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National Conference To Address Gay Black Concerns
The following is from 365Gay.com:
Hundreds of LGBT African Americans will meet in Baltimore next month in the first ever conference aimed at empowerment.
The three-day conference is being organized by the National Black Justice Coalition - the nation's largest Black LGBT rights group.
Called the Power of Us Conference, it will bring together 50 national experts in 35 workshops, panel discussions, and question and answer sessions.
"[It] is a powerful statement for a community that is rarely portrayed in media and entertainment," the National Black Justice Coalition said in a statement Monday.
The conference will showcase an array of highly successful men, women and youth who are making a difference in their community as Black openly LGBT.
Among those scheduled to participate are newly out Connecticut State Legislator Jason Bartlett; Judge Darrin Gayles; Newark, NJ City Council Member Dana Rone; Wilton Manors, FL City Commissioner Joe Angelo; Kathy Harris and Ray Cunningham of BET's College Hill; and Comic Karen Williams.
The conference will be divided into three main areas - Black wellness including HIV/AIDS, the Black Church and homophobia, and Black LGBT Politics including the 2008 Presidential Race and Marriage Equality.
NBJC said that tickets are still available through its web site.
