2016 DC Black Pride Guide by Center for Black Equity

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Updates via Text Messaging Be in the know! Get schedule updates and more delivered right to your mobile phone while you enjoy DCBP 2016. Text DCBP2016 to 313131. Your cellular carrier may charge you a fee to receive text messages (SMS). Contact your carrier for details. Event Locations Events will occur in the host hotel, the Hyatt Regency Washington, unless otherwise indicated. All events in the host hotel as well as the DC Black Pride Health & Wellness Expo presented by PREZCOBIX® are free. Meeting rooms at the hotel can be found on the following levels or floors: Ballroom Level - Bunker Hill, Concord and Lexington Lobby Level - Congressional and Capitol Room 2nd Floor Conference Level - Bryce, Everglades, Glacier, Yellowstone and Yosemite 11th Floor - Thornton Room Parties and Social events Social events and parties are a very important part of DCBP. The Center for Black Equity has partnered with several organizations to provide various social events and parties. The social events and parties are planned and managed by the organization listed. If an social event or party is not listed in this Guide, it is not an official DC Black Pride event. Partner organizations are: Female Parties Onyx Entertainment, A 2 Zee Events and MIMSOL Entertainment — Unleashed DC 2016. unleasheddc.com Male Parties Daryl Wilson Promotions in collaboration with Tempted 2 Touch, The Commission and K&C Productions — Wet Dreamz Reloaded darylwilsondc.com Omega Entertainment in collaboration with The Dream Team — The Dream omegapartydc.com Disclaimer The sexual orientation or gender identity of attendees, advertisers, presenters and sponsors that participate in DC Black Pride is neither inferred nor implied. The appearance of names or pictorial representation of individuals in this Guide does not necessarily indicate the sexual orientation of such individual. DC Black Pride is supported by many advertisers, however, the Center for Black Equity cannot take responsibility for any claims made by sponsors and advertisers.

welcome

Welcome to our nation’s capital! It is my pleasure to have you join the 26th annual DC Black Pride. This year’s theme, i am u. u r me. we are Pride!, celebrates the strength of the Black LGBT community and builds upon the event’s outstanding legacy as a premier program of the Center for Black Equity (CBE).

Our week started Tuesday, May 24 with the 26th DC Black Pride Awards Reception at the Human Rights Campaign headquarters. This year’s honorees are Washington, D.C. Mayor, Muriel Bowser, Aisha C. Moodie-Mills, Darrin Glymph, Victoria Kirby York, Guy Anthony and Jason Lyric. We also have a great lineup of events including town hall meetings, receptions, speed dating, workshops, poetry slam and a health and wellness expo, as well as the official DC Black Pride parties by A 2 Zee Events, MIMSOL Entertainment, Daryl Wilson Promotions, Tempted 2 Touch, The Commission and K&C Productions, Omega Entertainment, Onyx Entertainment and The Dream Team. We are pleased to host our first HIV/AIDS town hall and free luncheon on Friday, May 27 at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill (our hotel hotel). Panelists include local AIDS service providers, consumers and activists. This event will provide an important platform to discuss the recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which suggests that Black gay and bisexual men have a fifty percent chance of being diagnosed with the HIV virus. On Sunday, May 29, Broadway performer and American Idol star, Frenchie Davis, will host DC Black Pride’s Got Talent during the DC Black Pride Health & Wellness Expo presented by PREZCOBIX® at the Francis Stevens School from noon to 6 p.m. Show time is 3:30 p.m., and the top prize is $1,000. The Expo will feature vendors, food and entertainment–all tented, rain or shine. The CBE is a coalition of Black Pride organizers formed to promote a multinational network of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) Prides and community-based organizations. As a program of the CBE, DC Black Pride has inspired annual Black LGBT pride events in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Brazil, Africa and the Caribbean since its founding. More than 300,000 men and women attend Black LGBT Pride events each year, and we are grateful to you for joining us at the year’s DC Black Pride. Once again, welcome to our nation’s capital. I hope will you enjoy many events throughout the week—enjoy and stay safe! Cheers! Earl D. Fowlkes, Jr. President/CEO Center for Black Equity

schedule

TUESDAY, MAY 24 6:30–8:30 p.m. 2016 DC Black Pride Awards Reception Human Rights Campaign,1640 Rhode Island Ave NW, WDC 20036

THURSDAY, MAY 26 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m. U.S. Small Business Administration’s Building the Dream Economic Empowerment Event for the LGBT Business Community presented by the Center for Black Equity, SWERV Magazine, TAGG Magazine and Industrial Bank Industrial Bank, 4812 Georgia Ave NW, WDC 20011

