Episode 30: Melanin Takeover with Chanju Mwanza

Welcome to the VERVE She Said Melanin Take Over with VERVE Operative and Blogger, Chanju Mwanza. Once a month-ish Chanju will be bringing you all things melanin and shining a light on global issues from a non-eurocentric perspective.

Chanju Mwanza has just come back from spending 7 weeks in Zambia to launch her Zambian Narratives Project.
In this episode Chanju chats about her new project and reads three of her most recent blogs.
She writes about the issues that Black people around the world are facing, from the use of their dead bodies as entertainment for white audiences to celebrating African successes such as Ethiopia’s steps to reaching gender equality.

Chanju’s blogs in this Episode:
Why are Dead Black Bodies still Being Used for Western Consumption?
https://www.verveup.com/shesaid/why-are-dead-black-bodies-still-being-used-for-western-consumption

“Transracial” is not the new “Transgender”: Why Race and Gender Are Not Synonymous.
https://www.verveup.com/shesaid/transracial-is-not-the-new-transgender-why-race-and-gender-are-not-synonymous

Ethiopia is Setting New Standards for Gender Equality
https://www.verveup.com/shesaid/ethiopia-is-setting-new-standards-for-gender-equality

Read more of Chanju’s blogs for VERVE here:
https://www.verveup.com/shesaid/?author=5a82eb02db7926cb172dbe43

Chanju’s Website:
https://www.chanjumwanza.com

VERVE links:
Website: www.verveup.com
IG: www.instagram.com/verve_up/
Twitter: twitter.com/verve_up
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Host: Chanju Mwanza - VERVE Operative, Melanin Takeover Host & Blogger

Podcast Editor: Helena Burton Jones & Yaz Omran

Music Intro & Outro: Jamie Masterson - Freelance Music Producer (insta: jaytmasterson)

Speaking over Intro & Outro music: Anna Quick- Palmer - VERVE Founder & Chief Feminist Operative

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