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Day 11 | Marsha P. Johnson Jun 15, 2020

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Look, Marsha said she ain’t do it!
Although legend has it that it was Marsha P. Johnson who threw a shot glass at police inside of the Stonewall Inn in NYC in 1969, as an act of resistance against the police who were there harassing patrons, Marsha later said, she didn’t start the riot - she said she came running as fast as she could though once she knew it was happening, because baaaby, she was a fighter and was tired of the BS.
What happened that day at Stonewall (“The Stonewall Uprising”) is considered by many to be the catalyst that launched the modern L.G.B.T. civil rights movement and it was Marsha who would lead the fight in the streets. She, along with co-founder Sylvia Rivera, established one of the country's first safe spaces for transgender and homeless youth, Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR). She also tirelessly advocated on behalf of sex workers, prisoners, and people with HIV/AIDS. Marsha’s work was powerful, but it didn’t keep her from a fate that far too many Black women have met. Marsha died in 1992. Her body was recovered in a river in New York and her death was ruled a suicide. Authorities later reclassified the cause, ruling it drowning from undetermined causes. The case remains open, and the mystery of her death reminds us of the ongoing violence black and transgender people face all too often in this country.
Tune in live today. You don’t want to miss it.
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Disclaimer: We do not own the rights to the music played during this broadcast. Original content can be found here:
En Vogue - Free Your Mind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7iQbBbMAFE
Jamila Woods - Holy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3MhH2WekcY

Day 9 | Zora Neale Hurston Jun 11, 2020

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If “I said what I said” was a person, it would be literary great Zora Neale Hurston. A writer. An anthropologist. The belle of the Harlem Renaissance. Unapologetically Black. A woman wholly committed to being herself. Today we talk about her life and the lessons she has to teach us about worth, value, speaking truth to power, and jumping at the sun.
Join the 21 Day Black History Bootcamp at https://bit.ly/blackhistorybootcamp to receive specially curated emails with inspiring words, survival tips, speeches + dedicated songs to listen to for each featured legendary Black woman.
Disclaimer: We do not own the rights to the music or speech excerpt played during this broadcast. Original content can be found here:
Zora Neale Hurston '28 Sings "Halihmuhfack": https://youtu.be/Ut0xmfgcK3w
Ruby Dee on the Humanity in Zora Neale Hurston's Work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__d8NS1IiWE&feature=youtu.be

Day 8 | Sojourner Truth Jun 10, 2020

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Forget what your 8th-grade teacher taught you.
Sojourner Truth's life was so juicy, so "say what!?," that you cannot miss this live discussion. She is everyone's favorite spiritual leader, yes. But did you know that Sojourner Truth bore the child of a slave owner, then - when she escaped his bondage - she sued his ass for custody and won! Sojourner Truth was the first Black woman to go to court against a white man in America and win. Bring your tambourines as we hit the streets for a Truth Revival! We honor her hope and fervent calling today.
Join the 21 Day Black History Bootcamp at https://bit.ly/blackhistorybootcamp to receive specially curated emails with inspiring words, survival tips, speeches + dedicated songs to listen to for each featured legendary Black woman.
Disclaimer: We do not own the rights to the music or speech excerpt played during this broadcast. Original content can be found here:
Sweet Honey in the Rock - Sojourner's Battle Hymn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwSZgLLqPy8
Cicely Tyson performs Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a woman?": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0YR1eiG0us

Day 7 | Olive Morris Jun 09, 2020

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From London, by way of Jamaica, Olive Morris lived 27 years and she made every one of them count. She was Gangster with a capital G, organizing with the Black Panther Party Youth Collective, occupying empty and abandoned buildings to demand fair housing rights, and setting up the first networks for women of color in Britain. Despite her powerful work, Olive Morris, like countless other Black women, has been left out of the telling of our history, until now! Join us live to talk about her legacy, and how Black women today can start to unite with our sisters abroad to get this liberation party really poppin’ off.
Join the 21 Day Black History Bootcamp at https://bit.ly/blackhistorybootcamp to receive specially curated emails with inspiring words, survival tips, speeches + dedicated songs to listen to for each featured legendary Black woman.
Disclaimer: We do not own the rights to the music played during this broadcast. Original content can be found here:
Judy Mowatt - Black Woman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHUQg5rvBEg

Day 6 | Nina Simone Jun 08, 2020

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Did you know Nina's government name was Eunice Kathleen Waymon!? Us either. Here's the story. She was at a nightclub singing, trying to protect her family's good name. She started calling herself Nina and the rest is history. She became the voice of a generation - brave, uncompromising, raw. She taught us to practice fearlessness and – in her very public battle with mental illness – she reminds us that genius is delicate and must be protected at all costs. Join us as we honor this classical musician who wrote the book on soul.
Join the 21 Day Black History Bootcamp at https://bit.ly/blackhistorybootcamp to receive specially curated emails with inspiring words, survival tips, speeches + dedicated songs to listen to for each featured legendary Black woman.
Disclaimer: We do not own the rights to the music or speech excerpt played during this broadcast. Original content can be found here:
Nina Simone - How It Feels to be Free:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dlrXCYrNYI
Nina Simone - Freedom Interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySYRI4wXUpo

