NUBIAN KNIGHTS NETWORK: Candice Boyce: Pioneer, Leader & Veteran Organizer of the Black Lesbian Movement SUNSRISE: May 18, 1943 SUNSET: August 2, 2010

QUOTATIONS OF "BLACK"

"Whenever I use BLACK it relates to some history of Africans in that particular place. It’s the idea of the color BLACK as a metaphor, or as a representation of African-Americans. It’s the notion of BLACK- BLACKNESS - and all its other meanings in relation to the history of race..."

- Fred Wilson

"Most of my fortitude to continue doing the work comes from the moral outrage I feel about the injustices that Black people endure disproportionately daily."

- N. Abdul-Wakil

"In the end, what matters is not skin shade but pan-African consciousness. Loving your complexion, your nose, lips, hair length and texture, no matter what the politics or trends decide, and simply be. That's the problem with us (African folks). We're still learning how to love ourselves. So used to glorifying others and putting others first..."

- Dredlocks Tree

Monday, August 9, 2010

Candice Boyce: Pioneer, Leader & Veteran Organizer of the Black Lesbian Movement
SUNSRISE: May 18, 1943
SUNSET: August 2, 2010

In Loving Memory of CANDICE BOYCE
Sunrise May 18th, 1943
Sunset August 2nd, 2010

A sister is Gone
A sister is gone
in body but not spirit,
she lingers in our minds, our hearts, our souls
A sister is gone
but not her words
they run deep, heavy in our heads
they persist fiercely on our lips
a legacy waiting to be told
A sister is gone
but not her voice
the empowerment of it rings in our ears
offering us strength to carry on
A sister is gone
a sister who bestowed
the gift of love, hope and reaffirmation
of sisterhood among black lesbians
A sister is gone
remembered but missed
A sister is gone
we sisters mourn
Cause
A sister is gone

-Laura Irene Wayne

LOVING PARTNERS Candice (with Gil's Puppy) and Linda - 2009

Linda & Candice

Candice Boyce

Candice Boyce (May 18, 1943 - August 2, 2010) was co-founder of Salsa Soul Sisters, co-founder of Third World Wimmin Inc. aka African Ancestral Lesbians United for Societal Change. It is insufficient to say that she was dominant force in the Black Lesbian community in NY for close to forty years. She was a gift to LGBT movement for People of Color from the Beyond. This is an enormous loss. She touched so many women's lives! Her peerless leadership, personal bravery, ability to dissect complex issues with immaculate articulation and willingness to share her broad vision with sisters of all ages will be sorely missed.