The Human Rights Campaign HBCU Program's RENAISSANCE: A Queer Syllabus

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Table of Contents

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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LGBTQ+ STATE OF EMERGENCY

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FROM THE HBCU PROGRAM

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THE QUEER RENAISSANCE SYLLABUS

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SYLLABUS OVERVIEW

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SECTION 01: SYLLABUS BREAKDOWN

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SYLLABUS BREAKDOWN BY TRACKLIST

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EMPOWERMENT AND SELF-ACCEPTANCE

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INTERSECTIONALITY AND INCLUSIVITY

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SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ACTIVISM

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ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND STORYTELLING

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RESILIENCE AND OVERCOMING ADVERSITY

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LEGACY AND HISTORY

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SECTION 02: HOUSE OF RENAISSANCE

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JUDGES YOUR SCORES

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THEE HOUSES OF BALLROOM

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ADDITIONAL SOURCES

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SYLLABUS CONTRIBUTORS

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GUIDING QUESTIONS

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NOTES

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O’SHEA SIBLEY TRIBUTE

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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." - KELLEY ROBINSON, PRESIDENT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN (HRC NEWS - JUNE 1ST, 2023)

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INTERSECTIONALITY AND INLCLUSIVITY

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SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ACTIVISM

14.AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM 10.MOVE (feat.Grace Jones & Tems)

RESILENCE AND OVERCOMING ADVERSITY

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05.ENERGY(feat. BEAM)

ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND STORYTELLING

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09.VIRGO'S GROOVE

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LEGACY AND HISTORY

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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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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 RACISM WHEN 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 FLUIDITY BBC 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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INTERVIEWS/PODCASTS BEYONCÉ AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM BREAKDOWN MUSIC FOREMOST POETS - MOON RACKER (ORIGINAL VERSION) [GIGOLO 17] (SAMPLED TRACK) RIGHT SAID FRED - I'M TOO SEXY (ORIGINAL MIX - 2006 VERSION) (SAMPLED TRACK) KILO ALI - COCAINE (AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM) (ATLANTA CLASSIC 1990) (SAMPLED TRACK)

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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 MUSIC BEYOND 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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ANGIE XTRAVAGANZA 1982, NYC

TONY & DANIELLE REVLON

CRYSTAL & LOTTIE LaBEIJA NYC, 1968

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HOUSE OF AVIANCE

HOUSE OF BALMAIN

JUAN AVIANCE 1989, WASHINGTON D.C.

RODNEY BALMAIN 2015

HOUSE OF AMAZON

HOUSE OF NINJA

LEIOMY MALDONADO

WILLI NINJA 1982

HOUSE OF LANVIN

HAUS OF TELFAR

EYRICKA LANVIN 2013

MYLES & JAH TELFAR 2021

HOUSE OF LADOSHA

THEE HOUSES OF BALLROOM HOUSE OF MUGLER

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DAVID MIYAKE-MUGLER 1989

HAROLD, RAQUELL & KITTY BALENCIAGA 2002

HOUSE OF GARCON SHANNON GARCON 2008

HOUSE OF MIZRAHI ANDRE MIZRAHI 1992, NYC

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: BORN FREE: A RENAISSANCE READING LIST LEMONADE SYLLABUS BY CANDICE BENBOW - ISSUU BEYONCÉ SAYS RENAISSANCE IS DEDICATED TO HER FAMILY AND QUEER FAN BASE TONGUES UNTIED (1989) | THE CRITERION COLLECTION THE READ ON APPLE PODCASTS FROM UNDERGROUND SUBCULTURE TO GLOBAL PHENOMENON: AN ORAL HISTORY OF BALLROOM WITHIN MAINSTREAM CULTURE

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SYLLABUS CONTRIBUTORS

LESLIE HALL

CHAUNA LAWSON

DIRECTOR OF THE HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF THE HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM

JUSTIN CALHOUN

KOREY FOSTER

MANAGER OF THE HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM / SYLLABUS EDITOR

SYLLABUS LAYOUT EDITOR / GRAPHIC DESIGNER / DEAR KREATIVES,

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GUIDING QUESTIONS

EMPOWERMENT AND SELF-ACCEPTANCE:

INTERSECTIONALITY AND INCLUSIVITY:

HOW HAVE PERSONAL NARRATIVES WITHIN THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTED TO THE BROADER CONVERSATION ON EMPOWERMENT AND SELF-ACCEPTANCE?

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 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?

IN WHAT WAYS CAN INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS PROMOTE INTERSECTIONAL UNDERSTANDING AND INCLUSIVITY WITHIN THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY AND BROADER SOCIETY?

SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ACTIVISM:

ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND STORYTELLING:

WHAT ARE SOME HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY EXAMPLES OF LGBTQ+ ACTIVISM THAT HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EQUALITY?

