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The Epitome of a Nubian Knight

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QUOTATIONS OF "BLACK"

"Whenever I use BLACK it relates to some history of Africans in that particular place. It’s the idea of the color BLACK as a metaphor, or as a representation of African-Americans. It’s the notion of BLACK- BLACKNESS - and all its other meanings in relation to the history of race..."

- Fred Wilson



"Most of my fortitude to continue doing the work comes from the moral outrage I feel about the injustices that Black people endure disproportionately daily."

- N. Abdul-Wakil



"In the end, what matters is not skin shade but pan-African consciousness. Loving your complexion, your nose, lips, hair length and texture, no matter what the politics or trends decide, and simply be. That's the problem with us (African folks). We're still learning how to love ourselves. So used to glorifying others and putting others first..."

- Dredlocks Tree

The REEL Black Same Gender Loving Filmography Resource (A 24/7 ONLINE FILM DATABASE)

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Showing posts with label New York City (NYC). Show all posts
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Friday, June 28, 2013

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Harlem Pride
PETITION: Harlem Needs A Community Pride Center (New York City)

               
Official Website: HarlemPride.org


Harlem needs A Community PRIDE Center.  There are many reasons why this need is evident:
 

  • Though home to the city’s second largest SGL/LGBT community outside of Brooklyn, Harlem is without a Community PRIDE Center that serves the needs of the diverse Same Gender Loving and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community in this area.
  • There is an expressed hesitancy, difficulty or inability of Harlem’s SGL/LGBT community to travel to other Community PRIDE locations.  This is particularly true of the elderly and youth.
  • There already exists a growing sense of PRIDE and opportunity in our community.  A Community PRIDE Center would enable us to tailor programs to the specific needs of our Uptown population.
  • The long-standing history of Harlem’s SGL/LGBT community should not be forgotten, and the contributions of its current residents should be celebrated.
 

Please help Harlem Pride continue to the push to bring Harlem its very own Community Pride Center by signing their newly created online petition. Lending your voice to this effort is absolutely pivotal in making this dream a reality.

PLEASE SIGN OUR PETITION if you feel that it's time for Harlem to have a Community PRIDE Center.  

ALSO, please help spread the word via your social networks.

Thank you,
Harlem Pride, Inc.




About Harlem Pride...
In 2010, Harlem Pride's founders saw an opportunity to celebrate not just our SGL (Same Gender Loving) & LGBT community, but its role and contributions to Harlem's rich history and thus Harlem Pride was born. Our mission is to promote Same Gender Loving & Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender pride in Harlem and to provide opportunities for networking and communication among its SGL & LGBT organizations and community members. These opportunities are organized for and on behalf of all Same Gender Loving & Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender individuals and groups, and all others who support the struggle for the liberation of these communities. We invite the participation of all, regardless of age, creed, gender, gender identification, HIV status, national origin, physical, mental or developmental ability, race, religion or sexual origin.

The inaugural Harlem Pride Day Celebration was held on W. 119th Street between Lenox and Fifth Avenues, on Saturday, June 26, 2010 and hosted over three-thousand guests. Each year, during the last weekend in June, our pride celebration will consist of a VIP Launch Party on Friday, a Harlem Pride Day Celebration on Saturday, and a Harlem Pride Family Day on Sunday.

Since 2010, Harlem Pride has expanded to include monthly seminars and workshops, social events, and other community outreach activities.

Harlem Pride was incorporated in New York State as a Not-For-Profit Corporation in 2010, and received its retroactive 501(c)(3) tax exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service in 2011. Harlem Pride is a Registered Charity in New York State. All donations are Tax Deductible. 

