Tai’Vion Lathan

Tai’Vion Lathan, a 24-year-old Black transgender woman who also went by Tai, was found dead in a neighborhood in East Baltimore, Maryland on Sunday, August 4th, 2024.

Joan Jett-Blakk

Joan Jett-Blakk born 1957. AKA Terence Alan Smith. Drag queen who ran for President of the United States in 1992.

Describe one habit that brings you joy. Doing my daily spiritual practices brings me joy, especially writing in my gratitude journal.

Write about a random act of kindness you’ve done for someone. Gave someone I never met but was texting, $100 when they asked for a loan.

Black Opals

Black Opals a literary journal published in Philadelphia, PA from 1927-1028 co-founded by Arthur Huff Gauset and Nellie Rathbone Bright.

Darnella Frazier

Darnella Frazier born 2003. On June 11, 2021, the Pulitzer Prize board issued Frazier a special award and citation, for, “courageously reporting the murder of George Floyd, a video that spurred protests against police brutality around the world, highlighting the crucial role of citizens in journalists’ quest for truth and justice.”

Johnetta Elzie

Johnetta “Netta” Elzie born 1989 is a civil rights activist. She is one of the leaders in We The Protesters and co-edits the Ferguson protest newsletter This Is the Movement.

National Buffalo Soldiers Day

National Buffalo Soldiers Day is July 28 and started in 1992 to honor the all-Black regiments known as “Buffalo Soldiers”established by the Army Reorganization Act of 1866.

How would you describe yourself to someone who can’t see you? A beautiful tall Blesbian with dreadlocks past her shoulders framed by gray, light-skinned with freckles on my face.

Brittney Griner

Brittney Griner, born 1990. Her endorsement deal with Nike was the first time the company had signed a deal with an openly gay athlete.

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