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Thursday, October 20, 2011

Upcoming Washington DC Panel Discussion On LGBTQ Youth Of Color

0 comments Posted by barongan at 1:00 AM

On October 24 there will be a town hall meeting in Washington DC presented by Beautiful U -Yes U Institute, The One Mic Stand with Simply Nay and Damien Ministries entitled 'Young Black and LGBTQ- Who Is Protecting Me?' 

The town hallmeeting will take place at the MCCDC Church located at 474 Ridge St NWWashington, DC 20011 and will run from 6-8:00 PM EDT.  

The town hall will explore experiences, services available and the lack of them that havecontributed to the emergence of self-identified gay gangs and the surge of attackson the transgender population of Washington DC..  

A town hall panel comprised of youth, youth services providers,community leaders and elected officials will examine these contributors and theoffered resources thought to remedy these harsh realities.
“Over half of homeless youth identify as LGBTQand less than half of LGBTQ nonprofit initiatives are helping them, that is oneof the problems,” says Aiyi’nah "SimplyNay" Ford,  host of The One Mic Stand with SimplyNay andpanel participant.

Other participants in this Monday night town hall event and invited speakers include:

Jeffrey Richardson, The Mayor'sOffice of LGBT Affairs
Sharon Lettman-Hicks, The NationalBlack Justice Coalition
Amena Johnson, Sexual Minority YouthAssistance League
Samantha Masters, RainbowSoul{Morgan University's Gay Straight Alliance}
Brian Watson, Transgender HealthEmpowerment

This event is the first of Beautiful "U" Yes U's "Justicefor All" Town Hall Series.

For further information please contactbeautifuluyesu@gmail.com or tune in to The One Mic Stand with SimplyNay atwww.blogtalkradio.com/onemicstand  You can also contact Tre'ona Kelty at 202-352-2679
My name is Tre’ona Kelty and I am a black lesbian female. Afterreading the article, {insert article name and date published} I wasdisheartened to learn that “The Check Its” exists.  I understand wherethese youth are coming from as being Black and LGBTQ {lesbian} is one of thehardest situations to deal with in life.
The article made reference to youth frequenting the streets ofChinatown. Quite rankly, there are no safe places for the LGBTQ community ofColor. We are not welcome within the traditional church. Our families ostracizeand disown us.  Too often, we must change our identity in order tofunction in “Corporate America”. Our police ignore our complaints and allow ourTransgender family to be shot in the streets. In synopsis, we live incommunities who believe we should be damned.
 Subsequently, this gang provides a psuedo “safe place” forthese youth. They feel that there is no where else to turn and no one who caresenough to reach back to help and support them. So many times we as AfricanAmericans-especially LGBTQ indentified- forget how hard it was to grow updifferent. We forget about the abuse and the bullying. We get our “goodgovernment jobs” and leave our youth to fend for themselves! What do we expectthem to do as opposed to forming their own familial structure? Refer toBennett’s quote for the real problem, “I want to go back to school to get myGED, but I do not know where to begin.” These kids yearn for assistance, buthave no where to turn. They are fighting for their lives, literally. How darewe judge if, we as a community have not tried to rally and reach back to helpthem and others like them.
I could not read this article and not feel compelled to move andgive back. My organization “Beautiful U Yes U” in collaboration with “The OneShow with Simply Nay” will host a town hall meeting entitled, “Young, Gay andBlack: Who Is Protecting Us?” This townhall meeting intends toquestion experiences, services and lack thereof that have contributed tothe emergence of self-identified gay gangs and surge of attacks on thetransgender population within this marginalized community.   A panelof youth, youth services provider, community leaders and elected officials willexamine these contributors and the offered resources thought to remedy theseharsh realities. We can no longer sit back and do nothing,waiting for someone else to take care of the problem. It is our duty andobligation to reach back and help. Will you join us?
For more information contact:
Tre’ona ( Ms. Tree) Kelty
Founder, Executive Director
Beautiful U Yes U
202-413-4083
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Beautiful-U-Yes-U
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On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 12:22 PM, Treona kelty <treona.kelty@gmail.com> wrote:
Take a look and give your thoughts/suggestion before I send to Courtland.
thanks!


