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Lola Rose’s Second Annual Black History (Herstory, Theirstory) Shows!

Miss Lola Rose has made this February bright with her three week long Second Annual Black History Show!

Tipsy Bear Berlin is closed for the second German lockdown, but that doesn’t stop Miss Lola. This show features Lola Rose streaming her live performance from the TB stage and hosting some of Berlin’s incredible Black performers via video. Previous Lola at TB drawing here!

The show has been held over another week and has one more episode, Weds Feb 17 on the Tipsy Bear twitchstream!

Gorgeous FKA, seen below, is on sound in the booth and performs as well.

FKA for Lola Rose Second Annual Black History Show by Suzanne Forbes Feb 10 2021I love to draw FKA!

Somehow this multitalented superstar always comes out like a cartoon superheroine.

Akynos Ice Cream by Suzanne Forbes feb 10 2021The Incredible, Edible Akynos shared her “Ice Cream” video.

This is the PG beginning of it – it gets very exciting! Akynos is one of the Black Berlin performers who has a Patreon. Fellow white people, if you can support white friends on Patreon, you can add some support for Black and BIPOC creators! Follow Akynos and check out the important performer and sw activist work she does: linktree and on Insta and twitter too!

Godx Noirphiles by Suzanne Forbes Feb 10 2021

This is the indelible, blazing GodXXX Noirphiles from a performance video I saw for the first time during this show.

It was recorded in Munich in 2019, and you can really see GodXXX impact the audience. Rarely have I seen minds so blown. GodXXX Noirphiles also has a GetThemPaidtreon!

He/she/they are posting incredible new work, like this video on Precolonial Black Queer and Trans History and their groundbreaking Queer Birthing Series. You can help support this new parent, House of Living Colors mama, and powerful creative! Linktree here, Insta here!

Deni Rose by Suzanne Forbes Feb 17 2021I loved the piece Lola’s Drag Niece Deni Rose created for the show.

The storytelling, the dancing, the bath with chandelier earrings – Deni Rose is amazing.

There’s a money pool for the performers of this show here!

I am incredibly grateful to my Patreon Patrons, whose monthly financial support makes it possible for me to continue to work safely at home, documenting Queer Berlin.

As usual these drawings are licensed Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) for all to share and enjoy!

In addition, I release the copyright on each drawing to the performer shown and they may use the drawings for their own profit and pleeeasssure in any way they choose.

Drawing Missa with the 2B or Not 2B life drawing collective!

Missa modeling for 2B or Not2B life drawing collective by Suzanne Forbes Feb 5 2020 portraitAlways so excited to draw amazing performer and activist Missa!

The last time was for her birthday special livestream, and you can see those drawings here.

Missa modeling for 2B or Not 2B life drawing collective Suzanne Forbes Feb 5 2020 chair poseThis was my first time joining the terrific UK-based, BIPOC-run life drawing group 2B Or Not 2B.

The 2B Or Not 2B Life Drawing folx are diversity and inclusion focused and have a marvelous range of models. Co-founders Erhan & Jess ran the session flawlessly smooth and the group have some really fine artists joining in from all over the world.

Check the 2B Or Not 2B insta for peeks at artists and upcoming models!

Missa modeling for 2B or Not2B life drawing collective Suzanne Forbes Feb 5 2020 top hat 10 minI am so glad we got to support Missa at this really goddam hard time.

Missa was mugged on the street in London recently and her iphone, the essential tool for her home content production, was stolen.

Missa modeling for 2B or Not 2B life drawing collective by Suzanne Forbes Feb 5 2020 top hat

Please help with her phone replacement fund here!!!!

You can see previous drawings of MisSa performing at Berlin Burlesque Week here, and co-hosting the Berlin Burlesque Week Performer’s Panel on Cultural Appropriation here. Her linktree for all info is here! Missa has a new insta for her singing (classic torch songs, you will love this!) here.

As always,

I am incredibly grateful to my Patreon Patrons, whose monthly financial support makes it possible for me work safely at home.