Published in 2016
188 pages
Mia McKenzie studied writing at the University of Pittsburgh. She’s a smart, scrappy Philadelphian (now living in the bay area) with a deep love of vegan pomegranate ice cream and fake fur collars. She is a black feminist and a freaking queer, facts that are often reflected in her writings.
Her short stories have appeared in The Kenyon Review and make/shift. Her recent live performances include Queer Rebels of the Harlem Renaissance, Mangos With Chili Presents: WHIPPED! QTPOC Recipes For Love, Sex & Disaster, and Black Girl Dangerous: Mia McKenzie on Being A Queer Black Femme Nerd In A Ridiculous World, the last of those being a signature reading of her diverse works, performed at universities across the country. Her work has been published in The Guardian and Colorlines, quoted on The Melissa Harris Perry Show and recommended by The Root, Feministing, Angry Asian Man and Crunk Feminist Collective, among others. She is a nerd and the creator of Black Girl Dangerous, a multi-faceted forum for the literary and artistic expression of queer and trans people of color.
What is this book about?
Writers, activists and artists of color share their visions for, and struggles with, solidarity at the intersections of PoC identity in The Solidarity Struggle. How can we as Black, Indigenous and people of color, show up for each other? How are we succeeding and failing at that? Is there any hope for real solidarity between us? If not, what does that mean for us? If so, what will it take?
Featuring Black Lives Matter organization co-founder Patrisse Cullors; transgender activist CeCe McDonald; activist and organizer Jennicet Gutiérrez; writer Ngọc Loan Trần; Lifted Voices co-founder Kelly Hayes; comic artist Ethan Parker; and more.
