THE PROCESS OF BEING REIN
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HRCF LEGACY BALL - LAS VEGAS , 2023
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HRCF LEGACY BALL - LAS VEGAS , 2023
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LGBTQ+ STATE OF EMERGENCY FROM THE HBCU PROGRAM
THE QUEER RENAISSANCE SYLLABUS
SYLLABUS OVERVIEW
SECTION 01: SYLLABUS BREAKDOWN
SYLLABUS BREAKDOWN BY TRACKLIST
EMPOWERMENT AND SELF-ACCEPTANCE
INTERSECTIONALITY AND INCLUSIVITY
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ACTIVISM
ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND STORYTELLING
RESILIENCE AND OVERCOMING ADVERSITY
LEGACY AND HISTORY
SECTION 02: HOUSE OF RENAISSANCE
JUDGES YOUR SCORES
THEE HOUSES OF BALLROOM
ADDITIONAL SOURCES
SYLLABUS
GUIDING QUESTIONS NOTES O’SHEA SIBLEY TRIBUTE 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12-13 14-15 16-17 18-19 20-21 22-23 24-25 26-27 28-29 30 31 32-33 34-35 36-37 05
CONTRIBUTORS
LGBTQ+ STATE OF EMERGENCY
IN A HISTORIC MOVE, THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN, AMERICA'S LARGEST LGBTQ+ CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATION, HAS DECLARED A NATIONAL STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY, MARKING A MOMENT OF UTMOST SIGNIFICANCE IN THEIR FOURDECADE HISTORY
THIS DECLARATION EMPHASIZES THE PRESSING NEED FOR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION, ACTION, AND SUPPORT TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES FACED BY LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. BY RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THIS STATE OF EMERGENCY, THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN AIMS TO MOBILIZE RESOURCES, GALVANIZE ADVOCACY EFFORTS, AND FOSTER A COLLECTIVE RESPONSE TO COMBAT SYSTEMIC DISCRIMINATION, VIOLENCE, AND MARGINALIZATION
THIS DECLARATION SERVES AS A POWERFUL CALL TO ACTION, URGING INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES TO UNITE IN THE PURSUIT OF EQUALITY, JUSTICE, AND THE PROTECTION OF THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY.
VISIT HRC.IM/EMERGENCY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE STATE OF EMERGENCY AND RESOURCES TO FIGHT BACK!
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FROM THE HBCU PROGRAM
WE ARE THRILLED TO INTRODUCE THE QUEER RENAISSANCE SYLLABUS, AN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE DESIGNED TO CELEBRATE THE BEAUTY, BRILLIANCE, AND RESILIENCE OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY AS THE HBCU PROGRAM AT THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN, WE ARE EXCITED TO SHARE THIS RESOURCE WITH YOU AND INVITE YOU TO SHARE IT WITH YOUR UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY.
INSPIRED BY THE AWARD-WINNING ALBUM RENAISSANCE BY BEYONCÉ AND THE RESILIENCE OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY, THIS SYLLABUS AIMS TO AMPLIFY DIVERSE VOICES, EMPOWER COMMUNITIES PUSHED TO THE MARGINS, AND PROMOTE INCLUSIVITY AND A SENSE OF BELONGING WITHIN HIGHER EDUCATION. IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT DECLARATION OF A NATIONAL STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY BY THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN, THIS SYLLABUS BECOMES EVEN MORE SIGNIFICANT. IT SERVES AS A POWERFUL TOOL TO NAVIGATE THESE CHALLENGING TIMES AND FOSTER A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE EXPERIENCES AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS.
