Patricia “Pat” Spearman
(b. 1955) “I find it laughable… if it weren’t so tragic. People who are born in privilege always debate whether or not those of us who were not deserve equality. Equali
Michele Rayner-Goolsby
(b. 1981) “I’m going to do what makes me happy. I’m going to be who I am. I’m not gonna hide away from it. And, in fact, I’ma lean into that thing.” Michele Rayner-Go
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy
(b. 1940) “There’s girls in prison who need to hear from us; who need to know that somebody out here gives a damn whether they live or die. And I want things to be better for e
Raquel Willis
(b. 1991) “There’s no savior that will save our people, so it’s about doing our own little lot of justice work to figure into the larger puzzle. …We’re going to have
Elle Hearns
“Part of the reason why we’re still doing some of the things that Marsha introduced to us, so many years ago, is because the mission was never completed. So, it calls for u
Jessica Betts
(b. 1982) “There are no boundaries with my music. I like to go with what feels good.” Jessica Betts was born on June 20, 1982 in Chicago, Illinois. She belonged to a churchgo
Niecy Nash
(b. 1970) “Those are the magic three words. I didn’t care what the obstacle was in my life. I knew what I wanted to do, and I was going to make that happen no matter what.”
Alice Walker
(b. 1944) “Womanist is to feminist as purple is to lavender.” Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker was born on February 19, 1944, in Eatonton, Georgia. She was the eighth and
Lorraine Hansberry
(1930-1965) “Though it be a thrilling and marvelous thing to be merely young and gifted in such times, it is doubly so—doubly dynamic—to be young, gifted, and Black.” Lor
Stormé DeLarverie
(1920-2014) “It was a rebellion, it was an uprising, it was a civil rights disobedience – it wasn’t no damn riot.” Stormé DeLarverie was born in New Orleans, Louisiana