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Task Force urges for passage of End Racial Profiling Act
Reblogged from National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Blog: The Task Force applauds today’s introduction of the “End Racial Profiling Act” by U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.). The measure seeks to prohibit...
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Why Black LGBT Youth Don’t Need the Boy Scouts
What would you say if I told you that marriage equality would be granted on the national level — but only for same gender loving women? Not for those who identify as male or those who are transgender....
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Black LGBT Educators Series: Dr Ravi Perry, Mississippi State University
Dr. Ravi Perry holds a B.A. from the University of Michigan and a M.A. and Ph.D. from Brown University, each in political science. Perry is a scholar with an evolving and prolific take on issues facing...
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Black LGBT Educators Series: Linus Spiller, Texas
Linus “Buster” Spiller is a Community Site Manager overseeing the management of a 21st Century Community Learning Center in Pleasant Grove, a U.S. Department of Education program funded through the...
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Black LGBT Educators Series: Dustin Baker, Baltimore. Maryland
Abraham Lincoln once stated, “In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” This quote has a direct correlation as to how Mr. Dustin Baker lives his life. It was...
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Black LGBT Fraternities & Sororities Across the U.S. Convene in Atlanta
Hundreds of Black LGBT fraternities and sororities are heading to Atlanta, GA this summer for the first of its kind, national convening. Organized by the outstanding Rainbow Greek Network, the largest...
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Black LGBT Educators Series: Jonte Lee, Washington, D.C.
I remember reading the 2006 Time magazine article, “Dropout Nation”. The article stated, 50% of African Americans and Latinos will not graduate high school. I was outraged. I walked into the hallway...
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Black LGBT Educators Series: Van Bailey, Harvard
Dr. Van Bailey is the inaugural director of the Office of BGLTQ Student Life at Harvard College. He was the assistant director for education at the University of California, San Diego, since 2010. Dr....
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Nominations for 2013 Class National Black LGBT Youth Hall of Fame
National Youth Pride Services is proud to partner with organizations across the country to celebrate National Black LGBT Youth Month this July. This is more about giving back than anything else, so the...
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NYPS Heads to Detroit for Allied Media Conference 2013
2012 NYPS member of the Year, Roman Ceasar of NYC will be attending the AMC this year. An eclectic group representing National Youth Pride Services will be traveling to Detroit to participate and...
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June 27 is National HIV Testing Day
Reblogged from Proud to Be Here: From the indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com article 'Kathleen Sebelius Releases Statement for National HIV Testing Day 2013': Do you know your HIV status? On June 27,...
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Meet the NYPS East Region Conference Youth Planning Team
The planning team for the 2013 National Youth Pride Services East Regional Conference is made up of NYPS members, alumni, youth from organizations attending or presenting at the conference and randomly...
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Marcus Lee, Atlanta, GA 2013 Class National Black LGBT Youth Hall of Fame
Note: National Youth Pride Services received 317 nominations for the second installment of it’s National Black LGBT Youth Hall of Fame. 65% of those nominations were for Marcus Lee. It is with great...
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National Black LGBT Youth Month Spotlight: YBGLI
July is National Black LGBT Youth Month. This month we take a look some organizations who work with this population. Disclaimer: Organizations we feature on our website do not necessarily mean an...
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Rainbow Greek Network: National Black LGBT Youth Month
July is National Black LGBT Youth Month and while it is more a national celebration for and by youth across the country, there are a few organizations celebrating black LGBT youth – in a positive way –...
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Kye Allums, New York, National Black LGBT Youth Hall of Fame Class of 2013
Who is the most requested young adult public speaker today? Why it is the secoond inductee into the National Black LGBT Youth Hall of Fame, Kye Allums. Kye Allums is a graduate of The George Washington...
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Blake Martin, Chicago, IL, National Black LGBT Youth Hall of Fame Class of 2013
Who is the youngest black gay male who single handedly draws the largest crowds of black LGBT youth and young adults in the city of Chicago on a yearly basis, that is NOT a ball or party, and is not...
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The Freaky Boiz, Los Angeles, CA: National Black LGBT Youth Hall of Fame,...
Freaky Boiz are a hip hop Duo from Chicago, Illinois. The original group members consist of Pierre “Pweezy” Phipps (Born May 22nd 1989), and Terrance “TTgotIt” Wilson (Born June 21st 1989). The Freaky...
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Writers We Love: National Black LGBT Youth Month
Alot of awesome youth with great writing ability are associated with National Youth Pride Services. Let’s take a look and some of the work they do: Kevin Sims (Omaha, NE) currently contributes as a...
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De’Borah Garner, Chicago, IL, National Black LGBT Youth Hall of Fame Class of...
NBC’s “The Voice” contestant De’Borah Garner who received national attention when she came out on national TV is the latest inductee into the National Black LGBT Youth Hall of Fame taking place this...
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