AT THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FOUNDATION, WE STRIVE TO ACHIEVE LGBTQ+ EQUALITY BY INSPIRING AND ENGAGING INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES. THROUGH OUR HBCU PROGRAM, WE WORK TO EMPOWER LEADERS, ELIMINATE STIGMA, AND ENRICH THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE FOR LGBTQ+ STUDENTS AND THE ENTIRE STUDENT BODY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION, EQUALITY, AND SOCIAL PROGRESS. IN SOLIDARITY, HRC HBCU PROGRAM
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THE QUEER RENAISSANCE SYLLABUS
THE QUEER RENAISSANCE SYLLABUS DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM BEYONCÉ'S RENOWNED ALBUM, RENAISSANCE, AND THE INCLUSIVE ESSENCE OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY. JUST AS BEYONCÉ'S MUSIC CELEBRATES DIVERSE VOICES, THIS RESOURCE AIMS TO DELVE INTO THE RICH SPECTRUM OF LGBTQ+ EXPERIENCES AND EXPRESSIONS.
TAILORED FOR EDUCATORS, YOUTH-SERVING PROFESSIONALS, DEI PRACTITIONERS, HIGHER EDUCATION LEADERS, AND ADMIRERS OF BEYONCÉ'S ARTISTRY, THIS GUIDE ENCOURAGES MEANINGFUL DISCUSSIONS, ENRICHES LESSON PLANS, AND EXPLORES INNOVATIVE WAYS TO HONOR THE VIBRANCY AND SIGNIFICANCE OF LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR CULTURE. AMID ATTEMPTS TO BAN BOOKS AND ERASE DIVERSE IDENTITIES, THIS SYLLABUS STANDS FIRM AS A TESTAMENT TO OUR UNWAVERING RESISTANCE AGAINST UNJUST ATTACKS ON THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO USE THIS SYLLABUS AS A STARTING POINT AND NOT A DESTINATION. WE HAVE PROVIDED ONLY A SNAPSHOT OF RESOURCES THAT EXIST AND A FRACTION OF AUTHORS AND SCHOLARS.
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FOUNDATION
THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN AND THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FOUNDATION TOGETHER SERVE AS AMERICA'S LARGEST CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATION WORKING TO ACHIEVE LGBTQ+ EQUALITY. BY INSPIRING AND ENGAGING INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES, HRC STRIVES TO END DISCRIMINATION AGAINST LGBTQ+ PEOPLE AND REALIZE A WORLD THAT ACHIEVES FUNDAMENTAL FAIRNESS AND EQUALITY FOR ALL.
THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN ENVISIONS A WORLD WHERE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND QUEER PEOPLE PLUS COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO USE DIFFERENT LANGUAGE TO DESCRIBE IDENTITY ARE ENSURED EQUALITY AND EMBRACED AS FULL MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AT HOME, AT WORK AND IN EVERY COMMUNITY
HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM
HRC FOUNDATION’S HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCU) PROGRAM FOCUS ON PROMOTING INDIVIDUAL COMPETENCIES AND COLLECTIVE ACTION, EMPOWERING LEADERS AND STAKEHOLDERS, AND BUILDING A NETWORK OF COMMITTED LEADERS IN PURSUIT OF ELIMINATING STIGMA AND ENRICHING THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE FOR LGBTQ STUDENTS AND THE ENTIRE STUDENT BODY.
