CONTACTStaffCAREER OPPORTUNITIESADVERTISE WITH USPRIVACY POLICYPRIVACY PREFERENCESTERMS OF USELEGAL NOTICE
© 2024 Pride Publishing Inc.
All Rights reserved
All Rights reserved
By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Private Policy and Terms of Use.
Barbecue, August 24 in L.A.
"
>
Barbecue, August 24 in L.A.
"
data-page-title="
The third annual "Old Skool" Barbecue, one of the biggest events in Los Angeles's black LGBT community, takes place August 24. This year's honorees include Women Alive's Carrie Broadus; Wendell Carmichael, president of At the Beach Los Angeles Black Gay Pride; La Verne "Mother Rose," longtime transgender community activist; Cleo Manago, founder of AmASSI, a nonprofit, community-based health, wellness, and cultural affirmation center; Vinessa Romain, board chair of Long Beach Gay Pride; the Reverend Russell Thornhill, pastor at Unity Fellowship Church and a noted lecturer and counselor; and late community activist Alton Miranda.
Proceeds from the event will go toward an upcoming town hall meeting on the state of black gay Los Angeles.
Tickets are $20 in advance, and $25 at the door. For more information, call (323) 919-7522 or email blkgayla@aol.com. (The Advocate)
"Old Skool"
Barbecue, August 24 in L.A.
Want more breaking equality news & trending entertainment stories?
Check out our NEW 24/7 streaming service: the Advocate Channel!
Download the Advocate Channel App for your mobile phone and your favorite streaming device!
From our Sponsors
Most Popular
Meet all 37 of the queer women in this season's WNBA
April 17 2024 11:24 AM
Here are the 15 gayest travel destinations in the world: report
March 26 2024 9:23 AM
More Than 50 of Our Favorite LGBTQ+ Moms
May 12 2024 11:44 AM
After 20 years, and after tonight, Obama will no longer be the Democrats' top star
August 20 2024 12:28 PM
Latest Stories
LIVE: 2024 presidential election
August 19 2024 12:55 PM
Reproductive freedom
Harris discusses the war in Gaza
What it’s like to meet the next president of the United States
August 22 2024 11:48 PM
Among the delegates at the DNC: A nonbinary drag queen from rural red Pennsylvania
August 22 2024 7:40 PM
Key considerations for supporting LGBTQ+ communities in humanitarian crises
August 22 2024 3:30 PM
Texas quietly blocks trans people from changing their gender on driver's licenses
August 22 2024 1:40 PM