Monica Roberts
(1962-2020) “What I’m writing may inspire someone who does not want to persevere.” Monica Katrice Roberts was born on May 4, 1962 in Houston, Texas. Her father was a disc joc
Wanda Sykes
(b. 1964-) “Overall, the LGBT community, we’re the same, we’re like everybody else. Except we’re better looking and more stylish.” Wanda Yvette Sykes was born on March 7,
Amiyah Scott
(b. 1988) “You don’t let anybody dictate how you live. You get one life, and it’s yours to live – not society’s, your parents’ or [anyone else’s] decision to tell
Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray
(1910-1985) “If anyone should ask a Negro woman in America what has been her greatest achievement, her honest answer would be, ‘I survived!’” *This bio opts to use fe
Mandy Carter
(b. 1948) “Prejudice is prejudice whether it is based on skin color or sexual orientation. And maybe the best folks to be making this point are gays and lesbians of color who emb
Marsha P. Johnson
(1945-1992) “Darling, I want my gay rights now. I think it’s about time the gay brothers and sisters got their rights. And especially the women.” Marsha P. Johnson was born
Laverne Cox
(b. 1972) “Each and every one of us has the capacity to be an oppressor. I want to encourage each and every one of us to interrogate how we might be an oppressor and how we might
Lena Waithe
(b. 1984) “My mission is to provide a space for people to grow, while making work that people can look at and say, ‘That broke a barrier.’” Lena Waithe was born on
Barbara Jordan
(1936-1996) “My presence here…is one additional bit of evidence that the American dream need not forever be deferred” Barbara Charline Jordan was born on February 21, 1936,