CURATORS:
LESLIE HALL | JUSTIN CALHOUN | CHAUNA LAWSON
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OUR GROUNDING AND SYLLABUS OVERVIEW
THE QUEER RENAISSANCE SYLLABUS DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM BEYONCÉ'S RENAISSANCE ALBUM, INTEGRATING THE INSIGHTS OF OUR ANCESTORS AND PREVIOUS MOVEMENTS. WE EXPLORE THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE, LGBTQ+ RIGHTS MOVEMENT, AND BLACK FEMINIST MOVEMENT, IDENTIFYING SEVEN GUIDING THEMES
THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE, A VIBRANT CULTURAL MOVEMENT IN 1920S HARLEM, CELEBRATED BLACK ART AND CHALLENGED RACIAL STEREOTYPES. IT DEMANDED EQUAL RIGHTS WHILE RECOGNIZING AFRICAN AMERICAN CONTRIBUTIONS. IN PARALLEL, THE LGBTQ+ RIGHTS MOVEMENT FOUGHT DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY, ACHIEVING MILESTONES IN LEGAL PROTECTIONS AND SOCIETAL ATTITUDES
BEYONCÉ'S RENAISSANCE ALBUM, ALTHOUGH NOT DIRECTLY LINKED, SHARES THEMES OF EMPOWERMENT AND SOCIAL CHANGE. HER ARTISTRY SHEDS LIGHT ON MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, CHALLENGING SOCIETAL NORMS THESE MOVEMENTS PROVIDE PLATFORMS FOR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES TO RECLAIM THEIR NARRATIVES, CHALLENGE STEREOTYPES, AND DEMAND EQUALITY
UNDERSTANDING THESE MOVEMENTS' HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXTS HELPS US APPRECIATE PROGRESS AND ONGOING WORK TOWARDS EQUALITY. BY STUDYING AND REFLECTING UPON THEM, WE GAIN INSIGHT INTO THE CHALLENGES FACED BY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES AND THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION IN EFFECTING CHANGE.
"WE HAVE TO STAND UP FOR OUR PEOPLE WITHOUT EXCEPTION. WE HAVE TO STAND FIRMLY AND UNWAVERING WITH OUR VALUES. NOT JUST DURING PRIDE MONTH. NOT JUST WITH A RAINBOW VERSION OF THE COMPANY LOGO. WE NEED OUR LEADERS TO SAY THE RIGHT THING AND DO THE RIGHT THING "
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KELLEY ROBINSON,
PRESIDENT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN (HRC NEWS - JUNE 1ST, 2023)
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SYLLABUS BREAKDOWN 10 VIECNEILISER. NA D OVERCOMINGADVERSITY V.CELEBRATE D I V E R S I YT .I WOPME E RMENTAND SELF-AC C E ECNATP I I. I NTERSECTIONALITYANDINCLUSIV I TY I I .I COS MSIVITCADNA YROTSIHDNAYCAGEL.IIV SECTION 01 IVTSITRA. I C E X P RESS I ONANDSTORYTELLING
SYLLABUS BREAKDOWN
BY TRACKLIST
EMPOWERMENT AND SELF-ACCEPTANCE:
01.I'M THAT GIRL
INTERSECTIONALITY AND INLCLUSIVITY
07.CHURCH GIRL
02.COZY
12.THIQUE
03.ALIEN SUPERSTAR
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ACTIVISM
14.AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM
10.MOVE (feat.Grace Jones & Tems)
RESILENCE AND OVERCOMING ADVERSITY
06. BREAK MY SOUL
05.ENERGY(feat. BEAM)
ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND STORYTELLING
04.CUFF IT
08.PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA
15.PURE/HONEY
09.VIRGO'S GROOVE
13.ALL UP IN YOUR MIND
LEGACY AND HISTORY
16.SUMMER RENAISSANCE
11.HEATED
TOTAL LENGTH 1:02:14
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EMPOWERMENT AND SELFACCEPTANCE:
BEYONCÉ OFTEN EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF EMBRACING ONE'S AUTHENTIC SELF, CELEBRATING INDIVIDUALITY, AND FINDING STRENGTH FROM WITHIN. THIS THEME ENCOURAGES SELFEMPOWERMENT AND SELF-LOVE.
I’M THAT GIRL ARTICLES
(1977) THE COMBAHEE RIVER COLLECTIVE STATEMENT • LONGTIME MEMPHIS RAPPER PRINCESS LOKO DIED IN OBSCURITY. WILL A BEYONCÉ FEATURE GRANT HER THE 'RENAISSANCE' SHE'S OVERDUE?
