In this world of shock and rage bait, sometimes the eyes need to see goodness, so the mind and heart can believe.
In this edition of the DBW newsletter, we help with that.
Feast your eyes on the stories of four of the queer, Black women ancestors featured earlier this month. (Missed those features? You can catch up here, then here.)
Their lives were rife with challenges, you hear me, << Test First Name >>? Much like ours. But they persisted and they left their mark.
If they could, so could we.
Scroll down.
Press play*.
See and believe.
* Some films require subscriptions.
but first!
Looking forward to seeing you at our July 12th Affirmation Circle! We heard your feedback and made it even easier to bring your homegirls!
Plus, you can also donate a ticket to a fellow DBW.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe is a creator, if not THE creator, of Rock n Roll. How the heck did she do that? Watch and be inspired…
Our maverick and legal mastermind:
Pauli Murray
Sister Ancestor Pauli Murray devised the winning theory behind Brown vs Board of Ed. And that’s not even the most amazing thing Ancestor Pauli has done..
Our writer of all writers:
Lorraine Hansberry
Sister Ancestor Lorraine Hansberry was a revolutionary that changed history with her plays, her words and her activism…
Our muva of the LGBTQIA movement:
Marsha P. Johnson
Sister Ancestor Marsha “Pay Them No Mind” Johnson led the rebellion that became Pride. She is the Muva of all Muvas…
