The Eclipse Party

“My LGBQTIA family, I see each and every one of you. The things that make us different, those are our superpowers. Every day when you walk out the door, put on your imaginary cape. and go out there and conquer the world, because the world would not be as beautiful as it is if we weren’t in it.”

For the first full week of Women’s History Month, we’ll be celebrating women have broken down barriers. We call them HistoryMAKERS. 

Lena Waithe made history at last year’s 69th Emmy Awards, becoming the first Black woman to not only be nominated, but also the first to win the award for writing for a comedy series. Her acceptance speech touched on the power of representation, and the importance of being recognized as valid.