Season 1, Vol. 1, Ep. 5: DAWN-LYEN - "The Battle Cry"

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Dawn-Lyen Gardner is an actress best known for playing the leading role of Charley Bordelon-West in Oprah Winfrey & Ava DuVernay’s drama series Queen Sugar. Gardner was born and raised in LA, and later moved to New York to attend Juilliard. She has been acting from a very young age. She is a proud first generation Angelino, and the child of a Chinese immigrant mother and a Black father from Alabama. Her activism is currently focused on the separation of families by ICE and border patrol.

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#ToImmigrantsWithLove You are my grandmother, you are my mother. You are us. We stand with you, we honor you, we see you, we rise with you, we value you, we are you. From the coming world, with love, #HappyValentinesDay. ❤️✊🏽

3,728 Likes, 38 Comments - Dawn-Lyen Gardner (@dawnlyen) on Instagram: "#ToImmigrantsWithLove You are my grandmother, you are my mother. You are us. We stand with you, we..."

Love you, Daddy. Grateful thru all of it. #HappyFathersDay ♥️

6,091 Likes, 32 Comments - Dawn-Lyen Gardner (@dawnlyen) on Instagram: "Love you, Daddy. Grateful thru all of it. #HappyFathersDay ♥️"

Dawn-Lyen Gardner speaks about identity.

Actor Dawn-Lyen Gardner peers into her relationship with identity, story and community, amidst the challenges - and the gifts - of self-inclusion at the 2019 Othering and Belonging Conference. The title of her talk is "Egg Drop Soup." For a transcript visit: https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/ETlEU98s1GNVvYcic4RE3zKME9u60YrqSFMobAoBu_KaX07mpRXdtz-m2bBXTrnB2hhbV3BNkARgSIQKup_9ux-lku8?loadFrom=SharedLink

Proud to celebrate Immigrant Heritage Month with the inspiring folks at @iamanimmigrant. Shout to @michaelskolnik for an awesome pop-up event today in LA, and an extraordinary campaign rooted in compassion and solidarity. And to my heroes in life, my Mom and grandparents, I celebrate you for embodying the American spirit, in birthing a new life in this country with dignity, respect and determination. You teach me courage, and I walk tall in your lineage every day... #IAMANIMMIGRANT #ISTANDWITHIMMIGRANTS

1,668 Likes, 19 Comments - Dawn-Lyen Gardner (@dawnlyen) on Instagram: "Proud to celebrate Immigrant Heritage Month with the inspiring folks at @iamanimmigrant. Shout to..."

It's time for compassion. Not cruelty. I am #WithRefugees #WorldRefugeeDay

452 Likes, 5 Comments - Dawn-Lyen Gardner (@dawnlyen) on Instagram: "It's time for compassion. Not cruelty. I am #WithRefugees #WorldRefugeeDay"

So moved by the magic of today! I headed to @bmike2c extraordinary creation, @studio_be_, to talk the political awakening of myself as a Black woman, the most pressuring issues we face as Black women right now, and how we support Black women in practical ways. JOY and SELF-CARE is a huge part of that equation and a top priority of my being for the last 5 years. Thank you for having me @colorofchange! More to come from this beautiful panel with @jamilahlemieux and #ArishaHatch. Swipe left to see the transformative changemakers I am grateful to be in community with. ❤️ Proud to stand with Color Of Change to help shape the future of Black communities this year and beyond! #EssenceFestival2019 #TellBlackStories

5,118 Likes, 68 Comments - Dawn-Lyen Gardner (@dawnlyen) on Instagram: "So moved by the magic of today! I headed to @bmike2c extraordinary creation, @studio_be_, to talk..."

I love this org. And I love this new podcast. A joy to talk storytelling, history and #QueenSugar with CoC President Rashad Robinson, cast @rutina_wesley @kofisiriboe and S4 Showrunner @sparks.anthony. @colorofchange @queensugarown cast interview with President @rashadny #TellBlackStories #family #Repost @colorofchange ・・・ #ICYMI: #QueenSugar's @dawnlyen, @kofisiriboe, @rutina_wesley, and @sparks.anthony joined us for a new episode of our #TellBlackStories #podcast, where they talked about season four, and the show's important portrayal of Black families. ⁣ ⁣ #NowPlaying on @applepodcasts and @spotify!

597 Likes, 8 Comments - Dawn-Lyen Gardner (@dawnlyen) on Instagram: "I love this org. And I love this new podcast. A joy to talk storytelling, history and #QueenSugar..."

The humanitarian crisis at the border is real. It is urgent. And it is our dollars, our taxes that help fund it. Which means that we are all involved. By allowing this crisis to continue, we are saying that we are ok with it. So, officially: I am not ok with it. I am not ok with ICE and Border Patrol forcibly separating thousands of children from parents for months to years. I am not ok with children - or anyone - dying while in ICE custody. I stand in solidarity with the artists in El Paso & around the country for the #ARTISTICUPRISING happening today at the El Paso border from 5-10pm. If you are in the El Paso area, bring your music, poetry, drums, words, passion, theatre, outrage, and love. Let's UNITE in the demand that the detention camps be closed and that children be reunited with their parents - the most fundamental and basic human right. The human rights atrocities that immigrant communities are experiencing across the country and especially at the southern border are horrifying. We must not look away. We must face this crisis, and we must act to end it. For full details on today's artistic uprising, or to attend or perform, visit: http://onebillionrising.org/artisticuprising This artistic uprising is presented by Border Agricultural Workers Project, La Mujer Obrera, @campesinasunite, & @One_Billion_Rising. Thank you @blackpuertoricanphd, @eveensler, and every activist/artist involved. Cheering in spirit today from the set of #QueenSugar. #ThisIsAnArtisticUprising #CloseTheConcentrationCamps #FamiliesBelongTogether #ImmigrantsAndRefugeesWelcomeHere #ArtisticUprising #RiseResistUnite #RiseInSolidarity #UntilTheViolenceStops #HistoryisWatching

230 Likes, 7 Comments - Dawn-Lyen Gardner (@dawnlyen) on Instagram: "The humanitarian crisis at the border is real. It is urgent. And it is our dollars, our taxes that..."

Sobbed after taking this photo. Overwhelmed with joy. How beautiful are they? #QueenSugar

865 Likes, 17 Comments - Dawn-Lyen Gardner (@dawnlyen) on Instagram: "Sobbed after taking this photo. Overwhelmed with joy. How beautiful are they? #QueenSugar"