BOOKS
HOME WITH HIP HOP FEMINISM: PERFORMANCES IN COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE (INTERSECTIONS IN COMMUNICATIONS AND CULTURE) INTERVIEWS/PODCASTS
HOW BLACK WOMEN COMBAT PIMP CULTURE IN HIP-HOP | WHAT’S PIMPIN’? EP. 1
HONEY DIJON ON BEYONCÉ'S RENAISSANCE AND THE BLACK ORIGINS OF HOUSE MUSIC : IT'S BEEN A MINUTE : NPR
MUSIC
TOMMY WRIGHT III - STILL PIMPIN
DESTINY'S CHILD - INDEPENDENT WOMEN, PT. 1 (OFFICIAL HD VIDEO)
ALIEN SUPERSTAR INTERVIEWS/PODCASTS
BLACK THEATER ARTICLES
HTTPS://WWW.HARLEMWORLDMAGAZINE.COM/HARLEMLEGEND-DR-BARBARA-ANN-TEER-AND-NATIONAL-BLACKTHEATRE-FOUNDER-FEATURED-ON-BEYONCES-NEW-ALBUMVIDEO/
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THIQUE BOOKS
THE BODY IS NOT AN APOLOGY - SONYA RENEE TAYLOR
FEARING THE BLACK BODY FROM NEW YORK TO INSTAGRAM: THE HISTORY OF THE BODY POSITIVITY MOVEMENT
“I’M SUPPOSED TO BE THICK”: MANAGING BODY IMAGE ANXIETIES
AMONG BLACK AMERICAN WOMEN - ELIZABETH HUGHES, 2021 INTERVIEWS/PODCASTS
ACTIVISM | DESIREE BURCH - PROFILES IN FATNESS | EPISODE 6
ANNALISA TOCCARA: FAT, BLACK AND WOMAN | TED TALK ARTICLES
HOW OUR DEFINITION OF HEALTHY FAILS BLACK WOMEN
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HRCF LEGACY BALL - LAS VEGAS , 2023
INTERSECTIONALITY AND INCLUSIVITY:
EXPLORES THE COMPLEXITIES OF IDENTITY, THIS THEME EXAMINES HOW RACE, GENDER, AND OTHER INTERSECTING FACTORS SHAPE THE EXPERIENCES OF LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS, EMPHASIZING THE NEED FOR INCLUSIVE SPACES THAT RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE DIVERSE IDENTITIES.
CHURCH GIRL BOOKS
SEXUALITY AND THE BLACK CHURCH: A WOMANIST
PERSPECTIVE
CANDICE BENBOW, RED LIP THEOLOGY (2022)
BLACK SEXUAL POLITICS: AFRICAN AMERICANS, GENDER, AND THE NEW RACISMWHEN AND WHERE I ENTER : THE IMPACT OF BLACK WOMEN ON RACE AND SEX IN AMERICA
A WOMANIST PASTORAL THEOLOGY AGAINST INTIMATE AND CULTURAL VIOLENCE (BLACK RELIGION/WOMANIST THOUGHT/SOCIAL JUSTICE)
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: BLACK WOMEN, THE BLACK CHURCH, AND THE STRUGGLE TO THRIVE IN AMERICA
ARTICLES
BLACKS, GAYS AND THE CHURCH: A COMPLEX RELATIONSHIP : NPR
FILM/TV
MY NAME IS PAULI MURRAY
MUSIC:
CENTER THY WILL (SAMPLED TRACK)
DJ JIMI - WHERE THEY AT (DIRTY) (SAMPLED TRACK)
LYN COLLINS - THINK (ABOUT IT) (SAMPLED TRACK)
TRIGGAMAN (THE SHOWBOYS)(SAMPLED TRACK)
COZY
ARTICLES
HOW HISTORIANS ARE DOCUMENTING THE LIVES OF TRANSGENDER PEOPLE
TWO SPIRIT AND LGBTQ+ IDENTITIES: TODAY AND CENTURIES
AGO - HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN (HRC.ORG)
