November 13th, 2018

Mekatilili wa Menza

by David Reddick

I’ve been reading about (and drawing my version of) an amazing African woman, the powerfully outspoken Mekatilili wa Menza who protected herself & her people by defying & fighting against forced labor, oppression, over-taxation & British patriarchal colonial rule in Kenya in the 1900s. I think she is enormously relevant today. She’s a true example of a woman’s strength & empowerment for all of us.