Tag: LGBTQ
Griner Using New Platform for Greater Good in Return to WNBA
By JOHN MARSHALL, AP Sports Writer
PHOENIX (AP) — Brittney Griner caught a flight to Washington, D.C., to attend the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, landed...
Why We Need Diverse Books in Schools
By Maya Pottiger, Word in Black
Ever since he was young, Marchánt Davis has always loved children’s media and the power it possesses. Though his...
Griner in ‘good spirits’ in US after Russian prisoner swap
By Lekan Oyekanmi and Eric Tucker, Associated Press
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Brittney Griner returned to the United States Friday and was reunited with her wife nearly 10 months...
Sharpton says film debuts at ‘critical point’ in US politics
By AARON MORRISON, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The Rev. Al Sharpton has been called a lot of names in his public life: a...
Billy Porter receives Hollywood Walk of Fame star
By Shell Richardson, Special to the AFRO
Billy Porter, the larger-than-life singer, activist, Tony, Grammy, and EMMY award winning actor has received the ultimate dedication...