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?

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?

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WHAT STRATEGIES CAN BE EMPLOYED TO ENSURE THAT LGBTQ+ ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT INITIATIVES ARE INCLUSIVE AND ADDRESS THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY?

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?

GUIDING QUESTIONS

RESILIENCE AND OVERCOMING ADVERSITY:

LEGACY AND HISTORY:

WHAT ARE SOME COMMON ADVERSITIES FACED BY LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS, AND HOW DO THEY DEMONSTRATE RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF THESE CHALLENGES?

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?

HOW CAN STORIES OF RESILIENCE WITHIN THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY SERVE AS SOURCES OF INSPIRATION AND EMPOWERMENT FOR OTHERS FACING SIMILAR ADVERSITIES?

IN WHAT WAYS CAN THE PRESERVATION OF LGBTQ+ HISTORY CONTRIBUTE TO A MORE INCLUSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF SOCIETAL PROGRESS AND CHALLENGES?

WHAT ARE SOME EFFECTIVE SUPPORT MECHANISMS AND RESOURCES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE RESILIENCE AND WELL-BEING OF LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY?

HOW CAN CONTEMPORARY INITIATIVES ENSURE THAT THE LEGACIES OF LGBTQ+ PIONEERS AND ADVOCATES CONTINUE TO SHAPE AND INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS?

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PHOTO: KEMAR JEWEL

IT IS WITH A HEAVY HEART THAT WE MOURN THE UNTIMELY AND TRAGIC PASSING OF O'SHAE SIBLEY, A BRIGHT STAR EXTINGUISHED FAR TOO SOON. KNOWN FOR HIS REMARKABLE TALENTS AND CHARISMATIC PRESENCE, SIBLEY'S SUDDEN DEPARTURE HAS LEFT A PROFOUND VOID IN THE HEARTS OF HIS LOVED ONES AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY. WHETHER IT WAS HIS CAPTIVATING PERFORMANCES ON STAGE, HIS DEDICATION TO SOCIAL CAUSES, OR HIS INFECTIOUS LAUGHTER THAT BRIGHTENED EVEN THE GLOOMIEST DAYS, O'SHAE HAD AN UNDENIABLE IMPACT ON ALL WHO HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF KNOWING THEM. WE ARE REMINDED OF THE FRAGILITY OF EXISTENCE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF CHERISHING EVERY MOMENT. THOUGH HIS PHYSICAL PRESENCE MAY HAVE DEPARTED, O'SHAE SIBLEY'S SPIRIT WILL FOREVER ENDURE IN THE STORIES, LAUGHTER, AND LOVE HE LEFT BEHIND. O'SHAE'S MEMORY WILL FOREVER LIVE ON IN THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF THOSE WHO WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO KNOW HIM, AND HIS LEGACY WILL CONTINUE TO INSPIRE AND UPLIFT US IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY. "REST IN POWER O'SHEA SIBLEY" - BEYONCÉ

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HATE CRIMES REMAIN A DISTRESSING AND DISTRESSINGLY PREVALENT ASPECT OF MODERN SOCIETY. THESE ACTS NOT ONLY CAUSE IMMEASURABLE PAIN TO THE VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES BUT ALSO CORRODE THE SOCIAL FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITIES. SIBLEY'S TRAGIC PASSING SERVES AS A POIGNANT REMINDER THAT HATE-FUELED VIOLENCE KNOWS NO BOUNDARIES AND CAN STRIKE ANYONE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR BACKGROUND, BELIEFS, OR ASPIRATIONS. IT IS CRUCIAL FOR SOCIETY TO COME TOGETHER TO DENOUNCE HATRED IN ALL ITS FORMS AND TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE DIVERSITY IS NOT ONLY CELEBRATED BUT ALSO PROTECTED. ONLY THROUGH COLLECTIVE ACTION CAN WE HOPE TO HONOR THE MEMORY OF INDIVIDUALS LIKE O'SHAE SIBLEY BY PREVENTING FUTURE TRAGEDIES AND BUILDING A MORE JUST AND COMPASSIONATE WORLD FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. THE TRAGIC EVENT UNDERSCORES THE ONGOING RELEVANCE OF THE HRC'S MISSION AND EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS BETWEEN CIVIL SOCIETY, POLICYMAKERS, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO PREVENT AND ADDRESS HATE CRIMES EFFECTIVELY. BY RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS, FOSTERING TOLERANCE, AND DEMANDING ACCOUNTABILITY, THE HRC AND SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS WORK TOWARDS A SOCIETY WHERE SUCH HEART-WRENCHING LOSSES BECOME INCREASINGLY RARE OCCURRENCES.

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