Self Loathing
by mpumi mayisa It can’t just be that It has to be more Cause for investigation A full, clear inquiry About the ugly beliefs You neatly stitched onto Yourself, Or were they stitched onto You? That might not be the …
The Cycles of Life
by chosen sunflower – I would like to share with you, a few of my many names, I am Mbaliyekhethelo and it means chosen flower. I am one person with many personalities that come out when I write, draw, speak…
MOXIE Chats to … Black Amara
by michel’le donnelly I don’t even know how to start with how excited I am to be able to share this chat with all you MOXIE readers! Perhaps I’m biased because I know Charmaine and think she is such a…
The Japanese Flowers
by Lily Paulus Once upon a time in a land like no other, lived three kings… Triton, Blaze and Phanes. They each had one daughter. Triton’s daughter Lily, the Princess of Water. Blaze’s daughter Lilac, the Princess of Fire and…
MOXIE Chats to … Black Birds Creative Arts Co.
When I moved back to Sydney, one the first things I did was search for any shows, films, poetry slams, book clubs run by womxn of colour. FInally, after some months of searching, I stumbled upon Black Birds Creative Arts. Co. Founded…
Alive
By Tshepo Jamillah Moyo You are sunshine yellow. The lightness in the air. The little bit of scent the breeze carries in spring. You’re the skirts that bellow. The glowing skin. The dreadlock that does what it wants. You’re the…
Lazy Sunday
by Mbaliyekhethelo AKA Chosen Sunflower New Chapters means starting anew, hitting the refresh button and just take things as they come, day by day, moment by moment. I am elated to be closing off a past that is filled…
No more compromising
By Zubaydah Bashir A few years ago, I would not have told you I wanted to be a filmmaker, or be involved in activism. I would have given you an entire list of occupations I couldn’t even remember today.…
MOXIE Illustration of the month by Maxine Naidoo
MOXIE Chats to Yolanda Mogatusi
by michel’le donnelly I’m taking ya’ll back to 2016, when I had just landed my first real gig in film and television. I was a development intern at a local production company and my job was to read and evaluate…
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