Blogs by Kimberley McLeod, GLAAD's Communities of African Descent Media Field Strategist

A Look Back at Kwanzaa in the Black LGBT Community

GLAAD worked closely with Imani Rashid, author, community organizer and African-American Lesbians United for Social Change (AALUSC) board member, as well as Huffington Post Gay Voices and Black Voices to highlight the significance of Kwanzaa for many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender African Americans.

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Black Churches in Newark Move Toward Tolerance

The Star-Ledger, New Jersey's highest-circulating online and print newspaper, informally surveyed a number of Newark African American pastors on LGBT equality and acceptance in the Black church.

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The Root Examines Rapper T.I.'s Argument

In Vibe magazine's December issue (on stands today), rapper T.I. says that gay people are “too sensitive” to anti-gay sentiment. The Root, a leading online source of news and commentary from an African American perspective, takes a look at T.I.’s logic.

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Colorlines.com Features Stories of Transgender Women of Color in Washington, D.C.

Colorlines.com, a daily news site on racial justice issues, has asked transgender women of color living in D.C. to tell their own stories.

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