         

Wilhelmina Grant/SISTAAH Studio Presents
Greet the Griot! An Art Exhibition Featuring Robert Oba Cullins
Opening Reception: Saturday, February 2nd, 2013 - 2:00 PM - 7:00PM

                                 



Wilhelmina Grant/SISTAAH Studio
Invites you to a Black History Month art exhibition:
Greet the Griot!
Featuring Robert Oba Cullins:
World Traveler, Art Collector, Warri Master
Opening Reception:
Saturday, February 2nd, 2013
2:00PM -7:00PM



Exhibition On Display 2/2/13 - 2/28/13
 An O.Y.E. (Open Your Eyes) Exhibit of
SISTAAH Art Studio
401 West 149th Street
(between Convent and St. Nicholas Avenues)

SistaahStudio[at]gmail.com
(646) 590-2728
Subway: A, B, C, D train to 145th St. (closest)
or the #1 train to 145th Street
Bus: M3, M100, M101 to 148th Street
For Further Info Call: (646) 590-2728


Friday, December 7, 2012

The Outsider in Science Fiction:
African American and Latino Perspectives

A PANEL DISCUSSION
At The Museum of the Moving Image
Astoria, Queens (NYC) - Sunday, Dec. 9th, 2012

                                                         

Image by Credit: Gary K. Wolfe
 
Official Website: MovingImage.us



PANEL DISCUSSION
The Outsider in Science Fiction: African American and Latino Perspectives
Sunday, December 9, 2:00PM
 
Panel discussion with Walter Mosley, Sam Delany, Alex Rivera, Lawrence Oliver Cheery, and Lola Salvador
Part of the series Changing the Picture, sponsored by Time Warner
 
A group of prominent authors and filmmakers will discuss the theme of the outsider in science fiction literature and film, from African-American and Latino perspectives. This hour-long discussion will be moderated by filmmaker, producer, and curator Warrington Hudlin. The discussion was programmed by Dan Abella for the Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival, which takes place from December 7 through 9, 2012.

SPEAKERS

 
Walter Mosley is the author of more than 37 acclaimed books, including the major bestselling mystery series featuring Easy Rawlins. His work has been translated into 23 languages and includes literary fiction, science fiction, political monographs, and a young adult novel.





Samuel Delany is an author, professor, and literary critic best known for his science fiction novels, which include Babel-17, The Einstein Intersection, Nova, Dhalgren, and the Return to Nevèrÿon series.








Alex Rivera is a filmmaker best known for his feature film Sleep Dealer, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2008, where he was awarded the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Prize for best film with a science theme, and the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award.
Lawrence Oliver Cheery is a writer and producer for Haylies Films, an independent company that produces science fiction, dramas, and documentaries.




Lola Salvador and Carlos Molinero wrote, produced, and directed the acclaimed experimental feature film The Mist in the Palm Trees, a journey through space and time using footage shot throughout the 20th century.

Free with museum admission.


Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Nutcracker Sunday Matinée!
Dance Theatre of Hatrlem
Sunday, December 9th, 2012 @ 5:00PM

                                                     

Sunday Matinees 2012-2013
Sunday, December 9th, 2012 @ 5PM
    Adults: $18.00 each
    Children and Seniors: $14.00 each



The second Sunday of each month we open up our studios to showcase our dancers and other artists in the community!

Since its inception, Dance Theatre of Harlem has welcomed neighbors near and far to high-quality performances by students from our school, the Dance Theatre of Harlem Ensemble and special guest artists.

Now called Sunday Matinées, the performances take place at 3:00 p.m. on the second Sunday of each month from November through April, and the first Sunday of May, and are followed by a Meet-the-Artist reception.

In years past special guests have included Councilman Robert Jackson, Daniel Beaty, Phyllis Stickney, the United Nations Children’s Choir; American Ballet Theatre Studio Company; Percussionist, Edwina Tyler, Sidra Bell Dance NY; Lotus Music and Dance; Tania Leon;  and Carmen deLavallade, to name a few.


  
 Dance Theatre of Harlem
Everett Center for the Performing Arts
466 West 152nd Street
Harlem, New York, 10031
212.690.2800
DanceTheatreofHarlem.org
                                                             

Monday, October 29, 2012

Art In FLUX Harlem presents
ECHOES: A Time to Keep & A Time to Let Go
Opening: Friday, November 9th, 2012 (6-9PM)
Harlem, New York City

                                                                              
Official Website: www.artinfluxharlem.com
    




ECHOES
Opens NOV. 9th, 2012 6-9pm

A dual-gallery exhibition in which artists reveal the importance of the spiritual power of Africa by retaining elements of the traditional world and yet creating a new contemporary vision. Through visual art, film, photography, dance, and spoken word, artists proclaim a cultural heritage while they explore, celebrate, play, question, challenge or protest diverse issues. The exhibition, spreading in two inter-connected spaces, illustrates the importance of past histories and conveys the vital significance of African traditions in the diaspora.