Day 5 | Toni Morrison + Breonna Taylor Jun 05, 2020

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Welcome to day 5 of GirlTrek’s Black History Bootcamp. As we celebrate the life of Breonna, we look to the words of literary giant Toni Morrison for comfort and direction. Toni Morrison refused to let Black women be invisible. Without apology she centered us in her work, writing about the Black experience with precision and beauty that was unmatched. She gave voice to our pain, our love, our loss, and our joys, and today we explore her life and look to the lessons she taught us.
Let today’s walk be a celebration of life. Come with your sadness and your rage and lay it down at the altar for just 30 minutes. Walk through the tightness and let the energy and the footsteps of the thousands of other Black women who will be walking with us, transform you.
Join the 21 Day Black History Bootcamp at https://bit.ly/blackhistorybootcamp to receive specially curated emails with inspiring words, survival tips, speeches + dedicated songs to listen to for each featured legendary Black woman.
Disclaimer: We do not own the rights to the music or speech excerpt played during this broadcast. Original content can be found here:
Happy Birthday · Stevie Wonder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcVZfJO01NI
White People Have a Very Very Serious Problem - Toni Morrison on Charlie Rose: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2txzMkT5Pc

Day 4 | Georgia Gilmore Jun 04, 2020

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She was rowdy, fun, and made the best pork chops in town. Oh - and she single-handedly funded the Montgomery Bus Boycotts! Let's get into it. Today's walk is dedicated to the great Georgia Gilmore, a midwife, and mother of six. After hearing of Rosa Parks' arrest, she started cooking, feeding our people, and raising record amounts of money for the movement. With her new business, she hired Black drivers to carpool people to work during historic boycotts of the racist bus system. We can't WAIT to celebrate this giant in self-determination on today's walk.
Join the 21 Day Black History Bootcamp at https://bit.ly/blackhistorybootcamp to receive specially curated emails with inspiring words, survival tips, speeches + dedicated songs to listen to for each featured legendary Black woman.
Disclaimer: We do not own the rights to the speech excerpt played during this broadcast. Original content can be found here:
Georgia Gilmore interview: http://repository.wustl.edu/concern/file_sets/p5547t15w

Day 3 | Shirley Chisholm Jun 03, 2020

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Look. We have learned a thing or two from our mamas about turning pain into purpose. That's why as primary elections kicked off across the country yesterday, we decided to dig into the crates and pull out everything we know about the woman who dared to be the first Black woman in Congress and the first Black women to seek the nomination for President of the United States from a major party ticket, Ms. Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm. Today's Bootcamp is dedicated to her memory and everything that she taught us about being "Unbought and Unbossed."
Join the 21 Day Black History Bootcamp at https://bit.ly/blackhistorybootcamp to receive specially curated emails with inspiring words, survival tips, speeches + dedicated songs to listen to for each featured legendary Black woman.
Disclaimer: We do not own the rights to the speech excerpt played during this broadcast. Original content can be found here:

Shirley Chisholm's Message About The Importance Of Activism: https://youtu.be/Im_V-5yMEjY

Day 2 | Ella Baker Jun 02, 2020

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Listen ya'll: We need this resistance training now! Last night, the military was deployed on peaceful protestors. So today, we are bringing out the GOAT...
ELLA JO BAKER, the greatest organizer in Black History. There would be no March on Washington, no Freedom Rides, no Selma without Ella Baker. Today’s playlist is dedicated to her. It includes a "stop playing with us" speech she gave in 1974 and 10 songs to hit the streets and remember where you came from.
Join the 21 Day Black History Bootcamp at https://bit.ly/blackhistorybootcamp to receive specially curated emails with inspiring words, survival tips, speeches + dedicated songs to listen to for each featured legendary Black woman.
Disclaimer: We do not own the rights to music played during this broadcast. Original content can be found here:

Ella Baker: Making the Struggle Every Day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t96fnyLMihA
Sweet Honey in The Rock - Wade in the Water: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRpzEnq14Hs

Day 1 | Audre Lorde Jun 01, 2020

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Today's 30-minute walk is dedicated to the brave and brilliant Audre Lorde. She argued that our very survival is political - that we were never meant to survive. As you walk, meditate on her idea of "radical self-care." What would it look like if you were radical about caring for yourself? How would it even feel? What does it require? Today, you can walk in silent meditation, join our phone conversation, or cue up the playlist to let Audre Lorde's inspiring words guide you. This is your 21-day journey. The only thing we ask is that you walk at least 30 minutes and reflect each day. This habit will transform your life. We'll be cheering! #daughtersof #girltrek
Join the 21 Day Black History Bootcamp at https://bit.ly/blackhistorybootcamp to receive specially curated emails with inspiring words, survival tips, speeches + dedicated songs to listen to for each featured legendary Black woman.

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