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All posts tagged "dc black pride"

  • Royal Welcome

    LGBT pride festivals are no strangers to divas. Genuine royalty, on the other hand, is quite a bit more rare. Arriving in D.C. from Ghana...

  • Film Forum

    ''It's disheartening for me to see how the island is saturated with homophobia,'' says Dre Woody Macko. Macko hopes the new documentary Taboo Yardies helps...

  • DC Black Pride's Exceptional Expo

    You already know what a bad Health & Wellness Expo might look like. There's the table for the HIV testing. Have another brochure about nutrition....

  • From the DC Black Pride Board

    May 25, 2012 Greetings DC Black Pride Attendees! The DC Black Pride Board of Directors would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to...

  • Battle Ground

    ''I guess it's time to take it in, my gaydar needs some inspection,'' Simone Battle sings on her peppy song ''He Likes Boys.'' Battle, you...

  • Highlights from DC Black Pride 2010 [video]

    DC Black Pride showcased a wide variety of talented supporters of the  lesbian, gay, bi and transgender community. This was the 20th year for the...

  • Wale Faces the Music

    Washington D.C.-based rapper Wale, made headlines last week after canceling his performance at DC Black Pride's main event, set for Sunday, May 30, at the...

  • A Touch of Lace

    Stepping off the Rhode Island Avenue sidewalk and into Lace for the first time, it's easy to imagine what Alice must've felt falling down the...

  • DC Coalition Stirring

    When it comes to cities known for vibrant, black-GLBT communities, D.C. routinely sits in the upper tier. DC Black Pride, for example, is the world's...

  • Captive Audience

    On Sunday evening of DC Black Pride weekend, African-American Collective Theater (ACT) presented a sneak peek at Play Ball, a new play by director/writer Alan...

  • The Color of Pride

    It's been days since DC Black Pride's Pure Love Unity Festival wrapped up with a performance by Crystal Waters, but organizers of the annual event...

  • Something for Everybody

    It's no wonder that Khalid ''KP'' Parker, president of DC Black Pride, is a little tired. Have you seen the lineup of everything that's been...

  • Wilson's Return

    It was just about this time last year that members of DC Black Pride (DCBP) got the news that Daryl Wilson would be running a...

  • Black Pride's Plan

    Looking at the recently released lineup for the 19th Annual DC Black Pride celebration, it's obvious that the mood is all about reinvention, filtered through...

  • Memorial Day Disconnect

    The District is familiar with Black Pride. After all, hitting its 18th year in 2008, the DC Black Pride festival is the nation's oldest, a...