Pride

Inspiring ‘Reel Unity’ Through the Baltimore International Black Film Festival

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Kenneth Moore Jr., director and founder of the Baltimore International Black Film Festival, has spent over ten years providing an annual celebration for early-career and experienced filmmakers with multi-day screenings and an awards ceremony.   Within two years of the festival’s foundation, the number of films submitted increased nearly eight times the ten shared at the …

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Organizations Blossoming the Youth of D.C. and Baltimore

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SMYAL: Supporting and Mentoring Youth Advocates and Leaders For nearly 40 years, LGBTQ+ individuals living in Washington, D.C. and needing an environment reminiscent of having familial support depend on SMYAL–Supporting and Mentoring Youth Leaders and Advocates–an organization supplying children and young adults leadership development opportunities, after-school programs, and counseling services.  Hancie Stokes, the organization’s communications …

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Raising LGBTQ+ Kids

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Advice to Non-Queer Parents from a Queer Kid There is no guide to raising kids. As many books as we might read or research we might do, truly no parent or parent-to-be knows what they’re doing. Parenting serves as the ultimate form of trial and error, where the pressure is higher, the stakes are greater …

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Fake News: Alvin’s

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National restaurant chain Alvin’s has come under fire following a string of thematic advertisements and promotions that have been called “frighteningly tone-deaf.” The multi-billion-dollar burger franchise most recently raised eyebrows with a Pride Month ad campaign that CEO Ruben Parham said was designed “to uplift and pronounce support for some of the most targeted and …

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As Black As it is Queer

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How D.C. Pride Changed Me Forever I remember stumbling into Pride. I had just graduated high school and the excitement of my accomplishment still lingered in the Saturday afternoon air. To celebrate, my family and I were on our way to a local fun plex when the honking of nearby cars erupted around us. Amongst …

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