My mom didn’t want me to get braids because “you’re going to be a doctor and people will give you looks” but I let her know we don’t let racists dictate our life
gay activists with funding who hide, cower, and tap dance for power only to show up to trend hashtags when they feel threatened will have you believe Raase Mary or any Ghanaian trans woman is not a living embodiment of resistance itself.
This is resistance. This is queer joy in the midst of the whole anti-LGBTQ+ noise. People like Raase Mary continue to give me hope. If you have any support to give queer Ghanaians at this time, send it directly to the dolls!!! Reach out to @awo_dufie and @angelmaxinetv
happy pride month! reminder that we are at 833 films and counting! if you’re a Black queer filmmaker, please send me your work. if you’re a lover of Black queer film and would like to volunteer to help update the archive, please lmk! we have about 100 films properly archived.
🌈 Pride Month reminds us that dignity belongs to everyone.
“We are more alike, my friends, than we are unalike.” — Dr. Maya Angelou
Love boldly. Lead with compassion. Create belonging. ✨
#PrideMonth#MayaAngelou
America's shameful retreat from racial reckoning, 6 years after George Floyd's murder | Zindy Marquez
To unpack centuries of systemic racism and build a more equitable society, we must pay attention for more than a moment.
https://t.co/I3IqphsbEU | @Suntimes
There is a 19 year old in Kumasi who already knew life was hard. Already knew they had to be careful about who they trusted, what they said, how they moved. Today that got heavier. The anti-LGBT+ criminalizes their existence.
#killthebill🇬🇭🏳️🌈
1/ When we discuss Ebola, we often focus on the virus itself, but outbreaks are also about caregiving, pregnancy, safety & the invisible labor that keeps communities going. Women are often at greater risk during Ebola outbreaks because of the roles they’re more likely to carry.
Fascinating to see NFL owners welcome private equity, but with strict guardrails to protect their business model. It’s a sharp contrast to healthcare, where we lack those protections and systems have been decimated. Ultimately, patients pay the price in access and quality.
20% of Ghanaians shit outside. As in ZERO access to plumbing and indoor toilets. Yet somehow, a government that cannot provide basic sanitation infrastructure for a whole fifth of its population finds time to persecute relationships between consenting adults.
#Hantavirus update: No new cases since May 25.
Current count: 13 cases. 3 deaths.
We’re working closely with experts and governments to ensure quarantine and care for all affected passengers and crew. Situation remains stable.
Students from the Colin Powell School at City College of New York heckled Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the former US ambassador to the UN during the Biden administration, at their graduation ceremony on Thursday