Unleashed DC Female Party

5–8 p.m. The Dream - Welcome Reception and Pass Distribution Hyatt Regency Washington

7 p.m.–midnight Welcome to DC Rooftop Happy Hour Dirty Bar, 1223 Connecticut Ave NW, WDC 20036 9:30 p.m.–2 a.m. The Genesis Chapter VII Cities Restaurant & Lounge, 1909 K St NW, WDC 20006 10 p.m.–2 a.m. The Jump Off Stonefish Lounge, 1708 L St NW, WDC 20036

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Muriel Bowser

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Aisha C. Moodie-Mills

Eleanor Holmes Norton Award

Welmore Cook Award

Darrin Glymph

Victoria Kirby York

Guy Anthony

Jason Lyric

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DC Black Pride Leadership Award

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The Dream Male Party

Charlotte Smallwood Award Wet Dreamz Reloaded Male Party

FRIDAY, MAY 27

SATURDAY, MAY 28

11 a.m.–2 p.m. HIV/AIDS Town Hall Luncheon sponsored by the DC Dept of Health HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD and TB Administration (HAHSTA) Hyatt, Capitol

10 a.m.–8 p.m. Hospitality Suite & Concierge Desk Open Hyatt, Congressional A, Congressional B (5–8 p.m.)

Noon–9 p.m. Hospitality Suite & Concierge Desk Open Hyatt, Congressional C

Moderator: La Toya Hankins Authors: Khafre K. Abif, Rashid Darden, Marcel Emerson, David Maurice Parker, Ben Robinson III, Tavion Scott and Antoinette White

Noon–1 a.m. Game Room Open Hyatt, Congressional D

LGBT authors discuss their books and provide insight to their motivation as well their inspiration for writing. Each author will do a short reading from their book and all books will be available for sale.

4–9 p.m. The Teaser Happy Hour & Wet Dreamz Reloaded Pass Distribution Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill 4–9 p.m. The Warmup Happy Hour, The Dream Main Pass Distribution Event The Bachelors Mill, 104 8th St SE, WDC 20003 6:30–8:30 p.m. Opening Reception Hyatt, Thornton Room

10 p.m.–3 a.m. Pride Code Vita Lounge, 1318 9th St NW, WDC 20001 10 p.m.–4 a.m. Men N Demand Super Mega Party 930 Superclub, 815 V St NW, WDC 20001 10 p.m.–4 a.m. The Annual 5000 Men Pride Mega Party Bliss, 2122 24th Pl NE, WDC 20018 3–7 a.m. DC Black Pride After Hours 12 Stop Lounge, 4707 Raleigh Rd, Temple Hills, MD 20748

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noon–1 a.m. Game Room Open Hyatt, Congressional A, Congressional B (5–8 p.m.) noon–1:15 p.m. Intergenerational Town Hall Workshop: I Am U & U R Me: Black LGBTQ/SGL People Talk About It! Hyatt, Yellowstone/Everglades Moderator: Dr. Imani Woody,President and CEO, Mary’s House for Older Adults Panelists: Bishop Allyson Abrams, Empowerment Liberation Cathedral; Kylar Broadus, Esq., Founder and Director of the Trans People of Color Coalition Leandrea Gilliam, DC Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs; ABilly Jones, Senior Advocate, SAGE Metro DC; Ken Pettigrew, LGBTQ Advocate Ashley Smith, Human Rights Campaign; Shawn Short, Founder, Artistic Director, Dissonance Theatre; Blue Telusma, Blogger, Writer, Advocate; Courtney Williams, Senior Consultant, Executive Volunteer, Mary’s House for Older Adults

8:30–10:30 p.m. LGBTQ Speed Dating/Networking Hyatt, Concord/Lexington/Bunker Hill

11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Writers Forum Hyatt, Congressional C & D

Many issues are impacting us as Black LGBTQ/ SGL people. Sometimes they are the same challenges that faced our elders during the Civil Rights Movement, sometimes they show up in the Black Lives Matter or the increased murders of trans women or some religious types still hurting us. We know many of us are still last hired/first fired and disparate treatment in health, and wealth are still the norm. So many issues didn’t go away for

