Dominique Hazzard
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Queering Black History: Here are 5 LGBTQ Pioneers to Know (Washington Post, 2022)

​"In a 2018 essay for the nonprofit publisher Rethinking Schools, Hazzard challenged educators to “queer Black history” — a phrase she defines, in part, as reworking and upending teachings to elevate Black LGBTQ stories.
“It starts with recognizing that all Black histories matter,” Hazzard said, “and that includes the lives and contributions of Black LGBTQ people.”

Meet the Activists Using Social Media to Turn Hashtags Into Rallying Cries (ABC Nightline, 2016)

Speech on the National Mall at the Moral Action for Climate Rally (2015)

“State violence is not just police brutality or the prison industrial complex. The failure of Congress to take strong action on climate change, which is disproportionately harming people of color around the world, that is state sanctioned violence too." See further coverage in the Washington Post.
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Emerson National Hunger Fellows 19th Class Commencement Speech (2013)

"I hope we keep asking important questions... how am I taking up space? Am I listening to ask and not to respond? Am I elevating the stories and voices that are being ignored? Am I understanding what people care about and need? Am I fundamentally using the power and privileges I have to work with people- not above them, not on behalf of them, but with them?"
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  • About
  • Research
    • Curriculum Vitae
    • Food Sovereignty in Black Washington D.C.
    • Other Research
  • Writing and more
    • Blog
    • Features
    • Essays
  • Contact