, parenting, and pussy scents.
Malaka Grant a...2022-08-2947 min
Adventures From The Bedrooms Of African WomenA Pleasure Masterclass“Pleasure is critical.” Zimbabwean master of all trades, Tapiwa Guzha, tells us.
In this episode, Malaka and Nana Darkoa ask you to slow down the pace and catch your breath as Tapiwa and Namibian artist and tantric coach Nakashwa Julia ya Hango talk us through how to curate and celebrate a session of self-pleasure.
“When I'm finding myself in that place of, ‘I'm feeling really emotional or angry,’ then I love to set up a little space for myself to channel this energy,” Julia explains. “I think pleasure is such a healing pathway.”
Malaka Grant and N...2022-08-2228 min
Adventures From The Bedrooms Of African WomenThe ‘Yumminess’ Of Kink“That thing changed my life, and my expectations as far as sex is concerned,” Shazz Nderitu, a Kenyan comedian and blogger at queendom.blog admits about kink.
So, in this episode, Nana Darkoa and Malaka are encouraged to bring elements of kink into their bedrooms, as connoisseurs share their experiences and shatter stereotypes about BDSM.
As our hosts explore contradictions, care and consent within the kink world, they discuss its racial dynamics, and the difficult histories that whips and chains might bring up for Black people, and learn about the power and pleasure of after care.2022-08-1527 min
The Bleeders: about book writing & publishingNana Darkoa Sekyiamah on Writing "The Sex Lives of African Women" from Blog to BookToday’s guest comes all the way from Africa! Ghanaian author Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah has such a cool story about how she used her blog as a launch pad for publishing her first book. Nana shares the whole process, including conducting the interviews, writing a book proposal, how she landed her agent, and more. Plus, her best tip for writers trying to get published and how listening back to her interviews and transcribing them actually helped her craft each narrative. Follow Nana on Twitter @nas009.Welcome, writers and book lovers. The Bleeders is a new podcast about book wr...2022-08-1137 min
I Like GirlsThis thing called sexWhen Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah turned 30, she co-founded “Adventures from the bedrooms of African women,” an award-winning Ghanaian blog focused on sharing and documenting the experiences of women around sex, intimacy, dating and relationships. Through the blog, Nana is making the sexual pleasure of African women a gender equality priority.In this episode, the writer and feminist speaks about her first interaction with sex and why it’s essential for women and girls to be taught about sex with honesty. She also discusses her new book, “The Sex Lives of African Women: Self-Discovery, Freedom, and Healing...2022-08-0931 min
Adventures From The Bedrooms Of African WomenA ‘Hiroshima Of Pleasure’A decade ago, Nana Darkoa wrote ‘How can you tell when a woman orgasms?’ for the Adventures blog. It remains one of the most popular posts to date. So, in this episode, Nana and Malaka dig into the mystery and mystique of the orgasm.
“It just feels like something's bubbling under, and then there's an explosion of pleasure,” Kenyan sex educator Kaz says. “It's a Hiroshima of pleasure.”
We’re talking about everything from science to screaming, politics to peeing. And most importantly, women share what the big O feels like…and give their tips on how to achieve it...2022-08-0829 min
Adventures From The Bedrooms Of African Women(De)Centering The DWith society’s traditionally binary views on gender, so much of what it means to be a ‘man’ is tied to the omnipotent power and performance of the penis. So, when Malaka and Nana Darkoa decided to explore the topic of dicks and masculinity, they expected the usual ‘size matters’ arguments to come through.
But, they soon learned that BDE may not actually have much to do with what’s in your pants. This episode gets a surprising take from a range of cis and trans men, as well as a gender non-conforming person, as they share their fears a...2022-08-0130 min
The Sound BathSelf-Care and Sex-Lives - Nana Darkoa SekyiamahNana Darkoa Sekyiamah, the author of The Sex Lives of African Women, joins aja to talk about African women’s sexuality, feminism across the African diaspora, and the idea that caring for your community is integral to self-care. Followed by meditative sound bath music from The Dojo Upstate.
