All posts tagged "black"
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Talking race and orientation
The local chapter of Parents, Families, & Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) kicks off a discussion series, Brothers and Sisters Under the Rainbow, at...
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Guiding Light
If there's one thing Rainey Cheeks knows how to do -- and do exceptionally well -- it's to engage with a story. And he has...
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The Party Line
A visit to the Best of Washington's Web site isn't exactly a celebration. It's something more like a remembrance. The ''news'' section, for example, offers...
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Church Lady
When Rev. Christine Wiley took her turn to speak at a recent HIV/AIDS town-hall meeting called to address the alarming data recently cited in a...
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For the Children
December 1, World AIDS Day, will again mark that sad anniversary that, while a time to tout advances such as an entirely new class of...
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All in the Family
Elbridge James can admit that advocating for gay rights wasn't an effort he embraced overnight. ''It's a process that took more than 20 years,'' says...
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Past and Present
There's no better time to visit with ABilly S. Jones than during October. One on hand, it's when he celebrates his anniversary with his partner,...
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Boykin's Election Trail
Boykin Keith Boykin, one of the leading national figures in the gay-rights movement, particularly as the movement intersects the African-American community, will be in Washington...
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Casting a Web
The D.C.-based National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) announced Aug. 15 that the organization is joining those who already broadcast online, such as the Human Rights...
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K. Love the Infinite
IT'S NOT JUST about the music, says Kaye Love, the 27-year-old lesbian rapper who performs as K. Love the Infinite.''I feel like I have a...
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Arc of Progress
I spent last Saturday in a video-watching marathon with Noah's Arc, the black gay dramedy that ran for two seasons on the Logo channel. I...
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Raising the Bar
Even as a child, Melvin White showed interest in the law as an avid fan of TV courtroom dramas such as Perry Mason. ''I was...
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D.C. Black Pride
BEFORE D.C. BLACK Pride existed, there was the ''Children's Hour,'' an annual Memorial Day gathering for members of the black LGBT community, spread by word...
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Something to Talk About
If you've ever caught any of the episodes from the third season of BET's College Hill, a reality show about eight black college students, you...
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Idol Time
Franchelle ''Frenchie'' Davis gained fame -- and infamy -- during an all-too-brief round as a finalist in American Idol's second season. But she had her...