Opening Night Special Events

Spoken Word: Hisham Tawfiq, Ebbe Bassey, Tara Mhella, Gena Bardwell
Percussion Performance:  Mark Manczuk
Dance Interpretation:  Ntifafa Akoko Tete-Rosenthal
Instrumental music:  Hasan Bakr and Kevin Nathaniel Hylton
DJ Mix: Jeremiah Kpoh




EXHIBITING ARTISTS
Alberte Bernier, Beatrice Lebreton, Carlos DeMedeiros, Dougba Caranda-Martin, Gail Shaw-Clemons, Geraldine Gaines, Ibou Ndoye, J W Ford, Lance Johnson, Leonardo Benzant, Makeba Rainey, Nyugen Smith, Tara Mhella, Toni Thomas, and Trish Mayo. 


PRODUCTION TEAM
Beatrice Lebreton, Curator
Ibou Ndoye, Curator
Ebbe Bassey, Filmmaker
Belynda M'baye, Production Manager

This exhibit, reflective of the mission of Art In FLUX Harlem, was created through a collaborative effort among artists.  The idea of the exhibit was sparked by a curatorial proposal presented by Beatrice Lebreton, and Ibou Ndoye.  The two were introduced to filmmaker Ebbe Bassey whose film, Siri Oko Fo (Mending Fences), inspired the artworks presented in the “Time to Let Go” gallery.  Belynda M’baye came on board as the production manager for the opening night reception and coordinated dance, music and spoken word - all responses to the artworks and the film.



LOCATION:
Art In FLUX Harlem
1961 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. (7th Ave) @ 118th Street
Harlem, New York City
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GALLERY HOURS:
Wed - Sat:  noon to 7pm
Sun:  noon to 5pm


Wednesday, October 24, 2012

A (Black) Comic Book BOOK Party
in Brooklyn In Collaboration w/ Bronx Heroes
Saturday, October 27th, 2012 / 6PM - 8PM
Brooklyn, New York City

                                 
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N.Steven Harris is coordinating an event which utilizes alternative space for comic events. Bronx Heroes is going to Crooklyn!!! There will be independent and mainstream comic artist displaying and selling their work, books and other items. Come check out another side of comics you may not be use to seeing.

Simeon and Cinningham Gallery:
A Comic Book BOOK Party
Featuring Some of the Most Talented
Comic Book Creators and Animators

Be Prepared To Buy Stuff
Saturday, October 27th, 2012
6PM - 8PM
1081 Fulton Street
(at the corner of Classon Avenue)
Brooklyn, New York City
"C" or "S" (Shuttle) Train To Franklin Avenue

ARTISTS
Jennifer Crute
Ray Felix
Robert Garrett
N. Steven Harris 
Regine Sawyer
Rob Taylor
Trevor Von Eeedon



UPDATE (Saturday, October 27th, 2012)


I just got back from the Comic Book BOOK Party and had a nice time. I saw one of my favorite artists (a qool, qool brutha) and the co-event organizer, N. Steven Harris.

I picked  up a few books from the grassroots Black artists that were there: so, from C.F. Godwell we have NUKLEUS: Born Into This and it's precursor The Boy From Planet (pictured above and signed -- of course!)

And from an artist named Da'Shen I picked up a science-fiction novella (short story) called The Atrophied Man. The small compact size and NICE cover caught my attention, plus the fact it was science-fiction themes opened my eyes more.

Da'Shen said The Atrophied Man is about a brutha who has these powers where he can communicate with inanimate objects. The downside is that when he uses theses powers he blacks out for lie 3 months and when he awakens there's drama at times because he hasn't conducted his life in 3 months. It sounds interesting so I'll give it a read.

