Looking Back, Looking Ahead

MLK Jr. day is bittersweet for many of us who celebrate the life on one of the greatest leaders to ever live, yet who was assassinated. Read more

Give Back America!

Since the tea-party first reared it’s ugly head after the election of President Obama, it became evident in a relatively short period of time that the chants about how they want to “take back America” were not a gay or Black friendly voice echoing freedom, liberty and justice for all.  Read more

Equality Forum: Remembering

To commemorate the 45^th anniversary of the Selma Marches, Equality Forum will unveil Life Magazine photojournalist Dan Budnik’s image of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King in Selma in March 1965. Read more

Mormon Prop 8 Backlash = Black Oppression

The anti-Mormon backlash after California voters overturned gay marriage last fall is similar to the intimidation of Southern blacks during the civil rights movement, a high-ranking Mormon says in a speech to be delivered Tuesday. Read more

A Response to Granderson

The fact that he didn’t mention the inclusion of black gays in Stonewall but rather contrasted it to black history (wouldn’t Stonewall be considered a part, albeit a small part, of black history) emphasizes the basic emptiness of his piece. Read more

Congressman John Lewis Speaks OUT!

It was 44 years ago (March 7, 1965) when a brave group of Americans set out to march from the small town of Selma, Alabama to the Capital of Montgomery in a peaceful demonstration to promote civil rights and voting equality for African-Americans. Read more

Time to Work: A Call for Action

Perhaps it shouldn’t be up to the courts to decide our rights. If that happens, there will always be the notion from adversaries that we don’t deserve those rights. It will be said that “activist judges” gave our equality to us. Read more

Happy Black History!

Black is Beautiful, Gay is Good! is a photography-based exhibition that celebrates Black Gay culture, life and history by Haitian-American photographer Ocean Morisset. Read more

A New Method

In his Inauguration Address, President Obama acknowledged that “we are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus, and non-believers.” Read more

What’s Your Agenda?

Make sure you tune in every Wednesday night to Gay Agenda on Blog Talk Radio as your host James Hipps discusses news and events that affect the LGBT community and beyond! Read more

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