We invite you to leave us a voice memo and answer some of the same questions we ask our guests. Click HERE to leave us a voice message!
For more info, check out The Sound Bath Podcast site.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2022-07-2832 min
AfroQueerIntroducing The Adventures PodcastGhanaians Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah and Malaka Grant are 'best friends for frigging life' - and for over a decade they have invited us into their bedrooms to talk about sex and sex positivity through their popular blog ‘Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women.’ And now, working with AQ Studios, they have turned the blog into a great new podcast.
AQ Studios’ Senior Producer Frederica Boswell sits down with Nana Darkoa and Malaka to ask them what they’ve learned transitioning from writers and bloggers to podcasters, and they share their first episode with AfroQueer’s listeners."
This episode was written...2022-07-2726 min
Adventures From The Bedrooms Of African WomenThe Aunty Factor“What was the point of hurrying?” Sex toy guru Iheoma Obibi says, when asked what advice she would give her 20-year-old self. “I would've learned and understood my body better.”
In this episode, sexy ‘aunties’ tell Nana Darkoa and Malaka what they have learned about their bodies, and share what we all have to look forward to in the bedroom as we get older. The good news is, it’s plenty!
Could burning the rice set fire to your sex life? Get ready for these aunties’ advice. The alluring elders dig into how preference and pleasure change...2022-07-2529 min
They Talk SexThe Sex Lives of African Women EpisodeOur guest Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah collected the stories of African women from all over the globe for years in a blog before she released her book on “self-discovery, freedom, and healing”. We discuss gender, power, feminism, people, and shame.2:00 meet your guest5:00 genital reconfiguration for pleasure or mutilation8:00 stories of self discovery11:00 on libido in middle age14:00 child sexual abuse 17:00 on abortion in places where it is illegal21:00 medical professional and race25:00 how to unlearn feelings of guilt29:00 it takes a villag...2022-07-2554 min
Adventures From The Bedrooms Of African WomenRomance Novels Ruined My Sex LifeDid your obsession with romance novels mess up your sex life? Did you grow up wishing it was Femi on the cover, not Fabio? This week, the aunties Malaka and Nana Darkoa return to their teen reads and question how the genre tantalized and traumatized them.
Inspired by an Adventures From The Bedrooms of African Women blogpost written by contributor, Voluptuous Voltarian – or VV - they dig into the problematic power dynamics of novels from Mills & Boon and Harlequin Romance. “I had just poisoned my brain,” VV says. “That stuff had given me a blueprint for romance and sex...2022-07-1931 min
AmanpourUK under first-ever 'red alert' heat warningThe British government has some advice today, which could equally apply to many parts of Europe and the world: don’t go anywhere and don’t do anything. The unusual advice is because, for the first time ever, the UK is under a red alert warning for extreme heat. Temperatures could reach a record 105 degrees Fahrenheit this week in the country. Experts say climate change is making heatwaves like this one more frequent and more intense, and the UN Secretary General says humanity is facing “collective suicide.” Professor Myles Allen has contributed to several IPCC UN reports on climate change a...2022-07-1955 min
Adventures From The Bedrooms Of African WomenBest Friends For Frigging LifeMeet Malaka Grant and Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah: friends since 1994, sex bloggers since 2009, now podcasters, and always #BFFFL.
In this new series, Nana Darkoa and Malaka welcome you into their bedrooms, and the bedrooms of African women where they uncover and discuss all things sex, sexuality, and pleasure.
They kick off and celebrate their friendship, expose how little they used to know about sex, and share their excitement for the conversations to come. In one episode, writer, poet, and producer, Nii Ayikwei Parkes describes sex as “that is how adults play,” which Nana Darkoa loves. “It’s soft a...2022-07-1830 min
How You Feeling? w/CocoSYW E14 - Nana Darkoa SekyiamahMy guest, Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, joins me to discus her book The Sex Lives Of African Women. An anthology that chronicles not only Nana's own sexual and relationship history and describes how she came into her queer identity, but it is also a collection of stories from African-identifying women around the world.