Thursday, October 18, 2012

THPAC Presents A RAMP TO PARADISE 2
1 Performance ONLY!!!
November 8th, 2012 @ 7:30PM
The Kumble Theater in Brooklyn, New York

                 
Official Website: ThelmaHill.com




FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Fatima Kafele
718-484-0022; fatima.kafele@liu.edu

Paradise Garage, New York City’s Legendary Underground Dance Club Celebrated in Major Multi-media Dance Project by Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center

"A Ramp to Paradise 2"
Dancers Recreate One Night at Paradise Garage Under the Choreography and Direction of Walter Rutledge

October 8, 2012 (Brooklyn, New York)
Renowned Brooklyn, New York arts organization, Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center (THPAC), in association with Kumble Theater, presents A Ramp To Paradise 2, a groundbreaking chronicle of the legendary New York City underground dance club, Paradise Garage, choreographed by Walter Rutledge. The performance will take place on November 8, 2012 at the Kumble Theater on Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus located on Flatbush Avenue between DeKalb Avenue and Willoughby Street (Trains-2,3,4,5,B,Q,R).  Performance is at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $20 until October 20, $25 thereafter and may be purchased at the Kumble Theater box office or website www.kumbletheater.org. Ticket prices include an after party.

The groundbreaking A Ramp To Paradise 2 is a multi-media dance narrative of one night during the 1980s at the edgy, predominantly Black and Latino lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT)/same gender loving (SGL) club, which featured the awe-inspiring DJ talent of the late Larry Levan, live performances by everyone from Luther Vandross to Jocelyn Brown, Patti Labelle to Grace Jones, Madonna to Sylvester, a host of house music superstars, and a mix of LGBT/SGL and straight patrons no other club has matched. 

“While all of our programming has its challenges, the magnitude of A Ramp To Paradise 2 required 5 years of planning,” states THPAC Executive Chair, Alex Smith, Jr., who conceived and developed the project. "Choreographer and dancer selection were critical as there is a huge Paradise Garage fan base we wanted to satisfy as well as the dance enthusiasts who support THPAC,” he stated. A Ramp To Paradise 2 exclusively uses period club music mixed by a DJ including mixes by Paradise Garage DJ phenom Larry Levan.

The work not only celebrates the twenty-fifth anniversary of the closing of the iconic Paradise Garage, but also exalts the great strides made in the LGBT/SGL community. Over its ten years of operation (1977- 1987), the groundbreaking Paradise Garage shaped the club scene in New York City and set the standard worldwide. "We feel a responsibility to share this unique era in club culture and LGBT/SGL history," says director Rutledge. The cast will reflect the diversity of the LGBT/SGL community with old way vogue artists, couples who hustle, transsexuals who “walk runway and face” as well as traditionally trained dancers. 

About Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center (THPAC)
THPAC, www.thelmahill.com, an independent non-profit organization, was formed in 1976 to forge and temper creative talent. Over 36 years, the organization has attracted both emerging and established artists of color who developed a perpetual evolutionary cycle in which hundreds of alumni have gone on to successful careers as dancers and choreographers in the U.S. and abroad. The mission of THPAC is to build bridges of understanding through the presentation and celebration of choreographic works by artists of color. From fostering grassroots involvement at home to expanding awareness of the arts abroad, THPAC facilitates artistic collaborations, such as performances, workshops, seminars and community projects. Alex Smith, Jr. has been at the helm of the organization for the past 15 years.

Choreographer, director, playwright, and author Walter Rutledge
studied at Harkness House for Ballet Arts where he was encouraged to develop his interest in choreography and direction. He danced with the Harkness Ballet of New York. His choreography was performed at the Paradise Garage in the late 80’s. Presently he is the Associate Artistic Director and resident choreographer of the Nanette Bearden Contemporary Dance Theatre and Senior Cultural Arts contributor for Harlem World Magazine.

About The Paradise Garage
Housed in a parking garage, now owned by Verizon, in lower Manhattan, the Paradise Garage was founded by Michael Brody and operated from 1977 to 1987.  The club was famed for its DJ Larry Levan and its award-winning sound system designed by Richard Long and Associates (RLA). It was also known for its highly diverse celebrity patrons and its all night parties, which often lasted until past noon the next day. The club was focused on dancing and was one of the first to put the DJ at the center of the action.

 


Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Joe Pressley's Community Vision For GMAD...
Renewal Into The Next 25 Years



Community Vision
 
 by Joey Bernard Pressley

(A Guest Nubian Knight's Perspective)


The recent resignation of Tokes Osubu from New York City’s Gay Men of African Descent (GMAD) has prompted me to think very seriously about the future of the Black gay/same gender loving (SGL) community and the vision needed to confront and address our needs as we work to move forward.  It has also generated my interest in becoming GMAD’s next executive director.  A position for which I would consider applying the moment the organization’s Board of Directors elects to initiate its search process.  

