BIPOC Archives – Page 3 of 19

AudioCoffee, community and … blind date pods: Valentine’s event to celebrate love and uplift Black LGBTQ+ Ohioans

By Ken Schneck ● BIPOC ● January 27, 2025

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DIRT Brings HIV/AIDS Advocacy Down to Earth for Black Communities in Ohio

By Ilona Westfall ● Health & Wellness ● January 5, 2025

‘Black folks are not hard to reach. People just never take the chance or the time to really reach them.’

Queer Columbus City Council hopeful champions growth through inclusion and open dialogue

By Peter Kusnic ● Politics ● December 16, 2024

‘I’m always going to be that champion ensuring that members of our LGBTQ+ community are seen and thriving.’

Equality Ohio announces new executive director

By Ken Schneck ● Community ● September 4, 2024

The hiring comes at a pivotal time as anti-LGBTQ+ legislation continues to pour out of the Ohio legislature.

Groundbreaking Ohio lesbian comic Karen Williams gets her flowers for decades of humor and healing

By Isaac Imas ● Culture ● August 28, 2024

“I know who I am, I’m secure in that, I know what my skill sets are, and I mostly want to give back.”

Out candidate Micah McCarey to run for Ohio House District 95, filling candidate vacancy

By Athens County Independent ● Politics ● June 28, 2024

The Democratic Party appointed Athens City Council member Micah McCarey to fill the vacancy left by candidate Lish Greiner’s withdrawal.

To Black, Out, and Proud, art is the tether between Black and LGBTQ+ liberation

By The Buckeye Flame ● BIPOC ● June 26, 2024

“Creatives are the backbone of our community. Without art, we have nothing.”

Pride Month Would Not Exist as We Know it if Juneteenth Did Not Happen [COMMENTARY]

By Karen Hewitt (Ze/Hir/She/Her) ● BIPOC ● June 19, 2024

“It all comes together as we recognize that the most marginalized of any group is generally the BIPOC members of this group.”

Here’s how Ohio is celebrating the close connection between Juneteenth and Pride Month

By S.R. Nickoloff Warren ● BIPOC ● June 12, 2024

Organizers note that the commodification of Juneteenth and Pride have caused people to lose sight the historical context.

AIDSWatch 2024: Ohio Delegation Helps Safeguard Public Funding for HIV

By Julie Patterson ● HIV & AIDS ● April 25, 2024

‘We must never confuse this progress with success; our fights for funding, equity, and impact in treating and preventing this epidemic must continue.’