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GLAAD disappointed with ABC’s statement on “down low” comment

logointern1 — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:00:44 +0000

ABC issued a statement regarding the controversial comments on HIV/AIDS and the Black gay community that were said on The View.

On June 22, D.L. Hughley guest hosted The View. Conversation(...)

Newark-Essex celebrates Pride

logointern1 — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:29:02 +0000

This month is Pride month and communities all over the world are celebrating with marches, festivals, parades, vigils, and speeches. Newark, NJ held its sixth annual Pride activities yesterday.(...)

Besen: The changing face of the GOP

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:51:33 +0000

It would be wrong to say that the majority of Republicans are racist. But, it is fair to say that racists have comfortably nested in the GOP for quite some time. Since President Richard Nixon(...)

HIV/AIDS groups call for more funding to combat AIDS in African Americans

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:03:18 +0000

(Washington) HIV/AIDS groups nationwide are calling for greater attention to be paid to the disproportionate rate of HIV/AIDS among African Americans.

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day was(...)

Withers: The Prop 8 vote was always complicated

James Withers — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:33:44 +0000

Better Jennifer than me. Writing about the Proposition 8 vote and race is tiring because some people have weak reading comprehension skills. Ever since marriage rights were taken away in(...)

Besen: Frank talk on race and Prop. 8

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:54:30 +0000

On Election Day, 70-percent of African Americans voted to take away a gay person’s right to marry primarily based on a book – the Bible – that calls on slaves to obey their masters.

Mormons(...)