In honor of Black History Month, we are taking a look back at some of the amazing African American groundbreakers we have covered on the podcast. We will also learn more about the origins of Black History Month!
We will recount the life stories of four amazing groundbreakers from the 20th century: Bayard Rustin, Audre Lorde, and Mildred & Richard Loving.
 
Suggested Episodes:
Ep34 – Sex & Marriage: Apartheid
Ep29 – The Stonewall Uprising
 
Sources:

history.com/topics/black-history/black-history-month
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/02/01/black-history-month-2021-how-celebrate-what-know/4292640001/
https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/section/bhm-heroes/bayard-rustin-gay-man-in-the-civil-rights-movement/
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/05/us/bayard-rustin-pardon.html
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/100-amazing-facts/who-designed-the-march-on-washington/
https://www.biography.com/activist/bayard-rustin
https://makinggayhistory.com/podcast/bayard-rustin/
https://www.familyequality.org/2019/02/01/honoring-an-unsung-lgbtq-hero-bayard-rustin/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayard_Rustin#cite_note-58
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audre_Lorde
https://www.nyclgbtsites.org/site/audre-lorde-residence/
http://outhistory.org/exhibits/show/aa-history-month-bios/audre-lorde (more)
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https://poets.org/poet/audre-lorde
https://www.biography.com/scholar/audre-lorde
https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2017/09/feminist-lesbian-warrior-poet-rediscovering-work-audre-lorde
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Audre-Lorde
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitchen_Table:_Women_of_Color_Press#Obstacles
https://www.equalityutah.org/blog/item/256-lgbtq-legacy-audre-lorde
Janus, S. S., & Janus, C. L. (1993). The Janus report on sexual behavior. New York, NY: Wiley.