Tag: Armonté Butler
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GANGSTA BOO
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My mother was the first person to teach me about female rap. It was through album and radio plays, and constant repeats, of several women femcees that enchanted me. The first artist on the syllabus was Southern female rap innovator Gangsta Boo, also known as Lola Chantrelle Mitchell. Gangsta Boo,…
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Gran Varones’ Armonté Butler Featured On This Year’s Honor 41 List
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BLACK QUEER HISTORY NOW! We cannot express how proud we are of our very own Armonté Butler. His work with young people living with HIV, youth organizers and other Black and Latinx storytellers continues to us leave in complete awe. Armonté Butler is a writer and activist based in Washington,…
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Francix | La Vega, Dominican Republic
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At the end of last year, I decided to return home to the Dominican Republic for the first time in close to 5 years. I was able to surprise my family members, including my mom for Christmas. It was a memorable moment. It was a feeling like never before in…
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Out of the Box: My Ode To Nicki Minaj
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“When you’re young, it’s easy to feel trapped. It’s easy to feel like you’re not understood” – Nicki Minaj Like most people, I learned about Nicki Minaj and her love of the color pink during my early gay social media days on Myspace and Tumblr. I was in middle school…
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For Mary, My Aunts and Tia Pelucas
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Attending a predominantly white college in rural Tennessee, was the last pAttending a predominantly white college in rural Tennessee, was the last place that I’d expect to learn about issues related to immigration, DACA, and ICE. While organizing on campus for safer and supportive spaces for Black and Latinx LGBTQ…
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I Wanna Go Out Dancing: Celebrating Birthdays During A Pandemic
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Growing up, I’ve always considered music to be a huge part of my life. I used to sometimes joke about how I’d leave my current city and one day become a popular DJ in Miami or Atlanta. While my dreams of being a DJ haven’t clearly panned out into a…
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Hello Goodbye: Why Ugly Betty Is Still Beautiful
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10 years ago, on April 14, 2010, Ugly Betty’s final episode “Hello Goodbye” aired on ABC. “Ugly Betty” was a Mexican-American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta. The show revolved around the character Betty Suarez, who despite her lack of style, landed a job at a prestigious fashion magazine. The series was based…