Books and articles about lesbianism by black and poc authors, here's a start:

Afrekete: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Writing edited by Catherine McKinley and L. Joyce Delaney

Mouths of Rain: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Thought edited by Briona Simone Jones

Black lesbian in white America by Anita Cornwell

In Our Words: Queer Stories from Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Writers edited by Anne Shade and Victoria Villaseñor

Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde

Zami: a new spelling of my name by Audre Lorde

Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H (Novel)

Black Lesbian gender and sexual culture: celebration and resistance by Bianca D. M. Wilson - (this one's an article)

The myth and tradition of the black Bulldagger by SDiane A. Bogus - ( it's an essay from the book Dagger: On Butch Women)

Femmes of Color, "Femmes de Couleur": Theorizing Black Queer Femininity through Chauvet's "La danse sur le volcan" by Omise'eke Natasha Tinsley - (article)

Having good netiqutte is a great way to stand out especially if you are in college, so here are some tips and advice.

First things first create an email signature a lot of college students don’t bother with email signatures so you’ll have a chance to stand out.

Your email signature should have your name, school, major and year. I provided some examples just in case.

Other email signature add ons

Hyperlink your name to your linked in account 

Add your time zone, I started doing this recently. With a lot of people being remote there is a chance you aren’t in the same time zone adding your time zone to avoid any confusion with scheduling etc

You should have a “conclusion” it’s how you end the email ex. Thanks, kind regards , yours sincerely etc.

Displaying pronouns I added mine because I go to a fairly liberal school still elitist nonetheless (optional)

Having a professional email icon / profile picture it’s a great way to put a face to the name especially with COVID’s resurgence (optional)

Add a quote at the end of your signature this is ( completely optional )

Other Netiqutte

Your subject line should include the reason for the email, your course name and section number

Always state what file(s) you are attaching to the email

Only email with in work hours as a courtesy unless it’s an emergency or you’ve been given alternative hours

To avoid sending unfinished emails set your undo button to 30 seconds it’ll give you more time to retrieve the email before it’s sent

Get to the point of the email within the first one to three sentences 

Don’t cc unnecessary people

Type in the recipient email last so you don’t send any email before it’s ready

Try to avoid sending long emails/ paragraphs (be reasonable)

For the working girlies your job probably already has an expected email signature so that might be automatic but for if not, the last example provided is a solid work email signature.

Some people might already know this but a lot of people don’t so this is for y’all.

If you have any other advice drop them down below

Mrs.Degree