Monthly Archives: August 2008
“Yes We Can!” Obama Nomination Watch Party
[ Aug.28.2008 8:00 pm to Aug.29.2008 12:00 am. ] On the evening of Thursday August 28th, Senator Barack Obama will be the first Black person ever to accept the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. There will be a watch party held at Club Heat in honor of this momentous occasion, with a “village style celebration” to follow. There will be light […]
What has the BGMLC Been Doing Lately?
While you haven’t heard much from the BGMLC recently, we are still doing work to benefit Black LGBT communities in the city of Philadelphia. We are in a period of re-focusing our efforts and building a stronger structure, so we can continue our work on a larger scale. We plan to do a […]
Blacks Continue to Lead in New HIV Infection Rates
Last week the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reported that Blacks continue to account for the majority of new HIV infections in the United States. The statistics in the report are from 2006 and look at HIV incidence rates. Incidence refers to how many new infections are diagnosed in a year […]