Since 1985, Lavender Light has invited people of all backgrounds to a space that transcends divisions, building community and inspiring others through performan
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May 27
Stonewall National Monument Added To List Of Endangered Places gomag.com/article/stonewall-…
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May 27
From Coming Out to Don’t Ask Don’t Tell: Barney Frank’s LGBTQ Rights Legacy gomag.com/article/barney-fra…
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‘Intersectionality’ scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw thinks it’s time for everyone to talk back
In a new memoir, the legal expert shares how her experiences as a Black woman gave rise to frameworks the far-right has tried to weaponize.
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The Real Lesson of Elon Musk’s Outrage at Christopher Nolan - The Atlantic theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…
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#DCBlackPride is forever one of my favorite times of the year. 🌈✨
No matter what’s happening around us, Black Pride will always be rooted in connection, community, celebration, and joy. 🖤
#BlackPride #BlackQueerJoy #ChosenFamily #ThePresClub
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May 26
“Silence and delay cannot defeat rights,” the High Court wrote.
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May 27
“What’s new isn’t the existence of queer families; it’s our visibility” diva-magazine.com/2025/10/23…
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Jason Collins Opened A Door. Many LGBTQ Athletes Still Don’t Feel Safe Walking Through It More Than A Decade Later dlvr.it/TSjbTX
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In June, we do it a little more. 🥰
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May 26
A recently published historical zine documents the legacy of the pioneering Black trans artist. advocate.com/history/who-was…
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May 27
From Coming Out to Don’t Ask Don’t Tell: Barney Frank LGBTQ Rights Legacy gomag.com/article/barney-fra…
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The organization Black Men Read is working to close literacy gaps by reading weekly to students and sending them home with books.
The program emphasizes access and representation as key tools to boost reading levels among Black children. stlpr.org/education/2026-04-…
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Apr 23
We love seeing ourselves on screen, and these films gave us the representation we needed #LVW26 diva-magazine.com/2025/04/25…
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HBW's 42 Books/42 Years exhibit features one novel per year since its founding. The 30th Black novel, "Sassafras, Cypress & Indigo" by Ntozake Shange (1982), follows three sisters who pursue art and fall into and out of love as they search for meaning and freedom.
ALT HBW's 42 Books/42 Years exhibit features one novel per year since its founding. The 30th Black novel, "Sassafras, Cypress & Indigo" by Ntozake Shange (1982) follows three sisters from the Gullah/Geechee culture who pursue art and fall into and out of love as they search for meaning and freedom in the late 20th century.
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Apr 23
The fourth annual Newark LGBTQ Film Festival, which spotlights the work of queer BIPOC filmmakers and honors the legacy of Sakia Gunn, will return on April 30 with a four-day schedule of screenings and discussions.
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'Heated Rivalry' wins Peabody Award for presenting non-toxic side of masculinity ctvnews.ca/entertainment/art…
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Apr 23
“The enslaved were not bricks in your road, and their lives were not chapters in your redemptive history. They were people turned to fuel for the American machine.”
—Ta-Nehisi Coates
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Apr 23
“When I teach creative writing, I always speak about how you have to learn how to read your work.” —Toni Morrison buff.ly/bPt65ZM
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