She is Fierce Stories

07/01/2022

Hi community!

We know we haven't posted in a while. With the pandemic and the lives of our producers always shifting and changing, it's been pretty quiet on the SiF front, which may or may not change in the near future. We're figuring it out! In the meantime we wanted to share a very special podcast episode - a live recording of our show in collaboration with MoPOP from 2019 during their opening night of the exhibit around female archetypes and fashion: A Queen Within.

Featuring incredible stories around gender and fashion from Alyza DelPan-Monley, Allyson Lee Brown, Honey Pluton, Laurie Lynch, Alyssa Yeoman, and Tootsie Spangles!

Available wherever you get your podcasts.

www.sheisfiercestories.org/episode-five-a-queen-within

02/23/2021

It's almost here! Chelsey Richardson's book ALL WATER HAS PERFECT MEMORY is launching this weekend. She is holding a virtual book launch presented by Langston and Wa Na Wari this Saturday, February 27th at 12pm PST live on YouTube and Facebook, featuring performances by Owuor Arunga, Raven Richardson, and the poet herself Chelsey Richardson. Don't miss it! You can pre-order the book at chelseyrichardson.org and listen to her on our podcast anywhere you get your podcasts!

02/07/2021

NEW EPISODE DROPPED! Chelsey Richardson returns to SiF to perform a few of the poems from her first book of poetry 'All Water Has Perfect Memory' releasing on February 27th and to talk to us about what inspires her and drives her to create. Listen on Spotify or anywhere you normally get your podcasts! Head over to Chelsey's website (chelseyrichardson.org) to pre-order the book, and learn more about her and how you can attend a digital performance event on the day of the release - you don't want to miss it!🎙️💖



[image description: a screenshot of the Spotify platform to play She Is Fierce Stories forth podcast episode: Chelsey]

01/29/2021

We are so excited for our next podcast episode featuring the incredible poet, performing artist, educator, mother, and former SiF storyteller Chelsey Richardson. Chelsey is releasing her first book of poems 'All Water Has Perfect Memory' next month (2/27)! In the episode, she will read some pieces from the book and talk to us about what her journey as an artist has looked like. You can listen on Feb 7th anywhere you get your podcasts, and preorder the book now at chelseyrichardson.org. 🎙️🖤

[image description
1: Chelsey, a Black woman with pulled back curly hair, lies on one of her arms in a black top on roses and open books, looking out of the frame
2: Chelsey, in the same Black top, lies across a couch on her stomach reading a book and laughing joyfully
3: Chelsey as a baby with arms outstretched and a gleeful look on her face, with the words "All Water Has Perfect Memory" above her in white on a green background]

01/21/2021

Our friends over at are fundraising for some exciting endeavors in decolonizing health and education. They will use funds raised to renovate their large backyard and bring their garden and greenhouse back to life and provide programming for their community to enjoy.

Support them by buying a sweatshirt at http://www.nilesedge.com/shop
OR donating to the IndieGoGo at https://igg.me/at/nilesedge/x #/

[Image description: Two triangular photos that fit together on a black background of two Black people wearing dotted and lined face make up with African jewelry and grey "Nile's Edge" sweatshirts in African print with the silouhette of a person carrying a basket on their head. The text on the picture says "$50 grab your Nile's Edge swag and support our mission to decolonize health and education so that underserved communities can holistically flourish. www.epcnilesedge.com/shop"]

01/10/2021

It's here! Finally we've had the time and space to get our third podcast episode featuring the incredible, charming and sincere Jasmine Joshua Please check it out and follow anywhere you get your podcasts!

[image description: a screenshot of the Spotify platform to play She Is Fierce Stories' third podcast episode: Jasmine]

01/08/2021

In this next podcast episode featuring Jasmine Joshua, inspired by the theme SECRETS, producers Cessa and Linnea also talk about awkward and silly secrets from their childhoods and the things that bubble up inside us when we're young. Listen to our third episode this coming Sunday, January 10th wherever you get your podcasts!

