Kaila Adia Story
@doctressstory.bsky.social
Professor, Audre Lorde Chair in Women's, Gender & Sexualities Studies & Pan African Studies at U of L. Co-Host of the award winning podcast, Strange Fruit. She/Her. https://www.doctressstory.com/
October is here, bringing with it the beauty of change, reflection, and celebration. Yesterday was International Lesbian Visibility Day, a powerful reminder to honor the lives, voices, leadership, and contributions of lesbians across our communities.
I loved this about the new Different World! 🎥♥️🎯
‘A Different World’ Cast Talks Neurodivergence, Sisterhood, and Letting Black Girls Be Complex | Black Girl Nerds
The cast of ‘A Different World’ on Deborah’s neurodivergence, Hazel’s complexity, and Rashida’s passion for uplifting her friends.
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We had a fabulous Saturday y’all! ✨🫶🏾♥️ We started the day at the Louisville LGBTQ+ Victory Fund Leadership Training at the Fairness Campaign office, where we learned so much, connected with some incredible people, and left feeling inspired and energized.
Y’all! I had the best time today with some amazing Bellarmine students! We discussed bell hooks’ groundbreaking book, All About Love
Can’t wait to check out Artists & Afros this weekend!! 🎨🖼️🖌️👩🏾🎨👏🏾🙌🏾🖤♥️🫶🏾👨🏾🎨
Artists and Afros event showcasing Black creators at Norton Sports and Learning complex
This weekend, 100 creators will be featured in the Artists and Afros event at the Norton Sports and Learning Complex.
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Salute to the editorial board at The Cornell Daily Sun, Editor-in-Chief Sophia Dasser ’28, Associate Editor Sophia Romanov Imber ’28 and Opinion Editors Zara Cheek ’28 and Rayen Zhou '29 for writing this story! Salute to student journalists everywhere who refuse to remain silent about the truth! 🫶🏾♥️🗞️
The Cornell Daily Sun
The Cornell Daily Sun
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Denver loves sunsets. Every time I sit outside with him it makes my heart burst. Like What do you mean he has his own little thoughts while just taking in the world 🫶🏾♥️🥹
I’m so happy for Kennedy Ryan! Her books are fantastic and she seems like a lovely and generous person and author!! Go Kennedy! 🫶🏾♥️📚🔥✍🏾🥰
Kennedy Ryan is having a Hollywood moment as Netflix lands her 'Hoops' romance series
Kennedy Ryan's 'Hoops' trilogy is now set to have a bigger play on Netflix as the streamer won an intense bidding war for the series.
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St. Augustine Catholic Church (Louisville,KY) is now accepting applications for Thanksgiving Baskets for needy families. Applications are taken IN PERSON ONLY on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
LOUISVILLE: Urge your Metro Council representative to adopt the Community Commitment! https://www.wlky.com/article/no-charges-lmpd-officers-shooting-katelyn-hall/73746647
I had the best time chopping it up with Ken Schneck PhD, Editor of The Buckeye Flame-Ohio’s LGBTQ+ Newsroom & podcast, This News is So Gay!!! Check it out! Thank you so much for having me on your show Ken! I had a ball!! 🎙️🎧♥️🙏🏾
Challenging the Myth of Solidarity in the LGBTQ+ Community
Podcast Episode · This News is So Gay · September 16 · 47m
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Always remember. Never forget. 🕊️♥️🙏🏾 • #repost @queenloany • Addie Mae Collins.🌹Cynthia Wesley.🌹Denise McNair.🌹Carol Robertson.🌹 September 15, 1963. #BirminghamChurchBombing
To bestow this type of honor on a serial abuser of Black women?!?! Why?!?! She did not have to do this! #BirdBehavior 😒🤬😤🤯👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾🤌🏾🤌🏾🤌🏾
Jasmine Crockett honors Chris Brown and Usher with Congressional Record recognition
Crockett congressional recognition highlighted Chris Brown and Usher during their Texas R&B Tour stop at AT&T Stadium.
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Tuesday was okay! Thursday I was feeling it! 👏🏾🤸🏾♂️📸🪞📚🍎♠️ #teachingselfies #teaching #professor #femme
Thank you so very much National Equality Systems for this amazing honor!!! It means so very much to me that my work on behalf of our community has made such an immense impact on the city of Louisville and beyond!! 🙏🏾🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🫶🏾❤️❤️🫶🏾🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🙏🏾
There is just no stopping Bey! 🎶🎤🐝💿👏🏾
Beyoncé Releases ‘B’Day 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition’ Featuring Unreleased Songs, Collaborations With Selena and Maluma
Beyoncé commemorated the 20-year anniversary of her second album by repackaging it with unreleased songs and collabs with Maluma and Selena.
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“I learned feminism largely from Black women. Women of color basically invented feminism”.-Gloria Steinem Thank you, for everything Gloria! #RIP 🌺💐🪷🌸🌹🪻 📸: Gloria Steinem and Dorothy Pitman Hughes, 1971
Come see me and the book at the 2026 Louisville Book Festival in October Y’all!!! Roxane Gay will be the featured author for the festival this year and Foxing Books is the official bookseller for the festival! It’s going to be so amazing and hope to see folks there on Saturday October 24th!! 📚🦉✍🏾🙏🏾❣️🫶🏾
Yes, please do. It’s all of us or none of us over here! 🎯🫶🏾🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🖤🤎🖤🤎🎯🫶🏾
