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  • Give me liberty! And Unity! And Strength!

    There's no mistaking the theme of D.C. Black Pride 2007. This four-day festival is most certainly ''Black All Over.'' But don't forget the fine print....

  • List of Events

    The Official Host Hotel for this year's events is the Renaissance M Street Hotel, 1143 New Hampshire Avenue NW. Wednesday, May 23, 2007 Interfaith Service...

  • The 2007 Crystal Committee

    The Crystal committee consists of individuals who take great interest in D.C. Black Pride. These members offer financial support without remuneration. They contribute solely for...

  • The Board of Black Lesbian and Gay Pride Day, Inc.

    James W. Hawkins, President Ray Daniels, Vice President Janisha Gabriel, Secretary Lisa Washington, Treasurer Donovan Anderson, Member

  • Take It Personal

    Never mind what Brandy might say. As of this weekend, the boy is most definitely Monica's. The gay boy (and gay girl), at least. After...

  • Letter from the President

    As the President of the Board of Directors of Black Lesbian and Gay Pride Day, Inc. (BLGPD) events, I want to personally welcome you to...

  • Theater Alchemy

    When you live in a city like Washington, D.C., whose primary commerce is fact, or as is sometimes the case, the manufacture of truth, it...

  • Making History

    As the nation's capital or simply as an American city with infinite plots playing out at the local level, Washington, D.C., offers a great setting...

  • Horoscope

    05-17-07 Horoscope Heavenly Round-Up: Look around you. Look, look, look -- but don't touch anything you don't want to pay for. This is a great...

  • On the Red Carpet

    One in Ten, the organization that has produced the Reel Affirmations film festival in Washington for the past 16 years, among other events, raised over...

  • Stein Dems Back Bill

    The regular May meeting of the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, the primary voice of GLBT Democrats in the district, was billed as a chance to...

  • Safe Haven

    At 22, Gramoz Prestreshi says he now has a reason to live. ''I'm in a safe country,'' he says, ''I can be just who I...

  • Listen Up

    It's been too long since we heard anything good from the Cranberries. Remember them? Think back to the '90s and some of the Irish band's...

  • Hearsay

    Lost Longings... Last weekend was Mother's Day, but Hearsay was in more of a daddy mood. Oh, don't worry: Hearsay made time for mother on...

  • The Long Haul

    Although director Paolo Micciche is known for some adventurous productions, his rendering of Verdi's Macbeth is more a long and rather creepy dream. It's precise...

  • Past Perfect

    We have been spoiled by the multiplex, lulled into a sense of security and confidence by the men and women behind the curtains who make...

  • Dressing Up

    Called an exploration of the will to survive, it's no wonder that performing I Am My Own Wife at Olney Theatre Center leaves Arnie Burton...

  • Ich bin Transvestit

    This is the root of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf's story: ''I am a transvestite.'' Brave words, even now. Imagine saying them in Germany during the rise...

  • Crosscurrents in 2008

    Gore Vidal once said that God is a convenient fiction. The same can be said of ''gay community.'' Despite the common tendency to generalize based...

  • Whitman-Walker high school essay contest

    What can you do to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS in your community? That is the question Whitman-Walker Clinic is asking high school students (between...