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and a beard,

and say my final piece:

“I give thanks to

Adam Lowe, Ajamu X,

Alice Walker, Alicia Garza,

Alvin Ailey, Angela Davis,

Audre Lorde, Bayard Rustin,

Bessie Smith, Big Freedia,

Billie Holiday, Campbell X,

Carl Phillips, Chardine Taylor Stone,

Danez Smith, Dionne Brand,

Diriye Osman, Don Shirley,

Dorothea Smartt, Essex Hemphill,

Frank Ocean, Gina Yashere,

Jackie Kay, Jacob V Joyce,

Jacqueline Woodson, James Baldwin,

Janelle Monáe, Janet Mock,

Jay Bernard, Jean-Michel Basquiat,

Jericho Brown, Josephine Baker,

June Jordan, Kayza Rose,

Kei Miller, Keith Jarrett,

Kele Okereke, KUCHENGA,

Labi Siffre, Lady Phyll,

Langston Hughes, Lasana Shabazz,

Laverne Cox, Le Gateau Chocolat,

Lorraine Hansberry, Ma Rainey,

Marsha P. Johnson, Meshell Ndegeocello,

Mia McKenzie, MNEK,

Munroe Bergdorf, Mykki Blanco,

Mzz Kimberley, Nikki Giovanni,

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