Law & Courts · April 23, 2023
Rampant Transgender Violence in Atlanta: Two Black Trans Women Fatally Shot in One Week
Atlanta police investigate two fatal shootings in one week. Help bring justice. #TransgenderRights #StopTransphobia
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Religion · Mar 2
The Vision Cathedral: A Place of Acceptance and Freedom for Black LGBTQ Christians
Bishop Oliver Clyde Allen III creates a safe space for Black LGBTQ Christians to worship and find acceptance at The Vision Cathedral in Atlanta #LGBTQrights #religiousfreedom #acceptance
Politics · Mar 1
Lori Lightfoot, Chicago's First Black, Openly Gay Female Mayor, Concedes Defeat in Re-Election Bid
After one term marked by controversy and clashes with city officials, Lori Lightfoot loses bid for re-election as Chicago's mayor #ChicagoPolitics #LoriLightfoot #ChicagoMayor
People · Feb 12
Pauli Murray, Nonbinary Black Activist, Lawyer, Priest, and Poet to be Honoured on US Quarter
US Mint announces nonbinary Black activist, lawyer, priest, and poet, Pauli Murray, will appear on the next US quarter in 2024, making Murray the first Black queer person to appear on US currency. #PauliMurray #USMint #LGBTQ
Politics · Apr 2
LA court rules state corporate diversity law unconstitutional
WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - A Los Angeles court has found a California law mandating that publicly traded companies include people from underrepresented communities on their boards unconstitutional, ruling in favor…
Politics · Feb 10
Poet-politican Andrea Jenkins: first Black trans American to run a city council
LONDON, Feb 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Poet, performance artist, politician and ground breaker. For Andrea Jenkins, the first Black transgender American to lead a city council, all roles rest on her lifelong ques…
Sports · Aug 1
Texas-born Italian sprints from unknown to Bolt’s successor
TOKYO (AP) — The 100 meters at the Olympics is the event that turns sprinters into kings: Jesse Owens, Carl Lewis, Usain Bolt. On one of the most unusual nights the sport has ever seen, fans, experts, and even the racer…