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Professional athletes are lightning rods for criticism.
When they squander their finances we wonder how they could wasted more money than most of us would earn in several lifetimes.
When they have legal issues we attribute it to the Dumb Jock syndrome and are quick to declare them guilty.
If they fail [...]
Many hip-hop fans are familiar with the idea of “the gay rapper” thanks to books like Hiding in Hip Hop: On the Down Low in the Entertainment Industry, documentaries like Pick Up The Mic, and years of speculation about various performers.
But I think it’s safe to say most people were unfamiliar with Foxxjazell, hailed [...]
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A few weeks after being featured on the TV One series Unsung, Sylvester continues to impact people’s lives.
A story in the Bay Area Reporter revealed that Sylvester’s estate is donating nearly $140,000 to Project Open Hand and the AIDS Emergency Fund in San Francisco.
When Sylvester died in 1988, he bequeathed his royalties to [...]
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The social condition of black males has been an ongoing concern for decades. Statistics highlighting the disparities in levels of incarceration, educational achievement, life expectancy, relationship stability, financial security and employment has generated an industry of publications, conferences, and initiatives devoted to “saving” black males.
In many cases, these are half-hearted attempts more [...]
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Positive Black Gay Representation In The Media
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History was made on January 8 when Mia Love was sworn in as mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah before a crowd of 120 people. She is the first black woman to be elected mayor in the state’s history.
Love previously served on the Saratoga Springs city council, but her victory was still something of a [...]
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Aside from South Africa writing support for gay marriage into its constitution, you don’t often hear positive LGBT news about Africa.
So it’s great to discover people who are standing up for themselves in the face of circumstances much more challenging than those faced by people in the United States.
Despite homosexuality being illegal in Malawi, Tiwonge [...]
Christmas came early for the black LGBT community thanks to Jeff Johnson.
On December 17, Johnson used his platform on the nationally syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show to declare that black America needs to have a serious conversation about homophobia in the community.
Analyzing Annise Parker’s mayoral victory in Houston, in which the black community joined Republicans [...]
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I may not be a fan of his films, but I give Tyler Perry much respect for his million dollar donation to the NAACP.
His gift is the largest ever from an individual artist and comes as the organization celebrates its 100 year anniversary.
This is significant on two levels. As seen by the [...]
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