Feb. 26/2024

Celebrating Black History Month

Lena Waithe

Lena Waithe (May 17/1984) is an American actress, producer, & screenwriter. She is the creator of the Showtime drama series The Chi (2018–present) & the BET comedy series Boomerang (2019–20) & Twenties (2020–21). She also wrote & produced the crime film Queen & Slim (2019) & is the executive producer of the horror anthology series Them (2021–present).

Waithe is a masculine-presenting lesbian. She became engaged in 2017 to Alana Mayo, a content executive. They married in 2019 in San Francisco. On January 23, 2020, Waithe & Mayo announced that they had separated after 2 months of marriage. In November 2020, Mayo filed for divorce from Waithe; the single status of both was restored on May 24, 2021, with agreement for spousal support, & dividing up of property & other assets. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lena_Waithe#)

Girls Like Girls 💕

Jane Lynch & Jennifer Cheyne