Do you recognize this painting? Blue Monday is one of the most iconic works in Black American art, portraying a Black woman who is exhausted yet rises each Monday to return to work. Painted by Annie Lee, an artist who didn't start to pursue art until her 40s, the piece was inspired by her own all too familiar morning struggle.
Shyyell Diamond Sanchez-McCray, a Black transgender activist and drag performer, has tragically been murdered in her home town of Petersburg, Virginia.
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I alone must bear the burden of believing in my dreams. Anyone else who chooses to, is welcome to do so; but my belief in my dreams is independent of anyone else’s approval or validation.