Centering, Uplifting & Celebrating Brown Girls
I really wanted to come in here all gloom and doom, vomiting my fear all over this page and its readers but, that felt irresponsible. It's true that I'm more alarmed than I have ever been with the state of both corporate and political powers. At the same time, when I push past my feelings, I realize …
Fannie Lou Hamer became an active participant in the Civil Rights Movement in after being harassed and losing her job for her attempt to register to vote. By 1963, she had become a registered voter and field secretary for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). She spent the next and last 14 years of her …
Ida B. Wells was a journalist who bravely stepped forward to shine light on the lynching crimes during Reconstruction. The turning point in her career occurred when she bit a train conductor who attempted to forcibly removed her from a train car because she was Black. Ida immediately filed suit against the rail company and one, …
Octavia Butler is known for being a prolific writer in a genre dominated by white men, science fiction. Ms. Butler was the first sci-fi writer to earn the prestigious MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant. Rather than delving into the adventure of fantasy, Ms. Butler used her work as a mirror to reflect issues affecting humanity. …
The educator, administrator, community activist and Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm made history when she became the first woman to run for the Democratic Presidential nomination. She was also the first Black woman to run for President in 1972. She combated misogynoir from all sides, including national feminist organizations who encouraged her to seek the nation's highest …
Celia Cruz, "The Queen of Salsa" became an iconic Afro-Latina role model known the world over for her vivacious spirit. Her career, which began in the nightclubs of Havana in the 1940s, spanned several decades and boasted three Grammy Awards, four Latin Grammy Awards, The President's National Medal of Arts and countless lifetime achievement awards. Her legacy lives …
I have written about living life in survival mode before. There is a constant churn that exists when you are doing more with less. There's rarely time to even consider my human conditions because I would have to pause to feel and grieve and pausing isn't surviving. There are so many reasons one has for living this way. In my …
Today, Sandra Bland would have turned 30 years old. When I turned 30, I was home with a 3 day old baby. Maybe Sandra would be home doing the same thing today. Or maybe prepping for a trip to LA or Vegas to meet up with her girls, of whom she hadn't seen together since …
Crowned "The Mayor of Christopher Street" and "Patron Saint of Gays", Marsha P. Johnson was a fierce and beautiful spirit who lived out loud. We celebrate Marsha, a fearless activist for transgender people, the spark that ignited the Stonewall Riots, and a tireless advocate during the 1980s HIV/AIDS epidemic in the US. Learn more …
Serving strength, determination and fierceness, Serena Williams has been called the greatest female athlete in the world. In her 22 year career, she has won 95 titles and counting. Moving on the tennis court with power, grace and speed, she's inspired girls all over the world to pick up a tennis racket and play like …
Brown Girls Out Loud 