The Dream Male Party

Wet Dreamz Reloaded Male Party

us because of marriage equality. So how do we cope? How do we rise above? Let’s talk about it. Join us in a facilitated discussion on issues that impact us in our Panelists in their 20s, 30s, 40s. 50s. 60s, and 70s and from the arts,political, legal, transgender, women’s, faithbased, the housing/homelessness communities, will lead the discussion on how lessons learned in the past can jettison us into a quality future. Interactive audience participation on how we can successfully withstand and rise above the challenges facing us as queer people in our smaller communities, and share as a model to the nation as a whole. 1:30–2:45 p.m. Workshops Session One Hyatt Town Hall: Transgender Speak Back Yellowstone/Everglades Black Women and HIV Prevention: Bringing it to Zero - Yosemite Positively Fighting Medication ResistanceGlacier 1:30–3:30 p.m. Struggling With Scripture Hyatt, Bryce Moderators: Pastor Dennis Wiley and Rev. Lisa Dunson Reading the Bible and understanding the Bible are two different things (see Acts 8:30-31). The bridge between knowledge and comprehension is interpretation, or what the apostle Paul called “rightly dividing [explaining] the word of truth” (II Tim. 2:15). This workshop will examine the important role of biblical interpretation in determining how we use and apply the Bible in the Black Church and the African American community. We will explore different interpretive methods and how various factors—including experience, tradition, history, and culture—color our interpretation and, thus, influence our beliefs about God, humanity, and the world in which we live. With particular attention to the issue of homosexuality, we will also review how the Bible has been used in relation to other controversial issues, such as slavery and the place of women in church and society.

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2:45–3:45 p.m. Workshops Session Two Hyatt Raising Your Voice to Break the Silence Glacier TransENDing Boundaries Yosemite You’ll Sleep With Me But Won’t Talk to Me Yellowstone/Everglades 3–7 p.m. Mary’s House for Older Adults’ 4th Annual Party with a Purpose, Old School Dance Admission: $40 in advance; $45 at the door (if available) Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St SW, WDC 20024 This multigenerational event will feature great soul food, drinks, door prizes and music for all ages. The board of directors of Mary’s House for Older Adults is will be honor the following for their outstanding support and service: Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (The Eleanor Holmes Norton Award for Extraordinary Service to LGBTQ Elders and Older Adults by a Public Servant), Dr. Ron Simmons, (Celebration of Life Award), The Montgomery College Advanced Media Production Class (The Youth-in-Action Award), Cecelia Hayden Smith, (Volunteer of the Year Award), and The DC Eagle (Community Service Award) All ticket and cash bar sales will benefit the building fund of Mary’s House for Older Adults, Inc., a firstof-its-kind LGBT-friendly affordable residence for older adults in Washington. 3–9 p.m. The Chill Out Mega Day Party The Park at Fourteenth, 920 14th St NW, WDC 20005 3–9:30 p.m. Candyland Stadium Nightclub, 2127 Queens Chapel Rd, NE, WDC 20018 3–9:30 p.m. Day Party Touche Supper Club, 1123 H St NE, WDC 20002

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workshops Session One | 1:30–2:45 p.m.

Session Two | 2:45–3:45 p.m.

Black Women and HIV Prevention: Bringing it to Zero (Yosemite(

Raising Your Voice to Break the Silence (Glacier)

Presenters: Black Women’s Health Imperative We all know the fact by now that 1 in 32 Black women in the U.S. will become infected with HIV in her lifetime. And while the rate of new infections among Black women has decreased in recent years, new data show they continue to be far more affected by HIV than women of other races/ ethnicities – after 30 plus years of the epidemic. We must take this opportunity to bridge the disconnect surrounding the factors driving infection rates among Black women and other women of color. We must support Black women and motivate them to take control of their sexual and reproductive health, and to increase their level of self-awareness and understanding of the personal, cultural and societal barriers that may be placing them at increased risk. We cannot ignore the intersectionality of factors such as poverty, relationship violence, access to service and the divisiveness that exists among impacted populations. We can’t allow ourselves to be pitted against one another for the resources, funding and treatments that are essential for us all. The goal will be to identify and seize opportunities for leveraging the collective influence of the strong network of passionate, committed community advocates and activists in securing a sustained focus on key Black women’s HIVrelated issues. Positively Fighting Medication Resistance (Glacier) Presenter: Dr. Theo Hodge Medication resistance is a risk that many face, even if they don’t realize it. In this workshop, Dr. Theo Hodge, an infectious disease specialist and active member of the positive community, will provide crucial information about the risk of developing drug resistance. With this information, we hope you are inspired to consider all your options and engage with your healthcare team to find a treatment that is right for you. Town Hall: Transgender Speak Back (Yellowstone/ Everglades) Presenters: Earline Budd & Earl Fowlkes

The Town Hall is an opportunity for members of the Transgender community and their allies to discuss the impact of the President and local elections on the Transgender Community. Are the issues and concerns being heard by the political systems both locally and nationally? How can Transgender women and men get involved in politics? What’s at stake in the 2016 election for the Transgender Community. Fowlkes will be co-moderating in his capacity as LGBT Caucus Chair of the Democratic National Committee and will be joined by Community Activist, Earline Budd.

