Meet Lamarquita Leach

Today we’d like to introduce you to Lamarquita Leach.

Lamarquita, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
Hello my name is LaMarquita Leach I am a Black Indigenous 27 year old woman. I was born in Minneapolis Minnesota. However that came to an abrupt end when my birth parents murdered my 5 month old baby brother in front of me.

I was then adopted. Which all turned out to be a ponsey scheme they just wanted the money. Now I could go on and on what I’ve been through because the trauma is beyond endless but I’ll spare you the time and horrendous details. So I will just say this. Through everything thing that I’ve been through my goal of life is to be an OVERCOMER and “THE VOICE” for those whom have lost theirs. I AM A WARRIOR

Anything is possible reguardless of the lines they try to keep us in. The sky is indeed not the limit don’t limit yourself to the endless opportunities that could be right in front of you.

I am a woman that’s been homless since 17 after coming out gay to my adopted parents and then drugged up by and raped by an ex partner after I told him. I’ve battled so many things and have still a long way to go but I’m not giving up.

Which is why I created my business called UniQueen Creationz. I had originally started it when covid started but due to mental health and my case manager committing suicide I needed a break from life. This last year or so I’ve been directed back towards my business as I was falsely convicted of a crime and now can’t find a job.

My business was created to show the many talents I have and to create a brand that could be something of originality. The things that I do within my business are endless. If it’s not doing something I already know how then it’s learning something new and teaching myself how to do it.

It all started when I started handing soap I had made out to the homeless and this man had told me why don’t I make it a business. I truly didn’t actually think I would be even this far. So where I know im capable of being is not something I think people could even imagine. Some of the things I make are candles, shea butters, sugar scrubs, lip balms, hair oils the list goes on and on.

I have the heart to help people which is why I thrive to my brand and my business to be an example of love. It takes only one person each of us to spread love and to be kind. Which is why it’s called UniQueen One Love One Heart let’s join together and I will feel alright.

I have a ways to go but I also know that I will give there. With everything I have been through I know there is someone protecting me because I wouldn’t have made it this far that’s for sure.

The last thing about this amazing story is my sister was actually also emailed about this asking about her business. A sister I was separated from due to the incident that took place with my brother. I was placed in foster care before being adopted and was then separated from her until i was 19. I happened to find her through one of my other sisters whom had told her my name. I had just gotten out of the mental health hospital and moved then back to Minneapolis where I met her and have been in contact ever since then. I am still in contact with my brother I was adopted with but unfortunately he’s in the mental health hospital until next year. That’s my twin so if as a sister I can create opportunities he never got then that would be my goal.

My long term goal is to find land and buy a tiny house or something along the lines and then continue my business. I want to grow my own of everything and make all my products from my very own garden.

I also want to be able to provide a community with my siblings that would create a space for other people that have no one or no home as no one else is going to help us other than us.

I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
Absolutely not. I was adopted into an all white family and community where they had never seen black people. Me and my brother and sister got bullied daily. Called the n word, spit on, bunched, boogers wiped on us and almost slashed in the face.

Me and my brother and sister bounced from school to school. One incident where a kid was allowed to bring a blade on the bus in hopes to slice my face. My brother happened to see the blade when the kid stood up to cut me it had fallen.

So my brother picked it up and cut the kids hand. It wasn’t a bad cut but needless to say we got kicked off. Situation after situation where we were would go through these racist situations and it made me wonder why these people brought us to the middle of nowhere.

It was like they had been preparing me for the world now as we all know how it is for people of color. Black indigenous to say the least.

All the times we got told we have the same opportunity as everyone else yeah alright. Despite school not going well me and my brother figured we go down the path of something else. Sports. Yet little did we know this wouldn’t be the best decision either.

As they say black people excel in sports and that we did. Track and wrestling was by my favorite. Me and my brother were by far the fastest. We thought if we broke records we would get the honors of getting our names on the plaque in the locked case.

No not for colored kids why we weren’t seen as people at all. So no matter how many records we broke we never got the honors.

