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Black history meets women’s history in ‘TransGriot’ event

Started by Shana A, February 27, 2012, 07:54:45 AM

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February 27, 2012, 07:54:45 AM
Black history meets women's history in 'TransGriot' event
Blogger Monica Roberts to discuss race and gender
By MIRANDA BUTLER Published February 27, 2012 at 12:32am

http://www.wildcat.arizona.edu/index.php/article/2012/02/black_history_meets_womens_history_in_transgriot_event

West African historians called "griots" can recite hundreds of years of their history from memory. Monica Roberts, an African-American transwoman writer and activist, has modernized this responsibility by adopting the role of "TransGriot" — telling the history of transpeople of color in her award-winning blog. Roberts will present her experiences with "Blogging at the Intersection of Race and Gender," on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Gallagher Theater.

Roberts co-founded the National Transgender Advocacy Coalition and has also led the Transsistahs-Transbrothas conference for black transpeople. But her "TransGriot" blog is one of her most influential projects. Since Roberts started the blog in 2006, the page has hit more than 3 million views.
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