Pan African Poets Cafe was established in 2005, to celebrate the diversity of Africa’s literacy in the modern world.
Black Girl Magic has been curated by Zimbabwean Storyteller Sista Zai who celebrates the voices of African and Indigenous women.
With a strong presence and proud spirits, these sisters performance spoiled audiences with amazing local and international arts in the regal Melbourne Arts Centre.
The line-up features Brown-Suga-Babe, Candy Bowers, Kween G, Thando, Jay J, Pauline Whyman, Torika Bolatagici, Naywuda Chuol and Nayuke Gorrie.
Each 'Black Girl Magician' presented a story, poem or song that represented them in a safe place and have made a mark not only in the world renowned arts centre but in theatre, music and community spaces.
“I’m in awe of so many black women in one space, telling it how it is, you can acknowledge yourself within those amazing spoken words.” Pauline Whyman, Victorian Indigenous Performing Arts Award Recipient.
Listen in to the Black Girl Magic Podcast to hear the women's experiences on the night.
“To be whatever they want to be, to be strong, confident in whom they are, to find people that lift them up, to just fly and shine in spite of it all”. – Torika Bolatagici, First Nations Writer and Treaty Advocate.
‘Black girl magic’ theme is inspired by CaShawn Thompson’s term and hash tag.
“They say men have wondering eyes, maybe those men deserve wondering wives, maybe then they will find somebody to focus”. Jay J, Facilitator of Poetry and Cakes.
