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Tag: lgbt community

Nana Akufo-Addo
Posted inInternational

U.N. Human Rights Council Opposes Ghana’s Anti-Gay Bill

by WI Guest Author August 18, 2021December 21, 2021

In Ghana, a highly religious country that claims to be exemplary in Africa in its respect for human rights, a handful of opposition MPs are putting the president in a difficult position by promoting a law restricting the rights of sexual minorities.

Courtesy of 17th Street High Heel Race via Facebook
Posted inCommunity

D.C. Readies for Annual High Heel Race

by WI Guest Author October 25, 2019December 21, 2021
Jessye Norman (Courtesy of jessyenormanschool.org)
Posted inLetters to the Editor

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Remembering Jessye Norman

by WI Guest Author October 9, 2019December 21, 2021
ENF Rangers perform, showcasing the importance of a healthy natural environment. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inLetters to the Editor

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Next Generations Going Green

by WI Guest Author October 2, 2019December 21, 2021
Posted inLifestyle, William J. Ford

Majority of Black Same-Sex Couples Reside in the South: Report

by William J. Ford September 25, 2019December 21, 2021
From left: Star Bennett, 27 of Northeast, Erica "Eboll" Briscoe, 26 of Northeast and Michael Boatwright, 27 of Southeast, co-founders of Check It, pause for a photo op during the grand opening of their new store in Anacostia. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Check It Gang Goes Good

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer June 21, 2017October 30, 2020
Posted inNational

CNN’s Anderson Cooper Grills Florida AG Bondi over Gay Rights Record

by NNPAFreddie June 14, 2016October 30, 2020
Posted inOp-Ed, Opinion

HIP HOP CONNECTION: Hip-Hop and the ‘Double Life’

by NNPAFreddie October 14, 2013October 30, 2020
Posted inEntertainment

Updates from the Hip-Hop World [LA Sentinel]

by NNPAMaya March 12, 2013October 30, 2020

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