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When I think of the heroines and heroes of Black History Month, I notice the similarities they possessed between them before the differences: they were brave on behalf of many; they were ahead of their time – able to see things those around them had difficulty understanding and accepting; they asked for things that seemed so simple yet were made seemingly impossible by others — like the right to live, to be treated as human beings, to be accepted for who they were, and most importantly to be able to define themselves with the hopes of breaking through oppressive categorizations. And because of everything they stood for, because they dared to be different, they often lived lives that were at risk, lives that were in danger.
Nowadays, we often look back on history and ask how those who opposed the greats did such terrible things, how those who were complacent stood watching when they could have helped, how they all played their part in keeping the rest of us from moving towards our full potential.
With these thoughts in mind and in light of the recent cases of Lamia Beard, Ty Montgommery, Yazmin Vash Payne, Penny Proud and other transgender women of color who have been murdered, I take this moment today to honor unsung heroines of our time through remembering the story of Deshawnda Bradley.
