Photo © GETTY IMAGES born September 25, 1952 died December 15, 2021 “I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down … to someone else’s ignorance.” Bell Hooks was a Black […]
Photo © WIKIPEDIA born August 12, 1880 died October 7, 1943 “Our love may be faithful even unto death and beyond — yet the world will call it unclean.” Radclyffe Hall was a British author […]
Photo © WIKIPEDIA born October 28, 1842 died October 22, 1932 “See to it, women who listen to me … that no man take your crown.” Anna Elizabeth Dickinson was an early American orator who […]
Photo © CREATIVE COMMONS born. May 29, 1934 died. March 22, 1994 “Of course, if we change the future, we change the past.” Cárdenas was the first publicly out lesbian in Mexico. Her activism, poetry […]
Still from Queer Harlem Renaissance : A Prospectus (prod. by Shoga Films) (c) Robert Phillipson From Shoga Films monthly newsletter Autumn in New York We’ve been talking about the Queer Harlem Renaissance for years. Now, […]
Photo Credit © GETTY IMAGES b. December 1, 1985 “I’ve never lived my life in a binary way.” Janelle Monáe is an eight-time Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter and an award-winning actor and activist. Known for her […]
Photo Credit © GETTY IMAGES b. January 19, 1943 d. October 4, 1970 “Don’t compromise yourself. It’s all you’ve got.” Janis Joplin was a trailblazing 1960s blues-rock singer and songwriter. Celebrated for her raw, […]
Photo Credit © MSS 113, ALICE DUNBAR-NELSON PAPERS, SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE LIBRARY, MUSEUMS AND PRESS, NEWARK, DE. b. July 19, 1875 d. September 18, 1935 “Unwittingly, you’ve made me dream / Of violets, […]
Photo Credit © COLLECTION OF THE SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE b. August 12, 1907d. January 18, 1960 “It seems I was born different. At least, I always thought I was.”Gladys […]
October 17: Lorraine Hansberry, Playwright and Activist (c) GETTY IMAGES May 19, 1930 – January 12, 1965 “There is always something left to love.” Lorraine Hansberry is an acclaimed American playwright and author, best known […]
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