Melanelle B. C. Hémêfa

Melanelle B. C. Hémêfa (she/her) is a doctoral candidate, poetess, author, speaker, moderator and education officer. She completed her studies in Romance Studies and History in 2021 at the University of Mannheim. Melanelle addresses issues surrounding anti-Black racism, Black feminism, post-colonialism, intersectionality and empowerment from a scholarly, activist, intersectional and emotional perspective. Melanelle stands for freedom, liberation, reflection, love, lyricism, poetics, Black feminism, African Descendants, Self-determination, Justice, Change, West African Culture, Fear, Anger, Desperation, Courage and the fight for a consciousness free from "-isms”