Presenter: Noel Gordon, Senior Program Specialist for HIV Prevention & Health Equity, Human Rights Campaign Thirty-five years ago, HIV activists of all types banded together with a simple message: silence equals death. While we've made tremendous strides in the fight against HIV since then, there is still much more work to do. Your voice remains critically important to finishing the job. Join this session for a brief overview of the current realities of HIV and to learn how storytelling can be an effective way change hearts and minds, whether they belong to a conflicted neighbor or an uninformed elected official. Participants will have the opportunity to flex their storytelling muscles and to receive constructive feedback from the presenter and their peers. TransENDing Boundaries (Yosemite) Presenter: Lambda Legal Transgender and gender-nonconforming (TGNC) communities are underrepresented in the current struggle for LGBT equality. However, they are often targeted and discriminated against more than their LGB counterparts, especially concerning issues of workplace discrimination, violence, interaction with law enforcement, accessing nonjudgmental and quality healthcare, and utilizing public accommodations. In this workshop, Lambda Legal will facilitate an interactive discussion of some useful strategies and tools to combat the aforementioned problems. This workshop is geared toward allies and members of TGNC communities. You’ll Sleep Me But Won’t Talk to Me Yellowstone/Everglades Presenters: Terrance Payne and Ken Pettigrew, ManDate A frank discussion about the interaction of BGM/SGL men within and outside the community. Much has been made of the use of social media to interact with one another often sexually however, has conversation become a lost art? This workshop will explore the positives and negatives of today’s use of social media to communicate.

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3:30–7:30 p.m. Film Festival Hyatt, Columbia A & B Holler If You Hear Me: Black and Gay in the Church Women and the Word: The Revival The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution 3:30–9:30 p.m. Euphoria The Great Outdoors Super Party 2700 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE, WDC 20032 7–9 p.m. Poetry Slam hosted by Mary Bowman-Walton Hyatt, Concord/Lexington/Bunker Hill

3–7 a.m. DC Black Pride After Hours 12 Stop Lounge, 4707 Raleigh Rd, Temple Hills, MD 20748

SUNDAY, MAY 29 9–11 a.m. Interfaith Service Covenant Baptist UCC, 3845 South Capitol St, WDC 20032 Various times beginning at 9 a.m. Sunday Services - Affirming Houses of Worship 9 a.m. & 11 a.m. Metropolitan Community Church 474 Ridge St NW, WDC 20002

One of DC Black Pride’s most popular events. Men and women of all ages, sexual orientation, sexual identities and races use poetry to express their feelings about oppression, racism, sexism, homophobia, politics, their hope and dreams or anything else that reflects the changing dimensions of culture on our planet. First place winner receives a cash prize of $200 and performs on the stage at the DC Black Pride Health & Wellness Expo presented by PREZCOBIX® on Sunday, May 29; second place winner $100 and third place $50. Sign up at in Hospitality Suite by 1 p.m. Saturday, May 28 to participate.

11 a.m. Covenant Baptist Church United Church of Christ 3845 South Capitol St SW, WDC 20032

9 p.m.–4 a.m. Epic Echostage, 2135 Queens Chapel Rd NE, WDC 20018

Noon Community Church of Washington DC 1610 T St SE, WDC 20020

10 p.m.–5 a.m. The Total Freedom Block Party I St Corridor between 17 & 18th Street, 1714, 1716 and 1720 I St NW, WDC 20006 11 p.m.–3 a.m. Girl District Howard Theatre, 620 T St NW, WDC 20001

Unleashed DC Female Party

11 a.m. Holy Redeemer Metropolitan Community Church 4908 Niagara Rd, Suite 102, College Park, MD 20740 11 a.m. Inner Light Ministries Anacostia Art Center, 1231 Good Hope Rd SE, WDC 20020 11 a.m. Lincoln Congregational Temple UCC 1701 11 St NW, WDC 20001 11:30 a.m. Bethel Christian Church 2217 Minnesota Ave SE, WDC 20020

1 p.m. Empowerment Liberation Cathedral 633 Sligo Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910 1 p.m. Faith Temple New York Ave Presbyterian Church, 1313 New York Ave NW, WDC 20005

