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raquel_willis

raquel willis

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activist • writer a 🍑 in the big 🍎 debut memoir / 2023

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🌸 BLOOM Memoir

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Black Trans History

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Tracey Africa Norman is #BlackTransHistory. She is the first Black trans model to achieve prominence. #BlackHistory #fyp #viral #nyfw #fashion #beauty created by raquel willis with Muni Long’s Time Machine
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Tracey Africa Norman is #BlackTransHistory . She is the first Black trans model to achieve prominence. #BlackHistory #fyp #viral #nyfw #fashion #beauty
guess which kinda day I think I’m having #naturalhair #beauty
Join me for a month of Black trans history! #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #blacktranshistory #lgbt
Layleen Polanco should still be here, period. But unfortunately she died in Rikers Island custody at the start of Pride Month in 2019. I've had the honor to follow her story and the movements her demise galvanized thanks in large part due to her sister, @melania_storm_c and my brother-friend @theelielcruz.

This seven-episode podcast will never be enough to serve #Justice4Layleen , but hoping it can put some pressure on all of us to cherish the lives of Black and Latinx trans folks and end these crushing systems of oppression. State violence must go. Rikers must go. Sex work must be decriminalized. And trans voices must be heard. Explore why with the phenomenal @afterlives.pod crew starting tomorrow wherever you get podcasts.

Immense gratitude to:

Senior producer and scriptwriter: @dylanmheuer
associate producer: @pattnotpratt
Sound designer/engineer: Daisy Makes Radio Productions
Story editors: @aaronmedwards + @juliastmi
Fact Checking by Savannah Hugueley (hew-guh-lee).
Show artist: Mekhi Baldwin
Composer: @wazimaret
Production manager: Daisy Church.
Executive producers: @jaybrunson.us + me for @outspokenpodcasts
@mykaljune + @hownownoelbrown for @iheartmediaofficial
@verginger, Brandon Barr + LC Crowley for @schoolofhumans
AND our amazing guests that you'll meet through out the season.
SAVE + LISTEN via link in bio.
#transawarenessweek #tdov #truecrime #podcasts
We’re about one week out from the release of “The Risk It Takes to Bloom.” Heres some BTS from the covershoot. It was a dream and I’m eternally grateful to @Texas Isaiah , @BTFA COLLECTIVE , @Ro Morgan , and the whole crew who made it possible.

PREORDER at Raquelwillis.com/bloom
Elon Musk was on some BS yesterday talking about cis is a slur. I had some words. But simply put, he’s a sad, insecure person. #trans
The Risk It Takes to Bloom. 11/14.
Preorder now: raquelwillis.com/bloom
#memoir #womensmarch #feminism #trans #blackbooksoftiktok
Raquelwillis.com/bloom

It’s almost time for us to Bloom together! 🌸

We’re less than a month away from my debut book baby being out in the world and I can’t wait to contemplate and celebrate with you all. #transauthors #blacktranslivesmatter #booktok #blackbooksmatter #memoir #booktour
Liberation isn’t just about the grand things, the big structural changes, the massive cultural shifts, that new world that seems so far off in the distance.

Liberation starts within.

It starts with loosening those shackles and muzzles that still plague you.
It starts with bearing witness to suffering that isn’t yours.
It starts with realizing all of our destinies are bound.

Please feel free to drop more resources, folks and outlets you're following in the comments. <3
#FreePalestine #CeasefireNow #Decolonization
The #30s are an ascension. #aging #blackwomen #blacktranswomen #foodforthought #auntiesoftiktok
My debut #memoir, The Risk It Takes to Bloom, has been called a passionate, powerful memoir by a trailblazing Black #transgender activist, tracing her life of transformation and her work towards collective liberation. #booktok #blackauthors #lgbtqauthors
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My debut #memoir , The Risk It Takes to Bloom, has been called a passionate, powerful memoir by a trailblazing Black #transgender activist, tracing her life of transformation and her work towards collective liberation. #booktok #blackauthors #lgbtqauthors
I absolutely can not believe this dream is coming true. Thank you to @blackgirlbookfest for inviting me to sign some advanced copies of #TheRiskItTakesToBloom . And a big congrats to the whole team for celebrating Black girls and gworls in this powerful way. And shout out to all of the amazing booksellers that supported.

Support ya girl pre-ordering #Bloom via the link in bio. #booktok #lgbtqauthors #blackauthors #memoir #transgender
Reflecting on baby me in my memoir was an intense experience that no one could have prepared me for.

Pre-order #TheRiskItTakesToBloom at RaquelWillis.com/Bloom. #booktok #blackbooks #transauthors #transauthorsofcolor #fyp #georgia #southerngirl #augusta #augustageorgia #windsorspring #aug #ga #memoir
#blackbooktok
For more words, pre-order The Risk It Takes to Bloom at raquelwillis.com/bloom.

#donaldtrump #politics #activism #booktok #blackbooks #blackauthors #memoir #lgbtqauthors #womensmarch #blackgirlbooktok #fyp #transwomen #feminism #transgender
Blue Ivy did her thaaaaaang! We were so hype! #renaissance #renaissanceworldtour #fyp
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