TransGriot

A proud unapologetic Black trans woman speaking truth to power and discussing the world around her since 2006

Showing posts with label Civil Rights Movement. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Civil Rights Movement. Show all posts
Saturday, July 18, 2020

Civil Rights Icon Rep John Lewis Dies

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We knew this sad day was coming, but it still doesn't lessen the devastation we feel at it happening. Rep. John Lewis has died at age...
Saturday, June 21, 2014

50th Anniversary Of The Freedom Summer Murders

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This month marks the 50th anniversary of the start of Freedom Summer, which was a ten week coordinated civil rights campaign organized by t...
Wednesday, June 12, 2013

50th Anniversary Of Medgar Evers Assassination

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It didn't take long for reaction to come from the Southern segregationists and Klan terrorists to come in reaction to President Kenned...
Tuesday, June 11, 2013

50th Anniversary of JFK's Civil Rights Speech

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President John F. Kennedy on this night 50 years ago addressed the nation on African-American civil rights issues.   While we have come a ...
Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Letter From Birmingham City Jail 50th Anniversary

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TransGriot Note: Today is the 50th anniversary of the day that the Rev. Dr Martin Luther King Jr's penned his 'Letter From Birmingha...
Thursday, September 15, 2011

RIP Addie Mae, Carole, Denise and Cynthia

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Today is the 48th anniversary of the September 15, 1963 Klan terrorist bombing executed against the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birming...
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Monica Roberts
Monica Roberts, AKA the TransGriot (Gree-oh) is a native Houstonian, GLAAD award winning blogger, writer, and award winning trans human rights advocate. She's the founding editor of TransGriot, and her writing has appeared at the Bilerico Project, Ebony.com, The Huffington Post and the Advocate. She works to foster understanding and acceptance of trans people inside and outside communities of color. Among her many honors are the Virginia Prince Transgender Pioneer Award, the Robert Coles Call of Service Award. the Barbara Jordan Breaking Barriers Award, and the 2020 Susan J Hyde Award for Longevity In The Movement
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