The Marsha P. Johnson Institute
The Marsha P. Johnson Institute (MPJI) protects and emends the rights of Black transgender people. BlackHistoryEveryday.com
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What’s a song lyric that has stuck with you forever? A song lyric that sticks with me forever is from Prince: “I am not your woman, I am not your man, I am something that you’ll never understand.”
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Tyla Laura Seethal born in 2002 is a South African singer and songwriter. She is the youngest African artist to win a Grammy Award. BlackHistoryEveryday.com
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Larry Duplechan born 1956 Black gay novelist. Best known for Blackbird adapted into a film by Patrick-Ian Polk and winning in the Gay Romance category at the 21st Lambda Literary Awards. BlackHistoryEveryday.com
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What’s your biggest dream? My biggest dream is to star in a solo show on Broadway, standing room only.
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Marie Daly (1921-2003) first Black person to receive a Ph.D from Columbia University and the first Black woman in the United States to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry. BlackHistoryEveryday.com
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If you could have dinner with any fictional character, who would it be? If I could have dinner with a fictional character I would have dinner with Wonder Woman.
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What is the best purchase you have ever made? Hands down, the best purchase I ever made was my iPhone purchased on June 29, 2007. And I first learned of it in January of 2007 and stood in line but not overnight.
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What’s the funniest misunderstanding you’ve ever been part of? The funniest misunderstanding I’ve ever been a part of was when my 22 year old son confused beignet with bidet and was confused when I asked him how many he wanted. I was offering beignets even though I had offered him a bidet in the past.
Read more "Funniest Misunderstanding"Lillian Roberts
Lillian Roberts (1928-2026) died at 98 years old on July 9, 2026.She was the first Black nurse’s aide at the University of Chicago’s hospital.In 1981 she was the first Black woman to be appointed New York State labor commissioner.She retired at 86 in 2014. BlackHistoryEveryday.com
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