From Her Own Lips is a collective of women of colour talking about real issues rooted in our feminist identities. 7 women, 7 voices.
In this episode FHOL thinks through diaspora relationships with Africa. Liz and Onyeka engage in a deeply complicated conversations about diaspora imaginations with the hopes of pushing ourselves and our communities.
Liz and Onyeka talk about BLM movement and what it means to "protect" Black womxn.
Liz and Onyeka kick off the new season catching up with each other.
In 2018 a group of 7 women set out to create a truly feminist community. In honor to the work the original FHOL cast did together today we release Part 1 of our last ever recording as a group, Go Back Where: Stories of Race and Privilege. Our journeys though distinct and separate will always be connected and shared through the art we created. As Liz and Onyeka prepare to launch the second season, they intend to carry on the spirit and lessons learned from the past. Thank you to Catherine, Tunrayo, Asachi, Osob, andSophia. We hope you enjoy this throwback episode! Leave comments and thoughts. Follow us on soundcloud and on Instagram @fromherownlips.
Tune in to hear Onyeka and Liz discuss what it means to be Black women navigating the world around us. Make sure to like, subscribe, and share!!!!
Tunrayo and Onyeka discuss all of the most recent hot tea. Thinking through racism, colorism, and appropriation.
Listen to the cast of FHOL dish about their hardest breakups. As they laugh through painful memories, they learn and heal from and with each other. Let us know your thoughts!
Liz and Onyii talk about all things life. Tune in for endless laughter and jokes with some of your faves! Let us know your thoughts!
We are back, after a long arduous semester the ladies of FHOL discuss catcalling and toxic masculinity. TUNE IN AND LET US KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS!!
"Somebody call Beyoncé + bell hooks": A critical love of Beyoncé by From Her Own Lips
We are back with a brand new episode on self-care. The FHOL ladies discuss and complicate narratives around self-care. "The erotic is a measure between the beginnings of our sense of self and the chaos of our strongest feelings. It is an internal sense of satisfaction to which, once we have experienced it, we know we can aspire.” ― Audre Lorde, Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power
In this episode the FHOL cast addresses all things "mother" and "motherhood". We get a little personal, with a lot of laughs! Let us know your thoughts and suggestions! Like, Share, and Comment!
In this episode we discuss the rough terrains of white institutions. Thinking through our collective experiences of inclusion and exclusion. Let us know your thoughts!
On this episode the FHOL ladies discuss the politics of Black women's hair. Don't forget to love and moisturise your hair in whatever form.
In this episode we discuss what it means to be a black/brown body and muslim. As feminist in FHOL, we felt it necessary to challenge in many ways the conversations surrounding Shamima Begum and her possible return to the UK. We collectively think through the dominant narratives surrounding Shamima Begum and her UK citizenship. Tune in and let us know your thoughts!
Happy Valentines Day to all of our listeners. Tune in to our special episode on love and relationships. On this episode the FHOL ladies dish about love languages, compromise, and dreamers. Let us know your thoughts!
In episode four of FHOL we reflect on what it means to navigate the world in our bodies as Black and Latina women. In a touching and honest discussion about trauma and violence, we centre ourselves over perpetrators.
In this episode the FHOL ladies chat and laugh about a few of our most interesting comments. Follow our Instagram @fromherownlips to stay updated.
With all the juicy bits left in..... Episode 2 discusses all things sex and relationships.
In this first episode we talk about how we came to understand our individual feminisms and what it means to each of us. Look forward to more episodes about sex, sexuality, love, body image, beauty, HipHop, and so much more.