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Group that has been banned from marching in uniform. >> the decision we feel is hurtful, its asking us to shed a layer that we voluntarily chose to put on to come into a system to affect change, to be the change. every movement weve ever had in this country has always had people working on the inside, and thats what we do at the gay officer action league so it is a little sad and disappointing for our folks. >> joining us now, andre thomas, co-chair of the nyc pride the group organizing the para...

High priority. when you have a state like florida passing anti trans bills on the first day of pride, there is a the lo of work that needs to be done. we know our community is still under attack. support on the federal level is important. we need to go down to the state level and local level to ensure the laws arent getting passed that continue to target our community. >> andre, thank you so much for joining me this morning. i appreciate it. >> thank you. thank you so much. that wraps up this ...

Militarized police force and a one-block buffer and still give them time to respond and we know after just last night and we just commemorated the anniversary of pulse five years ago that safety and security is paramount for us. so, that aspect of it is still always going to be there. we never said we are going to have a police-free event. what were seeing the uniform that it represents. thats a symbol that makes blacks, browns feel uncomfortable. uniforms can dehumanize people. so in order to b...

Holidays and marches and things like that. this is our day. in 1970s new york city the very first march was an outfront resistance to the police raid at stonewall. look at those haircuts. afterwards some of the tension that existed between gay residents and the police subsided with the nypd taking part in many, many marches since. not this year. organizers announced last month that officers would not be allowed to join next weeks march while in uniform citing police violence against trans and ...

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Quietly but undeniably, President Joe Biden's influence over the path of his party has grown, even as he faces a potential inflection point over his governing agenda.

School of Music Contact: Jenny LaPoint, Baylor University School of Music, 254-710-3754 Follow us on Twitter: WACO, Texas (May 27, 2021) – The 19th annual Alleluia Conference hosted by the Baylor University School of Music will be offered in a virtual format for the first time July 20-22. However, the well-known conference will continue to offer a rich and diverse array of sessions led by its exciting clinicians and speakers, who will share insight and creative ideas for church and music mi...

Two important New York voices on whether cops belong in our celebration.

Evanston Now Especially for parents whove had COVID themselves, shots for their kids are a priority. 13-year-old Avaea Thomas got her first COVID shot at ETHS today. Andre Thomas absolutely wanted his 13-year-old daughter Avaea to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Thomas and his wife came down with the virus last year. Both recovered, but Thomas remembers the “terrible fever,” 105 degrees. So Thomas brought Avaea to the COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Evanston Townsh...

June 1 is on the horizon, which means it’s time to get ready for the unrelenting parade of woke silliness and partisan chicanery now known as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month.