Racial profiling has become a pressing issue in the media and several celebrities have taken a stand on the topic. Comedian Orlando Jones posted a video about his experience with racial profiling via his WhoSay account. Watch the video above.
SAN DIEGO – The third and final honoree has been selected to receive an award of distinction from the San Diego Human Dignity Foundation (SDHDF) to be presented at their upcoming Nov. 7 Aston-Brooks Gala. Archbishop Rev. Carl Bean, D.Min. will receive the Sunshine Brooks HIV/AIDS Advocacy Award. As a young singer, Carl Bean brought…
Earlier this year, the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery installed the portrait of Sylvia Rivera in the “Struggle for Justice” exhibition. Rivera is the first transgendered person in the museum’s collection. A forerunner in the fight against gender identity discrimination, Ray Rivera rechristened himself as Sylvia as a teenager. When cast out by her family, she…
San Diego Musical Theatre announced today the final production of their 2015 season, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Nov. 27 – Dec. 6 at the Spreckels Theatre. Based on the beloved, timeless film, this heartwarming musical adaption features seventeen Irving Berlin songs, played by a live 22 piece orchestra! Veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis have…
“You can be a lot of things in the Black church, but Lord, do not be gay.” — Iyanla Vanzant LOS ANGELES — Truer words were never spoken by talk show host and self-help guru Iyanla Vanzant: “You can be a lot of things in the Black church, but Lord, do not be gay.” Although society is becoming…
Hillcrest’s one and only Halloween street party is taking place Oct. 31 from 6pm-11:30pm. Come to Nightmare on Normal Street if you dare for a scare! This corpse laden street fair and dance party celebration will bring you back to life. The events of the evening will include live entertainment, a costume competition and two…
P.L. Travers, author of Mary Poppins, was born Helen Lyndon Goff on Aug. 9, 1899 in the city of Maryborough, in Queensland, Australia, (not in England, as many assume). She moved to England in 1924, and used the name P.L. Travers, an abbreviation of her pseudonym Pamela Lyndon Travers, which she used in her days…
With less than two weeks until Election Day in Houston, two openly gay athletes announced their support for the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO), writes Hayley Miller on the HRC Blog. Retired NBA athlete Jason Collins, who spoke at HRC’s National Dinner earlier this month, tweeted his support. Michael Sam, the first openly gay player…
U.S. Olympic freeskier Gus Kenworthy came out as gay in this month’s edition of ESPN The Magazine. “I am gay. Wow, it feels good to write those words,” he shared in a Facebook post. “For most of my life, I’ve been afraid to embrace that truth about myself. Recently though, I’ve gotten to the point…
thursday, oct. 22 Clay Colton Band While opening for the Zac Brown Band and Little Texas, placing 3rd in Kenny Chesney’s Next Big Star Competition, and winning Viejas Casino’s $10,000 Big Country Showdown, the Clay Colton Band has made a respected name for itself in the country, rock, and Irish music community of San Diego….
