Pride is celebrated by LGBTQ+ communities every June, but NYC Black Pride is recognized in August. Ahead of this year’s festivities, there will be a town hall at the Apollo Theater, focusing on issues concerning Black gay men.
Rev. Jesse Jackson, a prominent civil rights leader, has been discharged from Northwestern Memorial Hospital following treatment for progressive supranuclear palsy. The Rainbow PUSH Organization confirmed that Jackson, who is now in stable condition, had been receiving care to manage his blood pressure.