Aretha Franklin Celebrated Her Blackness
And she inspired the world to do the same.
OHF Weekly Editor-in-Chief and Our Human Family Founder. Advocate, author, artist, and actor. 💛 Love one another.
And she inspired the world to do the same.
I was never a sports fan, let alone a big basketball fan, but I knew of Bill Russell. How could anyone not know he was a multiple NBA champion?
She was one of us, the incarnation of the beauty, intelligence, and poise we Black folks saw in our mothers, sisters, aunts, and cousins. Nichols represented all that society denied Black women could be.
OHF WEEKLY, VOL 4 NO 31: Honoring the father of Orlando’s civil rights movement, Father Nelson Pinder; why it’s never too late to pursue your dreams; and Madison Pattin on the ongoing work of antiracism.
For Black People, Indigenous People, and People of Color, there’s a world of folks anticipating our failure. We don’t need to be one of them. Here’s a little something to hopefully prop you up and help you on your way.
OHF WEEKLY, VOL 4 NO 29: Clay Rivers on fireworks in Orlando before the fireworks show and a tribute to an LGBTQ icon.