` Name: __________________________________ Block: ________

Black History Month Extra Credit assignment: Black LGBTQ+ People

Black History Month is a time to celebrate the ways in which Black Americans (who have historically
been erased from the dominant narrative of our country) have enhanced and empowered themselves and their
people. However, even within that framework of promoting marginalized voices, there are huge swaths of Black
Americans who are sadly missing from the picture. Black LGBTQ+ people suffer an additional level of
oppression due to their identities, and BHM lacks the stories and voices of the Black LGBTQ+ community.
Your assignment is to do a short, biographical project on a Black LGBTQ+ person and add their names
and accomplishments to your knowledge of Black History! You will be assigned a person, and your task is to
complete the following:
 Create a short biography that includes:
o Name of person
o Birthplace and date of person
o Why the person is famous
o Three interesting facts about the person
o A picture (printed or illustrated) of the person
 A journal that includes:
o At least two journal entries based on important moments from your figure's life.
o Should be written from THEIR perspective; write as if you are the person you are researching.

My assignment: ___________________________________________ DUE: ________

Name: __________________________________ Block: ________

Black History Month Extra Credit assignment: Black LGBTQ+ People

Black History Month is a time to celebrate the ways in which Black Americans (who have historically
been erased from the dominant narrative of our country) have enhanced and empowered themselves and their
people. However, even within that framework of promoting marginalized voices, there are huge swaths of Black
Americans who are sadly missing from the picture. Black LGBTQ+ people suffer an additional level of
oppression due to their identities, and BHM lacks the stories and voices of the Black LGBTQ+ community.
Your assignment is to do a short, biographical project on a Black LGBTQ+ person and add their names
and accomplishments to your knowledge of Black History! You will be assigned a person, and your task is to
complete the following:
 Create a short biography that includes:
o Name of person
o Birthplace and date of person
o Why the person is famous
o Three interesting facts about the person
o A picture (printed or illustrated) of the person
 A journal that includes:
o At least two journal entries based on important moments from your figure's life.
o Should be written from THEIR perspective; write as if you are the person you are researching.

My assignment: ___________________________________________ DUE: ________

1. Alice Walker 11. Lorraine Hansberry
2. Bayard Rustin 12. Angela Davis
3. Janet Mock 13. Audre Lorde
4. James Baldwin 14. Octavia Butler
5. Laverne Cox 15. Pat Parker
6. Alvin Ailey 16. Shirley Jackson
7. Simon Nkoli 17. Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, Opal Tometi
8. Marsha P. Johnson 18. Rep. Barbara Jordan
9. Phil Wilson 19. Langston Hughes
10. Josephine Baker 20. Raquel Willis

Impact of Colonialism Today

 Colorism
 Racism
 Gender norms & stereotypes
 Police state
 Loss of indigenous land/cultures