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BEYONCÉ’S “COZY” INCLUDES A NOD TO THE PROGRESS PRIDE FLAG | THEM
GRANDERSON: BEYONCÉ'S ALBUM "RENAISSANCE" EMBRACES
BLACK QUEER CULTURE - LOS ANGELES TIMES
INTERVIEWS/PODCASTS
TS MADISON "B**CH IM BLACK PRE-COLONIAL COMMUNITIES’ HISTORY OF GENDER FLUIDITYBBC NEWS
BOOKS
BLACK ON BOTH SIDES: A RACIAL HISTORY OF TRANS IDENTITY BY C. RILEY SNORTON
ZAMI: A NEW SPELLING OF MY NAME - A BIOMYTHOGRAPHY (CROSSING PRESS FEMINIST SERIES)
REDEFINING REALNESS: MY PATH TO WOMANHOOD, IDENTITY, LOVE & SO MUCH MORE: 9781476709130: MOCK, JANET: BOOKS
UNAPOLOGETIC: A BLACK, QUEER, AND FEMINIST
MANDATE FOR RADICAL MOVEMENTS: CARRUTHERS, CHARLENE: 9780807019412: AMAZON.COM
"SISTER OUTSIDER: ESSAYS AND SPEECHES" BY AUDRE
LORDE
MUSIC
LIDELL TOWNSELL & M.T.F. - GET WITH U [HQ] (SAMPLED TRACK)
DANUBE DANCE -- UNIQUE (CLASSIC CLUB MIX) 1991 (SAMPLED TRACK)
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SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ACTIVISM:
HIGHLIGHTS THE PIVOTAL ROLE OF ACTIVISM IN ADVOCATING FOR EQUALITY, RAISING AWARENESS, AND CHALLENGING SOCIETAL NORMS TO CREATE A MORE JUST AND INCLUSIVE SOCIETY.
MOVE ARTICLES
‘GENDER HEGEMONY’: HOW COLONIALISM DISTORTED
AFRICAN PERSPECTIVES OF TRANS IDENTITY - MINORITY AFRICA
A STOLEN LEGACY: THE MATRILINEALITY OF PRE-COLONIAL
AFRICAN SOCIETY | BY LEE NDABA80 | MEDIUM BOOKS
BLACK GIRL DANGEROUS ON RACE, QUEERNESS, CLASS AND GENDER: MCKENZIE, MIA
UNAPOLOGETIC: A BLACK, QUEER, AND FEMINIST MANDATE FOR RADICAL MOVEMENTS: CARRUTHERS, CHARLENE
BOY-WIVES AND FEMALE HUSBANDS: STUDIES OF AFRICAN HOMOSEXUALITIES
I'LL NEVER WRITE MY MEMOIRS BY JONES, GRACE
WOMEN, RACE & CLASS: DAVIS, ANGELA Y
WORDS OF FIRE: AN ANTHOLOGY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN FEMINIST THOUGHT
WHEN AND WHERE I ENTER: THE IMPACT OF BLACK WOMEN ON RACE AND SEX IN AMERICA INTERVIEWS/PODCAST
THE LAND OF NO MEN: INSIDE KENYA'S WOMEN-ONLY VILLAGE
AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM ARTICLES:
THE DRUG WAR IS THE NEW JIM CROW | AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
RACE, MASS INCARCERATION, AND THE DISASTROUS WAR ON DRUGS | BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE
OPINION | JAY Z: ‘THE WAR ON DRUGS IS AN EPIC FAIL’ - THE NEW YORK TIMES
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HRCF LEGACY BALL - LAS VEGAS , 2023
ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND STORYTELLING:
EXPLORES HOW CREATIVE EXPRESSION CAN SERVE AS A TOOL FOR SELF-EXPRESSION, ADVOCACY, AND CHALLENGING SOCIETAL NORMS SURROUNDING LGBTQ+ IDENTITIES.
