Tag Archives: Fela
Adesola Osakalumi: Broadway’s New ‘Fela’
Adesola Osakalumi and the cast of FELA! bring the tale of the revolutionary beat maker back to Broadway
Adesola Osakalumi and the cast of FELA! bring the tale of the revolutionary beat maker…
By Shydel James
July 20, 2012
Tags: Adesola Osakalumi, Broadway, Fela, Jada Pinkett Smith, Questlove, sahr ngaujah, Will Smith
![Throughout history people have been persecuted for everything from gender and race to religion and sexuality. While there have been many strides made across the board, the latter has proven to be perhaps the last group to get a fair shake at equality—that’s especially true for double minorities who happen to be Black and gay. Thankfully, there have been brave individuals who have challenged society’s norms, ideals and deeply rooted fears to redefine what it means to be an LGBT [Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender] person of color in a historically oppressive world. As BlackEnterprise.com documents the struggles and triumphs of the Black LGBT community, we compiled a list of 10 of the most significant openly gay LGBT people of color. —Souleo](http://cdn.blackenterprise.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2011/07/LGBT-Trailblazers-620x480-90x100.jpg "LGBT-Trailblazers-620x480")
10 Black LGBT Trailblazers – Still Black & Proud
A celebration of notable public figures that were unafraid to be Black (and gay) and proud
Members of the Black LGBT community often remain hidden but out and proud figures like…
By Souleo
July 8, 2011
Tags: Alvin ailey, Angela Davis, Audre Lorde, Bayard Rustin, Bill Clinton, Bill T. Jones, Black lesbian, Black LGBT Gallery, Fela, Gay Rights, Gay Rights Movement, Halle Berry, Harlem Renaissance, Jackie Robinson, James Baldwin, Keith Boykin, Lee Daniels, lesbian, Mabel Hampton, Martin Luther King Jr., Monster's Ball, National Black Justice Coalition, National Gay and Lesbian March, poet, Precious, Staceyann Chin, Voting Rights Act, wtb2013yourdreamyourlegacy
