Black LGBTQ Pioneers- Part 1

In celebration of Black History Month, Phillip Alexander Downie commemorates the Black LGBTQ pioneers who have exceeded the expectations placed upon them, and surmounted hurdles some called ‘impossible’ to overcome. In this two-part special we celebrate the remarkable people that have changed our path in history, and made the world a better place. Fighting for a voice in their time that sent cultural and artistic shockwaves, and inspiring the voices of the next generation with their actions and ideas—they have fought not to garner acclaim, but to promote love and equality.  

© Global Image Works. The Dick Cavett Show, James Baldwin Discusses Racism, 1969

© James Baldwin debated against William Buckley University of California, Berkeley Library. February 18th, 1965

© The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson, Netflix, 2017

© SOFA Entertainment. Mom on the Ed Sullivan Show on November 16th 1969.

© Chicago Sun Times Video by Ashlee Rezin | Lori Lightfoot celebrates at her election night rally, 2019.

© Revelations 1960, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Lincoln Center 2015

© African American Art, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43Z79gCYAEU&ab_channel=AfricanAmericanArt Richmond Barthé: African-American sculptor, 2009

© Paris Is Burning, 1990, Willi Ninja

© You Bet Your Life. Groucho Marx with Gladys Bentley, 1950

© National Historic Archives, Bayard Rustin, 1938 - 1980

© ITL Media, A Storme Life, 2009

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