VIRGO’S GROOVE:
BOOKS
HONEYPOT: BLACK SOUTHERN WOMEN WHO... BY JOHNSON, E. PATRICK
LONGING TO TELL: BLACK WOMEN'S STORIES OF SEXUALITY AND
INTIMACY: ROSE, TRICIA
EROTIC REVOLUTIONARIES: BLACK WOMEN, SEXUALITY, AND POPULAR CULTURE
THE WAY OF TENDERNESS: AWAKENING THROUGH RACE, SEXUALITY, AND GENDER
ARTICLES
BLACK WOMEN'S SEXUALITY: LET'S STOP TRYING TO RECLAIM THE PAST
THE USES OF THE EROTIC
“IN THE NAME OF LOVE”: BLACK QUEER FEMINISM AND THE SEXUAL POLITICS OF ANOTHER COUNTRY
BEYONCE'S 'VIRGO'S GROOVE,' ANALYZED BY AN ASTROLOGER | NEWS | MTV
CUFF IT:
BOOKS
PLEASURE ACTIVISM: THE POLITICS OF FEELING GOOD BY ADRIENNE MARIE BROWN
MUSIC
OOO LA LA LA (12-INCH VERSION) (SAMPLED TRACK)
DAFT PUNK - GET LUCKY (OFFICIAL AUDIO) FT. PHARRELL
WILLIAMS, NILE RODGERS
CHIC - LE FREAK (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)
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ALL UP IN YOUR MIND BOOKS
ATTACHED: THE NEW SCIENCE OF ADULT ATTACHMENT AND HOW IT CAN HELP YOUFIND - AND KEEP - LOVE
FILM/TV
A THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE
OBSESSED (2009)
QUEEN & SLIM (2019)
PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA BOOKS
QUEER LOVE IN COLOR: JORDAN, JAMAL
B-BOY BLUES: A SERIOUSLY SEXY, FIERCELY FUNNY, BLACK-ONBLACK LOVE STORY BY
JAMES EARL HARDY
ARTICLES
QUEER LOVE IN COLOR - THE NEW YORK TIMES
"I’VE NEVER FELT A PEACE IN MY HEART LIKE IT": THE POWER OF QUEER BLACK LOVE
CELEBRATING 'HIDDEN IN THE OPEN: A PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY OF AFRO AMERICAN MALE COUPLES FROM THE DISTANT PAST' |
HUFFPOST VOICES
‘THIS IS RADICAL LOVE’ – THE HISTORY OF BLACK QUEER BRITAIN IN PICTURES | PHOTOGRAPHY | THE GUARDIAN
FILM/TV
WATCH MOONLIGHT (HBO) | MAX
B-BOY BLUES (2021) | BET+
PARIAH (2011) | PRIME VIDEO
WATCH RAFIKI (2018) - FREE MOVIES | TUBI
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RESILIENCE AND OVERCOMING ADVERSITY:
EXPLORES THE RESILIENCE DISPLAYED BY LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY, AND HOW THEIR EXPERIENCES CAN INSPIRE OTHERS TO OVERCOME CHALLENGES AND THRIVE.
BREAK MY SOUL:
ARTICLES
“WE ARE NOT VICTIMS”: UNMASKING BLACK QUEER AND TRANS* STUDENT ACTIVISM AT HBCUS
DIMENSIONS OF THRIVING: LEARNING FROM BLACK LGBTQ+/SGL MOMENTS, SPACES, AND PRACTICES - NON PROFIT NEWS | NONPROFIT QUARTERLY
HARI ZIYAD ON CULTIVATING A WORLD WHERE BLACK QUEER PEOPLE CAN THRIVE
"BREAK MY SOUL" IS BEYONCÉ’S MOST ENVELOPING EMBRACE OF HER BLACK GAY AUDIENCE
HOW BEYONCÉ’S ‘BREAK MY SOUL’ BECAME A CULTURAL RESET
WITH THE HELP OF TWO LEGENDS | NEWS | BET
POEMS
POEMS OF PROTEST BY BLACK LGBTQ POETS | THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY (NYPL.ORG)
MUSIC
BIG FREEDIA "EXPLODE" (OFFICIAL VIDEO) (SAMPLED TRACK)
ROBIN S - SHOW ME LOVE (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) [1993] (SAMPLED TRACK)
ENERGY: BOOKS
BELL HOOKS, SISTERS OF THE YAM (1999)
FIGHTING WORDS: BLACK WOMEN AND THE SEARCH FOR JUSTICE (VOLUME 7) (CONTRADICTIONS OF MODERNITY): COLLINS, PATRICIA HILL
ARTICLES
BEYONCÉ CALLS OUT DONALD TRUMP ON HER TRACK "ENERGY" WHY THE POWER OF BARBIE, TAYLOR AND BEYONCE SHOULD WORRY TRUMP
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LEGACY AND HISTORY:
HIGHLIGHT THEIR LASTING IMPACT ON SOCIETY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING AND HONORING THEIR LEGACIES.
