Tag: Blacks

TIMES INSIDER: I Wanted to Change the World for Gay Black People. Starting With Myself.

I’m working on a book based on my Times article, “Queer Love in Color,” a celebration of the joy and romance that queer couples and families of color share. Here’s how it came about — and how you can help. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/reader-center/queer-love-jamal-jordan.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Nonfiction: The Stoic Philosopher of the Lockup

“Solitary,” by Albert Woodfox, is a remarkable testament of suffering and self-transformation by a man who survived more than 40 years in solitary confinement. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/books/review/albert-woodfox-solitary.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Lori Lightfoot Is Elected Chicago Mayor, Becoming First Black Woman to Lead City

Ms. Lightfoot, a former federal prosecutor, ran as an outsider in a city that has often picked insiders. She is also Chicago’s first openly gay mayor. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/02/us/chicago-election-results.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

New York’s Best Schools Need to Do Better

Yet again, the paucity of black and Latino students admitted to New York City’s elite public high schools is cause for alarm, and action. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/30/opinion/new-york-specialized-high-schools-black-hispanic.html?partner=rss&emc=rss