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2 p.m. New Hope Baptist United Church of Christ First Trinity Lutheran Church Building, WDC 20001 3 p.m. Unity Fellowship Church, Washington, D.C. 474 Ridge Street NW, WDC 20001 Imam Daayiee Abdullah Light of Reform Mosque 202.210.5134 SGI USA International (Buddhist) D.C. Culture Center 3417 Massachusetts Ave NW, WDC 20007

noon–4 p.m. Brothers Who Brunch: Soft Launch Event for The Brothers Like Me Campaign The Loft at 600 F , 600 F St NW, WDC 20004 The Brothers Like Me campaign, a social media photo campaign to document the stories of black men specifically gay or bisexual men of color. The initiative utilizes photos and candid storytelling to address HIV, sexuality, and identity. The Brothers Like Me Campaign was created by Us Helping Us, People into Living, Inc. with grant funding from The Magic Johnson Foundation. Brothers Who Brunch is sponsored in part by UHUPIL, The D.E.N.I.M. Collection, #BlackgayMagic & Impulse DC chapter. noon–6 p.m. DC Black Pride Health & Wellness Expo presented by PREZCOBIX® featuring the DC Black Pride’s Got Talent hosted by Frenchie Davis Francis-Stevens Educational Campus, 2425 N St NW (near DuPont Circle), WDC 20037 (outside) Featuring health screenings vendors, free food and entertainment–rain or shine. Broadway performer and American Idol star, Frenchie Davis will host DC Black Pride’s Got Talent. Show time is 3:30 p.m. The top prize is $1,000. Judges will be Ebone Bell, Tagg Magazine, Rayceen Pendarvis, The Rayceen Show and Jamil Fletcher, Swerv Magazine.

4–9 p.m. The Masquerade Carnival Day Party Ultrabar, 911 F St NW, WDC 20004 4–10 p.m. The Finale Avery’s Bar and Lounge, 1370 H St NE, WDC 20002 10 p.m.–4 a.m. Climax Super Party Ozio DC, 1813 M St NW, WDC 20036 10 p.m.–5 a.m. Wet Dreamz Reloaded Mega Party The Park at Fourteenth, 920 14th St NW, WDC 20005 3–7 a.m. DC Black Pride After Hours 12 Stop Lounge, 4707 Raleigh Rd, Temple Hills, MD 20748

MONDAY, MAY 30 noon.–7 p.m. Us Helping Us Picnic at the Park (Free and Open to All) Fort Dupont Park, 3600 F St SE, WDC 20020 2–9 p.m. The Block Party The Fairgrounds at Nationals Stadium, 1299 Half Street SE, WDC 20003 5–9:30 p.m. The Tropical Bliss Rooftop Party Eden DC, 1716 I St NW, WDC 20006 9 p.m.–2 a.m. The Last Dance The Bachelors Mill, 1104 8th St SE, WDC 20003 10 p.m.–2 a.m. Apocalypse Chapter VII Stadium Club, 2127 Queens Chapel Rd NE, WDC 20018

3–9 p.m. Rock The Block Arena Stage, 1101 6th St SW, WDC 20024

Unleashed DC Female Party

The Dream Male Party

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film festival

Holler If You Hear Me: Black and Gay in the Church 2015 • Documentary • 60 minutes Producer: Clay Cane

“Holler If You Hear Me: Black and Gay in the Church” puts the narrative in the hands of Black LGBT people who are struggling with the intersections of sexuality, faith and race. The stories in the documentary are varied, passionate and inspiring. Clay Cane, who created and produced the film, traveled to Atlanta, where church and LGBT culture cross paths like nowhere else, to dive into one of the most taboo topics in the Black community. With extraordinary access and without judgment, Cane and BET.com tackle this controversial but important issue through the journeys of those who are living it everyday and whose stories prove we all deserve to be heard and loved.

Women and the Word: The Revival 2015 • 60 minutes Producer: Jade Foster Movie chronicles the creation of an international salon-styled tour led and supported by women. It tells the story of how Jade Foster recruited a group of five dynamic poets and musicians to become stewards of a movement that builds community among queer women of color, upholds literary arts excellence, and occupies living rooms across the country.

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution 2015 • Documentary • 115 minutes Producer: Stanley Nelson Change was coming to America and the fault lines could no longer be ignored—cities were burning, Vietnam was exploding, and disputes raged over equality and civil rights. A new revolutionary culture was emerging and it sought to drastically transform the system. The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution is the first feature length documentary to explore the Black Panther Party, its significance to the broader American culture, its cultural and political awakening for black people, and the painful lessons wrought when a movement derails. Master documentarian Stanley Nelson goes straight to the source, weaving a treasure trove of rare archival footage with the voices of the people who were there: police, FBI informants, journalists, white supporters and detractors, and Black Panthers who remained loyal to the party and those who left it. Featuring Kathleen Cleaver, Jamal Joseph, and many others, The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution is an essential history and a vibrant chronicle of this pivotal movement that birthed a new revolutionary culture in America.

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