<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/stories/the-barriers-to-sharing-african-women-s-stories.html" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>03/08/2019</pubDate><title>The Barriers to Sharing African Women's Stories</title><description>When it comes to telling stories, Tsitsi Dangarembga, a Zimbabwean author, filmmaker and activist, chooses to shine a light on the narratives of one of the most marginalized populations in the world—...Franklin &amp; Marshall College offers students a hands-on education that emphasizes close relationships with faculty. Students flourish in a supportive community that treats them as an individual, and their successes continue long after F&amp;M. The College is a national leader in launching students and alumni to opportunities where they make a difference in the community and the world.</description><author>Jenny Gumbert</author><image><img src="/uploads/files/94973219936749162-03-07-common-hour-dangarembga-05-dg.0.154.4800.2892.full.jpg" alt="Tsitsi Dangarembga, a Zimbabwean author, filmmaker and activist, was interviewed by Patrick Bernard and Harriet Okatch as part of F&amp;M's weeklong series of events in honor of International Women's Day."/></image><image-caption>Tsitsi Dangarembga, a Zimbabwean author, filmmaker and activist, was interviewed by Patrick Bernard and Harriet Okatch as part of F&amp;M's weeklong series of events in honor of International Women's Day.</image-caption><tags><tag>Africana Studies</tag><tag>Common Hour</tag><tag>English</tag><tag>Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies</tag></tags></item>