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Spectra, a staff writer for GAB, is a queer afrofeminist award-winning Nigerian writer and the voice behind Spectra Speaks. She is also the Founding Director of Queer Women of Color and Friends, a grassroots organization and media collective dedicated to highlighting LGBTQ women of color, immigrant and/or diaspora voices. She has been honored by Fenway Health and the History Project for her work raising visibility for issues pertaining to women and the LGBT community. Spectra is a frequent speaker at conferences, universities, and social change forums across the US, and is an avid writer about all things women, diversity, movement-building, and leadership as it pertains to the African Diaspora. Visit her blog or follow her daily musings on Twitter @spectraspeaks.

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