about us

about us

strange fruit femmes cultivates a culture of care for Black, Brown, and Indigenous femmes by centering art as transformative healing. influenced by the oral story telling traditions of our mothers and sisters, we preserve and expand Black feminist practices through intentional happenings, shared resources, and programs for youth and adults.

we commit to the liberation of all femmes of color by uplifting the voices and work of those of us, whose sexual and racial identities make our political struggles unique.

communal happenings

accessible community engaged programs and events that center the needs and desires of Black, Brown, and Indigenous creatives while also celebrating their voices and work through safe, intentional, and transformative gatherings

workshops and teach-ins

free workshops and classes for youth and adults focused on creative processes for healing and liberation including political education, cultural criticism, sustainable arts, agriculture, and herbalism courses

our teachings prioritize and preserve the work of Black womanist pedagogy

mind-body activations

our work, offerings, and activations are grounded by intentions for a liberatory mind body and spirit connection through mindfulness and meditation.

these activations make space for understanding and healing our struggles while exploring what makes our intersectional political, sexual, and racial identities unique

our guiding principles + intentions

communal support

we prioritize the experience and work of creative Black, Brown, and Indigenous women and non-binary and gender non-conforming folk by providing paid opportunities, resources, and donations that allow them space to lead activations on our beings, futures, and imaginations

meet our tribe

glyneisha johnson

cofounder + lead cultural producer + facilitator

glyneisha is a poly-disciplinary artist, educator, and community caretaker who archives the inherent healing nature of matrilineal Blackness through processes of ethical collaboration informed by Black feminist scholarship.

she organizes workshops, spaces for communal reflection, produces publications, living archives, installation and exhibition work examining the public and private experiential nature of the Black Interior as a source of refuge, healing, and imagination. 

she is co-founder of strange fruit femmes and our lead cultural producer and facilitator of programming including soulful safespace sundays and black arts freedom school.

learn more about the work she does here.

mary elizabeth jo dixen pelenaise kapi’olani lawson

cofounder + cultural producer

mary elizabeth also known as mesonjixx, is an artist, composer, writer, performer, organizer and collaborator. belonging to two diasporas of two hemispheres, she happily calls the u.s. midwest home.

mary is interested in asking questions and living as beautifully, tenderly, slowly, and kindly as possible. she loves the sun, friends, family and music that you can feel in the pit of your soul.

she is co-founder of strange fruit femmes and the cultural producer behind a seat at the table: book club and here we are. we are here. audio archive compositions.

learn more about the work she does here.