Human Rights Campaign Pres. Alphonso David and Activist Emil Wilbekin Are Fighting to Save Black Lives Amid COVID-19
These queer black activists are leading the charge to demand racialized data and testing equity....
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Human Rights Campaign’s First Black President Calls for America to Do Right By COVID-19’s Most Vulnerable
New research from the Human Rights Campaign reveals that the LGBTQ community is at risk to suffer disproportionately from the coronavirus pandemic....
“Onward” Will Feature Disney’s First LGBTQ Animated Character Voiced by Lena Waithe
The new Disney-Pixar animated film "Onward" features Disney's first openly LGBTQ character, voiced by actress-writer Lena Waithe...
Spelman College Creates First-Ever Queer Studies Chair at an HBCU Named after Audre Lorde
On Tuesday, Spelman College announced that they are the first historically black college to create a chair in Queer Studies for the Comparative Women’s Studies...
AriesFireBomb: A Media Space For Black and Queer People of Color
"I wanted to create a site that was for us, by us, tells all of our stories with our slants, tones, idioms—all that make us...
Post-Pride Month Reflections: ‘I Check All Boxes… Including the LGBTQ One’
As part of the African American LGBTQ community, a diversity and inclusion professional confronts her own biases, post-June's Pride month....
5 Facts About Chicago’s First Black Woman Mayor, Lori Lightfoot
On Tuesday, Lori Lightfoot became Chicago’s first black woman mayor. Those outside the gritty world of Chicago politics may not be too familiar with the...
Tech Intersections: The Intersectional Tech Conference for ‘Womxn of Color in Computing’
Tech Intersections, a tech conference for Womxn of Color in Computing, is an affordable conference for underrepresented womxn of color in technology to come together, share...
New LGBTQ Summer Read Challenges Notions of Black Masculinity
Darnell L. Moore's No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black and Free in America is a journey by a member of the LGBTQ...
Her Travel Agency Franchise Puts Together Dream Vacations for Underrepresented Groups
Travel is a $1.6 trillion industry. Dawn Warner, a Dream Vacations travel agency franchise owner, builds her business by catering to niche clients....