CeCe McDonald
(b. 1989) “We are all stronger, smarter, talented, beautiful and more resilient than we were told.” CeCe McDonald was born on May 26, 1989 in Chicago, the oldest of seven child
Janet Mock
(b. 1983) “I believe that telling our stories, first to ourselves and then to one another and the world, is a revolutionary act. It is an act that can be met with hostility, excl
Angelica Ross
(b. 1980) “Human rights require a dedication to equality at every intersection of life.” Angelica Ross was born on November 28, 1980 in Kenosha, Wisconsin and raised in nearby
Nadine Smith
(b. 1965) “At the end of the day, the thing that motivates me in doing this work is that I want to be the adult I wish had been there for me when I was a kid.” Nadine Smith was
Bishop Tonyia Rawls
(b. 1958) “Any kind of actual change that is to happen is going to happen as we begin looking at our own selves, at our own biases, at our own challenges… and a lot of that
Tori Cooper
(b. 1970) “It is important for the system to trust us to take care of ourselves, cause we’ve been doing it all along anyway. But give us a little help. …Invest in us.”
Senior Minister Carmarion Anderson
(b. 1979) “Trans people have existed through their visibility since the beginning of creation. We cannot erase, ignore, or segregate anyone from this divine form of creation. Rec
Karine Jean-Pierre
(b. 1977) “There’s a stigma connected to mental health and people don’t want to talk about what they go through when they are in dark times and they don’t know how to get o
Lucy Diggs Slowe
(1885-1937) “If the college is going to do for the girl what the community and the girl herself has a right to expect, it must provide opportunities not only for her intellectual
Sage Dolan-Sandrino
(b. 2000) “Authentic representation is one of the most important things to focus on when telling a story. We are going to change the world as we know it.” Sage Dolan-Sandrino w