Karmin performs “Brokenhearted” at Capital Pride 2014
By Metro Weekly Contributor
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June 9, 2014

Karmin Performs “Brokenhearted” at the 2014 Capital Pride Festival in Washington, D.C.
"For me, being visible is being able to be unapologetically myself," says Sasha Colby. "Drag is my sort of therapy, my way of releasing and telling stories."
On Thursday, June 5, the RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15 winner will be front and center during the pre-game festivities at Team DC's 20th annual "Night OUT at the Nationals." She'll then throw out the ceremonial first pitch of the matchup between the Washington Nationals and the Chicago Cubs.
"I'm gonna definitely show them Sasha Colby on that pitcher's mound," she says. "I'm going to be in a very fun, proud Sasha Colby outfit.... Let's just say it's not your standard regulation baseball uniform."
A masked assailant threw a sharp rock through the front window of a gay couple's home in Northeast D.C., striking one of the men in the head.
The attack occurred last Friday in the city’s Kingman Park neighborhood, just as WorldPride weekend festivities were set to begin.
Surveillance video captured the assault. In the footage, a masked individual approaches the couple’s house -- decorated with rainbow Pride flags in the front yard -- and hurls a rock through the front window before fleeing. A cry can be heard from inside the home.
When J. Ahmir "Ricky" Vines was in elementary school, growing up with a single mom, he would get in trouble with his teachers for scribbling lyrics during class. Eventually, realizing that his lyrical prowess could earn him some extra money, he began selling lyrics to local rappers in his town and stashing the extra cash in a shoebox.
"There's a big underground music culture in North Carolina," says the Winston-Salem native. "I would sell these lyrics to these older kids and these young rapper guys around the city."

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