Guest Editorial by Rev. Irene Monroe   What does Trayvon Martin??s murder have to do with gay civil rights protection? The quick answer: The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Hate Crimes Prevention Act (mostly known by Matthew Shepard??s name). And this might be the only option the Florida Justice Department has in moving forward to read full article


Guest editorial by Rev Irene Monroe There??s a frenzy surrounding the blockbuster film and book The Hunger Games. But the fan attention around the movie has taken a decidedly different turn from the fervor the book caused. The schism originates from the difference between reading ­?? where one??s visual images of characters can be both read full article


Guest Editorial by Rev. Irene Monroe This month around the country LGBTQ communities will be celebrating Bayard Rustin??s 100th birthday anniversary. Next month, AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts will have their annual Bayard Rustin Breakfast. And, last month, “State of the Re:Union,” a nationally aired radio show distributed by NPR and PRX was awarded first read full article


Guest Editorial by Rev. Irene Monroe When Viola Davis lost the Oscar for best actress portraying an African American maid in Katherine Stockett??s The Help to Meryl Streep portraying former Britain Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady at the 84th Academy Awards ceremony, there was a collective sigh of relief from many of read full article


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Guest Editorial by Rev. Irene Monroe Cleo Manago is despised by some in the LGBTQ community. Descriptors like ??homo demagogue,?? contrarian, separatist, and anti-white are just a few that can be expressed in polite company. But to a nationwide community of same-gender loving (SGL), bisexual, transgender and progressive heterosexual African American men, Manago is the read full article


Guest Editorial by Kevin C. Peterson EXCERPT:  The Massachusetts Legislature recently accomplished what few believed was possible.  With a singular commitment to broadening democracy in the state, it adopted a fair and comprehensive redistricting plan.  For this achievement, members of the Legislature should be lauded.  After all, the body??s history regarding redistricting has been a read full article


Guest Editorial by Kevin C. Peterson In a country that has elected the first African-American president, is there really still a need for Black History Month? For some within the black community the question is rhetorical: the foregone conclusion being that dedicating a month solely to Afro-American history is essential to preserving a collected knowledge read full article


Guest Editorial by Rev. Irene Monroe Robert Champion, Jr.??s murder may never be solved. Those who struck the fatal blows may never disclose whether they used the guise of hazing as an accidental homicide to cover up an intended hate crime. Champion was an unusual student to be at one of the Historically Black Colleges read full article