#reclaimherdream

[bbqfemme]

Latergram of my MLK Day uplifted by the Atlanta community as the LGBTQ Marshall for the march and speakout. Led by Black queer and trans women, we re-centered Black women, at the front of the movement but the sidelines of history. We were powerful and visible #qtpoc #queer #lgbtq #atlanta #mlkday #ReclaimHerDream #ReclaimTheDream

[childofzami]

Photographer: Lauren Soleil-Downer 

On Monday, January 19, 2015, We, @Werqatl and the Black queer community of Atlanta marched under the banner of ‪#‎ReclaimHERDream‬ to RECLAIM the radical legacy of ALL Black women in the Civil Rights Movement.

After the march, we disrupted the rally to hold memorial/mock funeral service for ALL Black women, cis and trans, queer and straight.

Brief of the opening statement: 

"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today because Black women are DYING and we need to begin fighting for the freedom and safety our BLACK WOMEN with the same URGENCY that we hold for our Black men.  - @WerqATL

WERQ responded to a national call from Ferguson to #ReclaimMLK. In doing this work, we wanted to place Dr. King within a larger movement of Black working class women (cis and trans, queer and straight), who with Dr.King, risked their lives on the frontlines of the Civil Rights Movement, only to be relegated to the sidelines of history. 

We marched for Harriet, Ida B., Ella Baker, Fannie Lou Hamer, Septima Clark, Pauli Murray, Audre Lorde, June Jordan, Diane Nash, the Four Little Girls, the women of SNCC, SCLC, CORE, and the other countless and nameless women and girls who lives did not MATTER in the making of history. Because we believe #BlackWomenMatter!

We marched for Kathryn Johnson, Kim Jones, Sakia Gunn, Mia Henderson, Islan Nettles, Renisha McBride, Marissa Alexander, Rekia Boyd, Islan Nettles, Yaz’min Shancez, Tiffany Edwards, Aiyanna Jones, Yvette Smith, Tarika Wilson, Tyisha Miller, our mamas, our sisters, our grandmamas, you, and so many others.

Black women are MORE than the mothers and sisters of Black men who are murdered by the police. 

We are beaten, terrorized, raped, choked, shot, and murdered.

Black women are MORE than the daughters and lovers of revolutionary Black men.We are the revolutionaries! 

We are freedom fighters, we are activists, we are organizers and we have stood on the front lines of every movement for freedom in this country! 

We will not remain on the margins of your headlines or your movement. We will fight for Black Women! Because in the words of June Jordan:

"We are the ones we’ve been waiting for."

For more info: 

Tumblr: @werqatl

Twitter: WerqATL

Email: WerqATL@gmail.com

Follow some of WERQ’s members:

@queerasiwannabe

@daughterofzami

@resilient22

[dyke-dojo]

#ReclaimMLK Atlanta 2015: #ShutItDownATL

[sumisauce-blog]

because there should have been a national outcry in response to the death of islan nettles, the incarceration of marissa alexander, the murder of aiyana stanley-jones. tomorrow we hit the streets as WERQ (Working to Elevate Radical Queer and Trans* People of Color) to #ReclaimHERDream. 🔁 @dean_la_soul #WERQatl #BlackWomenMatter #BlackTransLivesMatter

[childofzami]

On Monday, January 19, 2015, we marched in the Annual MLK Day parade, we marched not only to reclaim the radical legacy of KING, but to reclaim the radical legacy and lives of Black women. Black women gave their lives on the frontlines of the movement, only to be relegated to the sidelines of history.

We marched for Harriet, Ida B., Ella Baker, Fannie Lou Hamer, Septima Clark, Pauli Murray, Audre lorde, June Jordan, Diane Nash, the Four Little Girls, the women of SNCC, SCLC, CORE, and the other countless and nameless women and girls who lives did not MATTER in the making of history. #ReclaimHerDream #ReclaimMLK #ALLBlackLivesMatter #BlackWomenMatter

For more info: 

Tumblr: @werqatl

Twitter: WerqATL

Email: WerqATL@gmail.com

Follow some of WERQ’s members:

@queerasiwannabe

@daughterofzami

@resilient22

[childofzami]

A memorial service for Black women, past and present at the Atlanta #MLK March and Rally. "Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today because Black women are DYING and we need to begin fighting for the freedom and safety our BLACK WOMEN with the same URGENCY that we hold for our Black men." - @WerqATL

[childofzami]

On Monday, January 19th, we will be marching in the Annual MLK Day Parade under the banner of ‪#‎ReclaimHERDream‬ to RECLAIM the radical legacy of Black women in the Civil Rights Movement. The success and power of Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement was created through the labor, love, and genius of many working-class, queer and straight, cis and trans Black women and their sacrifices. Black women risked their lives on the frontlines of the Civil Rights Movement, only to be relegated to the sidelines of history.

We march to RECLAIM THE DREAM of Ella Baker, Fannie Lou Hamer, Septima Clark, Pauli Murray, Diane Nash, the Four Little Girls, the women of SNCC, SCLC, CORE, and the other countless and nameless women and girls who lives did not MATTER in the making of history. Because 

Black women suffered the same abuses of Black men in the fight for freedom. We too, were lynched. And we too, are being murdered, shot, beaten, and RAPED in silence. We march to end the of violence against Black Women, Black Girls, and Black Femmes! Because ‪#‎BlackWomenMatter‬

‪#‎ReclaimMLK‬

For more info: 

Tumblr: @werqatl

Twitter: WerqATL

Email: WerqATL@gmail.com

[childofzami]

On Monday, January 19th, we will be marching in the Annual MLK Day Parade under the banner of ‪#‎ReclaimHERDream‬ to RECLAIM the radical legacy of Black women in the Civil Rights Movement. The success and power of Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement was created through the labor, love, and genius of many working-class, queer and straight, cis and trans Black women and their sacrifices. Black women risked their lives on the frontlines of the Civil Rights Movement, only to be relegated to the sidelines of history.

