Edafe Okporo, a Black and gay refugee, found a sense of home in Harlem and opened a shelter for asylum seekers, inspired by James Baldwin’s work, and is now running for New York City Council in District 7.
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Posted inHealth
Prism Health North Texas: Bridging the Gap in Community Care
Prism Health North Texas is a community health center in South Dallas that offers a range of services, including primary care, women’s health, behavioral health, and HIV/STI testing, to empower families to prioritize their health and well-being.
Posted inEducation
This Organization Is Out to Amplify the Voices of Queer Students — and Keep Them Safe
By Maya Pottiger Through its Youth Voices program and EduGuides, It Gets Better EDU is empowering the next generation of queer students. It was 2010. Everyone from President Barack Obama […]
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Karine Jean-Pierre Selected as First Black Woman White House Press Secretary
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Karine Jean-Pierre, whose long career in Democratic communications led her to the podium last year as the second Black woman […]
Posted inFeatures, Local, This Week
The Black Trans Advocacy Coalition: Servicing the Community For a Decade
Located in nine states (Washington, Oregon, California, Colorado, Kansas, Texas, Tennessee, Virginia and Pennsylvania), the Black Trans Advocacy Coalition (BTAC) has been helping Dallas’s Black trans community for over a […]
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Dave Chappelle’s Transphobic Comments Spark Controversy
Words By Steven Monacelli Dave Chappelle cemented his name in comedy over a decade and a half ago with his television hit, The Chappelle Show, which made waves for its […]