Celebrate Angela Davis, the Black lesbian scholar and activist who survived political persecution to become a global symbol of resistance and the leading voice in the movement for prison abolition.
Category Archives: Feminism
From Tunnel Club to Broadway: Peppermint, The Black Trans Icon Who Refused to “Pass”
Celebrate Peppermint, the Black trans queen, who made history on Drag Race and Broadway, using her platform to fight for Transgender Justice and Black queer visibility.
Queen Latifah: The Black Queer Icon Who Built an Empire on Respect
Celebrate Queen Latifah, the pioneer who created feminist hip-hop anthems and built a Hollywood empire, finally acknowledging her partner and son in a powerful moment of Black queer visibility.
Dressed for Revolution: Mary Anne Adams, The Black Queer Icon Who Built a Space for Style and Identity
Discover the life of Mary Anne Adams, the Black lesbian activist who founded the ZAMI Collective to create essential space and visibility for gender-nonconforming Black women in the South.
The Matrix of Genius: Patricia Hill Collins and the Birth of Intersectionality
Explore the life of Dr. Patricia Hill Collins, the Black feminist scholar whose theory of Intersectionality and work on Black Sexual Politics are essential for understanding Black queer life and liberation.
A Raisin in the Sun and the Sun Within: Lorraine Hansberry’s Radical Truth
Hey there, my loves! It’s Cerinass, here, and today, we’re celebrating a queen who changed the face of American theater. She wrote truth, she wrote pain, and she wrote the dream—I’m talking about the brilliant, groundbreaking, and secretly radical Lorraine Hansberry. You know how some artists capture a moment in time so perfectly that theirContinueContinue reading “A Raisin in the Sun and the Sun Within: Lorraine Hansberry’s Radical Truth”
The Architect of Language: Why Toni Morrison Is the Mother of Our Literary Empire
Explore Toni Morrison’s powerful legacy as the first Black woman editor at Random House and the Nobel laureate who gave us the language to define Black life. Her work is a blueprint for queer identity and unapologetic truth.
The Queen of the Quiet Revolution: Why Ruth Ellis is the Ultimate Blueprint for Us All
Meet Ruth C. Ellis (1899–2000)—the Black lesbian entrepreneur who ran the first woman-owned print shop in Michigan and turned her home into “The Gay Spot.” Her legacy is the ultimate blueprint for building a purpose-driven empire.
The Architect of Intersectionality: Barbara Smith, The Black Lesbian Feminist Who Rewrote the Rules
Explore the foundational work of Barbara Smith, a Black lesbian feminist whose insights on intersectionality have transformed our understanding of identity, oppression, and liberation.
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