LISTEN: OutQ’s Larry Flick chats with the Queen of Pop, Madonna on her latest album, ‘Rebel Heart’

Madonna stops by the SiriusXM studios for the first time to speak with OutQ’s Larry Flick in person about her latest music project, Rebel Heart. The Grammy and Golden Globe Award winning Queen of Pop, spoke about her latest album, her inspirations and the New York of yesteryear.

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Mayor Faulconer’s ‘State of the City’

The annual “State of…” speeches by presidents, governors and mayors have become an American tradition when they inform citizens what their priorities, mayoral projects and goals for the year will be. City Council candidate Chris Ward picked me up and we went to hear Mayor Faulconer’s first such address. It was a good, solid, well…

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Alliance San Diego announces program for 27th All Peoples Celebration, Jan. 19

Alliance San Diego has announced the program participants for the 27th annual All Peoples Celebration honoring the living legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and commemorating the 50th anniversary of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965. The All Peoples Celebration will take place Monday, Jan. 19, at the Balboa Park Activity Center. Doors…

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Madonna sparks outrage after using images of Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela to promote new album

Madonna sparked outrage Friday after her Twitter account posted images of Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela Photoshopped onto her Rebel Heart album cover, reports The Huffington Post. Below is the album cover: Here’s Madonna’s Tweet with Nelson Mandela: And the Tweet with MLK: Following the tweets, fans and journalists posted things like “STOP,”…

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African American History Month: Still relevant after all these years

February is African American History Month, also known as Black History Month. It is as much a celebration of accomplishments within the African American community as it is recognition of a journey of struggles to overcome in pursuit of basic civil rights. It is an unfinished journey though, that encompasses Lincoln’s 1863 Emancipation Proclamation, which…

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