[Image description: 1. two pictures of pikachu, a small yellow Pokemon with black tips on their ears and red circles on their cheeks, next to a photo of Linnea as a child with blonde hair, light skin, and very excited expression with hands on her hips

2. two pictures of Rockadoodle, a cartoon rooster with smooth curvy black hair and hip 60s style clothes, next to a photo of Cessa as a toddler, with brown hair, olive skin, and a plaid tank too smiling]

01/05/2021

This Sunday, January 10th, we're releasing our THIRD podcast episode! Jasmine Joshua long time friend of SiF, former storyteller AND show MC, tells their sweet and hilarious story from our SECRETS show. And BONUS - you get to hear producers Linnea Ingalls and Cessa Betancourt talk about embarassing secrets from their childhood. Stay tuned!!!

10/27/2020

Did you miss our digital event this Summer FIERCE BLACK JOY? Don't worry! We have a permanent page on our website with all the content you missed, including captioned videos of the curator Meysha's interviews with the storytellers and links to their websites and other creative work. Check it out!

The world has been deep in conflict and transformation as we collectively move our way through a revolution to protect and advocate for Black lives in America (in the middle of global pandemic where we can't gather to share stories in the same way we used to). At "she is FIERCE", we've taken a hiatu...

09/15/2020

Thank you ✨🖤

What an incredible six week celebration it has been! Thank you to the five storytellers who shared their work, lives, perspectives, art, hearts, and joy with us. We are in awe of you . Thank you for hopping in as a guest interviewer, for the beautiful animations, and last, but never ever least, thank you to for jumping into the world of digital producing with us and curating such an absolutely mind-blowing line-up, as well as being another amazing storyteller we got to spotlight.

One last call for paying these artists:
Déjà - $thedejaspeaks (CashApp) (Venmo) paypal.me/dejabaptiste (PayPal)
Mirirai - $MirPaiDefyCherise (CashApp)
Cherise - $ismeelola (CashApp) paypal.me/ismeelola (PayPal)
Sadiqua - (Venmo)
Kwinette - $kwinnie31 (CashApp) kwinette-Harville (Venmo)
Treasure - $kingthekween (CashApp)
Meysha - $Meysha (CashApp)

We also encourage you, today and every day, to find actions to combat white supremacy, anti-Blackness, and racism. Advocate! Educate! Protest! Pay Reparations! Volunteer! Contact legislators! Hire BIPOC! Donate to organizations that serve Black femmes and trans people! Find where you can be useful.

Check out the permanent page on our website dedicated to this project at sheisfiercestories.org/fierce-black-joy

If you'd like to see more productions (digital and otherwise) from you can donate to us at https://donorbox.org/she-is-fierce-stories

Stay fierce and stay joyful. Thank you for following this project!

09/15/2020

FIERCE BLACK JOY🖤

The last six weeks of this event have been an incredible whirlwind for me. While the world continued on with its daily painful offerings, the Fierce.Black.Joy virtual joy space brought some needed space away from the hell of this year. It gave me a chance to turn my attention to intentional joy. I have never needed that more.


I learned much from each artists and so enjoyed reading, viewing, and hearing so many of the things that brings each of you joy. Thank you for your vulnerability, your energy, and your stories.

Pay Black Femmes 💰
Déjà - $thedejaspeaks (CashApp) (Venmo) paypal.me/dejabaptiste (PayPal)
Mirirai - $MirPaiDefyCherise (CashApp)
Cherise - $ismeelola (CashApp) paypal.me/ismeelola (PayPal)
Sadiqua - (Venmo)
Kwinette - $kwinnie31 (CashApp) kwinette-Harville (Venmo)
Treasure - $kingthekween (CashApp)
Meysha - $Meysha (CashApp)



- Meysha

09/14/2020

- Meysha -
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