PURE/HONEY MUSIC
MIKEQ - FEELS LIKE (FEAT. KEVIN JZ PRODIGY) (SAMPLED TRACK)
MISS HONEY (SAMPLED TRACK)
CUNTY (WAVE EDIT) (SAMPLED TRACK)
FILM/TV
KIKI - YOUTUBE
PHOTOGRAPHY
HTTPS://TWITTER.COM/RAQUELWILLIS /STATUS/15527529706
93066753?S=20
HEATED/SUMMER RENAISSANCE
UNCLE JOHNNY TRIBUTE
BEYONCÉ OPENS UP ABOUT UNCLE WHO BATTLED HIV DURING
EMOTIONAL GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS SPEECH
BACK OF THE LINE: THE STATE OF AIDS AMONG BLACK GAY MEN IN AMERICA
PODCAST: AMERICA’S HIDDEN HIV EPIDEMIC, A CONVERSATION WITH JOURNALIST LINDA VILLAROSA
AMERICA’S HIDDEN HIV EPIDEMIC
BLACK GAY HISTORY AND THE FIGHT AGAINST AIDS
THE BLACK GAY RENAISSANCE
BROTHER TO BROTHER: NEW WRITINGS BY BLACK GAY MEN
BALLROOM/HOUSE INFLUENCE
BEYONCÉ AND BALL CULTURE: A RENAISSANCE - BEACON BROADSIDE
SACRED MINISTRY: THE BLACK GAY DJ DURING THE AIDS CRISIS SYLLABUS
PODCAST:
THE FORGOTTEN BLACK AND QUEER HISTORY OF HOUSE MUSICBEYOND THE SCENES | THE DAILY SHOW
THE FORGOTTEN QUEER HISTORY OF DRAG (FEAT. BOB THE DRAG QUEEN) - BEYOND THE SCENES | THE DAILY SHOW
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E SMOOVE: "CHICAGO'S GAY SCENE DIRECTLY INFLUENCED THE HOUSE MOVEMENT".
SONGS:
WHEN HOUSE MUSIC WAS BLACK AND GAY: 15 SONGS OF BLACK QUEER PRIDE
PHOTOGRAPHY
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE'S "A BRIEF HISTORY OF VOGUING"
IN VOGUE: HOW PHOTOGRAPHER CHANTAL REGNAULT
CAPTURED THE HARLEM BALL SCENE’S RISE TO FAME CELEBRATING THE MODERN BALLROOM SCENE - THE NEW YORK TIMES
IN THE KIKI BALLROOM SCENE, QUEER KIDS OF COLOR CAN BE THEMSELVES - THE ATLANTIC
MOVIES/TV
PARIS IS BURNING
KIKI
MY HOUSE SEASON 1 POSE (STREAMING ON HULU)
LEGENDARY RUSTIN
BOOKS
"QUEERING BLACK MALE STUDIES: GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND THE BLACK GAY MALE EXPERIENCE" BY MARLON M. BAILEY
"BLACK QUEER DIASPORA: READING THE ARCHIVE OF BLACK GAY CULTURE" BY E. PATRICK JOHNSON
MUSIC
I FEEL LOVE (SAMPLED TRACK)
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GUIDING QUESTIONS
EMPOWERMENT AND SELF-ACCEPTANCE:
HOW HAVE PERSONAL NARRATIVES WITHIN THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTED TO THE BROADER CONVERSATION ON EMPOWERMENT AND SELF-ACCEPTANCE?