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My name is Tre’ona Kelty and I am a black lesbian female. Afterreading the article, {insert article name and date published} I wasdisheartened to learn that “The Check Its” exists.  I understand wherethese youth are coming from as being Black and LGBTQ {lesbian} is one of thehardest situations to deal with in life.
The article made reference to youth frequenting the streets ofChinatown. Quite rankly, there are no safe places for the LGBTQ community ofColor. We are not welcome within the traditional church. Our families ostracizeand disown us.  Too often, we must change our identity in order tofunction in “Corporate America”. Our police ignore our complaints and allow ourTransgender family to be shot in the streets. In synopsis, we live incommunities who believe we should be damned.
 Subsequently, this gang provides a psuedo “safe place” forthese youth. They feel that there is no where else to turn and no one who caresenough to reach back to help and support them. So many times we as AfricanAmericans-especially LGBTQ indentified- forget how hard it was to grow updifferent. We forget about the abuse and the bullying. We get our “goodgovernment jobs” and leave our youth to fend for themselves! What do we expectthem to do as opposed to forming their own familial structure? Refer toBennett’s quote for the real problem, “I want to go back to school to get myGED, but I do not know where to begin.” These kids yearn for assistance, buthave no where to turn. They are fighting for their lives, literally. How darewe judge if, we as a community have not tried to rally and reach back to helpthem and others like them.
I could not read this article and not feel compelled to move andgive back. My organization “Beautiful U Yes U” in collaboration with “The OneShow with Simply Nay” will host a town hall meeting entitled, “Young, Gay andBlack: Who Is Protecting Us?” This townhall meeting intends toquestion experiences, services and lack thereof that have contributed tothe emergence of self-identified gay gangs and surge of attacks on thetransgender population within this marginalized community.   A panelof youth, youth services provider, community leaders and elected officials willexamine these contributors and the offered resources thought to remedy theseharsh realities. We can no longer sit back and donothing, waiting for someone else to take care of the problem. It is our dutyand obligation to reach back and help. Will you join us?
For more information contact:
Tre’ona ( Ms. Tree) Kelty
Founder, Executive Director
Beautiful U Yes U
202-413-4083
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Beautiful-U-Yes-U
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On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 12:22 PM, Treona kelty <treona.kelty@gmail.com> wrote:
Take a look and give your thoughts/suggestion before I send to Courtland.
thanks!


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Sunday, October 16, 2011

President Obama MLK Jr Memorial Dedication Remarks

0 comments Posted by barongan at 6:15 PM

The MLK Jr Memorial in Washington DC was finally dedicated earlier today, and here are President Obama's remarks for the ceremony.


 

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Saturday, October 1, 2011

Shoot A DC Transwoman, Get A Plea Bargain

0 comments Posted by barongan at 10:15 PM

My DC trans activist friends are extremely pissed off right now as Darryl Willard was allowed by prosecutors to plea bargain his way out of a more serious charge of assault with intent to kill while armed in reference to a September 12 shooting in Southeast DC in which a transwoman was shot in the neck.

Willard  pleaded guilty to an aggravated assault charge, which carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison and a possible maximum sentence of 10 years in jail instead of the possible 20 years he would have been facing for the more serious charge. 

That's got to raise the frustration level of the trans community of Washington DC, who are not only beyond sick and tired of being used for target practice by people inside the Beltway, but sick of the lack of progress by MPD in finding the killers of not only Lashai Mclean, but the almost ten year old murders of transteens Stephanie Thomas and Ukea Davis among other unsolved trans homicides in the District of Columbia..

Willard will be sentenced by D.C. Superior Court Judge Ann O’Reagan Keary on December 6.

I'll keep y'all posted.

 

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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

POTUS 2011 ALC Speech

0 comments Posted by barongan at 10:00 PM

I didn't go to this event while I was in Washington DC for OUT on the Hill and the CBCF-ALC, but some of the NBJC board members did.

Here's the video of President Obama's speech to the 2011 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation-Annual Legislative Conference Phoenix Awards Dinner.


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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Out On The Hill 2011 Post Roundup

0 comments Posted by barongan at 10:00 PM

The 2011 NBJC Out On The Hill Conference has concluded and the planning for the 2012 edition of the event is getting underway.  

I did write my thoughts and reports on the proceedings, at least the stuff I could publically talk about.   There's some stuff of a strategic nature that I can't and won't reveal that falls into 'the Black LGBT Revolution will not be televised' realm.

To make it easier for y'all to read the posts with my thoughts about the various days Moni was in the middle of the 2011 conference I'm going to put the links in this post.

Looking forward to attending the 2012 Out on the Hill.  The date for OUT on the Hill will be set once the CBCF-ALC 2012 dates are set and hope I'm not only there next year (and I'm planning on it) but hoping I get to see a larger trans contingent there next year in DC as well in addition to more LGB African descended people .

Second Annual NBJC Out on The Hill Approaching 

Guess Who's At OUT on The Hill?
OUT on The Hill-The LGBT Congressional Staff Association Briefing.

OUT On The Hill-Busy Day


OUT On The Hill-Busy Day, Especially For Me

OUT On The Hill-Hangin' With The CBC

OUT On The Hill-Day of Reflection

OUT On The Hill-NBJC Friday In Full Effect

OUT On The Hill-Saturday Sessions

OUT On The Hill-Sunday Events

OUT On The Hill-Moni's Reflections

 

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