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Black, Lesbian And Muslim In The South

WUNC | By Anita Rao,
Frank Stasio
Published August 22, 2014 at 11:47 AM EDT
A Documentary about Black, Lesbian Muslim Women in the South
A Documentary about Black, Lesbian Muslim Women in the South
A Documentary about Black, Lesbian Muslim Women in the South
A Documentary about Black, Lesbian Muslim Women in the South

Atlanta is considered the Black Gay Mecca of the United States.

But when filmmaker Red Summer moved there, she wanted to document the stories of a much smaller subset of that community: black, lesbian women who also identify as Muslim. She began her initial search on online forums and Facebook, and she eventually brought together five women who sought to establish community for black, lesbian Muslims where there was none. Her filmAl Nisa: Black Muslim Women In Atlanta’s Gay Meccatells that story and will be featured at the North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival this weekend. 

Host Frank Stasio talks to filmaker Red Summer and Kini Foster, one of the women featured in the film

Host FrankStasiotalks to Summer andKiniFoster, one of the women featured in the film, about being black, lesbian Muslims in Atlanta. Here's the trailer: 

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Anita Rao
Anita Rao is the host and creator of "Embodied," a live, weekly radio show and seasonal podcast about sex, relationships & health. She's also the managing editor of WUNC's on-demand content. She has traveled the country recording interviews for the Peabody Award-winning StoryCorps production department, founded and launched a podcast about millennial feminism in the South, and served as the managing editor and regular host of "The State of Things," North Carolina Public Radio's flagship daily, live talk show. Anita was born in a small coal-mining town in Northeast England but spent most of her life growing up in Iowa and has a fond affection for the Midwest.
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Frank Stasio
Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.
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