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Heritage Awards Kick Off NYC Black Pride

Heritage Awards Kick Off NYC Black Pride

15th Annual Celebration Begins at Schomburg Center By Nathan James The 15th Annual NYC Black Pride week got under way Wednesday night with a gala Heritage Awards Ceremony honoring pioneers,…

Dis-membering Stonewall

Dis-membering Stonewall

“By institutionalizing memory, resisting the onset of oblivion, recalling the memory of tragedy that for long years remained hidden or unrecognized and by assigning its proper place in the human…

Asbury Park’s Sand Blast Weekend Kicks Off July 20-22

Asbury Park’s Sand Blast Weekend Kicks Off July 20-22

ASBURY PARK, N.J – Over 5,000 gays and lesbians will converge on the beach from July 20 to 22 for Sand Blast Weekend, Asbury Park’s LGBT Summer Festival. Now in…

54-Ton, 1.3 Million-Square-Foot AIDS Memorial Quilt Begins Its Journey from Atlanta to Washington, D.C.

54-Ton, 1.3 Million-Square-Foot AIDS Memorial Quilt Begins Its Journey from Atlanta to Washington, D.C.

Herculean task of bringing the world’s largest living folk art to the nation’s capital requires many hands, many hearts ATLANTA – Measuring 1.3 million square feet, more than 50 miles…

NYC: As Pride Weekend Approaches, LGBT Rights Take Center Stage

NYC: As Pride Weekend Approaches, LGBT Rights Take Center Stage

In Election Year, Focus Is On Marriage Equality, Other Issues  By Nathan James For the past four decades, the last Sunday in June has had special meaning for gays and…

R&B Artist Marck Angel To Perform At NYC’s Irving Plaza

R&B Artist Marck Angel To Perform At NYC’s Irving Plaza

By Nathan James Every now and then, an artist comes along who is a real crowd-pleaser, with looks as good as his music.  Up-and coming R&B singer Marck Angel is…

Detroit: KICK receives grant for “Hotter than July”

Detroit: KICK receives grant for “Hotter than July”

DETROIT – KICK -The Agency for Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Transgender African Americans received a $2,100 award earlier this week in support of this year’s Hotter Than July Celebration, “Stand…