I remember one race where I was running hurdles and they had mine all messed up. I asked them to fix it and they said the n word run it how it is. Needless to say I fell and got a nice rash on my knee however I got up faster then I fell and it was like I was on fire.

I ran so fast to that finish line that the parents couldn’t believe it. Mine did though and I think that’s one of the few times my parents stood up for me and said that’s my baby.

It never made sense to me why these folks adopted me to just put me through hell. If what I hadn’t gone through was enough.

They did however teach us lifelong skills that have become useful in my life today
From gardening, taking care of your vehicle, making candles, running a business etc etc. I forever will appreciate these things but not the fact it was all just for the money.

My mental health was focused on the majority of my life that all my learning disabilities were put on the back burner.

Now as a 27 year old woman I’m having to figure out how to overcome dyslexia and other learning disabilities as I didn’t get the proper attention to them as I should have.

Everyone so fixated on pills pills not the right pills more pills less pills. I got all pilled out took myslef off. The best thing I’ve done because now I feel real. You can’t fix trauma with pills. Now all I smoke is Mary Jane because that’s all I need. It’s hasn’t been easy but whoever said it was lied. Diamond aren’t made in one day and neither is a Queen

Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
I am an artist of many things. From the things I create to the things I write poems and music stories etc

I’ve always been a little creator with my mind always thinking of new ideas of ways to create art.

I think one of my proudest art moments is when I did this project during the time Georgie Floyd was killed. I was apart of this youth mix tape project. It was an opportunity to go out be inspired and to create whatever you wanted. Spoken word, poetry, music etc.

This opportunity opened my mind and eyes to so many things. I had already been apart of hosting the protests so spiritually I was being moved in a way that I can’t even describe.

When I came back to make music after being inspired it was like the words flowed out like water. Which is one thing about me I realized. Everything about me is about inspiration nothing is forced. I can’t just sit down and write a poem about a tree. I have to feel and choose to connect with nature.

That’s inspiration. I’ve found I can’t really be inspired within a city full of fake people. People in the community whom have lied to me saying they’d help me but then stole my ideas.

I am known for being me. I am a leader I am an inspirational speaker and I am powerful. If you look up my name LaMarquita Leach you will see it all. I am known to be the voice for those who have lost theirs. “I AM THE VOICE”

So I’ve struggled to create because I know I’m limited. I keep my art like a hidden gem until I’m ready to release it. As I know once it’s out there there’s no getting it back.

What do you like and dislike about the city?
I like being able to help others so I don’t have to currently focus on my life. I don’t like that I have been out of work for over a year and a half because of a false conviction. This city has made sure they keep me stuck it’s like they want me to become a criminal.

The police here arent actually to help they are here to instigate and cause more problems. Our city would be just fine without them. All the times theyd harass me walking to a safe house after the protests. Thinking like somehow they’d scare me enough that I’d stop fighting for my people.

I don’t like that I’m not able to help my people and my community because nowadays everything is all about money.

Never came from opportunity so I’ve always created my own but now that I’m out of options it’s like I’m becoming more and more miserable and depressed.

Financially limited when all I want to do is take all the money from the rich people and give it to the ones who deserve it.

I don’t like that our mayor Jacob Frey is so worried about his own goals that he fails to see all the people on front of him literally dying and starving. Lack of homeless shelters and places giving meals out to the homeless. It’s ridiculous. The amount of restaurants that could donate the food so people like me could cook it and serve it as I have access to a community kitchen.

Time and time again I see a homeless person jumping inside the dumpster for food and my heart breaks having absolutely nothing to offer.

Yea I may be homeless but having an eating disorder and crohns has saved me from being hungry. Besides after George Gloyd was killed my appetite changed. I don’t get hungry from eating food I don’t need food to feel full. I’ve learned helping others is what makes me full. Seeing someone else eat that’s actually hungry makes me full in a way I don’t need to eat.

That’s the purpose of life but nowadays you don’t see real people. Just people doing it for clout. I help my people because I want too. As should more people

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