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  • Praise for HRC's Donna Payne

    By on April 12, 2012

    Donna Payne, the D.C.-based associate director of diversity for the Human Rights Campaign, as well as a founding board member of the National Black Justice...

  • Coverboy: Greg

    By on March 23, 2012

    If you have good taste in underpants, you may well have already seen Greg, who works at the Calvin Klein Underwear shop in Georgetown. Regardless...

  • Coverboy: Cedric

    By on March 10, 2012

    Born in Tallahassee, raised in Tampa, Cedric may be a long way from the beach weather he craves. But a stint at Quantico from his...

  • A.J.

    By on February 25, 2012

    It's not surprising that A.J., 24, is a barback at The Fireplace and at Secrets. It's the perfect job for a guy who likes clean...

  • Reflections on Black History Month

    By on February 23, 2012

    Since 1926, February was known for the celebration of black American history. Dr. Carter G. Woodson, a Harvard Ph.D., initiated ''Negro History Week,'' which it...

  • Professor/Pundit

    By on February 15, 2012

    Raising President Obama's ''evolving'' view on marriage equality with Melissa Harris-Perry makes her laugh. ''Yeah, it's evolving,'' she says with an incredulous chuckle. ''I know....

  • From Short to Feature

    By on January 5, 2012

    ''I set out to write well-rounded characters,'' says Dee Rees of her filmmaking debut, Pariah. ''Each one has their own wants, their own needs, their...

  • Coverboy: Gary

    By on December 5, 2011

    Call out the welcome wagon, Gary has arrived. The 25-year-old – originally from Detroit, and most recently Atlanta – moved to metro D.C. in August...

  • Coverboy: Fame

    By on November 30, 2011

    Fame grants that his name wasn't awarded to him by his parents. ''It was given to me by a friend because I was popular in...

  • Straight Sister of the LGBT Movement

    By on November 23, 2011

    At first glance, Sharon Lettman-Hicks doesn't seem like your typical LGBT activist. For starters, she's a straight woman. She's married to a military husband. She...

  • Attacking Indifference

    By on October 27, 2011

    Washington residents, government agencies and community groups rallied at an Oct. 24 town hall to sound an alarm about problems facing ''black LGBTQI youth'' in...

  • Coverboy: Jason

    By on October 6, 2011

    Jason, 24, has a strong relationship with God, but is hesitant about church. He used to love it, even participating as a pastor's assistant. Then...

  • Tea Time

    By on September 29, 2011

    Intimate one-man shows are like that friend who's just been on a cooking course. You know, the one who's frantic to make you dinner? On...

  • NBJC Takes the Hill

    By on September 14, 2011

    Following on an annual outing begun last year, the National Black Justice Coalition will be returning to Capitol Hill next year for ''Out on the...

  • NAACP Joins Maryland Marriage Fight

    By on September 9, 2011

    The Baltimore branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has become the latest organization to join the umbrella organization Marylanders...