Emma-Lee Amponsah is a writer, researcher and cultural programmer. Her work centers on themes such as abolition, blackness, and cultural imagination. She has published in academic journals and other media, including Feminist Media Studies, history Workshop, Rekto:Verso and OneWorld. She is a co-founder of Black Speaks Back, a grassroots media collective, and has worked on groundbreaking projects such as the Afrofuturist musical EUphoria and the award-winning short film Zwarte Ibis (2024). At Felix Meritis, she develops programs at the intersection of art, culture, and society.