Steeped Pearl pours into Ohio’s Black and LGBTQ+ communities through herbal storytelling
Since 2020, co-owners KaShala Smith and Dominique Todd-Shumate have fostered a supportive community where everyone gets oolong.
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‘You Can Read With Us’: Back to the Book reading club prioritizes LGBTQ+, BIPOC safety
'I don't think that we necessarily need to read the same book to connect around books and to connect around our love for books, so I decided to test that theory out.'
Black, Out, and Proud to host Melanated Health Forum centering Black LGBTQ+ health and wellness
Melanated Health Forum makes room for uncensored wellness conversations for Black LGBTQ+ people in Columbus
Shannon Hardin knows being Columbus’s first Black, gay mayor in name only isn’t enough for real change
Hardin connected his broader campaign to the disparities many LGBTQ+ Columbus residents face as the city becomes increasingly expensive.
Queer Craft Society helps LGBTQ+ Columbus through loneliness epidemic via crafting kinship
While crafting is far from a new hobby and is often passed down through generations in marginalized communities, a current wave of craft meetups is on the rise.
Black LGBTQ+ women aren’t safe in Cleveland, but they’re finding ways to thrive
In 2020, an analysis by Bloomberg CityLab ranked Cleveland as the worst city for Black women to live. For Black LGBTQ+ women, the struggles are real.
Toledo native creates Black LGBTQ+ safe space, The Collective
Many Black LGBTQ+ residents told Taren Lutchey that, while Toledo is LGBTQ+ friendly, there weren’t enough places for them to go to feel seen and accepted.
Mx. Juneteenth celebrates six years of Black, LGBTQ+ and drag liberation
The Cleveland-based celebration has become a hub for Black and LGBTQ+ artists, entertainment, and community resources.
BQIC celebrates 9 years of Black LGBTQ+ advocacy, collaboration and Community Pride
The Columbus-based organization's mission to further the liberation of Black LGBTQ+ people hasn't wavered when blatant and unique challenges began affecting its community.