I’ve read that GMAD founder, the Reverend Charles Angel, was a tireless, outspoken and fearless activist who stood in the forefront of several organizing efforts in the New York City gay and people with AIDS communities including, the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays, ACT-UP, and the People with AIDS Coalition. In those Silence = Death days, he understood the vital importance of advocacy, a clear vision and establishing a set of goals for addressing a community’s broader needs. It was a holistic approach to activism rooted in a proud African heritage, progressive Christian teachings and his belief in psycho-spiritual growth.  It was from this set of beliefs that GMAD grew, and continued to grow even after Charles Angel’s untimely death from AIDS complications in 1987, three years before I discovered GMAD via its Friday night forums.  These forums often brought a hundred or more Black gay men to The Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center in Greenwich Village.

Organizations such as GMAD, many of which are more than two decades old, were founded as psycho-social-political entities designed to celebrate and empower Black gay/SGL men. GMAD employed its holistic approach to create a much needed safe space for its constituents to look at the intersecting issues in our lives.  In the 1990s, these well-intentioned organizations sought funding to combat HIV/AIDS. This shift transformed them into AIDS service organizations that, by necessity, narrowed their scope and vision.  As the unpaid director of GMAD in 1991, I was involved in securing one of the first grants for the organization thinking that it would create a pathway to growth and facilitate a greater response to the devastation levied by AIDS on our community.

Given this ongoing devastation, it stands to reason that our organizations must maintain a powerful response to the epidemic; however, being pigeonholed as only an AIDS service organization restricts the ability of Black gay/SGL institutions to effectively speak for and to the myriad needs of their constituents. Black gay/SGL men are as concerned about employment as they are about HIV prevention and treatment. We are concerned about the impacts of climate change and hate crimes, a woman’s right to choose as well as marriage equality and our presence in the military.  Black gay/SGL men are equally concerned and impacted by lack of access to healthcare, education, housing, criminal justice issues and income inequality.  Working with faith-based institutions, combating stigma, homophobia and addressing the social, economic and behavioral cofactors related to the rise in HIV/AIDS infections will be ongoing work for GMAD.  At the same time, I see GMAD standing shoulder to shoulder with other progressive organizations working in coalition to promote a fairer, more just society and world.

Our organizations need new funding streams that will enable us to become active participants and thought leaders in these arenas.  As an expert in community organizing and policy analysis, with years of experience in organizational management and fund raising, I would seek to diversify GMAD’s revenue supports so that its efforts would reflect the broader needs of its constituents. An initial first step moving forward is for GMAD to engage in a strategic planning exercise designed to assess strengths and weaknesses and to redefine its vision and related mission. Stakeholders engaged in this process would include past and current staff and funders, policymakers, community leaders and of course a diverse representation of New York’s Black gay/SGL men. The organization would work directly with Black gay/SGL men via ongoing participatory engagement to develop agendas and strategic plans reflective of the community’s priorities and work with legislators and public officials to shape policy and legislation responsive to identified needs.

I recognize that this vision is broad and ambitious, but it is also one of more personal concerns.  I think about my 9 year old nephew.  What if he shared with my husband and me that he is gay?  What world would he face?  Simply put, I would want our society to embrace and support him.  I would look to GMAD, and organizations like it, to stand without equivocation or shame in demanding that all of us, including my dear nephew, have the equal and unmitigated opportunity to celebrate our lives, and have the space to act as partners in bringing about transformative social, economic and political change.
    
Respectfully,

Joey Bernard Pressley
(October 16th, 2012)



Wednesday, September 26, 2012

CALLING ALL DANCERS & OTHERS----
Auditions for Ramp to Paradise 2
At The Kumble Theater (LIU Brooklyn Campus)
Tues, October 2nd & Wed, October 3rd, 2012

                             
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THELMA HILL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
PRESENTS
A RAMP TO PARADISE 2


HOLDING AUDITIONS AND CASTING
ALL ROLES FOR PRODUCTION OF
A RAMP TO PARADISE 2
In Tribute to THE PARADISE GARAGE

Walter Rutledge
choreographer/director
Alex Smith, Jr.
Executive Producer
 
OCTOBER 2nd & 3rd, 2012
5PM- 8PM

at the
KUMBLE THEATER
(Long Island University
Downtown Brooklyn Campus)
 
