The triumphant return of IIAXM! And we are overjoyed to be back behind the mic(s) and catching the pod up on current events.

Research articles:

How Stan Lee's X-Men Were Inspired by Real-Life Civil Rights Heroes by Dante A. Ciampaglia, History Channel

Actually, Stan Lee Didn’t Base Marvel’s Prof. X & Magneto on Malcolm X & Martin Luther King Jr. by Paco Taylor, Vocal

The Weird and Wild History of Dazzler by Sara Century, SyFy

From Grace Jones to Bo Derek: 40 Years of Marvel’s Dazzler by Mike Avila, SyFy

Ladies and Gentlemen: Miss Grace Jones by Veronica Webb, The Root

The Queer Importance of Dazzler, Marvel’s Disco-Inspired, Rollerskating Superheroine by Ira Madison III, MTV

X-Men as a Queer Metaphor by Sara Century, SyFy

Source for the quote, “Give us our roses while we’re still here” — B. Parker, as mentioned in Trans Day Of Remembrance Is Resilience Above All by Katie Tandy

And here's a list of organizations we wanted to be sure to highlight. Also check us out on Instagram (@brittwald and @katiemickgee) for additional resources. Read, watch, listen, speak, donate, and keep fighting the good fight!

Black Sex Worker Liberation

For the Gworls’ Rent and Gender-Affirming Surgery Fund

ACLU (and sign up to join the ACLU’s People Power texting team!)

NAACP

Planned Parenthood

Audre Lorde Project

G.L.I.T.S.

The Bail Project

The Marsha P. Johnson Institute

Transgender Law Center

Black Visions Collective

People of Color in Publishing

We Need Diverse Books

Girls Write Now

Atlanta Black Owned Relief

Black Girls Code

The Black Unicorn Library and Archives Project

Girls for a Change

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