Be Steadwell Concert & Reading
An evening of music and queer romantic joy with musician and author Be Steadwell.
Be Steadwell (They/Them, Be)
Be is a queer pop composer and author from Washington DC. Be's goal as an artist is to write love stories centering Black girlies, introverts and weirdos.
In 2019, Be wrote and directed Dear Ex, the musical. Dear Ex imagines a queer black woman's experience of healing after a breakup. In 2021 Be released their pop and R&B album- Succulent. In 2023, Be joined the cast of Parable of the Sower the Opera by Toshi Reagon and Dr Bernice Johnson Reagon.
Be released their debut romance novel Chocolate Chip City in 2025. Be currently lives in Baltimore. They tour their music and work as an adjunct lecturer at Howard University.
“Because Black queer feminist possibility is my deepest desire, because our total freedom is my most motivating fantasy, I’m grateful that Be Steadwell has created a romance that happens here, on the edge of our transformation. If your erotic daydreams resonate most with a world blessed by generational healing, honoring all our ancestors, justice, equity, and an anti-capitalist impulse to “risk it all,” for love, this book is for you too!” —Alexis Pauline Gumbs, author of Survival is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde
An evening of music and queer romantic joy with musician and author Be Steadwell.
Be Steadwell (They/Them, Be)
Be is a queer pop composer and author from Washington DC. Be's goal as an artist is to write love stories centering Black girlies, introverts and weirdos.
In 2019, Be wrote and directed Dear Ex, the musical. Dear Ex imagines a queer black woman's experience of healing after a breakup. In 2021 Be released their pop and R&B album- Succulent. In 2023, Be joined the cast of Parable of the Sower the Opera by Toshi Reagon and Dr Bernice Johnson Reagon.
Be released their debut romance novel Chocolate Chip City in 2025. Be currently lives in Baltimore. They tour their music and work as an adjunct lecturer at Howard University.
“Because Black queer feminist possibility is my deepest desire, because our total freedom is my most motivating fantasy, I’m grateful that Be Steadwell has created a romance that happens here, on the edge of our transformation. If your erotic daydreams resonate most with a world blessed by generational healing, honoring all our ancestors, justice, equity, and an anti-capitalist impulse to “risk it all,” for love, this book is for you too!” —Alexis Pauline Gumbs, author of Survival is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde
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Highlights
- 2 hours
- In person
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Location
Queer Arts Center Gallery
3411 Lakeshore Avenue
Oakland, CA 94610
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