All posts tagged "black"
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LGBTQ Groups Condemn Brittney Griner’s Sentence
LGBTQ groups are condemning a prison sentence handed down by a Russian court against WNBA star Brittney Griner, who became a pawn in a larger...
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Gay, Black Applebee’s Cook Was Told to Ignore Co-Workers’ Slurs
An Applebee’s franchise in the Greater Tampa area has agreed to settle an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging that the company failed to stop...
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Editor’s Pick: Reframing The Narrative at the Kennedy Center
Reframing The Narrative is a week-long dance programming series that celebrates Black dance companies and their artists.
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Baltimore Son: An Interview with Playwright R. Eric Thomas
Eric Thomas does Charm City proud with 'Crying on Television,' a hilarious new play at Everyman Theatre.
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Editor’s Pick: DC Black Pride LGBTQ+ Theater Showcase
Now in its 30th year, the DC Black Pride LGBTQ+ Theater Showcase is treasure trove of short plays, all written by the gifted Alan Sharpe.
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Republican Says Civil Rights Don’t Apply To Gay People
A Georgia Republican candidate for Congress said that civil rights for Black people shouldn’t apply to gay people because “they can actually change” to become...
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LGBTQ students are under attack. GLSEN’s Melanie Willingham-Jaggers is ready to fight back.
Melanie Willingham-Jaggers is taking the reins of LGBTQ advocacy organization GLSEN in the midst of rising bigotry in schools nationwide.
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‘A Strange Loop’ creator Michael R. Jackson uses art to “make sense out of the craziness of life”
Michael R. Jackson on making history with A Strange Loop, the impact of Liz Phair, and why the show targets Tyler Perry
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Virginia police officer faces five years in prison for shooting unarmed gay Black man
A grand jury has indicted a Virginia deputy on a charge of "reckless handling of a firearm" in the shooting of a gay Black man...
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Protesters demonstrate outside Nellie’s Sports Bar, urging long-term boycott
Protesters gathered outside Nellie's Sports Bar, reiterating calls for a boycott of the bar after a Black woman was dragged down the stairs by security.
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Activists demand boycott of Nellie’s as new video of incident emerges
Keisha Young's attorney is urging Nellie's Sports Bar to release security footage of the incident to dispel "any ambiguity"
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Protesters gather outside Nellie’s after video shows woman being dragged down stairs
Protesters demonstrated outside Nellie's Sports Bar on Sunday after a viral video showed a woman being dragged down a staircase by security.
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ACT’s Alan Sharpe readies the 29th Annual DC Black Pride Showcase this weekend
The 2021 Annual DC Black Pride Showcase kicks off May 30 with five short plays, adding more throughout the week
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Folk singer Crys Matthews pushes for social justice through a time-honored tradition of rich, meaningful songs
Matthews' latest album "Changemakers" wraps an urgent message in catchy, toe-tapping folk
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Lesbian White House official Karine Jean-Pierre is the first Black woman in 30 years to hold a press briefing
The Principal Deputy White House Press Secretary is also the first out Black woman to ever hold a briefing