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The Maris ReviewEpisode 163: Tomi ObaroTOMI OBARO is an editor at BuzzFeed News. She lives in Brooklyn. Her debut novel is called Dele Weds Destiny.Recommended Reading:
Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga
If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga
The Sex Lives of African Women by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah
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Gender GabEpisode 12: Black Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health feat. RiannaHello again, this month I had the pleasure of being joined by the wonderful Rianna: host of ReeSpeaks, founder of Shine ALOUD UK, and fellow PhD. We talk about her research exploring how Black Caribbean women in the UK experience sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care. You're in for a really good episode! Enjoy, xx Julia
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Connect with Rianna:
Find her on Twitter @reespeaks2
Listen to Rianna's podcast Ree Speaks which aims to shine a light on all the amazing & inspirational activists, researchers, practitioners & more that exist inside & outside of the a...2022-06-2941 min
Another Way: The PodcastDarlkom: on the sex (and pleasure) lives of African women.Darlyne and I are in conversation with Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah's 'The Sex Lives of African Women". We talk through sex and sexuality as we have come to understand it, talking through some of our personal journeys of unlearning shame, fear and resistances that hold us back from experiencing pleasure as a whole. Darlyne is a multi-disciplinary artists with a focus on photography and DJing who is a Black Women loving woman. You can find her in her instagram stories on @darlkom or on a stage somewhere near you.Follow us on instagram @anotherwaypod an...2022-06-0347 min
BookRisingNana Darkoa Sekyiamah and Rudo Mudiwa: On Radical DesireIn this episode Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, Ghanaian feminist writer and blogger joins our guest host Rudo Mudiwa to talk about her groundbreaking anthology The Sex Lives of African Women.The conversation begins with Sekyiamah's award-winning blog Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women that underwent a change in form to become a print anthology. Sekyiamah argues that stories on the blog hinted at a wide ranging, complex, dynamic experience of sex, sexuality and pleasure among African women — a facet missing in dominant narratives. The anthology explores these themes in detail through interviews with African women across the continent and...2022-06-0237 min
Stance Podcast with Chrystal GenesisSex, Desire & Pleasure w/ Author Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, Poet Samiya Bashir, Artist Lady Skollie, Journalist Kemi Alemoru; Music w/ The Twilite ToneWe examine sex, desire, and pleasure through visual art, literature, culture and musical critique to uncover how black women, and women of colour, navigate their sexual needs and wants. Stance hears from Ghanaian non-fiction author Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah on her book, The Sex Lives of African Women which shares stories of over 30 African women across the continent and its diaspora. We discuss sexual expression through poetry, performance and visual art with American poet and editor of erotica Samiya Bashir & South African visual artist Lady Skollie. UK based Journalist and culture editor at gal-dem, Ke...2022-06-0159 min
Akwabook#27 - « The sex lives of African women » avec Kpingni« Une femme noire avec des sentiments et des émotions » c'est ainsi que se décrit Kpingni/Maureen.(03.50) Cette afroféministe qui lit désormais quasi exclusivement des autrices noires est fascinée par l'afrofuturisme, genre littéraire qui valorise les cultures africaines. Le foisonnement littéraire actuel qui permet à la nouvelle génération de lire des livres avec des personnages noirs est un véritable réconfort qui réaffirme sa conviction : les littératures africaines sont né-ces-saires.
(17.06) Black Girl de Zakiya Dalila Harris, est le premier roman traduit par Kpingni. Une opportunité née sur Twitter qui a un...2022-05-1856 min
The Letters and Layers Podcast018. The Sex Lives of African Women Part 1Hey everyone! Happy May!
