ZORA and The Blackness present Moonrakers 2020

The Future According to These Badass Trailblazers

We celebrate 10 extraordinary women of color behind America’s progressive movement

Moonraker (noun): (1) A badass. (2) A colorful woman who can touch tomorrow and drop moondust onto our shoulders.

Moonrakers’ goals? Way past heaven and more than a moonshot. Moonrakers are futurists obsessed with tomorrow, so they jump higher than all of us. They are determined to change destiny by lifting an impossible weight, yours and mine. Their motivation? The promise of the future, hidden on the other side of the galaxy. I’ve seen them, you’ve seen them, and if you haven’t seen them, you’re not looking. So go ahead, take a look. Though their light may blind you, don’t cover your eyes. It’s time to look and see. These women have changed the course of history, and Lord knows, if we’re lucky, they may save us all.

Welcome to Moonrakers 2020, the inaugural edition of The Blackness, published in partnership with ZORA. In this power issue, we feature profiles written by noted contributors as well as…