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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onJanuary 19, 2012
A new report from the Center for American Progress takes a broad look at the needs of the African-American gay community.
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by Michael Arceneaux onApril 28, 2011
It's easy to be self-righteous when you're out and proud. But Rachel Maddow's recent comments remind us that it's just not that easy for some folks.
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by David Kaufman onDecember 3, 2010
The same-sex reality-TV show is set in New York but has no black lead characters. Not unusual in a gay world that is routinely segregated by race.
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by Stanley Crouch onSeptember 8, 2010
Black folks are no more or less homophobic than the rest of the country, notwithstanding boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s bigoted rants. But like every other ethnic group, we're a complex lot. Parsing our biases takes nuance and understanding.
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November 16, 2009
The Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. is throwing a fit over gay civil rights--and who gives a crap? Not likely Chocolate City's political leadership.
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