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left to right: Cyril Nri, Billie Holiday, Bayard Rustin, Sheryl Swoopes, David McAlmont.
October is Black History Month
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| I still hear people say that I should not be talking about the rights of lesbian and gay people and I should stick to the issue of racial justice, but I hasten to remind them that Martin Luther King Jr. said, 'Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.' I appeal to everyone who believes in Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream to make room at the table of brother- and sisterhood for lesbian and gay people.
Coretta Scott King - Reuters, 31 March 1998. |
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LINKS
Unlike LGBT History Month UK, Black History Month does not have a national organising body; there is therefore a great amount of content available on the internet. Here is a very small selection:
Black History Month - Wikipedia
BHM - "The Official Guide to Black History Month"
Black History Month - Mia Morris' website
Black History Month Resource Kit - GLAAD, 2003
Black History Month Worship Resources
Fire This Time - Queering Black History Month 2006
Hearts A- Phyre’ - Atlanta’s first African American LGBT History Week - 02/2007
Historical Blackout? - Fyne Times
Black, Queer, Here - Fyne Times
Malcolm X was bisexual. Get over it, The Guardian, 20 October 2009. Peter Tatchell on the lack of LGBT people in Black History Month celebrations.
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