WE ARE CASTING ALL ROLES
FOR THIS NEW MULTI MEDIA DANCE/THEATRE PRODUCTION
OF THE LEGENDARY UNDERGROUND DANCE CLUB

WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
Trained dancers (ballet, modern, jazz, pointe and partnering)
"Old Way" Vogue Artists
Couples who Hustle
TS Girls who walk runway and face
Boyz with Bodies
And a Grace Jones impersonator

All are welcome to audition.
Dancers, please come ready to dance.
All others come prepared to show your talent.

For more info contact
Walter Rutledge at 917 744 2601 or
 walt_rutledge[at]yahoo.com


Monday, August 20, 2012

ROD PATRICK RISBROOK Photographic|Imagery
Feat. @ The 2nd Annual BEDSTUY PRIDE 2012
Herbert Von King Park (aka Tompkins Park)
Sunday, August 26th, 2012 (12PM - 6PM)
Brooklyn, New York City

              

 My Official Website: RodPatrickRisbrook.com

  


Audre Lorde Project‘s
Safe OUTside the System Collective (SOS)
Presents…



The 2nd Annual BEDSTUY PRIDE 2011
Sunday, August 26th, 2012
12PM - 6PM
@
Hebert Von King Park
(formerly/aka Tompkins Park)
(Lafayette Avenue between Marcy & Tompkins Avenues)



Hey Y'all,

I'll be one of the featured vendors at the 2nd Annual Bed-Stuy Pride event where you can meet me in person, chat a bit, and be able to purchase some photographic prints from my varied body of work.
See you out there Sunday... SAY CHEEEEEEEEEEESSSEEE!

ROD

 My Official Website: RodPatrickRisbrook.com



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Sonia Cheruvillil
Telephone: 718.596.0342 ext. 11
Email: bedstuypridemedia@alp.org
The Audre Lorde Project (www.alp.org)


2nd Annual Bed-Stuy Pride 2012:
Challenging Violence and Building Resilience

Sunday, August 26th at Herbert Von King Park, Brooklyn
12PM – 6PM

Bed-Stuy Pride is an annual festival held in the heart of central Brooklyn that cherishes the diversity of our communities and recognizes the importance of creating safer spaces for lesbian, gay, bisexual, two-spirit, trans and gender non-conforming (LGBTSTGNC) people of color. Our communities experience greater violence related to both race and marginalized expressions of gender and/or sexuality including increased stop and frisks by police and stranger based violence. Transgender people of color are 2.38 times as likely to experience police violence and 1.85 as likely to experience discrimination [avp.org]. Organized by the Audre Lorde Project‘s Safe OUTside the System Collective (SOS) --- Bed-Stuy Pride is an opportunity to remind the residents of central Brooklyn of our histories and celebrate our communities.

Traditionally, pride marches all over the world (and especially in New York City) have been in recognition of the historic Stonewall riots. Contributions of transgender women of color like Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Riveria, and Miss Major --who were central to these historical riots are forgotten or ignored completely. Bed-Stuy pride is a chance to center these stories and provide the context of resistance and justice inherent in pride.

Bed-Stuy Pride highlights its commitment to safe neighborhoods and communities. On Sunday August 26th, there will be performances from local artists, interactive art installations, and community leaders. There will be a Freedom Tent [Inspired by 1968 Mississippi Freedom Schools] where skill-based workshops will be held including Navigating Gendered Public Space, Health and Wellness, Erotic Poetry, and much more will be offered throughout the day.

Free childcare, and Interpretation provided.

Want to get inlvoved in Bed-Stuy Pride? Here's how...
  • Volunteer! Email us at bedstuypride@gmail.com
  • Spread the word! Join the ALP Facebook group, share on twitter, tumblr and other blogs.
For more information on Bed-Stuy Pride or to schedule an interview please contact Sonia Cheruvillil Telephone: 718.596.0342 ext. 11; Email: bedstuypridemedia[at]alp.org


PICTURES FROM LAST YEAR'S 1ST ANNUAL BED-STUY PRIDE (2011)...