All posts tagged "african-american"
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ACT’s Alan Sharpe readies the 29th Annual DC Black Pride Showcase this weekend
The 2021 Annual DC Black Pride Showcase kicks off May 30 with five short plays, adding more throughout the week
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Jonathan Capehart: The New Face of Sunday Morning
Jonathan Capehart, the host of MSNBC's The Sunday Show, gets candid about his life and views as a journalist.
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Sampson McCormick stirs up uneasy conversations in gay rom-com ‘Love the One You’re With’
McCormick's film explores specific nuances of dating and relationships in the Black gay community
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Task Force’s new leader Kierra Johnson on the future of the LGBTQ movement
Kierra Johnson, incoming executive director of the National LGBTQ Task Force, brings a wealth of social justice experience to the role.
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Ritchie Torres on making history, his progressive credentials, and giving hope to LGBTQ youth
In November, Ritchie Torres will likely become the first gay Afro-Latino elected to Congress. He knows firsthand the stakes for democracy couldn’t be higher.
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Two-thirds of voters of color, including LGBTQ people of color, plan to vote early or by mail
Survey and focus groups reveal support for mail-in voting, but high levels of skepticism surrounding its effectiveness
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Spotlight: Jojo T. Gibbs on lesbian-themed comedy series ‘Twenties’
In BET's "Twenties," Jojo T. Gibbs takes a walk in Lena Waithe's hightops
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Spotlight: NYC Pride’s Black Queer Town Hall
Bob the Drag Queen and Peppermint host a star-studded, three-day Black Queer Town Hall
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100+ LGBTQ organizations condemn racism, racial violence, and police brutality
"We must speak out when hate, violence, and systemic racism claim -- too often with impunity -- Black Lives"
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Christian Cooper, victim in racist Central Park video, is a trailblazing gay editor
Cooper created the first openly gay Star Trek character and Marvel's first lesbian lead character
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Dissonance Dance’s Shawn Short is ensuring his place within DC’s storied legacy of dance
Short founded his own dance company to share a world of history and hard-won wisdom with his dancers and students
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Anthony Green’s ‘When Boys Exhale’ celebrates friendship between black gay men
Anthony Green's 'When Boys Exhale' was inspired by a classic ode to sisterhood.
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Kamala Harris: Buttigieg campaign using stock photo of black woman a “big mistake”
It's the latest in a series of issues affecting Buttigieg's attempts to attract black voters to his campaign
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Kamala Harris says “trope” that black voters are more homophobic is “simply wrong”
Harris responded to comments that Pete Buttigieg's sexuality was a problem for older African-American voters
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Alphonso David on Trump’s anti-LGBTQ agenda: “We are at a crossroads for the soul of our country.”
HRC's new president wants to stop Trump, elevate trans people, and fight for LGBTQ rights everywhere
