Family And Friends Mourn Mistress Velvet, Activist And Dominatrix Who Made Clients Read Black Feminist Theory

Chicago Block Club ^ | May 17, 2021 | Jake Wittich

[Dalberg-Acton]

Mistress Velvet championed many causes as an activist, including Black and transgender liberation, sex workers' rights and anti-sexual violence. They died May 8.

CHICAGO — Music, tears and laughter filled the halls of First Lutheran Church of the Trinity in Bridgeport on Saturday, where loved ones of well-known dominatrix Mistress Velvet shared stories celebrating the trailblazing activist’s life.

Visitors created artwork and lit candles in Velvet’s memory, and the church was decorated with altars covered in flowers, photos and knickknacks from the iconic dominatrix’s apartment.

Friends sang and danced to a playlist of Velvet’s favorite music — a mix heavy with Beyoncé, Rihanna, SZA and Coldplay — as Velvet’s dog, Kuma, patrolled the room, giving affection to loved ones when they teared up and needed comforting. Visitors were encouraged to mingle during the four-hour memorial, which at times felt more like a ceremony in celebration of Mistress Velvet, known personally as Dani Achiaa Boachie.

“This is a community that we all built — a community that Dani built — and that’s why we’re here and we should get to know one another,” said organizer Erica Kadel, one of Boachie’s close friends.

Mistress Velvet died by suicide May 8 after months of struggling with their mental health, friends said.

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Velvet was famous for making their white, male clients read about Black feminist theory. And they advocated for multiple causes as an executive director for the Sex Workers Outreach Project USA and as director of education and training for Resilience, an Illinois-based nonprofit that advocates for survivors of sexual violence.

[Trillian]

They died May 8.
More than one person died?

Velvet was famous for making their white, male clients read about Black feminist theory.
It was forced, so no surprise there.

[Trillian]

After looking at the picture and reading all that word play, he was definitely a male. A male, pretending to be a female that committed suicide. The media is a joke.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI0SpVrWFM0

[happyhomemaker]

It tweeted out in celebration when Rush died. Now it is in hell and Rush has seen the face of God.

[Dalberg-Acton]

This wasn’t posted in the breaking news section.
Still notable for the shear amount of insanity described by the article, even if the author didn’t realize it.

[liberalh8ter]

If “they” were such a trailblazer, how come we never heard of “them”? Also, I think the they and them were contributing factors to “their” demise. Think I'll apply for a government grant to determine how many people are killed by pronouns each year.....

[raccoonradio]

If “they” got buried now they will be
known as The Velvet...Underground

[jmacusa]

No as common as most people might think.

Suicide requires one first to physically be able to commit the act and have the means to do so. Many of the mentally ill are not in either capacity or are depressed enough to kill themselves. Conversely not all depressed people commit suicide.