Valda Prout

Valda Prout born 1935 hairdresser and transgender advocate.

E. Lynn Harris

E. Lynn Harris 1955-2009. Novelist and memoirist. An out gay man with 10 consecutive books on The NY Times bestseller list, he was one of the most successful Black and LGBT authors.

Doretha Williams-Flournoy

Doretha Williams-Flournoy, born 6/18/1960, an out lesbian has held numerous senior management positions including, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Deputy director and Program Manager at California Black Health Network.

Kaytranada

Kaytranada ( né Louis Kevin Celestin), born August 25, 1992, is an out gay Haitian-Canadian DJ and record producer who is part of the hip hop duo The Celestics.

Uche

Uche born 1995 Nigerian-American singer.

June Jordan

June Jordan was a LGBT poet, writer, and activist. Known as “poet of the people”. Born in 1936 in Harlem, NY and died in 2002 in Berkeley, CA.

Lori Lightfoot

Lori Lightfoot first black woman and openly gay person to be elected mayor of Chicago on April 2nd 2019.

Moms Mabley

Moms Mabley was born in 1894 and died in 1975 and was billed “as the funniest woman in the world”. She was one of the first comics to come out as a lesbian in 1921.

Bessie

Bessie Smith and her mentor, Ma Rainey were bisexuals. The director/writer/filmmaker was an intern at Frameline who produced the film in collaboration with HBO. Both Bessie and Ma Rainey were cross-dressers. The movie took 22 years to make. Benny Goodman recorded with Bessie. Queen Latifah portrayed Bessie and Mo’Nique portrayed Ma Rainey. Dee Rees’ mentor […]

Angela Davis #WeAreEverywhere

She was born 1/26/44 in Birmingham, Alabama. As a girl scout she protested against segregation. She went to a Quaker school in New York during her junior and senior years in high school. She was one of three black students at Brandeis during her freshman year. She was prosecuted for conspiracy in 1970, spent 18 […]

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