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  • Black Pride Festival Vendors

    Sunday, May 27, 2007 Washington Convention Center, Hall C 801 Mount Vernon Place NW Noon to 6 p.m. 8MO Recordings A&E Ventures LLC Adams National...

  • The 2007 Black Pride Planning Committee

    The 2007 Black Pride Planning Committee Chair James Hawkins Communications Director Ray Daniels Event Management Director DaJuan Xavier Event Management Associate Directors Charles Coward Tommy...

  • Give me liberty! And Unity! And Strength!

    There's no mistaking the theme of D.C. Black Pride 2007. This four-day festival is most certainly ''Black All Over.'' But don't forget the fine print....

  • List of Events

    The Official Host Hotel for this year's events is the Renaissance M Street Hotel, 1143 New Hampshire Avenue NW. Wednesday, May 23, 2007 Interfaith Service...

  • The 2007 Crystal Committee

    The Crystal committee consists of individuals who take great interest in D.C. Black Pride. These members offer financial support without remuneration. They contribute solely for...

  • The Board of Black Lesbian and Gay Pride Day, Inc.

    James W. Hawkins, President Ray Daniels, Vice President Janisha Gabriel, Secretary Lisa Washington, Treasurer Donovan Anderson, Member

  • Take It Personal

    Never mind what Brandy might say. As of this weekend, the boy is most definitely Monica's. The gay boy (and gay girl), at least. After...

  • Letter from the President

    As the President of the Board of Directors of Black Lesbian and Gay Pride Day, Inc. (BLGPD) events, I want to personally welcome you to...

  • Theater Alchemy

    When you live in a city like Washington, D.C., whose primary commerce is fact, or as is sometimes the case, the manufacture of truth, it...

  • Making History

    As the nation's capital or simply as an American city with infinite plots playing out at the local level, Washington, D.C., offers a great setting...

  • Horoscope

    05-17-07 Horoscope Heavenly Round-Up: Look around you. Look, look, look -- but don't touch anything you don't want to pay for. This is a great...

  • On the Red Carpet

    One in Ten, the organization that has produced the Reel Affirmations film festival in Washington for the past 16 years, among other events, raised over...

  • Stein Dems Back Bill

    The regular May meeting of the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, the primary voice of GLBT Democrats in the district, was billed as a chance to...

  • Safe Haven

    At 22, Gramoz Prestreshi says he now has a reason to live. ''I'm in a safe country,'' he says, ''I can be just who I...

  • Listen Up

    It's been too long since we heard anything good from the Cranberries. Remember them? Think back to the '90s and some of the Irish band's...

  • Hearsay

    Lost Longings... Last weekend was Mother's Day, but Hearsay was in more of a daddy mood. Oh, don't worry: Hearsay made time for mother on...

  • The Long Haul

    Although director Paolo Micciche is known for some adventurous productions, his rendering of Verdi's Macbeth is more a long and rather creepy dream. It's precise...

  • Past Perfect

    We have been spoiled by the multiplex, lulled into a sense of security and confidence by the men and women behind the curtains who make...

  • Dressing Up

    Called an exploration of the will to survive, it's no wonder that performing I Am My Own Wife at Olney Theatre Center leaves Arnie Burton...

  • Ich bin Transvestit

    This is the root of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf's story: ''I am a transvestite.'' Brave words, even now. Imagine saying them in Germany during the rise...