All posts tagged "african-american"
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Wayne Nesbitt Dies
Wayne Nesbitt Wayne M. Nesbitt, 45, of Capitol Hill, died in the early hours of Saturday, June 14, after collapsing at the D.C. Eagle, 639...
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Melange Lavonne offers positive, gay-affirming messages in hip hop
Time is of the essence to Melange Lavonne. ''I'm a cancer survivor. I realize life is short,'' says the lesbian rapper from Southern California. ''I'm...
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Let's Hear It for the Boi
Ladies and gentlemen, bois and grrls of all ages, E-Cleff has entered the building. And judging from past experience, she might take few hearts when...
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M Shutterfly
Before meeting Tiona M., you might assume she's a little pretentious. No last name? Is this some sort of ''k d lang no capitals please,...
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Fantasia's Fire
Perhaps you've heard: Fantasia Barrino is a fire-starter. Did you catch the American Idol's recent performance on the show? She was on fire from her...
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Get Ready for a Gay Rap Star
Could 2008 be the year a major hip-hop artist comes out? One former MTV producer suggests it might. Terrance Dean has just published a new...
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House Party
Ask DJ Mandrill to name some classic house tracks, and he could go on all night. His exhaustive knowledge of dance music is impressive, not...
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Spoonful of Sugar
The DC Black Pride Memorial Day weekend celebration brings thousands out to celebrate the unique joy and experience of being black and same-gender loving, or...
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Officially Empowered
Earlier this month poet Dana Gioia, chair of the National Endowment for the Arts, delivered a commencement address to the 300 graduates at Wisconsin's Beloit...
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Virginia's Historic Moment
Lawrence Webb made history this month. May 6 saw several elections across Virginia, including the race for three seats on the Falls Church City Council....
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Post Power
Even though the Power of Us National Convention attracted fewer patrons than organizers of the event had originally hoped for during its three-day run, April...
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Healing Humor
Karen Williams has been a Buddhist for 36 years and a comic for 25. She's a mother, a grandmother and queer. And if you don't...
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Problem Solver
Brian Watson likes to fix things. But a decade before making Washington his home and establishing himself as one of the city's most prominent young...
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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...