WHAT ARE SOME COMMON CHALLENGES FACED BY LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS ON THEIR JOURNEY TOWARD SELF-ACCEPTANCE, AND HOW DO THEY NAVIGATE THESE OBSTACLES?
IN WHAT WAYS CAN LGBTQ+ ROLE MODELS AND PUBLIC FIGURES INSPIRE EMPOWERMENT AND SELF-ACCEPTANCE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY?
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ACTIVISM:
WHAT ARE SOME HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY EXAMPLES OF LGBTQ+ ACTIVISM THAT HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EQUALITY?
HOW DOES THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY NAVIGATE THE INTERSECTION OF SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES AND ADVOCATE FOR BROADER SOCIETAL CHANGE?
WHAT ROLE DO ALLIES PLAY IN SUPPORTING LGBTQ+ SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ACTIVISM EFFORTS, AND HOW CAN THEY BE EFFECTIVE ADVOCATES FOR CHANGE?
INTERSECTIONALITY AND INCLUSIVITY:
HOW DO INTERSECTING FACTORS SUCH AS RACE, GENDER, AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS INFLUENCE THE EXPERIENCES OF LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS, AND WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR CREATING INCLUSIVE SPACES?
WHAT STRATEGIES CAN BE EMPLOYED TO ENSURE THAT LGBTQ+ ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT INITIATIVES ARE INCLUSIVE AND ADDRESS THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY?
IN WHAT WAYS CAN INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS PROMOTE INTERSECTIONAL UNDERSTANDING AND INCLUSIVITY WITHIN THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY AND BROADER SOCIETY?
ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND STORYTELLING:
HOW DOES ARTISTIC EXPRESSION SERVE AS A MEANS OF ADVOCACY AND EMPOWERMENT FOR LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS, AND WHAT IMPACT DOES IT HAVE ON SOCIETAL PERCEPTIONS AND NORMS?
WHAT ROLE DOES STORYTELLING PLAY IN PRESERVING AND AMPLIFYING THE DIVERSE EXPERIENCES AND VOICES WITHIN THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY?
HOW CAN CREATIVE PLATFORMS AND INITIATIVES BE LEVERAGED TO CHALLENGE STEREOTYPES AND FOSTER GREATER VISIBILITY FOR LGBTQ+ ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND STORYTELLING?
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GUIDING QUESTIONS
RESILIENCE AND OVERCOMING ADVERSITY:
WHAT ARE SOME COMMON ADVERSITIES FACED BY LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS, AND HOW DO THEY DEMONSTRATE RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF THESE CHALLENGES?
HOW CAN STORIES OF RESILIENCE WITHIN THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY SERVE AS SOURCES OF INSPIRATION AND EMPOWERMENT FOR OTHERS FACING SIMILAR ADVERSITIES?
WHAT ARE SOME EFFECTIVE SUPPORT MECHANISMS AND RESOURCES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE RESILIENCE AND WELL-BEING OF LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY?
LEGACY AND HISTORY:
WHAT ARE SOME KEY HISTORICAL FIGURES AND MOVEMENTS WITHIN THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY THAT HAVE LEFT A LASTING IMPACT ON SOCIETY, AND HOW ARE THEIR LEGACIES PRESERVED AND HONORED?
IN WHAT WAYS CAN THE PRESERVATION OF LGBTQ+ HISTORY CONTRIBUTE TO A MORE INCLUSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF SOCIETAL PROGRESS AND CHALLENGES?
HOW CAN CONTEMPORARY INITIATIVES ENSURE THAT THE LEGACIES OF LGBTQ+ PIONEERS AND ADVOCATES CONTINUE TO SHAPE AND INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS?
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