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Thursday Watercooler: Leave Bert and Ernie alone

James Withers — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:36:15 +0000

Bert and Ernie are just friends. Let it go. There is a movement to get Sesame Street’s Bert and Ernie married. Meh. A waste of time, like glitter bombs. The creators of the fuzzy duo have(...)

Thursday Watercooler: HIV rates increase for young black gay men

James Withers — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:32:49 +0000

HIV rates and young black men. This is the rare day when Larry Kramer and I are on the same page. The Center for Disease Control released data concerning HIV and AIDS rates. Infection rates(...)

Withers: Ministers are unhappy with signs

James Withers — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:42:35 +0000

A few ministers and local leaders are highly displeased with an ad campaign to fight homophobia in the black community. The billboards appear in the Schenectady-Albany, New York area and their(...)

Withers: Black gay activists go after McClurkin

James Withers — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:46:41 +0000

A few weeks ago, I briefly mentioned Donnie McClurkin’s unhinged rant against gays and lesbians. According to the Grammy winning gospel singer, openly gay men are “are broken and feminine” and(...)

Georgetown Athletes teach DC teens how to fight AIDS using sports

chagmionantoine — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:30:53 +0000

A Georgetown student creates a model AIDS education program, using college athletes to teach at-risk teens in DC using interactive games. Shilpi Gupta reports.