I can't believe we're already this far into the year. To start the new month off, I'm talking about The Sex Lives of African Women by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah. I share some thoughts on themes like marriage, relationship expectations, and what it often means to be a woman with sexual agency (23:40).
Before discussing the book, I talk about my "anchors" that I've established with my move and transition, and some realizations I've had in my journey to becoming a swimmer.
I hope you enjoy! Please follow/subscribe, share and...2022-05-0152 min
Reads, Recs & ReviewsEp. 21: Reading | The Sex Lives Of African WomenFor today, I'm reading an excerpt from the book; The Sex Lives Of African Women by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah. This reads more like a memoir which features the stories of several women talking about the sex experiences and how they've been able to come to terms with their sexuality despite societal norms. I hope you enjoy listening to me read this, also leave me a comment if you've read this book.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/readsrecsandreviews/message2022-04-2435 min
Books & Wine, The PodcastEp. 4: Growing grapes for wine and championing womenOn this episode of Books & Wine, The Podcast, Wendy speaks to Mukamii of Vine Plus Wine as she shares her journey into wine, the books that make her tick, and the necessity of black and female joy being the norm in books, feminist texts and more. The two wade through everything from growing grapes for wine to their shared love for Gabriel Garcia Marquez's books.
Books mentioned in this episode are;
Love in the time of cholera & One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Women don’t owe you pretty by Florence Give...2022-04-1933 min
LA Review of BooksPatti Smith's "The Melting"Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher speak with musician, author, artist and all-around legend Patti Smith about her latest work, The Melting, an extended piece of prose she began releasing last spring in serial form via the Internet platform Substack. The Melting, started in the early days of the pandemic, finds Smith alone in her apartment, her world tour having just been canceled. As she yearns for the freedom of travel while stuck at home, her living space begins to yield to other spaces: dreams, literature, memory, reflection, and fictions. The melting of the title refers not just to global warming...2022-04-1549 min
Private Parts Unknown: Sex & Love Around the WorldThe Sex Lives of African Women with Nana Darkoa SekyiamahFor the 81st episode of Private Parts Unknown, hosts Courtney Kocak and Sofiya Alexandra welcome Ghanaian feminist writer and blogger Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah to discuss her new book: The Sex Lives of African Women. She also co-founded the award-winning blog Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women.Nana interviewed over 30 women from the continent of Africa and the diaspora for the book, and they came from a wide variety of identities and lifestyles. In this episode, we hear stories from polygamist, trans, sex worker perspectives — in addition to a woman who went through FGM (female genital mutation) an...2022-04-081h 04
The Story of WomanS1 E6. Woman and Medicine part 2: Elinor Cleghorn, Unwell WomenThis is Part Two of my conversation with feminist historian Elinor Cleghorn about her brilliant book, Unwell Women. If you haven’t listened to Part One yet, we suggest you head there first - it’s Episode 5 of the podcast. In Unwell Women, Elinor explores the history of medicine, exposing the fundamentally social, cultural and political foundations of medical practice and the long shadow that a troubling legacy of prejudice casts over the development of objective knowledge. She explores the intersection between illness, pain, belief and science, busting myths and equipping women with the knowledge they need to ta...2022-04-041h 06
Glocal CitizensEpisode 118: Archives, Art and Freedom Dreams with Nydia SwabyGreetings Glocal Citizens!
