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Remembering Representative John Lewis
Atlanta, NewsJuly 19, 2020In Remembrance, John Lewis, politicsComment
Opinion: I’m Afro-Latino, but I can’t join both the black and Hispanic caucuses in Congress. That must change.
NewsJuly 19, 2020Afro-Latino, Black Lives Matter, HispanicComment
Sudan eliminates death penalty and flogging for same-sex relations
Africa, International, News, Social EquityJuly 17, 2020Bedayaa, Decriminalization, SudanComment
LGBTQ outreach impacts purchasing decisions
Economic EquityJuly 13, 2020Comment
HRCF announces ACTIVATE professional development program for trans & non-binary Black, Latinx people
Social Equity, TransgenderJuly 13, 2020Human Rights Campaign Comment
Coronavirus update: Democratic Louisiana governor issues mask mandate as state’s death toll rises
COVID-19, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, NewsJuly 12, 2020COVID-19, Face Masks Comment
Education & action during COVID-19: housing & homelessness
COVID-19, Social Equity, YouthJuly 11, 2020COVID-19, Homelessness, YouthComment
CDC: COVID-19 death toll is twice as high among people of color under age 65 as for white Americans
COVID-19July 10, 2020Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), COVID-19 Comment
Cervical cancer in elder Black lesbian and bisexual women
Health Equity, Women, Women’s HealthJuly 9, 2020Cervical Cancer, Health Disparities, womenComment
How big cities became inequality machines
NewsJuly 8, 2020Comment
Ghana to Black Americans: Come home. We’ll help you build a life here.
Africa, InternationalJuly 5, 2020GhanaComment
At Pride march in Paris, activists demand racial justice too
Europe, InternationalJuly 4, 2020Black Lives Matter, Europe, Global Pride, ParisComment
For Black people who lived through the AIDS crisis, COVID-19 is a painful reminder
Health Equity, HIV/AIDS, OpinionsJune 26, 2020COVID-19, HIV/AIDSComment
14th Annual Community Marketing & Insights LGBTQ Community Survey
News, Reports & StudiesJune 25, 2020Comment
Budget-friendly ways to reclaim your health after self-isolation
COVID-19, Health EquityJune 25, 2020COVID-19, HealthComment
June’s rallies for Black transgender lives can change attitudes and policies. Here’s how.
TransgenderJune 25, 2020All Black Lives Matter, Black Lives Matter, George Floyd, transgender, Transgender Day of RemembranceComment
Event: Our Lives Matter Too
Events, Health Equity, Men’s Health, Transgender Health, Women’s HealthJune 24, 2020mental healthComment
Can the Black Lives Matter Movement inspire a more inclusive Pride Month?
NewsJune 24, 2020Black Lives Matter, Earl D- Fowlkes Jr-, LGBT pride month, PrideComment
How Pride is going into the future and back to its roots in 2020

Even as festivals go mostly virtual and face budget shortfalls thanks to COVID-19, many organizers feel that Black Lives Matter protests have returned Pride to its participatory origins.

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Black Prides, COVID-19June 22, 2020COVID-19, DC Black Pride, Earl D- Fowlkes Jr-, LGBT pride month, PrideComment
Health departments to address health inequities during the COVID-19 pandemic
Health EquityJune 19, 2020COVID-19Comment
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