We march to RECLAIM THE DREAM of Ella Baker, Fannie Lou Hamer, Septima Clark, Pauli Murray, Diane Nash, the Four Little Girls, the women of SNCC, SCLC, CORE, and the other countless and nameless women and girls who lives did not MATTER in the making of history. Because 

Black women suffered the same abuses of Black men in the fight for freedom. We too, were lynched. And we too, are being murdered, shot, beaten, and RAPED in silence. We march to end the of violence against Black Women, Black Girls, and Black Femmes! Because ‪#‎BlackWomenMatter‬

‪#‎ReclaimMLK‬

For more info: 

Tumblr: @werqatl

Twitter: WerqATL

Email: WerqATL@gmail.com

[childofzami]

On Monday, January 19th, we will be marching in the Annual MLK Day Parade under the banner of ‪#‎ReclaimHERDream‬ to RECLAIM the radical legacy of Black women in the Civil Rights Movement. The success and power of Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement was created through the labor, love, and genius of many working-class, queer and straight, cis and trans Black women and their sacrifices. Black women risked their lives on the frontlines of the Civil Rights Movement, only to be relegated to the sidelines of history.

We march to RECLAIM THE DREAM of Ella Baker, Fannie Lou Hamer, Septima Clark, Pauli Murray, Diane Nash, the Four Little Girls, the women of SNCC, SCLC, CORE, and the other countless and nameless women and girls who lives did not MATTER in the making of history. Because 

Black women suffered the same abuses of Black men in the fight for freedom. We too, were lynched. And we too, are being murdered, shot, beaten, and RAPED in silence. We march to end the of violence against Black Women, Black Girls, and Black Femmes! Because ‪#‎BlackWomenMatter‬

‪#‎ReclaimMLK‬

For more info: 

Tumblr: @werqatl

Twitter: WerqATL

Email: WerqATL@gmail.com

[childofzami]

On Monday, January 19th, we will be marching in the Annual MLK Day Parade under the banner of ‪#‎ReclaimHERDream‬ to RECLAIM the radical legacy of Black women in the Civil Rights Movement. The success and power of Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement was created through the labor, love, and genius of many working-class, queer and straight, cis and trans Black women and their sacrifices. Black women risked their lives on the frontlines of the Civil Rights Movement, only to be relegated to the sidelines of history.

We march to RECLAIM THE DREAM of Ella Baker, Fannie Lou Hamer, Septima Clark, Pauli Murray, Diane Nash, the Four Little Girls, the women of SNCC, SCLC, CORE, and the other countless and nameless women and girls who lives did not MATTER in the making of history. Because 

Black women suffered the same abuses of Black men in the fight for freedom. We too, were lynched. And we too, are being murdered, shot, beaten, and RAPED in silence. We march to end the of violence against Black Women, Black Girls, and Black Femmes! Because ‪#‎BlackWomenMatter‬

‪#‎ReclaimMLK‬

For more info: 

Tumblr: @werqatl

Twitter: WerqATL

Email: WerqATL@gmail.com

[childofzami]

On Monday, January 19th, we will be marching in the Annual MLK Day Parade under the banner of ‪#‎ReclaimHERDream‬ to RECLAIM the radical legacy of Black women in the Civil Rights Movement. The success and power of Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement was created through the labor, love, and genius of many working-class, queer and straight, cis and trans Black women and their sacrifices. Black women risked their lives on the frontlines of the Civil Rights Movement, only to be relegated to the sidelines of history.

We march to RECLAIM THE DREAM of Ella Baker, Fannie Lou Hamer, Septima Clark, Pauli Murray, Diane Nash, the Four Little Girls, the women of SNCC, SCLC, CORE, and the other countless and nameless women and girls who lives did not MATTER in the making of history. Because 

Black women suffered the same abuses of Black men in the fight for freedom. We too, were lynched. And we too, are being murdered, shot, beaten, and RAPED in silence. We march to end the of violence against Black Women, Black Girls, and Black Femmes! Because ‪#‎BlackWomenMatter‬

‪#‎ReclaimMLK‬

For more info: 

Tumblr: @werqatl

Twitter: WerqATL

Email: WerqATL@gmail.com

[childofzami]

On Monday, January 19th, we will be marching in the Annual MLK Day Parade under the banner of ‪#‎ReclaimHERDream‬ to RECLAIM the radical legacy of Black women in the Civil Rights Movement. The success and power of Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement was created through the labor, love, and genius of many working-class, queer and straight, cis and trans Black women and their sacrifices. Black women risked their lives on the frontlines of the Civil Rights Movement, only to be relegated to the sidelines of history.

Black women suffered the same abuses of Black men in the fight for freedom. We too, were lynched. And we too, are being murdered, shot, beaten, and RAPED in silence. We march to end the of violence against Black Women, Black Girls, and Black Femmes! Because ‪#‎BlackWomenMatter‬

‪#‎ReclaimMLK‬

For more info: 

Tumblr: @werqatl

Twitter: WerqATL

Email: WerqATL@gmail.com