This week in our final #herstory in our 2022 March series, I'm happy to welcome Black feminist researcher, writer, and curator Nydia Swaby. Nydia is a Jamaican-American and have called London home for the past decade. She has a PhD in Gender Studies (SOAS), an MA in Women’s History [Sarah Lawrence College], and a BA in Anthropology and African American Studies [Rollins College]. Her practice builds on theories of racial, gendered, diasporic, and queer formation, Black feminism, Black studies, and my previous experience working at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
In...2022-03-2957 min
Life, I SwearThe Sex Lives of African Women featuring Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah and Salem AfangidehNana Darkoa Sekyiamah, Ghanaian feminist activist, award-winning blogger, and author sits down with Salem Afangideh, lawyer, consultant and sexuality anthropologist. They talk about Nana’s book “The Sex Lives of African Women”, self-agency, the ideologies that influence our assumptions or judgements around sex, and the perspectives of anthropology and feminism respectively. (Note: FGM mentioned in this episode is an acronym for female genital mutilation)
Links:
Purchase The Sex Lives of African Women by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah
Learn about the work of Salem Afangideh
Connect with Nana on Instagram @dfordarkoa
Connect with Salem on Instagram @salem_afangideh
Explore ways...2022-03-2755 min
Listen To The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Spellbinding!The Sex Lives of African Women by Nana Darkoa SekyiamahPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/32506to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Sex Lives of African Women
Author: Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah
Narrator: Iesha Nyree, Adenrele Ojo, Deanna Anthony, Stephanie Weeks, Joy Hooper, Lisa Reneé Pitts, Karen Murray, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Janina Edwards, M. J. Brown, Karla Mosley
Format: mp3
Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
Release date: 03-08-22
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 126 ratings
Genres: LGBTQ+ Studies
Publisher's Summary:
Thanks to her blog, Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women, Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah has spent decades talking openly and intimately to African women around the world about sex. For this book, she spoke t...2022-03-0810h 12
Dive Into The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Game-Changing!The Sex Lives of African Women: Self-Discovery, Freedom, and Healing by Nana Darkoa SekyiamahPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/598593to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Sex Lives of African Women: Self-Discovery, Freedom, and Healing
Author: Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah
Narrator: Karla Mosley, M. J. Brown, Joy Hooper, Deanna Anthony, Iesha Nyree, Stephanie Weeks, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Lisa Reneé Pitts, Janina Edwards, Karen Murray, Adenrele Ojo
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 12 minutes
Release date: March 1, 2022
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Social Science
Publisher's Summary:
A conversation starter like Three Women but centering the experiences of women of color: a mellifluous chorus celebrating the liberation, individuality, and joy of African w...2022-03-0110h 12
Unlock Top Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social ScienceThe Sex Lives of African Women: Self-Discovery, Freedom, and Healing by Nana Darkoa SekyiamahPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/598593 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sex Lives of African Women: Self-Discovery, Freedom, and Healing Author: Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah Narrator: Karla Mosley, M. J. Brown, Joy Hooper, Deanna Anthony, Iesha Nyree, Stephanie Weeks, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Lisa Reneé Pitts, Janina Edwards, Karen Murray, Adenrele Ojo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 12 minutes Release date: March 1, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Social Science Publisher's Summary: A conversation starter like Three Women but centering the experiences of women of color: a mellifluous chorus celebrating the liberation, individuality, and joy of A...2022-03-0103 minUnlock Top Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social ScienceThe Sex Lives of African Women: Self-Discovery, Freedom, and Healing by Nana Darkoa SekyiamahPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/598593to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Sex Lives of African Women: Self-Discovery, Freedom, and Healing
Author: Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah
Narrator: Karla Mosley, M. J. Brown, Joy Hooper, Deanna Anthony, Iesha Nyree, Stephanie Weeks, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Lisa Reneé Pitts, Janina Edwards, Karen Murray, Adenrele Ojo
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 12 minutes
Release date: March 1, 2022
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Social Science
Publisher's Summary:
A conversation starter like Three Women but centering the experiences of women of color: a mellifluous chorus celebrating the liberation, individuality, and joy of African w...2022-03-0110h 12
AWID AudioCivil Disobedience Movement In MyanmarListen to Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, Director of Communications and Tactics at AWID, in conversation with four feminists and activists on the forefront of the Civil Disobedience Movement in Myanmar:
- May Sabe Phyu of Gender Equality Network
- Tin Tin Nyo of Burmese Women’s Union and Burma News International
- Hla Myat Tun of Colours Rainbow
- Nandar of Purple Feminist Group2022-01-131h 16
AWID AudioResisting Homophobia In Ghana - A Queer & Feminist StrategyDiscussion hosted by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, Director of Communications and Tactics at AWID, on the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT)2021 with Nana Akosua Hanson, Rita Nketiah and Leila Yahaya.
Learn about how queer and feminist collectives are organising to resist homophobia, and how you can be in solidarity with Ghanaian activists.2022-01-1356 min
African Experts with Vickie RemoeSex Lives of African WomenVickie Remoe is in conversation with an advocate for the sexual liberation of African women, writer, and researcher Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah. They discuss the Sex Lives of African womenFor most of their lives, African women have been led to believe that men experience more sexual pleasure than women, that there were biological differences that made women want sex less. Society tells us that women are sexually passive and in the media, women are often depicted as the object of sexual desire there for the gratification of men, and never the other way around or rarely. They...2021-10-2058 min
Africa DailyHow do African women talk about sex?Historically, African women have been told the subject of sex is off limits. But author Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah wants to change all that. She thinks that to get our best sex lives, we need to be able to talk about it - with partners, friends and family. So she spoke to over thirty women from across the continent and diaspora and wrote a book about it: The Sex Lives of African Women. So, what did she find out? And how DO African women talk more about sex? Hosted by Victoria Uwonkunda (@Msuwonkunda on Twitter)
Guest: Nana Darkoa...2021-09-1314 min
2 Pages with MBS30. Joy and Power: Minna Salami x ‘The Sex Lives of African Women’Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Justin Trudeau’s father and former Prime Minister of Canada, famously said 'There's no place for the State in the bedrooms of the nation.’ I agree … but sometimes you just *have* to talk about sex. Minna Salami joins me to explore the issues of freedom, healing, and regaining power after oppression from a black feminist perspective. Get book links and resources at https://www.mbs.works/2-pages-podcast/ Minna reads two pages from ‘The Sex Lives of African Women’ by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah. [reading starts at 07:32]Hear us talk about:The search f...2021-07-2237 min
NonFicPodNana Darkoa Sekyiamah - The Sex Lives of African WomenTrigger warning: this episode contains brief references to sexual abuse and trauma.With its eye-catching title, bold ambition, and cover that simply cannot be ignored, The Sex Lives of African Women is set to get temperatures sizzling this summer. Join Codd as she meets with its author, the writer Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, to discuss womanhood, writing, Africa and, ahem, SEX.The extended version of the show contains ‘Sh*t I Wish I’d Known’ from Nana’s perspective as an author, story-collector and feminist activist. How does she approach interviews and transcripts? What advice w...2021-07-1333 min
The spread - A sex positive podcastTHE SPREAD | EP 62 | FIERCE AFRICAN FEMINISMSpreaders!!! It’s our last episode of 2019!!! And no better episode to end with than a conversation I was so glad to be a part of while I was in Ghana. I was invited to sit on a panel at a sex positive festival, a first of it’s kind in that area and definitely not a last. Follow adventure TV everywhere to see the unfolding of my time in Accra.. and Yes, I will have a blog out at some point next year. Editing is always my challenge. Needless to say, I had the most amazing time in Accra, I me...2019-12-311h 15The spread podcastTHE SPREAD | EP 62 | FIERCE AFRICAN FEMINISMSpreaders!!! It’s our last episode of 2019!!! And no better episode to end with than a conversation I was so glad to be a part of while I was in Ghana. I was invited to sit on a panel at a sex positive festival, a first of it’s kind in that area and definitely not a last. Follow adventure TV everywhere to see the unfolding of my time in Accra.. and Yes, I will have a blog out at some point next year. Editing is always my challenge. Needless to say, I had the most amazing time in Accra, I me...2019-12-311h 15